" I am a supporting actor, a shadow. But a shadow will become darker if
the light is stronger and it will make the white of the light stand out.
As the shadow of the main actor, I will make you, the light, the number
one in Japan."
Name: Kuroko Tetsuya
Age: 16
Height: 168 cm
Weight: 57 kg
Birthday: January, 21st (Aquarius)
Blood type: A
Appearance
Kuroko has a fragile outlook and a very small build for a basketball
player which is why he is usually seen passing. He has light blue hair
that he styles to his left. His eyes are blue, and he has a blank gaze.
His skin is fairly pale. He wears the white, black, and red Seirin jersey with the number 11. He also sometimes wears black sweatbands. His basketball shoes are white with a blue streak.
When out of training or matches, he wears his school uniform: the standard Japanese
gakuran. The top piece of a
gakuran
is black, long-sleeved and has a standing collar which buttons from the
bottom up to his chin. It has blue trimming on the sleeves and
vertically in the middle. He also wears regular black pants. It has been
noted that his bed-head is especially atrocious.
Personality
Kuroko has a deadpan and straight forward personality. He is very
hard working and always tries to satisfy the needs of the team above his
own. He is quite gloomy and unnoticeable, a trait that goes well with
his misdirection. He has also displayed much respect towards fellow
passionate basketball players and thinks that while senpais have pride,
kōhais have respect.
Despite his initial kind personality, Kuroko gets extremely furious at
dirty play, when his teammates are threatened and already injured by
foul methods in the Kirisaki Daīchi game. His aura changes so drastically, that even Kagami gets scared when he sees him like that.
When Kuroko gets angry, it gets very hard to beat him, as he is filled
up with fighting spirit. Also when the situation worsens, he seems to
turn talkative.
He has metaphorically referred to himself as a "shadow".
With this he means that he is playing for someone else, and that he
becomes stronger when the "light" is stronger. With the "light", he
means the player he supports during a basketball game. During his Junior
High school basketball career, his "light" was Aomine, and now it is Kagami.
Outside the court, despite his unnoticeable personality, Kuroko
is very gentlemanly when dealing with women. Amongst his friends,
Kagami, Aomine and Kise are really shocked to see how easily Kuroko can cheer up Momoi and even knows what to do on a date. Kuroko also lectures Kagami that he should deal with women more delicately.
Overall, he is a very calm, rational person, but it is shown that he
also has his silly moments. In one omake he says that he can also become
noticeable and does so by pulling his jacket over his head, making
people automatically see him and laugh. There are times where he uses
his misdirection ability to run away, and also a time where he was late
for a game but pretends to have always been there from the start
(until Kagami pointed out the sweat on his brow, indicating that he was
actually late and had run all the way to school). While initially cold
towards his teammates, he gradually warms up and starts to openly
express himself more. It has been shown that he has a soft spot for cute
animals, like kittens and dogs.
Quotes
- "I am a supporting actor, a shadow. But a shadow will become
darker if the light is stronger and it will make the white of the light
stand out. As the shadow of the main actor, I will make you, the light,
the number one in Japan."
- "When you come to hate something you liked, it is incredibly painful." (to Taiga Kagami)
- "But there's no meaning if you win alone! You said you
wanted to defeat the Generation of Miracles - but you think just like
them! And even if we defeat Shūtoku "your way", no one will be happy!
(...) In that case, what's "victory"? Even if you have a higher score
than your opponent when the final whistle blows... If there's no one
happy, is it "victory"?" (lecturing Taiga Kagami)
- "The possibility of victory is only 0% when all the players
give up. I refused to make it 0% myself. It's not over" (to Aomine
Daiki)
- "… Stop messing around. I chose to fight because I believed the basketball of Generation of Miracles
was wrong. But they would never do anything as dirty as what you've
done… !! Using such methods, don't you dare ruin our- our senpai's-
everyone's dreams!!" (to Makoto Hanamiya)
- "Not next time... We'll win now!!"
- "The ace shouldering everyone's feelings, never looses.. I believe in Kagami-kun...!" (to Daiki Aomine)
- "I definitely won't lose to someone like you, who rejects other people's hard work." (to Atsushi Murasakibara)
- "Basketball's not so simple, that you can win just by being big, Murasakibara-kun." (to Atsushi Murasakibara)
- "The title of Phantom Sixth Man. I'm sorry but... I don't feel like surrendering it yet." (to Chihiro Mayuzumi)
For me, Kuroko is kind of cute character with strong feelings. His effort to fight and prove that the basketball of Generation of Miracles
was wrong is very touching. he's an awesome shota~ and also he never give up, that's what i like about him, even when fighting with Murasakibara, he didn't give up until the last second. Afterall, Kuroko is awesome...