Taiga Kagami

Taiga Kagami, also known as Bakagami, Kagamicchi, Kaga-min and The Miracle Who Did Not Become One Of The Miracles, is the main deuteragonist from the Kuroko's Basketball series.
== Charactah Account ==
An extraordinary basketball player, Taiga lived in the United States until partway through middle school. Upon returning, he finds himself disappointed at the level of basketball in Japan. After learning about the Generation of Miracles, he makes it his goal to take them down with the help of Kuroko.
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 challenges; this was evident when Kagami faced Kuroko Tetsuya for the first time. The down-side of this, is that he is also very hot-headed and has a short temper.
When Kuroko brought Tetsuya #2 to training, it is revealed that Kagami is scared of dogs and suffered Cynophobia. 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 good motivation for the team. 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, leading to Kagami cooking instead and teaching Riko how to cook too. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Kuroko's Basketball
* Kuroko's Basketball 2nd Season
* Kuroko's Basketball 2nd Season Specials
* Kuroko's Basketball 3rd Season
* Kuroko's Basketball Movie 1: Winter Cup Highlights - Shadow and Light
* Kuroko's Basketball Movie 2: Winter Cup Highlights - Beyond the Tears
* Kuroko's Basketball Movie 3: Winter Cup Highlights - Crossing the Door
* Kuroko's Basketball Movie 4: Last Game
* Kuroko's Basketball OVA
* Kuroko's Basketball Specials
* Kuroko's Basketball: It's the Best Present
* Kuroko's Basketball: Let's Chat
* Kuroko's Basketball: Tip off
* Kuroko's Basketball: Would You Like To Chat OVA
* Kuroko's Basketball: Would You Mind Doing That Once More
=== Manga ===
* Kuroko's Basketball
* Kuroko's Basketball: Extra Game
* Kuroko's Basketball: Replace
=== Video Games ===
* JUMPUTI Heroes
== Trivia ==
* Kagami's abilities might be taken from the NBA player Michael Jordan because both of them have crazy air time and can dunk from the free-throw line.
* According to the CHARACTERS BIBLE:
** Kagami would become a fireman if he had an alternative job.
** Kagami's type of girl is someone who's stable. 
** Kagami's motto is: "Eat well, play well".
** Kagami's favorite food is cheeseburgers.
** Kagami's hobby is surfing.
** Kagami's specialty outside of basketball is cooking. He could even teach Riko to successfully make curry.
* In the CHARACTERS BIBLE, an early character concept of Kagami is seen. He was still tall and muscular, but his hairstyle was completely different. Instead of red and dark red, it was black with a wide stripe of blonde in the middle. His hair was also short and spiky. His name was originally Shigehiro Akibara. Shigehiro Ogiwara's name shares the same kanji as Shigehiro Akibara, It is only pronounced differently.
* On the first character poll, Kagami ranked 3rd, with 1116 votes.
* Kagami went down to 4th place on the second poll, with 1036 votes.
* Apart from basketball, Kagami's skills also include walking on his hands.
* Kagami has been given the nickname Baka-gami, due to his simple-mindedness and short temper.
* Kagami does traveling (which is a violation of the rules) when he is running along with Kise in the first opening.
* As revealed in the novels, Kagami is afraid of ghosts.
* Kagami is known for his huge appetite.
* Kagami wears Michael Jordan's signature shoe, the Nike Air Jordan I. He previously wore the same brand, in a black and red color scheme, but he broke that pair and received a new one from Daiki Aomine, this one has the original Air Jordan scheme, white, red and black. As stated by Satsuki Momoi, his shoe size is similar to Aomine's, 29.5 cm.
* Based on Kagami's growth and still growing skills, it seems that he resembles Michael Jordan in his early years.
* Atsushi Murasakibara compared Kagami's Meteor Jam to Michael Jordan's Airwalk, but historically, the first free-throw line dunk was performed by Julius Erving.
* Kagami has the most NG-Shuu appearances (18 times, as of Chapter 162).
* Kagami has many similarities with Hanamichi Sakuragi from the basketball manga/anime series Slam Dunk. Both are power forwards, red-haired, jump high and wear the same jersey # 10. But Kagami is more skillful than Sakuragi as he can shoot anywhere and even shoot 3-pointers. Kagami also has signature skills due to the manga's concept, as every player has their very own signature skills. But Sakuragi has a stronger physique and stamina than Kagami.
* Kagami lives alone while his father lives overseas in America. It was mentioned that he was supposed to live with his father but due to work, he was unable to stay in Japan, leaving Kagami to live by himself. 
* In Kuroko no Basket: Game of Miracles, it is shown that Kagami is surprisingly popular with older women (college girls), who call him 'cute'.
* Kagami's grades are atrocious, failing every subject, including English even though he has lived in America.
* Kagami reveals that he doesn't like dogs after meeting, who is now called, Tetsuya 2.
* According to KUROFES:
** Kagami only has a father.
** Kagami is an only child.
** Kagami's family is rich.
** Kagami's father works as a consultant for big companies in America.
** The best dish Kagami can make is gyoza, and he makes more than 100 at a time, which he then freezes.
** The players Kagami has his eyes on are the Generation of Miracles.
* When they were younger, Taiga and Tatsuya Himuro always went to eat hamburgers after playing basketball. Taiga had a habit of giving his pickles to Tatsuya.
* Kagami hates the cold.
* Amazingly, the two most important people in Kagami’s life have only one letter difference in their names: his brother and rival, T(a)tsuya Himuro and T(e)tsuya Kuroko, the shadow to his light.
* Kagami and Himuro always address each other by their first names; the only exception was the Seirin High vs Yosen High game during the Winter Cup.
* Kagami's dunking style resembles Blake Griffin as well as Michael Jordan, from the first dunk sequence copied by Ryouta Kise, to his Meteor Jam.
* Kagami’s grades are pitiful; however, after he uses Shintarou Midorima’s lucky pencil (which Tetsuya Kuroko gave him), he scores well on his exams (90th out of 308 students).
* Kagami knows how to surf.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Taiga Kagami at Kuroko no Basuke Wiki
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