Taiga Kagami (火神 大我 Kagami Taiga) is the deuteragonist of the Kuroko no Basuke series as well as the ace and power forward of Seirin High. He is Tetsuya Kuroko‘s basketball colleague and friend. He is determined to defeat the Generation of Miracles and become the best in Japan.
Kagami has exceptional basketball talents and has been called “The Miracle who did not become one of the Miracles”.[1]
Appearance
Kagami is very muscular for a high school boy. He is very tall, which gives him an overwhelming aura, which some say is like the the intensity of a wild tiger.[2] He has dark red hair and red eyes. His eyes are also very narrow and his eyebrows are split and thick, according to Murasakibara Atsushi. He wears the red, black and whiteSeirin High jersey with the number 10 and wears black and red basketball shoes. He is also occasionally seen with a shiny metal necklace with a ring on it, that represents his friendship with Tatsuya Himuro. When he is seen in his school uniform, he keeps his gakuran unzipped, while wearing a white shirt underneath.
Personality
Kagami is very ambitious, stubborn and determined. He refuses to give up in a difficult situation and he is also very head strong. He is well known for his undying and furious fighting spirit. Kagami enjoys to play against strong opponents and sees no point in playing basketball when there are no strong opponents; which was evident when Kagami faced Kuroko Tetsuya for the first time. The down-side of this, is that he is also very hot-headed[3] and has a short temper.
When Kuroko brought Tetsuya #2to the training, it is revealed that Kagami is scared of dogs.[4] This fear originates from his time in America, where he was once bitten by a dog. He overcame this fear when he realized that Tetsuya #2 is a good motivation for the team and he petted it. He is also a glutton and is able to eat at least five times a normal meal. He is shown to be a great cook when Riko Aida tried to cook for the team to save money, but ended up almost killing everyone with her food. So Kagami cooked instead and taught Riko how to cook too.
During the series, and especially after the Interhigh and during the Winter Cup, Kagami matured a lot. Instead of going up against every provocation and becoming hot-headed quickly, he thinks before he acts and has developed some sort of hindsight that lets him simulate a possible one-on-one battle. Even though that he still hates losing, he has somewhat took peace with it. Now, he has become a much more clever player that doesn’t plunge into battles without thinking first.[5]
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