°•🏀 – Midorima and Akashi

Yam Seijūrō Akashi Kanji 赤司征十郎 Gender Male Age 12-13 (Teikō, 1st year) 13-14 (Teikō, 2nd year) 14-15 (Teikō, 3rd year) 15-16 (seasons 1, 2, 3 and last game)

Height Teikō: 158 cm (5' 2") Rakuzan: 173 cm (5' 8") Weight 64 kg (141.1 lbs) Birthday December 20, Sagittarius Blood type AB

Equipment Teikō High School (formerly) Rakuzan High School Vorpal Swords Team Position Base Job Captain Talent Emperor Area Eye Intelligence Works of Perfect Rhythm Vision Court Influence

Seijūrō Akashi (赤司 征十郎, Akashi Seijūrō) is the point guard and captain of Rakuzan High School. He was also the captain of Team Vorpal Swords and Teikō High School, leading the Generation of Miracles.

Akashi is of average height and build, which, compared to the other players around him, makes him appear even smaller. At 173 cm tall, he is the shortest member of the Generation of Miracles and the fourth shortest player in the entire series (ahead of Kuroko, Koganei, and Furihata).

Akashi has bright, spiky red hair, worthy of his name. During the Winter Cup opening ceremony, he cut his bangs with scissors to keep them out of his eyes. In EXTRA GAME, his hair has grown back, and he's almost back to his previous appearance.

Akashi's eyes are the same color as his hair and have unique vertical pupils. In his original personality, both eyes are the same red color. In his alternate personality, his left eye is orange, giving him complete heterochromia.

Akashi wears the white and light blue Rakuzan High School jersey with the number 4, and usually wears his jacket over his shoulders rather than the sleeves. In EXTRA GAME, he wears the white and purple Team Vorpal Swords jersey with the number 4.

As the only son of a prominent family, Akashi received a strict upbringing from birth and was taught to always excel. This led him to adopt his father's ruthless, winning mentality and develop an extremely strong, almost inhuman self-discipline that has allowed him to display calmness and unwavering confidence in almost every aspect of his life. For him, victory isn't something to be sought, but something as simple and vital to survival as breathing.

Akashi possesses, in particular, two distinct and distinct personalities, both calling themselves Seijūrō Akashi. This separation began in fifth grade, following the death of his beloved mother and the heavy workload imposed on him by his increasingly strict father. Around this time, Akashi noticed that he behaved differently at home than he did at school.

Although the separation between these two personalities became increasingly apparent over time, Akashi did not fully switch from one to the other until his third year at Teikō High School. Faced with near-defeat, Akashi became overwhelmed by his deep-rooted expectation of victory and was forced to split apart in order to win and stay ahead of his peers. His original personality was subsequently relegated to the depths of his consciousness and did not awaken until his match against Seirin High School. Both personalities are fully aware of each other and can even converse if necessary.

Akashi's original personality is most clearly identified by his use of the personal pronoun 俺 (ore) and his monochromatic red eyes. This is the personality Akashi was born with and is considered his "true" personality.

Initially, Akashi had the personality of someone who respected his teammates, but with a winning mentality. Akashi also appreciated his fans, who supported him daily and focused solely on teamwork. He also referred to people by their last name as a sign of respect and was generally less threatening. Akashi's true personality emerges and returns when the second Akashi cracks and falls apart when his Emperor's Eye is defeated by Kuroko and Kagami's coordination and teamwork. Though the original Akashi wished for the second Akashi to fail and lose the match, he takes his place. After awakening, Akashi returns to calling his teammates by their last names, offering them support (much to everyone's surprise) and praising their plays, boosting their morale to the point that the Rakuzan basketball team manages to enter the "Zone" alongside him. Furthermore, Kuroko notes that by becoming the original Akashi, he has also become much more dangerous and skilled.

After being defeated in the Winter Cup, Akashi is hurt by his first loss, but considers it the start of something much bigger and vows that he and his team will emerge victorious in their next match. As a result, he becomes much more approachable as a person, apologizing for his previous personality (likely indicating that he no longer feels as much pressure to maintain perfection and, with that weight lifted for years, only strives to improve).

In Kuroko's Basketball: Kiseki no Game, Akashi was shown to be extremely caring and considerate toward his former teammates. He constantly reminded them how to do things properly, even regarding nutrition and taking care of their digestive system. He was so insistent that Daiki Aomine even jokingly called him "mother."

Akashi's alternate personality is primarily identified by his use of the personal pronoun 僕 (boku) and his heterochromatic eyes: the right one red and the left one a shade closer to orange or yellow. This was the personality controlling Akashi during his first appearance in Kuroko's Basuke.

Akashi, upon first appearing in the series, is shown to have an extremely intimidating and condescending personality. He is able to control the Generation of Miracles as their leader, as they all submit to his requests. Akashi holds a certain amount of respect for all of his comrades, former and current, and has absolute faith in their abilities. Due to his childhood, Akashi developed a strong winner's mentality, believing that winners achieve everything in life, while losers are denied everything. Due to never having faced defeat before, victory itself is something that is bestowed upon him. Akashi considers himself absolute in power and ability, and becomes extremely violent when someone disobeys his orders, as shown when he attempted to stab Taiga Kagami with the scissors he borrowed from Shintarō Midorima when Kagami disobeyed him. However, Kagami revealed that he could sense that Akashi already knew that he could prevent it.

During his high school years, Akashi developed a second personality that twists into his original personality. This personality displayed extreme arrogance and does not tolerate those who look down on or challenge him, stating that those who serve him or earn his respect can look him in the eye. He also stated that if Rakuzan High lost to Shūtoku High during the Winter Cup, he would gouge out his own eyes and give them to his teammates. [3] The reactions of all of his teammates and Midorima implied that they knew Akashi would actually do it, something that was noticed by Kazunari Takao. When Akashi's original personality is faced with the possibility of defeat against his teammate Atsushi Murasakibara, the second personality becomes the dominant personality and also activates the Emperor Eye ability for the first time, allowing him to obtain victory. This second personality would later dismantle fundamental aspects of teamwork and considered coordinated plays not the path to victory, ultimately leading to Tetsuya Kuroko leaving the team and being soundly overtaken by Seirin High School in their final moments of dominance over the original Akashi. Furthermore, he would refer to his teammates by their first names, rather than their last names. [4] This personality of Akashi has a red right eye and an orange left eye. This winner's mentality is likely based on both Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, as they were both said to be extremely competitive and a mix of Michael Jordan's Psychotic Mindset of never losing at anything in life and/or Kobe Bryant's Mamba Mentality which leads him to study animals as sharks would attack at different angles to kill their prey.

There were numerous stories and interviews about both players’ insatiable appetite for winning, for example: if someone beat Jordan in golf or a card game, he wouldn’t talk to said winner and would try to find every way to win, whether they cheated or not. Kobe has stated in multiple interviews that when he played with AI (Allen Iverson) he would watch sharks hunt because he was fascinated by them and used that to try to stop Iverson after he scored 45 points on Kobe and said “You can’t guard me!” Another great example was when Jordan beat Kobe in a regular season game against a young Bryant while with the Wizards, Michael slapped Kobe (who was wearing a pair of Jordan basketball shoes) “You can wear them, but you can’t fill them.” Many of Bryant’s teammates, including Brian Scott, said, “He (Kobe) did it, he talked to us all the time after that game. When I asked why the team said Jordan slapped him in the butt and said, ‘You can use them, but you can’t fill them. ’ And Kobe still didn’t talk to us for the next two weeks of practices and games, when we got to the arena I said, ‘I’m not even going to stretch today because the young man (19-year-old Bryant) isn’t going to pass the ball. He put 55 points on Jordan that night. ’”

Despite their previous conflicts, the two Akashi's personalities have come to get along well, allowing them to use the Emperor's Eye, especially when it was deliberately summoned during the Vorpal Blades match against the Jabberwock. From then on, the other Akashi also became more considerate and kind, similar to the original Akashi, fearing that his previous position as an enemy and his own playstyle might not mesh with his current team. With this newfound trust between both personalities, the other Akashi was able to better adapt to team play and directly help boost the morale of his teammates (without losing the same authority he once had towards his enemies).

In this world, winning is everything; winners are acknowledged, and losers are denied. So far, I have never lost at anything, and I won't in the future. Since I always win, I am always right. If you oppose me... I will kill you, whoever you are. [ 17 ] "The only ones who can look me in the eye while I speak are those who serve me. No one who opposes me can look down on me. Know your place." [ 18 ] "You too, Tetsuya. You'd better be prepared if you plan on fighting me. I'm the one who discovered your power. You'll come to understand what that means." [ 19 ] "My orders are absolute." [ 20 ] “僕の命令は絶対だ。” "Boku no meirei wa zettai da." "I am absolute. I can see the totality of the future. It is very easy to change it." [ 21 ] "Sleep now, Veteran Kings." [ 22 ] "Winning is everything. Winners write history. Losers are erased from it." [ 23 ] "You're starting to annoy me. Fake and original... your comparing them is the vilest thing." [ 24 ] "I will only loosen my grip when everyone is completely dead." [ 25 ] "To all of you gathered here, in this place... I will show you the difference between our positions." [ 26 ] "And so, witnessing my glorious form, you should now realize... that your defeat is absolute." [ 27 ] "We can't be teammates again. And whatever happens, the sins I've committed can't be erased. In that case, it would be best to bear the weight of my sins and move on as your enemy." [ 28 ] "I wonder if it's because my opponent is Kuroko... that I have the urge to keep playing. This desire to win is beyond my control." [ 29 ] I've lost. It's the first time since I was born. So this is... Defeat. How cruel... I feel an inexplicable pain in my chest. I don't know if I'll be able to keep it together until the lineup. [ 30 ] "Your head is too high,"

The name Seijūrō means "conquer, subjugate, attack rebels, collect taxes" (征) ( sei ), "ten" (十) ( jū ) and "son" (郎) ( rō ). Seijūrō's surname, Akashi, means "red" (赤) ( also known as ) and "official, chief" (司) ( shi ). The kanji "赤" ( Aka ) in her name means "red", referring to the color of her hair. The next kanji "司" (Shi) means "office", as in a government department.

In the first character poll, Akashi placed 29th with 26 votes, even before he appeared. In the second poll, he placed 18th with 263 votes, and in the third, Akashi took first place with 6,276 votes (Tetsuya Kuroko came in second with 3,505 votes). This is the first time a character other than Kuroko has placed first. Akashi may be inspired by NBA players Jason Williams and Steve Nash, as all three are excellent at passing, ball handling, and shooting. In the original databook, CHARACTERS BIBLE, an early concept sketch for Akashi can be seen. His current hairstyle and his high school hairstyle are drawn, along with three alternate hairstyles. Back in the days when Akashi's face hadn't yet been revealed, he sometimes looked very mysterious and cool with his face covered, for example, tossing a shogi piece in the air and dramatically catching it. This was mocked in outtakes when he failed to catch the piece. Other intimidating actions also resulted in failure in other outtakes. In the manga, Akashi's full face wasn't revealed until chapter 113; in the anime, his full face could be seen in the second opening and in a reference in episode 22. Shun Izuki (with both eyes red). In the second drama CD, Akashi states that he doesn't like beni shōga (pickled ginger). It is shown through a flashback that Akashi can play both the piano and the violin.

Akashi addresses the other members of the Generation of Miracles and his fellow Rakuzan members informally, calling them by their first names. This is notable, as most characters always address each other by their last names, with very few exceptions. According to Fan Disc 2, Akashi's type of girl is elegant. Akashi's alternative career is to be a professional shogi player. His hobbies are Shogi, Go (Wei-qi) and international chess. His specialty is horse riding. His favorite food is tofu soup. Their motto is "Fast and decisive." He hates disobedient dogs because they don't listen to him. His type of girl is the girl who has dignity. The player Akashi has his sights set on is Kuroko. Before Fujimaki, Akashi and Kuroko were supposed to be brothers. He dismissed the idea. They both have similar hairstyles due to the original concept of them being related. According to Akashi, when his father found out about his second place at the Winter Cup, he was upset. In a Q&A section of the manga, it is revealed that: Akashi was 158 cm (5' 2") tall upon entering Teikō. Akashi lives alone with his father, who is extremely wealthy and raised him with a mentality of "excellence in all areas" to be considered worthy in his home. Akashi's best subject in school is labeled as everything. Akashi says he often goes horseback riding on his days off. He started playing basketball because he is fascinated by how a player has to use both intellectual and physical skill to play the game. During his time at Teikō High School, he got along better with Midorima.

When asked who he got along worst with, he answered with Aomine, as Aomine's boisterousness was often difficult to handle. He said he doesn't have any particularly fond memories from high school and that he enjoyed hanging out with the basketball club. At his current club, he is the one Mibuchi gets along with the most. He often plays shogi, either with an opponent or alone. When asked about his weaknesses, he says he doesn't have any in particular. Akashi concludes by saying that basketball is a way to improve oneself. He hates wakame because he doesn't like seaweed. Despite being a first-year student, he is the student council president in Rakuzan. The horse he always rides is called Yukimaru, a white horse that was born on a snowy day and is the same age as Akashi. [ 35 ] In volume 30 of the manga, it was revealed that Akashi is incapable of making jokes. He inherited his mother's appearance. His father's name is Masaomi (征臣) and his mother's name is Shiori (詩織). [ 36 ] He has 8 workers in his house. His mother cooked when she was alive. After her death, a hired chef prepares exquisite dishes. The Akashi family, according to tradition, has always been strict. The duty of an Akashi was to achieve victory. Akashi's father is also extremely strict. Akashi began his education at a very early age. His workload was so heavy that even adults would have complained bitterly. [ 37 ] He also had no freedom. His mother was his moral support and helped him overcome a cruel childhood. [ 38 ] She convinced his father to give him some freedom. His mother eventually died when Akashi was in fifth grade. After Akashi's mother died, his father became stricter than before. His schooling also improved.

In the bonus story "Momoi's Introduction, Once Again!" in the sixth Replace Plus volume, it is revealed that: His favorite basketball player is Magic Johnson. Her favorite actress is Audrey Hepburn. As previously stated in his personality section of this wiki, his second mentality is based on former NBA superstar players and champions Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan.

Name Shintaro Midorima Kanji 緑間 真太郎 Gender Male Age 13 (Teikō, 1st year) 14 (Teikō, 2nd year) 15 (Teikō, 3rd year) 16 (Probably 17 from the movie "Last Game")

Height Teikō: 174 cm (5' 8½") Shūtoku: 195 cm (6' 5") Weight 79 kg (174 lbs) Birthday July 7, Cancer Blood type B

Equipment Teikō (formerly) Team Shutoku Vorpal Swords Position Shooting guard Talent High-precision projectile, scope unlimited.

Shintarō Midorima (緑間 真太郎 Midorima Shintarō) was the vice-captain and shooting guard of the Generation of Miracles who now plays for one of the Three Kings of Tokyo, Shūtoku High School.

Midorima has dark green hair combed to the left side, just short of his eyes. His eyes are light green, with very long lower eyelashes, and he wears black-framed glasses with the frames completely closed except for the top. He is very tall, the second tallest of the Generation of Miracles. Outside of matches, he bandages his left hand so that nothing will affect his shooting. He also files his nails for the same reason. Midorima is often seen carrying a lucky item, which can be anything from a stuffed frog to a teddy bear to a potted cactus. Outside of matches, he wears his school uniform: a black jacket buttoned up to the neck and black pants. He plays with the number 6 for Shūtoku and the number 7 for Teiko.

Midorima tends to be very reserved. He doesn't feel the need to joke around, even though Takao often tries to persuade him (often ending up annoying him). He finds it very difficult to be kind to his opponents, while his friend Takao has no problem with it. Very confident in his abilities, he often behaves arrogantly and overbearingly with others (especially his teammates).

He is a firm believer in Oha Asa's horoscopes and takes comfort in knowing that his zodiac sign, Cancer, will have a lucky day, even going so far as to carry a so-called "lucky item" with him everywhere he goes. [1][2] He also believes in blood type compatibility, as evidenced when he states that Kuroko's A type and his own are incompatible. [3] His motto is "Man proposes, God disposes", meaning to do one's best and fate will decide the rest. Takao once commented that his preparation for matches, which ranges from painting his nails, taping his fingers, listening to Oha Asa's horoscopes, and carrying his lucky item of the day as appropriate, is somewhat of an obsession. Likewise, his belief in the guarantee of fate/luck in his overall approach leads him to be a rather calculating and analytical person. Midorima has a grudging admiration for Kuroko. He seems to resent Kuroko's ability to hold his own against the members of the Generation of Miracles despite his lack of natural talent and his choice of a new, relatively unknown team like Seirin. He thinks Kuroko is a fool for choosing a school that cannot take advantage of his strength.

Despite being a calm player, he lost his composure during Shūtoku's match against Seirin High in the Winter Cup. He told Takao to stop fooling around and that he intended to destroy Seirin completely. Takao compared him to a dangerous wild beast. [5] During the same match, Midorima also put aside his pride and started playing with his team to win, probably due to the shock of his first loss. He never relied on others in the past, but now prioritizes winning and plays as a true team. In the successful team play, he was also seen enjoying the match and laughing, something he rarely does. Takao often calls him a tsundere because he tends to help people, even if he denies it. Midorima has a keen intuition and easily understands the abilities of others, such as those of Kagami or Kuroko . He sometimes gives them advice disguised as disdain and criticism. He helped Kagami understand the aerial game [ 7 ] and pushed Kuroko to play solo, which led to the development of the Vanishing Drive. Furthermore, he shared his theory on Akashi's unique dual ability with Kagami and Kuroko. [ 8 ] Thanks to this intuition, out of all the members of the Generation of Miracles, he was the most aware of his own body's limitations in handling his supernatural talents and worked to overcome this problem with said knowledge.

As revealed in the flashback, when the Generation of Miracles started to become arrogant, Midorima was different. He never stopped practicing and still valued his importance. When the Generation of Miracles bet on who would get the most points in a match, he did not participate as he only wanted to fulfill his role. He would adapt to the situation as long as they won, even if it annoyed him. Another fact that shows he is different from the rest of the Generation of Miracles is that, so far, he is the only one who has had the courage to stand up to Akashi. His passionate hostility towards Akashi during the Winter Cup semi-finals is an example of this. [9] However, it is likely that this hostility lessened when Akashi's old personality resurfaced, showing more acceptance towards others alongside his previous multiple personality disorder.

The name Shintarō means "real, genuine" (真) ( shin ), "thick, large, great" (太) ( ta ) and "son" (郎) ( rō ). Shintarō's surname, Midorima, means "green" (緑) ( midori ) and "meanwhile, time, interval, space, pause, chamber, room, apartment, leisure, opportunity, intermission, intervening, like" (間) ( ma ). The kanji "緑" (Midori) in her name means green, alluding to the color of her hair. Trivia

In the first character poll, Midorima placed second with 1,478 votes. His "custom-made roll-up pencil" placed 30th with 21 votes. In the second poll, he placed sixth with 936 votes. Throughout the series, Midorima hasn't missed a single unedited shot. According to Ryōta Kise, Midorima has a funny accent. [ 23 ] Midorima has rarely been seen smiling in the series. [ 24 ] In a Q&A section of the manga, it is revealed that: Midorima was 174 cm tall upon entering Teikō. His best subjects are Chemistry and Biology. Midorima has a younger sister. He hates Nattō because he can't stand its smell. Midorima's given name was to be Ryōhei instead of Shintarō. If Midorima had another job, he would be a doctor. He hates cats because they have scratched him. His favorite food is red bean soup, especially canned. He is seen drinking canned red bean soup quite frequently, and even drank it cold in the summer. He is seen drinking red bean soup, but not green bean soup. His hobbies are playing chess/shogi and listening to classical music. He enjoys reading and listening to materials related to astrology and fortune-telling, and carries various lucky charms. In the outtakes, his stuffed frog, Mr. Ribbit, was made of ceramic and was broken by a stray baseball hit, which left him very distressed. He plays the piano. He's bad at cooking. The type of girl Midorima likes is someone older. Their motto is: "Man proposes, God disposes."[ 26 ] The player he is closely following is Akashi. Midorima occasionally ends his sentences with "Nanodayo," a combination of three Japanese sentence-ending particles that adds a "explanation of something that doesn't really need explaining" tone to his words.

Midorima is the only member of the Generation of Miracles who hasn't been seen dunking, preferring to score with three-pointers. He's also the only one who hasn't entered the Zone. On the Shūtoku High team, Midorima is allowed 3 selfish acts a day. [ 27 ] Midorima has very bad luck if he doesn't have his lucky item with him; without it, he constantly finds himself in life-threatening situations until he gets it. According to Tetsuya Kuroko, Midorima gets good grades. [ 29 ] Midorima's favorite subjects are Chemistry and Biology. [ 30 ] Midorima likes red bean bread.