This is a list of characters from the manga series Kuroko's Basketball by Tadatoshi Fujimaki.
Characters Seirin High Seirin High's basketball team was founded only the year before the manga; despite this setbacks and only including freshmen, the team made it all the way to the final league in that year's Inter-High school tournament. This year, the team's notable newcomers include Tetsuya Kuroko, the main character of the manga, as well as Taiga Kagami.
Kuroko is the "phantom" sixth man of the . Although he was an essential member of the Teiko Middle School basketball team, Kuroko was largely unknown due to his unassuming physique and natural lack of presence. A running gag in the series is that he is nearly invisible and everyone tends to forget he is there. He capitalizes on this ability on the court by combining it with misdirection, which allows him to stay unguarded by opponents and in turn, make open passes or steals. Due to his unusual playstyle, his position is often listed as a question mark. His talent was first discovered by Akashi who helped him perfect his passing skill but did not teach him anything else. It was proved to be intentional as Akashi already predicted that learning other skills will attract people's attention to Kuroko, making his misdirection and lack of presence, his greatest weapons, ineffective. Kuroko is satisfied with playing the assist role and considers himself a "shadow", whose goal is to help his "light" shine. At the beginning of the series, he chooses Kagami to be his "light". Kuroko is usually quiet, polite and has a tendency to speak and act in a completely deadpan manner. However, there are rare moments when he displays emotion, such as anger towards Kirisaki Daīchi's dirty playstyle.
Kagami is a freshman and the power forward on Seirin's basketball team. He is a naturally gifted player and has developed to be equal to the Generation of Miracles. He immigrated to the United States as a child and only returned to Japan near the end of middle school. At first, he was disappointed by Japan's relatively low level of basketball skill compared to what he is used to in the United States, however once he learns of the existence of the "Generation of Miracles", he becomes motivated by the desire to compete with them. While he is a powerful all-around player, Kagami's unique skill is his impressive jumping ability. With Kuroko's help, he quickly becomes the star player on Seirin's team. Kagami has a direct and quick-tempered personality. He often acts before he thinks and plays basketball with instinct. He is childhood friends with Himuro Tatsuya, who he calls his "brother", and they were both trained by Alex Garcia while in America. Despite his tough appearance, he is extremely afraid of dogs.
Captain of the Seirin team, Hyuuga is a clutch shooter, his capabilities escalating immensely when the team is in a pinch. Along with Hyuuga's change in skill comes a change in personality; normally Hyuuga is a collected and calm individual, but when he isn't, he becomes heated and rude. This is called "clutch time" and happens primarily when the match intensifies but he has been seen acting like this outside of games. He is the best shooter on the team, regularly making three-point shots throughout the course of a game. Prior to the addition of Kuroko and Kagami, he was one of the centerpieces of the Seirin team's 'run and gun' play style, catching balls scooped by Kiyoshi near the net to shoot as three-pointers. He is also seen being able to shoot a three-pointer two meters from the three-point line. His special move is called "Barrier Jumper", in which he takes a quick jab step away from the opponent and successfully make a jumpshot. The downside of this technique is that, when used repeatedly, the defender starts to adjust to its timing. Near the end of the 4th quarter of the Seirin vs Rakuzan match, he manages to perfectly copy Mibuchi's "Earth Shot". Notably, he is the only player in the series so far to receive a technical foul (for excessive complaining) and out of all the players in Seirin, he has the highest shooting success rate. Also, prior to the four fouls he received in the finals against Rakuzan, he is also the only player who has almost never been seen subbed out once. This is most probably due to him being the captain and the only shooting guard in the team. He is very big on respect for the seniors.
Acting as the team's "control tower", Izuki is always calm and collected. While he has no special physical abilities, he has the "Eagle Eye", a mental skill that helps him visualize the court from any point of view and make accurate blind passes. Izuki's special move is called Eagle Spear, in which he steals the ball from an opponent using his arm to knock it away in their blind spot. His Eagle Eye helps him in doing so, associated with his ability to think ahead before the opponent. His Eagle Eye has developed to the point that he can pass through Yosen High's Eagle Wall and predict Hayama's Lightning Dribble. However, his Eagle Eye has a blind spot unlike the Hawk Eye, which Mayuzumi takes advantage of. He loves puns, a running gag being that he makes them quite frequently much to the chagrin of his teammates.
Considered a jack of all trades, master of none, Koganei is a fairly skilled all-rounder, having started playing basketball during his first year in high school. This is driven home when his coach denotes his special skill as 'being able to shoot from any point on the court, with a so-so accuracy rate'; a decidedly normal ability. He serves as the sixth man of Seirin's team, often coming off the bench for the other players, and has the most energetic personality out of all the players on the team. He is, however, quite intelligent, ranking in the top 20% of his class, though he does not excel in any particular subject. Players compare Koganei's seemingly wild reflexes to that of a feral cat. He is the only non-prodigal player to possess this skill, having acquired it from his experience in playing tennis.
A stalwart player, Mitobe is very quiet and reserved. Although he is never shown speaking (except for in VOMIC), Koganei seems to understand his gestures and expressions perfectly. A hard worker with excellent defensive skills, he is also an accomplished hook shooter. He lives in a small house with a very large family, and is tasked with making and serving breakfast. He was the team's starting center while Kiyoshi was injured.
While a regular member of the team in his first year, Tsuchida now sees little game-time due to the addition of Kuroko and Kagami. Good with rebounds, he is apparently not quite as skilled as the other regulars, but remains a key component of the old team's playing style.
Teppei is a second-year student and one of the founders of Seirin's basketball team. He was not present throughout the Interhigh tournament due to being hospitalized for a knee injury. While he returned to the team for Winter Cup, his knee is not fully healed and it is to be the last year he plays for Seirin. He is typically a center, but his playmaking ability allows him to occasionally play the point guard position as well. Since middle school, he has been known as one of the , a group of prodigal players overshadowed by the Generation of Miracles. Famous for his tenacity and determination, Kiyoshi is nicknamed the . , , Koki Hiroshi Koichi The three first-year students joined Seirin's team along with Kuroko and Kagami. They see very limited playing time and are mostly found on the bench. They play point guard, center and small forward respectively.
, Ayumi Fujimura (VOMIC) Riko is a second-year student and the coach of Seirin. Despite being a student, she is very authoritative while acting as coach. She has the unique ability to scan and evaluate the physical capabilities of players at a glance, which she gained from work with her sports trainer father and spending her time looking at the muscles of athletes and their related data. She is very devoted to the team and even uses her father's sports facilities to devise unique training programs. She is a very bad cook, almost always making people sick after eating her food.
He is a stray dog that was taken in by the team as a sort of mascot, and wears a Seirin jersey #16. He is given the name Tetsuya #2 for having eyes that look like Kuroko's.
Kaijō High Kaijō is a National-level school that makes it to the Interhigh tournament each year. Although it is the first team Seirin plays, it is not in the Tokyo district like Seirin, Shūtoku, Seihō, Senshinkan and Tōō Academy.
, Takashi Ōhara (VOMIC) Kise is a freshman at Kaijō High and plays the small forward position. He was the fifth member of the "Generation of Miracles" and only started playing basketball in the second year of middle school. Kise is a well-rounded athlete and has the ability to copy other players' moves after only seeing them once, although his copying is limited by what he is physically capable of. Early in the series, Kise calls himself the weakest of the Generation of Miracles and notes that the other members all have abilities that he is unable to copy. This later changes when he develops the skill "Perfect Copy". In middle school, Kise became inspired to play basketball upon seeing Aomine play. While he had been bored by how easy it was to master other sports he had tried, Aomine made him doubt if he can ever become as good in basketball. Kise is friendly and pleasant to those he respects and adds a "-chii" suffix to their names, however he can be arrogant and mischievous to those he does not. Kise is noted to be very handsome and has a large female fanbase within the story. He works as a model outside of school and basketball activities.
, Tooru Sakurai (VOMIC) The captain of Kaijō's basketball team, Kasamatsu is a nationally credited point guard. Possessed of a short temper and often exceedingly serious demeanor, he can become quickly irritated by the antics of his teammates. He takes his responsibility as team captain very seriously and is extremely devoted to his team, which Kise eventually learns to respect. He is the emotional pillar of Kaijō's team.
A lively and excitable second-year, Hayakawa excels in offensive rebounds and is a ferocious power forward. Very energetic and modestly immature, he has a strange tendency in his speech to skip over certain letters, making it difficult even for his teammates to understand him.
The flirtatious, third-year Shooting Guard of the Kaijō team, Moriyama is a reliable player with a unique shooting form. He is quick to notice pretty women and often claims to fight for them on the court.
A tall and muscular third-year Center, Kobori can hold his own defensively against most centers and can score in the low post. He is rather calm and prefers to stay out of the spotlight and out of trouble. He is focused and passionate.
Shūtoku High Shūtoku High is one of the "Three Kings" of Tokyo, along with Seihō High and Senshinkan High - three schools that have represented Tokyo in the InterHigh Nationals every year for the past ten years. Beyond the Tokyo finals, Shūtoku has made it to the Final Eight in the Nationals. Last year, the Seirin team was defeated by the Shūtoku team. Now, a member of the "Generation of Miracles" plays for Shūtoku.