Chapter 25: Episode 1 is still broadcasting

Soon, the first-year freshmen were fully assembled.

In the picture, Kozo Shirogane was telling the freshmen about Teikou's basketball philosophy with a serious face.

Win every battle!

'Seems very powerful.'

'The scale is also very large, the number of people is at least dozens, right?'

'A bit different from the sports anime I've seen before; it's not a down-and-out club, but a powerhouse.'

'Never fought such a rich battle, Gorilla is crying!'

Noticing the barrage, Fan Shi also spoke.

"This is indeed a bit different from what we've seen before; Slam Dunk, which everyone is familiar with, where Sakuragi plays for Shohoku High, is also a perennial bottom-feeder."

"This kind of rise from zero to one hundred is more in line with the mainstream. Placing oneself at the bottom from the beginning and climbing up step by step can better resonate with the audience."

Why can it resonate?

Because in real life, successful people are always the minority.

Many anime production teams, especially sports types, deliberately create the protagonist team as very weak, and then move toward success through the protagonist and their unremitting efforts.

In this way, it can inspire the audience to the greatest extent, thereby triggering resonance.

Little did they know, this setting is completely self-deceiving; which of the starting five tigers in SD is a simple character?

Akagi is the best center in Kanagawa, Rukawa Kaede is a super rookie, and Mitsui is an MVP-level guard. The Seigaku in Prince of Tennis goes without saying, a bunch of geniuses.

From this point of view, this anime is indeed a bit anti-routine, at least it tells the audience from the start that they are very awesome.

But doing so, where is the selling point?

With such thinking, Fan Shi watched along the plot.

The plot first showed the strength of the Teikou Second String.

Most of the freshman teams were beaten up by the Second String teams.

Then it was the protagonist Kuroko's turn to appear, and the audience and Fan Shi instantly perked up.

They had already guessed the next plot, which was nothing more than Kuroko leading the team to a comeback.

This was nothing special; what they cared about was just how Kuroko would play basketball.

But what happened next made everyone stunned again.

"You look like you're very nervous; you're about to go on court, shouldn't you be excited at a time like this?"

"..... I'm sorry, Tiandao-kun, the seniors are all too powerful. Doesn't Tiandao-kun feel nervous at all?"

"Of course not." Jingyan Tiandao, who was stretching his body, looked up at Kuroko, the pale blue pupils under the lenses showing absolute confidence, "Because I am the strongest!"

'Ore wa saikyou da!'

'As expected of someone named Tiandao, not even preparing, just starting to pretend!'

'It's only 13 minutes in, and the B-King has already exposed his true nature.'

"It's started, he's started."

'You are so saucy!'

Although there was no "Grandma said," this sentence "I am the strongest" had power not inferior to Souji Tendou.

Fan Shi was also made handsome by this B-line from Jingyan Tiandao.

The main plot development seemed a bit different from what they thought.

They thought it would be the protagonist Kuroko relying on his own ability to help the team win.

Now it seems it's not like that at all; the limelight was all stolen by this white-hair.

Then Jingyan Tiandao's sunglasses were confiscated by Shuzo Nijimura, and in a burst of laughter, the game officially began.

Finally, the game was about to start.

Fan Shi sat up straight involuntarily.

Only five seconds passed.

"Bang!"

As the basketball hit the ground, the audience widened their eyes.

What did the audience see?

The Second String player introduced by the narrator, who seemed very powerful and scored the highest points in the first ten minutes, was stolen by Jingyan Tiandao as soon as he came up.

And!

Because it was an animation, the post-production team added special effects.

The audience couldn't see what happened at all, only seeing the moment Yuta Shan-naka started, the screen suddenly went black. With the sound effect of a sword being drawn, a white light flashed, cutting through the darkness.

When the picture returned to normal, Yuta Shan-naka's pupils were already shaking, and the basketball in his hand had disappeared.

The audience watching the anime at this time, like the passersby in the plot, all opened their mouths in an "O" shape.

The narrator inserted.

"Jingyan Tiandao, 12 years old, current first-year freshman of Teikou Basketball Club."

"Unlike Tetsuya Kuroko, he is not a pure basketball enthusiast."

"2 years ago, Jingyan Tiandao was 10 years old, and he was deeply shocked by a game where the contemporary Sword Saint, Jyuudai Yagyu, successfully achieved a hundred wins, and he developed a strong interest in Kendo."

"A few days later, Jingyan Tiandao went to a dojo near his home to apprentice, and his terrifying talent began to show."

"One month after entering the hall, he laid down the Kendo foundation that takes ordinary people years to complete, and began to formally learn Kendo."

"Three months after entering the hall, he mastered the sword techniques taught by the dojo master."

"Six months after entering the hall, the master had nothing left to teach him, and Jingyan Tiandao began to study and learn the extraordinary sword techniques of Sword Saint Jyuudai Yagyu on his own."

"One year after entering the hall, Jingyan Tiandao quit the dojo and went to Hokkaido alone to challenge Jyuudai Yagyu."

"The result of the battle: Jingyan Tiandao was completely defeated!"

"This made Jingyan Tiandao understand that other people's things are ultimately other people's; no matter how brilliantly imitated, they are ultimately just fakes."

"After that, Jingyan Tiandao began to study sword techniques and challenged Jyuudai Yagyu again half a year later."

"The result of the battle: Jingyan Tiandao was defeated again!"

"But..."

"Jingyan Tiandao left the Yagyu Dojo with a smile; the reason for his defeat was simply because his body limited his talent."

"Later, Jyuudai Yagyu recalled that match and said, 'His sword technique was like being dismembered by Jingyan Tiandao.'"

"And evaluated Jingyan Tiandao as an absolute genius who possessed talent far beyond his own!" ===== CHAPTER 27 =====