But, if it was canon, Hanamiya would be rightfully spooked that Imayoshi heard him from all that way, maybe even a little embarrassed.Īnd while I’m discussing Hanamiya/Imayoshi’s relationship, let me mention that the information we get about the coaching situation of Kiridai, we get from Imayoshi.įujimaki uses Hanamiya and Imayoshi to give us information on the other. Honestly, this segment is clearly just for entertainment, so I wouldn’t take it as canon. The whole idea about Hanamiya being scared of Imayoshi is perpetuated by what follows this scene in the anime - seen below in the NG-shuu/blooper version: He’s grinning when he makes the first point, so it’s safe to presume that he’s grinning when making the second, and that there’s a hint of pride in Imayoshi being such an awful dude. ‘Course, Hanamiya enjoys his current play style (and I don’t think he’d ever fully stop using it, even if there was no need for it), but there is definitely some jealousy in him as regards Imayoshi’s methods.Īnd this is backed up by Hanamiya’s words earlier in the chapter, wherein he tells Seto that Imayoshi’s the ‘right one’ to stop Kuroko, and that ‘no one has a worse personality’ than Imayoshi. You wouldn’t expect such blatant praise from Hanamiya - and this is praise, because this is exactly the type of thing he would admire - which suggests that he holds Imayoshi in high esteem. No one is better than him at doing what others don’t want. He’s completely aware of whatever Kuroko’s thinking. Hanamiya: Reading the opponent’s mind from their facial expressions and habits - he’s a monster when it comes to playing mind games. He’s being a lot more respectful, and humble, than one would expect of Hanamiya - this is reflected in a very confused Yamazaki beside him, saying ‘what?’ as he talks. The fact that he doesn’t completely dismiss the intelligence remark, and the fact he admits there are things in which Imayoshi is stronger than him, is very telling. Hanamiya, carrying on, but without a particularly emotional gaze, watching the game: I don’t know about intelligence …but I wouldn’t want to compete at things like poker with him.
#Kuroko no basuke kirisaki daiichi plus
To Hanamiya, the idea of anyone being smarter than him is just insulting - plus he doesn’t appreciate jokes at his expense. Hanamiya, with a frown: You’re annoying, shut up Only Hara seems to not care less - either Hanamiya had an honest conversation with him about Imayoshi, or he’s too focused on watching how Imayoshi’s marking Kuroko (possible as only a match ago he was in Imayoshi’s position). Furuhashi and Seto also have their eyes turned to Hanamiya (suggesting they’re also surprised by how well Imayoshi’s performing). He’s actually smarter than you, isn’t he, Hanamiya?įor starters, ‘senpai’ tells us that the team is already aware of Hanamiya’s relationship with Imayoshi, but the ‘actually’ could suggest that Hanamiya may have not told them fully just how good Imayoshi is - and this idea is highlighted by Yamazaki’s big old smirk in the panel. To answer this, we’ll run through a lil transcript of chapter 126 where the boys discuss Imayoshi.