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Ashito Aoi is an energetic junior high soccer player living in rural Ehime Prefecture, blessed with immense passion but unrefined tactical skills. During a pivotal tournament match, his fiery temper leads to a red card that shatters his team's dreams. Fortunately, his extraordinary spatial awareness and field vision catch the eye of Tatsuya Fukuda, the head coach of the Tokyo City Esperion FC youth team. Invited to Tokyo for rigorous academy tryouts, Ashito earns a spot on the elite roster. Facing ruthless competition from prodigies, Ashito must rebuild his entire football philosophy to survive professional youth soccer.
⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
Production I.G animated this acclaimed twenty-four-episode sports television series, which broadcast throughout spring and summer 2022. Directed by Akira Sato and written by Masahiro Yokotani, the anime adapts Yugo Kobayashi's bestselling manga, which won the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award. The production was widely celebrated by football enthusiasts and general audiences for its grounded tactical realism. Rather than relying on exaggerated superpower moves, the anime explored real-world soccer tactics, positional play, spatial geometry, and the psychological ruthlessness of professional academy recruitment, standing out as a modern benchmark in sports anime storytelling.
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24
1
First Touch
Aired 2022-04-08
2
Tokyo City Esperion
Aired 2022-04-15
3
The Final Stage of Assessment Begins
Aired 2022-04-22
4
Crow
Aired 2022-04-29
5
Orange Scenery
Aired 2022-05-06
6
First Fan
Aired 2022-05-13
7
The First Youth Match
Aired 2022-05-20
8
Night Training
Aired 2022-05-27
9
A Broader Soccer
Aired 2022-06-03
10
No Compromises
Aired 2022-06-10
11
Tokyo Metropolis League Match 1 - Seikyo High School
Aired 2022-06-17
12
Eagle Eye
Aired 2022-06-24
13
Turn
Aired 2022-07-01
14
It's Just Soccer
Aired 2022-07-08
15
Where I Ought To Be
Aired 2022-07-15
16
Just Like You
Aired 2022-07-22
17
Tokyo Metropolis League Match 7 - Tama Sports University High School
Aired 2022-07-29
18
Wind of Change
Aired 2022-08-05
19
What We Lack
Aired 2022-08-19
20
The Truly Weak One
Aired 2022-08-26
21
Tokyo Metropolis League Match 8 - Tokyo Musashino Football Club Youths
Aired 2022-09-02
22
Like A Demon
Aired 2022-09-09
23
Do Your Best. Don't Lose. Fight to Your Limits
Aired 2022-09-16
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