

Tetsuya #2 is the seen in an outfit that Riko made for him, the Seirin match outfit with the number 16. When Riko yells at Kagami that he should make passes, #2 sulks, to the great annoyment of Kagami, who doesn't find him as nice anymore. He tells Hyūga that he kind of accepted him. The next day, #2 is watching the training happily when Kagami scores. Kagami reaches out his arm and #2 affectionally licks his fingers. He thinks that the team looked happier than normal with #2 along and begins to think that #2 is really just a nice and kind dog. He thinks by himself that if he would keep playing with them, he could get injured. Kagami takes a look at his sneakers and notices there is a gash in it. He asks Kagami to pet #2, but then they are interrupted by Kawahara, who asks Kuroko inside.Īlone with Kagami, Tetsuya #2 just stares at him. He refuses, but Kuroko says that #2 isn't like the other, violent dogs. While Kagami is washing his shoes, Kuroko and #2 approach him, with Kuroko asking why Kagami won't just accept him. Kagami's rage gets worse when #2 pooped into his sneakers. Kuroko keeps playing with Tetsuya #2, placing him on his back while he is doing push-ups and scaring him when he is eating. At regular practice, #2 barks happily whenever Kuroko makes a nice pass and barks loudly when Kagami is about to take a shot, knocking him off balance and making him miss terribly. Riko agrees.Īt jogging, Kuroko takes #2 along and he barks with Seirin's cheers, to great amusement to the team. Riko tells Kuroko it's difficult to keep him and Kuroko suggests that if he and #2 can convince Kagami, then they can keep him. Kuroko and Tetsuya look at him with a pair of identical sad eyes, but Kagami is still not convinced. Kiyoshi decides to vote whether or not to keep him. Riko arrives and is immediately taken in with #2, amazed by his soft fur and his overwhelming cuteness. He admits that he's afraid of dogs and Tetsuya #2 is carried by Kuroko to Kagami, to tease him. Kiyoshi also notices that Kagami is trembling in a corner. Koga decides to officially name the dog Tetsuya #2. Izuki notices their similarities in eyes and the rest are very shocked by this. In the meantime, #2 has crawled on Kuroko's head, showing that he likes Kuroko. It is revealed that Kuroko found #2 in a park near the school and he brought him along in a cardboard box. Tetsuya #2 appears for the first time when Kuroko brings him to practice. When Momoi arrives, Tetsuya #2 is not too fond of her. Instead, Tetsuya #2 is also seen freaking out Kagami at the Aida Sports Gym, by the pool. He is also brought to practice but doesn't reconcile with Kagami as soon as in the manga. Tetsuya #2 makes his first appearance in the same manner like in the manga, being found by Kuroko, adored by Riko but detested by Kagami. Riko is hyper about Tetsuya #2 Anime version Story Tetsuya #2's appearances in the story differs in the manga and anime Interhigh preliminaries This leads him to accept Tetsuya #2 as a result. Later Kagami notices there's a gash in his sneakers and if he kept practicing with it, he would have gotten hurt. It is unknown whether or not it was intentional, but he also pooped on Kagami's sneakers. He becomes attached to Kuroko instantly and constantly hangs around him.

He also seems to be a very intelligent dog, able to read the mood of the Seirin team and bark when appropriate (i.e. He has a natural dribbling instinct, as shown when Kagami is scolded by Riko for Kagami playing a pickup game before his legs have fully recovered, he was rolling the ball around. This is the reason why he is called Tetsuya #2. His most distinctive feature is that his eyes greatly resemble Kuroko's, they are of the same color and are oval-shaped as well. The top of his coat is black, while his tummy and legs are snow-white - his breed is not stated.
