Kuroko no Basuke Magazine: Issue #1

Interview with keyqueen13

black-talia-rose: How were you first introduced to Kuroko no Basuke?

keyqueen13: I was introduced to Kuroko no Basuke by my best friend. She pretty much blackmailed me into watching it, but I'm so glad she did.

black-talia-rose: Did you have any inspiration for writing your Kuroko no Basuke fanfiction, "Let's Win!"? If so, what was it?

keyqueen13: Yep. My inspiration was Kagami's trip to America and a character I had in my head. It started as something that I had no idea if I would actually write or not but it quickly developed into a big story. But the rest is a secret. Shhh.

black-talia-rose: I know that you have a few OCs in your fanfiction. Could you describe each of their personalities in a couple of words for those who haven't had the pleasure of reading the story?

keyqueen13: Well, Rai, my main OC, is an excitable, busty brunette with a passion for basketball. She's on good terms with the GoM and has a habit of flirting to get what she wants. She's Riko's sister.

Sousuke is a quiet guy who doesn't like to draw attention to himself. His personality does a complete 180 turnaround on the court. He becomes a beast in human form and the only thing that can stop him from getting to the basket is probably a dinosaur. But they have some prior engagements and are absent during games.

Tomoe is my last OC. He's still in Middle School at Teiko and happens to be Riko and Rai's little brother. He is a genius strategist and has a little too much female attention for his liking...it makes him embarrassed and nervous. He's very shy and is very close to his older sister, Rai, but grew apart with Riko while growing up. That's mainly because they were always in different schools and she became a bit reclusive and violent in middle school. He's scrawny and is the only Aida sibling that looks more like the mother than the father with blonde hair and the same green eyes as Rai.

I have another OC who isn't in the story but is mentioned. That's Riko, Rai and Tomoe's mother. She died exactly a year before Riko went into High School and was the reason why Rai went to America. Reina was a kind and caring lady. She died when her plane went down as she was returning from a business trip in America. Her death had a terrible effect on her husband and three children. It caused a rift to form between the family. Riko an her father on one side and Rai and Tomoe on the other. She may not actually enter the story much but she's very important.

black-talia-rose: Sounds great. Is your OC, Aida Rai, going to be paired with a Kuroko no Basuke character? You don't have to name names, but curiosity is killing me!

keyqueen13: Yes, Rai will be involved in a love square with Himuro, Kagami and Sousuke (my other OC). I know, he has the same name as the new character in Free! That's pure coincidence.

black-talia-rose: Fantastic. I can't wait for the next chapter to be published. Have you got any sneak peeks for your fans?

keyqueen13: I'm not giving away any of my story because it's not quite ready yet but I can reveal a bit of what's going to happen.

Anyone who's read my story will know that it begins around the time of the hot springs. Well, Rai is going to go back to America with Kagami and a lot is going to happen there. Basically, fighting and a lot of kissing from Alex. But Kagami and Rai will grow closer. Meanwhile, back in Japan, Seirin basketball team gains a new face. Sousuke joins the club and turns out to be a pretty awesome player. Himuro still corresponds with Rai and Kagami's going to find out... :3 That's all. I don't want to give away anything major.

black-talia-rose: Do you have a message for your fans who read "Let's Win!"?

keyqueen13: I want to say thanks to anyone who's read "Let's Win!" and I'm really sorry about not updating in a while. I've a chapter in the works and, as you've read, the story is in full swing. So please continue to read my story. I promise you won't be disappointed.

black-talia-rose: And now for the more random and trivial Kuroko no Basuke-related questions! Who is your favourite Kuroko no Basuke character and why?

keyqueen13: My favourite character is Akashi for two reasons. One, he has heterochromatic eyes. Two, scissors.

black-talia-rose: Now, who is your least favourite Kuroko no Basuke character and why?

keyqueen13: Oh, that's a tough one. I'm actually not sure. If I had to choose, it'd probably be Kise. I hate playboys. I blame Fairy Tail XD

black-talia-rose: Interesting. What is your favourite basketball game from Kuroko no Basuke?

keyqueen13: Definitely the one between Kirisaki Dai Ichi and Seirin. Teppei was so freaking awesome in it!

black-talia-rose: And what would be your least favourite basketball game from Kuroko no Basuke?

keyqueen13: I think it would be the one between Yosen and Seirin. I loved the match but I learned that Himuro is an asshole and he used to be one of my favourite characters.

black-talia-rose: And for the final question, if you were miraculously transplanted into the world of Kuroko no Basuke, what would be the first few things you would do?

keyqueen13: I'd probably tease Kagami about anything and everything, befriend Hyuga and learn Mitobe's secret sign language XD

black-talia-rose: Great choices. Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions.

keyqueen13: No problem. You ask weird questions so I was entertained enough XD