Atsushi Murasakibara

**Atsushi Murasakibara**, also known as **Mukkun**, **Murasakicchi**, **The Wall** and **The Evil King**, is a character from the *Kuroko's Basketball* series.

## **Charactah Account**

The former center of the Teikou Middle School Basketball Team and a member of the Generation of Miracles. He listens to no one but Akashi and still does even though they are currently in different schools. He didn't play for Yousen in the National High School Basketball Tournament finals simply because Akashi told him not to. He was the fourth GOM member to appear.

Contrary to the impression his height gives, Murasakibara acts very lumpish. He fools around at serious times, which is not always well received. He is mildly sadistic and childish. He claims that the only reason he plays basketball, is because he's good at it, he doesn't care for the sport at all. He has always told others that he dislikes, is bored by and even hates players who play basketball with passion, even when they are losing. However, it is hinted that he actually likes basketball from the bottom of his heart due to his activation of Zone. In accordance with his childlike nature, he has a sweet tooth and is seen eating sugar-related foods all the time, except during a match. It is also mentioned that Murasakibara spends every single penny he has on all kinds of junk food.

According to Kuroko, Murasakibara isn't the calm type, and was actually quite the opposite while playing with the Generation of Miracles. He used to be very active in the attacking lineup during his junior high school days at Teikou, and even set a record of scoring 100 points in a single game when he was enraged. However, since basketball bored him, halfway, he became less aggressive and had been limiting himself to defensive plays only. His actual specialty is offense. During the match against Seirin, Murasakibara was startled when Seirin managed to cut Yousen's lead from 18 points to just only 5. Murasakibara claims that it is pointless for the weak to struggle any further and then switches to offense after being enraged.

## **Appearance**

### **Anime**

* Kuroko's Basketball
* Kuroko's Basketball 2nd Season
* Kuroko's Basketball 2nd Season NG-shuu
* Kuroko's Basketball 3rd Season
* Kuroko's Basketball 3rd Season NG-shuu
* 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: Can We Do That One More Time
* Kuroko's Basketball: It's the Best Present
* Kuroko's Basketball: Tip off
* Kuroko's Basketball: Would You Like To Chat OVA

### **Manga**

* Kuroko's Basketball
* Kuroko's Basketball: Extra Game
* Kuroko's Basketball: Replace
* Kuroko's Basketball: Replace Plus

## **Trivia**

* Murasakibara ranked 8th on the second character poll, with 573 votes.
* Murasakibara is most likely related to the NBA player Shaquille O'Neal since both of them are extremely strong, can dominate their opponent and are excellent at defending.
* According to the CHARACTERS BIBLE:
	+ If Murasakibara had an alternate job it would be as a pastry chef.
	+ His type of girl is one who is tall, but not taller than him.
	+ His motto is "*Sweets are Justice.*"
	+ His favorite food is Nerunerunerune candy.
	+ His hobby is looking around or visiting cheaper sweet stores, eating and sleeping.
	+ His specialty is shooting gallery and goldfish scooping.
	+ He's bad at handling small things, like threading a needle.
* According to *KUROFES:*
	+ He is a member of Health committee.
	+ His best basketball moves are block.
	+ The player he has his eyes on is Kiyoshi.
* As shown in *Replace*, Murasakibara and Kuroko got along surprisingly well as friends during their early days at Teikō Junior High. It was later in time that their different opinions on basketball led them to clash, making Kuroko the former teammate with whom Murasakibara fought most often. Still, Kuroko has stated that he likes Murasakibara as a person.
* Murasakibara has the record for making 100 points in a game, this could be a tribute to the NBA Wilt Chamberlain, the only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game.
* In a Q&A section in the manga:
	+ Murasakibara was 186 cm tall upon entering Teikou.
	+ Murasakibara's best subject is Physics.
	+ Murasakibara hates crows because they make weird noises.
	+ Murasakibara has 3 older brothers and 1 older sister.
	+ He hates carrots because he hates vegetables.
	+ His top three favourite dishes are:
		1. Cream stew
		2. Dolsot Bibimbap
		3. Squid Ink Pasta
* Due to his height, Murasakibara was asked to join the volleyball club upon entering Teikō.
* Murasakibara can eat a whole box of popsicles in the winter if he’s sitting under a kotatsu.
* Murasakibara believes Kuroko has really good luck when it comes to winning free stuff from snacks. He eats snacks all the time and never wins anything. However, Kuroko doesn’t want to use his luck on something like that.
* Murasakibara and Kuroko get along really well, except when Kuroko starts talking about basketball. Then, Murasakibara just gets annoyed.
* Murasakibara is the only one to break the 'newer-style' backboard, where while the glass doesn't shatter, the back extension collapses, bringing the backboard down rather than shattering the glass or just taking the rim off like Taiga Kagami did. Shaquille O'Neal, while being at nearly 30kg heavier than Murasakibara, had done it in every way possible in his career before the current-style backboards are introduced after the mid 90's because of his power and strength.
* Murasakibara has a body size and defensive skills comparable to Bill Russell (6'10", 215-220 lb), but Russellis left-handed, and wore no.6, just like Shintarō Midorima does for Shutoku, and Russell never snatches rebounds with one hand, and would try to keep the ball in play after blocking shots.
* Unlike O'Neal's 'Black Tornado' (a move Andrew Bynum copied in his rookie season), Thor's Hammer can directly dunk from right after the pass is received. Shaq's version of 'Thor's Hammer' is less commonly performed.

## **External Links**

* Atsushi Murasakibara at Kuroko no Basuke Wiki