The watching members of the Generation of Miracles recognise Akashi's old self. Air Date : 14th-Jun-2015 Read MoreĪkashi starts supporting the team by setting up perfect opportunities which also boosts their morale. 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'.

But then he started playing for victory itself, forgetting why. Akashi strove for victory in order to keep his team together and in his weakness he created his other self. 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. Rakuzan calls a time out with 5 minutes left in the game, and the score 92-90. A voice inside Akashi starts telling him to give-up. Akashi misses a goal, and has fallen out of the Zone.

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. Although stunned, Akashi catches up and attempts to stop Kagami, but is intercepted again by Kuroko. By watching and predicting Kagami's movement, Kuroko becomes Kagami's 'eye' and is able to intercept Akashi. Kuroko suggests they give up relying solely on Kagami for now, and offers to take some of the burden. Season 3 Episode 23 - Why Don't We Give Up?įaced by Akashi's huge zone of defence, Kagami despairs, having reached the bottom of the zone, but seeing no way to open the 'door'.

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