After last year's national intimidation incident, "Kuroko's Basketball" is ushering in the peak of its popularity. This work, which was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump", is now in a leading position among many manga in Japan, and its influence should not be underestimated. A few days ago, the official carried out various publicity activities in the Shinjuku Station building, which also caused a lot of topics. In addition, the 247 episodes published in the latest issue of "Weekly Shonen Jump" (No. 10 of 2014) further reveal the hidden past behind the characters, and are now detonating one hot spot after another on the Internet.

But at the same time, voices about the suspected plagiarism of the work are also ringing. Recently, some Japanese media have commented on this article. The full text is as follows:

The popular manga "Kuroko's Basketball" has been in some trouble lately. The trouble is that the work is suspected of plagiarizing the legendary basketball manga "Slam Dunk" (Shueisha), which was also serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump". The plot that is suspected of plagiarism is mainly concentrated here: Captain Hinata of Seirin High School questions the referee's decision after the third foul, and is added a technical foul scene.

A series of negotiations between players and referees also appeared in the duel between Lingnan High School and Hainan University in Volume 17 of "Slam Dunk". At that time, the captain of Lingnan High School, Yuzhu, also protested with the referee because he received a fourth foul, and was finally forced to leave the court after receiving an additional technical foul (Hinata did not leave the game because he did not complete the foul). At present, some netizens on the Internet have compared the plots of the two works, and think that there are many similarities in both composition and plot development.

In fact, "Kuroko's Basketball" has also been pointed out before, and some plots are more similar to "Slam Dunk". This includes running to the opponent's half of the court to "say hello" in the form of a slam dunk during the warm-up process before the game; After the game, due to excessive fatigue, the players fell asleep together in the lounge; There is also the plot of blocking the three-point shot basket with your fingers and so on.

In the face of the suspicion of plagiarism, there are currently two schools of opinion on the Internet. The skeptics said: "The black basketball actually plagiarized the ......", "This is not allowed at all", and criticized "Kuroko's Basketball"; However, supporters say, "Isn't that something that happens all the time in basketball?" "It's just a bull's horn!" to defend the work.

When it comes to the plagiarism incident of "Slam Dunk", we have to mention the two comics "Aiden's Flower" and "Your White Feather" (both Kodansha). They are all works by female manga artist Yuki Sueji. Because it was discovered that the plots of the two works were very similar to "Slam Dunk", it caused an uproar on the Internet at the time. In 2005, the publisher and the author admitted to plagiarizing "Slam Dunk" and issued a statement of apology. Since then, the publication of a single copy of the work has been banned, and the author himself has been punished with a "ban on comic work for a year and a half", which has a very strict impact. Now, although Yuki made a comeback with "Flower Card Love", I believe that this stain will always accompany her throughout her career.

So, what is the situation of the "Kuroko's Basketball" incident? If this work had been serialized by an organization other than Shueisha, it would probably have been a plagiarism scandal. However, "Kuroko's Basketball" itself was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" like "Slam Dunk", and from this point of view, it is unlikely that the work will be terminated. And the author, Tadashi Fujimaki, himself has repeatedly said that he is a fan of "Slam Dunk", and it is impossible for the editor in charge of the work not to have read this classic basketball work. In addition, today's fans are sharp-eyed, and if there is really any plot suspected of plagiarism being exposed, then it will quickly cause an uproar. It can be said that if the author of the black basket really has the intention of plagiarizing, then it is impossible to do it so "blatantly", but should deliberately avoid those plots that are easy to cause speculation.

Based on the above judgments, the problem of "Kuroko's Basketball" this time is not so much plagiarism, tribute or NETA's color is more intense. As a fan of "Slam Dunk", the author Tadashi Fujimaki has transferred the famous scenes from the work to his own work, so as to make readers who are also slam dunk fans smile. I'm afraid that's what he's for, right?

And "Slam Dunk" is also a work full of various famous scenes, which is why fans naturally have different preferences. So, for readers, it's better to jump out and accuse "here's plagiarism!" It's better to use a kind of "that plot should be used here." It would be more appropriate to choose that scene", I believe it will be more fun to read the work. You can even write on the reader's questionnaire with "I hope to recreate that scene from "Slam Dunk"!" In this way, can you get more than double the joy of the two works?

If you want to talk about the plot of "Slam Dunk" that the author of this article (Japanese media reporter) loves, then we have to mention the scene where Lingnan High School's cross-country used foul tactics to stop Amu affiliated to Hainan University from dribbling, but was hit by the other party. At that time, Ah Mu was described as "almost like a dump truck". The author also hopes that Amu's slightly mocking expression and off-road exclamation in the picture can be reproduced in "Kuroko's Basketball".