Chapter 300: Sacrificing the protagonist

Real world.

Shuiping sat in front of the computer and started watching the content of "Kuroko's Basketball."

As soon as he opened it, the entire screen was filled with familiar colored text.

Silly netizens used their bullet comment colors to represent their positions.

So when watching Kuroko's Basketball, you know which character is more popular by seeing which color of bullet comments is more frequent.

Some netizens even jokingly called the Generation of Miracles the "Rainbow Team."

Welcome the King of B!

It's finally my great Tiandao's turn to appear.

Long time no see, I've missed you so much!

Come, come, place your bets: can Seirin beat Kirisaki Daiichi?

Fifty cents on Kirisaki Daiichi winning; how can Kuroko and Kagami beat my King of B?

Shuiping didn't follow every episode.

As an experienced anime blogger, he knew the nature of these sports anime very well.

It was common practice for a single match to last a dozen episodes.

Back in Slam Dunk, Kogure Kiminobu's three-pointer took an entire episode from release to hitting the net.

The ball floated in the air for a full twenty-something minutes, with nothing but flashbacks.

To avoid the pain of catching up, he simply resisted not watching for a few weeks.

"I've been saving them for so long, it should be okay now, right?"

For ordinary anime, they usually end in twelve or thirteen episodes.

Only "Big Three" anime like One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach have the treatment of being serialized for decades.

These anime belong to the national level.

Most anime are one season per batch.

Whether there is a sequel depends on the audience's reaction and the revenue the anime brings to the company.

Kuroko's Basketball belonged to the second type; the prequel was originally set for 24 episodes, but because they added material for Tiandao, it aired for 26 episodes before ending.

The first season of the main story should also end at 24; if you want to see the National Tournament, you'll probably have to wait for the second season.

"It's been a month. I've endured for a full month. Brothers, do you know how I got through this month?"

"I followed every episode of the Kaijo and Shutoku matches, but when it came to the Kirisaki Daiichi match, I didn't dare watch a single episode."

"The production team clearly placed Tiandao's positioning very high; he's the absolute center in the OP. The Kaijo match told the audience that Seirin had enough strength, and the Shutoku match strengthened it further."

"The production team upgrading Seirin so crazily was just for this big show."

"I have plenty of time today to watch it all in one go."

Shuiping had long prepared his fat-boy happy water and snacks; he was clearly going to finish watching everything today.

Click, play.

The familiar narration was inserted as always, just like how Roger had to die in every episode of One Piece.

At the beginning of every episode, the audience had to listen to how awesome the Generation of Miracles was.

"Hmm? They changed the OP?" Shuiping discovered the OP had changed not long after.

Usually, new OPs are only changed in the second season; this operation of changing the OP in the middle is truly rare.

He began to observe every detail in the OP seriously.

In the first OP, Tiandao didn't actually have many shots because the screen time was mainly focused on the Kaijo and Shutoku matches.

Tiandao appeared at the end as the boss.

Now that it was the Kirisaki Daiichi match, the OP inserted many shots of Kirisaki Daiichi members.

In the first half, most were shots of Seirin's daily life and training.

Kuroko stood alone in the center of the court, facing the audience.

The audience seats went from empty to packed, and finally cheered as he waved.

This symbolized that Seirin, this dark horse, had fought its way here and won applause and recognition.

Afterward, Kise and Midorima appeared one after another, showing some match footage that hadn't been aired in the animation.

At the end of the OP, Kuroko dribbled toward the basket with the chorus, but as he walked, the basket turned into Tiandao.

He slowly turned around, from far to near, from small to large, took off his sunglasses, and revealed that pair of Eyes of the Azure Sky...

Then, the OP ended.

"Damn, as expected of my King of B, he still grabbed the center spot in the second OP. Even his appearance gets a new OP; the status is maxed out!"

Shuiping was satisfied; he was a member of the "Tiandao Crowd."

The animation officially began to play.

At the beginning, the production team briefly reviewed Seirin's excellent performance in the Shutoku match.

After the teammates celebrated wildly, they began to introduce the members of Kirisaki Daiichi through a tactical meeting.

"Damn, doesn't this sound like a remake of the Bad Boys of the Pistons?"

"And it should be the first generation."

Shuiping knew a bit about the NBA, so he knew there were two generations of the Bad Boys.

The first generation was the one led by Isiah Thomas, and the second generation was the one with the two Wallaces.

The second generation was led by the two Wallaces, so it didn't fit Kirisaki Daiichi; it could only be the first generation of Bad Boys led by the point guard Isiah.

Of course, this statement was also a stretch, because now the leader of Kirisaki Daiichi was Tiandao.

From Aida Riko, they learned that Kirisaki Daiichi injured people in every match, but this year the situation was very different.

They began to wonder how Tiandao managed to make these unruly bad boys obey obediently?

The production team also understood the audience's heart and immediately gave the answer.

But not through Aida Riko, because Seirin didn't have such an excellent intelligence system.

The camera went to Touou, and they also talked about the upcoming focal match between Kirisaki Daiichi and Seirin.

Imayoshi Shoichi felt it was magical: "That guy Hanamiya is not a player who obeys obediently."

"I really don't know how he (Tiandao) did it, making those restless guys become honest."

How did he do it?

Satsuki's pupils looked upward, falling into memory. Then the animation showed the first time Tiandao came to the Kirisaki Daiichi basketball club.

"Yo, nice to meet you. Want to talk about something hardcore?"

Then the Kirisaki Daiichi people were beaten down by Tiandao, who sat on Hanamiya Makoto and asked if they were convinced.

Damn, as expected of you, getting along with teammates on the first day of joining the club.

Truly getting along!

I'm convinced; it turns out they had no choice but to be honest, they were all beaten into submission!

As expected, it's so hardcore, hahaha...

The audience was amused; they would find it strange if this happened to anyone else, but for Tiandao, they were used to it. ===== CHAPTER 302 =====