Kuroko's Basketball
Season 3 Episode 23 - Why Don't We Give Up?
Faced by Akashi's huge zone of defence, Kagami despairs, having reached the bottom of the zone, but seeing no way to open the "door". Kuroko suggests they give up relying solely on Kagami for now, and offers to take some of the burden. By watching and predicting Kagami's movement, Kuroko becomes Kagami's "eye" and is able to intercept Akashi. Although stunned, Akashi catches up and attempts to stop Kagami, but is intercepted again by Kuroko. One last time, Akashi attempts to intercept Kagami's dunk, but Kagami, with his teammates supporting him, manages to crack open the "door" within the zone and scores. Akashi misses a goal, and has fallen out of the Zone. A voice inside Akashi starts telling him to give-up. Rakuzan calls a time out with 5 minutes left in the game, and the score 92-90. Just as Rakuzan's coach is about to sub Akashi out, Mayuzumi chastises Akashi, asking rhetorically "Who are you?", which triggers an internal dialogue with his other self. Akashi strove for victory in order to keep his team together and in his weakness he created his other self. But then he started playing for victory itself, forgetting why. Now, his two selves appear to merge, or perhaps switch places, and, echoing his words to Kuroko in middle school, aloud he declares himself "Akashi Seijuro".
Episodes in Season 3
I'm Just Going at Full Strength
24 min
This Is Mine
24 min
Don't You Get In My Way
24 min
I'll Take This For Now
24 min
I Know None of That
24 min
I Will Offer Them
24 min
It Makes Me Laugh
24 min
True Light
24 min
Don't Underestimate Us!
24 min
In Order to Win
24 min
This Time, For Sure
24 min
He is the Best Player
24 min
A Day With Blue Skies
24 min
...Sorry
24 min
We Already
24 min
What is Victory?
24 min
Final Tip Off
24 min
Isn't It the Best?
24 min
A Miracle Will Not Happen
24 min
Weight of Resolve
24 min
In My Own Way, I'm Desperate
24 min
A Warning
24 min
Why Don't We Give Up?
24 min
So It Was You
24 min
Many Times Over
24 min
