{"rewrite":{"id":"r_53aa39ff440049c7b2b0a420","clusterId":"c_5dd6af0055e9459fbb6d8ff6","slug":"last-game-kuroko-joins-kuroko-s-basketball-street-rivals-as-limited-player","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Last Game Kuroko Joins Kuroko's Basketball Street Rivals as Limited Player","summary":"Five Cross Co., Ltd. has added \"LAST GAME Kuroko\" as a limited-time player in the 3D basketball game \"Kuroko's Basketball Street Rivals.\" The character, known as the phantom sixth man from the Teiko Middle School era, is available through a limited player gacha from May 27 to June 17, 2026. An exclusive \"Butler Style\" skin and related events are also live.","whyItMatters":"The addition of a key movie-era variant of the protagonist gives players a new strategic option and extends the game's tie-in content beyond the original TV series.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe limited player gacha runs from May 27 to June 17, 2026. LAST GAME Kuroko is described as the phantom sixth man who supported the Generation of Miracles from the shadows during the Teiko Middle School era, with skills focused on passing plays that exploit his lack of presence. The update also includes a skin gacha for the exclusive \"Butler Style\" outfit, a training gacha, and a trial event with rewards. The game, released in November 2023, is free to play with in-app purchases on iOS and Android.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kuroko's Basketball Street Rivals pulls the Last Game version of Kuroko, who in canon was a shadow player, and gives him a butler skin. The dissonance between his quiet role and a flashy cosmetic is the actual draw.","twitterPost":"Last Game Kuroko in Kuroko's Basketball Street Rivals gets a butler skin. The character defined by absence now wears the most visible cosmetic.","threadsPost":"Kuroko's Basketball Street Rivals adds Last Game Kuroko as a limited gacha unit. His canon role was the phantom sixth man, defined by lack of presence. The game gives him a butler skin, the most visible cosmetic type. The tension between character identity and monetization is the actual design choice here.","newsletterBlurb":"Five Cross has added LAST GAME Kuroko to Kuroko's Basketball Street Rivals as a limited-time gacha character. The phantom sixth man comes with an exclusive Butler Style skin and a series of events running through mid-June.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/405/4405512/?rss\",\"title\":\"New Player \\\"LAST GAME Kuroko\\\" Joins \\\"Kuroko's Basketball Street Rivals\\\"!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3911,"outputTokens":504,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779863544,"createdAt":"2026-05-27T06:32:10.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-27T06:45:41.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-27T06:45:41.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_5dd6af0055e9459fbb6d8ff6","canonicalTitle":"『黒子のバスケ Street Rivals』にて新選手「LAST GAME 黒子」が参戦！","representativeArticleId":"a_588b3db6761880fecc9c5508","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Kuroko's Basketball\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Kuroko's Basketball: Street Rivals\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-27T03:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-27T03:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-27T06:45:41.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/405/4405512/?rss","title":"『黒子のバスケ Street Rivals』にて新選手「LAST GAME 黒子」が参戦！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Kuroko's Basketball"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Kuroko's Basketball: Street Rivals"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Five Cross Co., Ltd. added LAST GAME Kuroko as a limited-time player in Kuroko's Basketball Street Rivals on May 27, 2026.","The character is available through a limited player gacha from May 27 to June 17, 2026.","LAST GAME Kuroko is the phantom sixth man from the Teiko Middle School era with skills focused on passing plays.","The update includes an exclusive Butler Style skin gacha, a training gacha, and a trial event with rewards.","Kuroko's Basketball Street Rivals launched in November 2023 and is free to play with in-app purchases on iOS and Android."]}