黒子のバスケ [Kuroko no Basuke]

Tadatoshi Fujimaki’s Kuroko no Basuke, serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump from 2009 to 2014, redefined the sports manga genre by focusing on the invisible sixth man of a legendary middle-school team. The series follows Tetsuya Kuroko, a player with near-zero presence, as he joins the Seirin High basketball team and faces off against his former teammates—the “Generation of Miracles”—each a prodigy on rival schools. With its intense, strategic matches and emphasis on teamwork over individual brilliance, Fujimaki’s run of 30 collected volumes turned an underdog story into a modern shonen classic, inspiring a hit anime adaptation and a lasting global fandom for basketball manga.