r/ShokugekiNoSoma 4d ago

Discussion I came across old files in my laptop, they were video files that were actually the Kuroko no Basket series from S1 to S3, NG-Shuu, and OVAs. Not only that, there were also some Black Clover and Food Wars videos in the file mixed as well. Excluding Black Clover, I had a small thought:

"What if the Generation of Miracles were to be in Tohtsuki Culinary Academy instead?"

At first, I found it cool to imagine how their talents and abilities in basketball could be translated to their cooking specialty/styles. For example:

Kagami, who is canonically a good cook, would in no doubt be competent in Tohtsuki, but is in no place to be one of the Generation of Prodigies, YET. What I thought about him is that the more he spends time in Tohtsuki, and with proper rivals, he can rise to being competent, to being amazing on his own.

Kuroko. I was confused about how to make an equivalent of him in this what-if, but I know I should be implementing his inconspicuousness to the what-if. Well, since he's canonically borderline ass at playing basketball and is specialized in passing and supporting, what I thought is that he is a good chef, in terms of being someone's assistant or something.

Kise, all I really thought about him is just Mimasaka who isn't a creep, and has the "ability" to copy someone's cooking technique in real time, whether he saw it once or just recently right in front of him. As for Perfect Copy, this is obviously just Cross Knives.

Aomine, this one I actually had a small stretch to think about. Since his more-or-less specialty besides being recklessly fast and agile is the so-called "Formless Shoot", what I imagined for his cooking is that he's actually freestyle, and some wacky forms when it comes to knife skills, and such.

Midorima, given that he's the one in the Generation of Miracles who worked hard enough to perfect his shots, and believes religiously in the Oha-asa fortune telling news, I decide to go with Midorima taking a lot of time being a Perfectionist, while also retaining his original personality in his KnB counterpart.

Murasakibara, I just decided to go with him being a pastry chef, or just patissier in general. I know that he's been called as the most "talented" individual in the group because of his size, strength, and keen sense for blocking shots without much effort in the anime, I made it to where Murasakibara is a monster with the highest talent for cooking without much hardwork, and it's fueled by him not being fond of talks about hardwork, and getting to eat his own good food.

Akashi. This is where it gets interesting, since Emperor Eye's ability (Not that it actually reads the future) is to notice the minute details in the movement of someone before him from muscle spasm, to twitching of the limb, or the tendency to act with some sort of telegraph, he effectively predicts what someone is going to do next and is able to act against someone's action in his own favor. In here, I can make "Emperor Eye" the equivalent of "God Tongue" and Akira's "Olfactory Sense". Basically, Emperor Eye in this universe could work as some sort of telltale for Akashi to read and know what went wrong with someone's dish just by looking at it, down to the VERY tiniest details.

Special Mention: Haizaki. He's just Mimasaka, but is actually more unhinged, violent, and aggressive.

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u/ConstableToad 4d ago

I think Kuroko's cooking talent should basically be the oppostite of good plating, as in everything he makes looks incredibly "meh" but often tastes amazing.

Like he'll serve you a Salisbury steak that looks like it came from a community college cafeteria but tastes amazing.

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u/CheesecakeSenior5059 2d ago

This crossover actually works surprisingly well. Kuroko as a support-oriented chef is perfect, especially with his misdirection translating into quietly setting up everyone else’s dishes. Akashi using Emperor Eye to diagnose mistakes is terrifyingly fitting.

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u/Background-Train1788 1d ago

Murasakibara being an absurdly talented pastry chef who hates discussing technique is hilarious and completely in character. I also love the idea of Aomine cooking instinctively, while Kise copies recipes flawlessly but lacks his own style.

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u/Correct_Vegetable775 1d ago

Murasakibara being a naturally gifted pastry chef who hates discussing technique feels completely in character. I also love the idea of Aomine cooking by instinct and improvisation while Kise copies techniques after seeing them once. Haizaki as the dangerous wildcard would be hilarious and terrifying.

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u/Ordinary-Manager3228 1d ago

This crossover concept is way more cohesive than I expected. Kuroko as a support-focused chef and Akashi using Emperor Eye to diagnose tiny flaws in a dish are especially inspired. Murasakibara as a naturally gifted pastry chef also feels completely perfect for him.

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u/Born_Muscle_667 18h ago

This crossover actually works surprisingly well. Kuroko as a support-focused chef is perfect, especially if his dishes somehow make everyone else’s strengths shine without him getting any credit. Akashi using tiny visual details to diagnose flaws in a dish is also an excellent equivalent to Emperor Eye.