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Crunchyroll Streams Third ‘Kuroko’s Basketball’ Compilation Anime Film

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kurokos-basketball-compilation-film-2-visualThe compilation films of Kuroko’s Basketball landed throughout the fall of last year in Japan and Crunchyroll is slowly but surely bringing them out for streaming overseas. With the first film two films brought out previously, they’re now streaming the third and final film in the recap trilogy. Availability for it is pretty solid as it’s open to members in North America, South America, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden..

The Japanese theatrical run of films played out with:

  • 09/03/16 – Winter Cup Sōshū-hen ~Kage to Hikari~ (Winter Cup Compilation ~Shadow and Light~)
  • 10/08/16 – Winter Cup Sōshū-hen ~Namida no Saki e~ (Winter Cup Compilation ~Beyond the Tears~)
  • 12/03/16 – Winter Cup Sōshū-hen ~Tobira no Mukō~ (Winter Cup Compilation ~Crossing the Door~)

The manga comes from Tadatoshi Fukimaki whose original series ran for thirty volumes between 2008 and 2014 while Extra Game ran for two volumes afterward.

Plot concept: A year has passed, and a famous American street basketball team called the Jabberwock has arrived in Japan and immediately faces off with STRKY, a team comprised of the recently graduated third years: Miyaji (Shuutoku), Imayoshi (Touou), Higuchi (Rakuzan), Kasamatsu (Kaijou), and Okamura (Yousen). After suffering a humiliating defeat, Aida Kagetora calls for a revenge game. Who better to defeat them than the Generation of Miracles?