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Stories involving teams playing soccer aka football.

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Shin Captain Tsubasa

7.17

Description:

Shin CT takes place at the U-16 word cup in France. After some friendly matches in Germany, Japan defeats one opponent after another and finally reaches the final round against Germany. After hard matches against Italian and French top players, the German team seems to be even more supreme. The giant goal keeper Moeller, the all round ace Kalz and Europe's best player and forward Schneider offer the Japanese team an extremely hard match. (Source: ANN)
Type

OVA

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

30 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

1989-07-01

Blue Lock: EPISODE Nagi

(Blue Lock the Movie -Episode Nagi-)

7.8

Description:

A movie centered on Nagi Seishirou before he enters BLUE LOCK. My life was full of boredom. Until I met him. “That’s a hassle.” That was second-year high schooler Nagi Seishirou’s favorite phrase as he lived his dull life. Until Reo Mikage, a classmate who dreamed of winning the World Cup, discovered Nagi’s hidden skill, inspiring him to play soccer and share his outstanding talent. Nagi is pulled into Reo's world of soccer and out of his leisurely lifestyle. What fate awaits this prodigy in BLUE LOCK? A world he’s never known. (Source: Crunchyroll, edited)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

90 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2024-04-19

Whistle!

7.28

Description:

Kazamatsuri Shou's dream has always been to become a professional soccer player, but he has one problem: he's not very good at the game. He was accepted to the prestigious Musashi no Mori Junior High, known for its top rate soccer team, but he was never able to rise beyond the rank of third stringer. After transferring to Sakura Jousui Junior High, he can finally play soccer. And, with the support of his new friends and teammates, his strong determination, and lots of hard work, his soccer skills are developing rapidly and setting Shou well on his way to achieving his dream. (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

39

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

2002-05-06

Miss Monochrome: The Animation - Soccer-hen

6.23

Description:

Special of Miss Monochrome. It's about football. Aired on the official Miss Monochrome YouTube channel.
Type

ONA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

4 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

2014-06-17

Aoki Densetsu Shoot!

(Blue Legend Shoot!)

7.34

Description:

Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (Legendary Blue Shot!) or also known as just "Shoot!", is the story of Toshihiko Tanaka, Kenji Shiraishi, and Kazuhiro Hiramatsu. Three high school freshmen who have become best friends during their junior high years while playing soccer together. There they were known as the Kakenishi golden trio for their role in making Kakenishi Junior High's soccer team into a force to be reckoned with. After junior high, all of them decided to go to the same high school, Kakegawa High, a school only founded a year before, because of their star soccer player, Yoshiharu Kubo, whom they had idolized. This young man led Kakegawa High Soccer Club to the best 8 of their prefecture in their first ever appearance with a freshmen only team almost single-handedly. He refuses offers from a number of foreign professional soccer clubs so he can stay at Kake-High to lead them to the All-Japan High School Championship. As the three of them start playing soccer for Kake-High, they experience hardships, romance, and losses on their road to becoming the best Japanese high school soccer team—a team of legends. (Source: AniDB)
Type

TV

Episodes

58

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

1993-11-07

Captain Tsubasa: Asu ni Mukatte Hashire!

7.13

Description:

The third Captain Tsubasa movie is basically about a training match of the All Japan Boy Soccer Team, but most of the time you see flashbacks of former matches, for instance the final match Nankatsu vs. Toho or when Wakabayashi challenges team captains of different sports. (Source: ANN)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

35 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

1986-03-15

Ganbare! Kickers

(Fight! Kickers)

7.1

Description:

The Kickers are first and foremost a football team. Actually, they're only playing for their school, but haven't exactly covered themselves with glory. When the new player, Gregor (Daichi Kakeru) arrives at the school, they just had faced a resounding defeat again. However, thanks to Gregor, things are going to change. Highly motivated, they'll try to get rid of their "always-loser-team" image. Their strongest enemy are the Devils, who Gregor provokes right from the start. However, it's not all about football. When the captain, Mario (Hongou Masaru), is not pursued by his female fans, the Kickers often hang around and do stuff together. (Source: AniDB)
Type

TV

Episodes

23

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

1986-10-15

Captain Tsubasa: Saikyou no Teki! Holland Youth

6.8

Description:

The last Captain Tsubasa movie is about the match between Japan and Holland. After the Japanese team lost two games against this apparently supreme opponent, their confidence is at its lowest point and even Hyuga, having a hurt leg, is desperate. Thus the management tries everything to convince Wakabayashi (living in Germany) and Tsubasa (living in Brazil) to come to Holland and to help them, but both deny. Only in the second half of the third game Tsubasa appears and joins the team, giving them back their confidence and strength. With Tsubasa Ozora as their captain again, the last game ends 11:1 for Japan. (Source: ANN)
Type

OVA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

47 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

1995-12-16

Inazuma Eleven: Chou Jigen Dream Match

6.91

Description:

A new movie featuring a match between fan-voted members of the Inazuma Best Eleven team and the special Battle Eleven team.
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

49 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

2014-06-13

Captain Tsubasa: Sekai Daikessen!! Jr. World Cup

6.75

Description:

In the fourth movie, the classical Japan-Europe match becomes intercontinental. This time they arrange a world cup with 4 teams: Japan, USA, "All Europe", and "All South America". In the first match, Japan easily defeats the USA 3:0 and in the second match Europe loses 2:3 against South America. In the final round S.A. shows their "soccer cyborg" Carlos Santana, a more than supreme player who seems to be undefeatable. All their classical tricks like Hyugas "Tiger Shot" or Tsubasas "Top Spin" seem to be totally worthless, but in a hard and spectacular match the Japanese learn more and more to play in unison and finally they get the win. (Source: ANN)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

57 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

1986-07-12

Sayonara Watashi no Cramer Movie: First Touch

(Good-bye, Cramer Movie: First Touch)

7.12

Description:

14-year-old Nozomi Onda has only one thing on her mind: playing beautiful soccer. There's just one problem: no matter how much she longs to participate in official matches, she'd have physically superior boys as opponents. But when a boy from her past confronts her on the street, she decides she can't wait any longer. (Source: Kodansha Comics)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2021-06-11

Moero! Top Striker

(Top Striker)

6.89

Description:

Hikaru Kicker is a 13-year-old boy who loves football. He has grown up playing with a football at all times ever since his father's friend gave him one when he was still only a baby. Hikaru goes to Italy to learn the sport. He first joins a strong team at Genova, but soon quits this team to join an extremely weak team named "Columbus" with his female friend Anna. Experiencing many hardships and difficulties, their team gradually becomes stronger and stronger, and finally they defeat Margerita, one of the strongest soccer teams in Genova. Soon Hikaru hears that Genova will stage its first soccer tournament. Throughout the tournament, Hikaru and his teammates confront many rivals and develop increasing maturity. Can Hikaru score a goal and which team will win the championship? (Source: Nippon Animation)
Type

TV

Episodes

49

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

1991-10-10

Extreme Hearts

(Extreme Hearts)

6.6

Description:

The story of Extreme Hearts is set in the near future, when the hobby of "Hyper Sports" (which are enhanced with special gear and power-up items) has become popular among children and adults alike. The story focuses on Hiyori Hayama, a second year high school student who initially has no connection to "Hyper Sports", but after a chance encounter this begins to change as Hiyori and her friends grow closer and pursue their athletic dreams. (Source: Crunchyroll)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2022-07-10

Shoot! Goal to the Future

(Shoot! Goal to the Future)

5.76

Description:

Atsushi Kamiya, a former captain at Kakegawa High School and the world-renowned "courageous captain" for a famous Italian soccer team… And Hideto Tsuji, a student at Kakegawa High School, who seems uninterested in the now-weakened soccer team… Their meeting is the start of a new legend... (Source: Official Site)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

23 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2022-07-02

Inazuma Eleven: Reloaded - Soccer no Henkaku

7.11

Description:

Special prologue episode of the Inazuma Eleven: Ares no Tenbin series. It is a remake of the original Inazuma Eleven episode 27. After defeating Zeus and becoming the Football Frontier champions, the members of Raimon return to the soccer club. Unlike episode 27, the club is not invaded by aliens. Instead, everyone congratulates the team members for their remarkable achievements. Kidou Yuuto and Gouenji Shuuya then propose to take on the world. Hibiki Seigou comes in and, incidentially, proposes a match between Raimon and the Spanish youth league champion, Barcelona Orb. (Source: Inazuma Eleven Wiki)
Type

special

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

2018-01-21

Goal FH: Field Hunter

(Goal Field Hunter)

7.42

Description:

The story is about Hikaru Tatsumura who came from Brazil to fulfill his dream to be a great soccer player because he met a great player once who was admired by all people. However Tatsumura is a very cheerful person and easy going except when it is about soccer. He becomes serious and strong. He also gives a unique performance such as doing a funny dance with his buddy after he makes a goal. Tatsumura will face a lot of challenges with his team while aiming for success.
Type

TV

Episodes

39

Ep.Length

30 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

1994-04-04

Ashita e Free Kick

7.41

Description:

Shun Godai is a young boy who likes soccer. But his grandfather, a successful businessman, want his grandson to follow his path...
Type

TV

Episodes

52

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

1992-04-14

Ano Ko ni 1000%

(That Girl is 1000%)

5.6

Description:

Ano Ko ni 1000% is a high school love story. Azusa Kawahara is the soccer team manager, and her love for childhood playmate Ikumi is mutual. Although the whole school knew what was happening between Azusa and Ikumi, there were rivals who came between them. (Source: Wikipedia)
Type

OVA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

10 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

1989-11-14

Offside (TV)

7.16

Description:

Goro Kumagaya is an established, tall middle-school goalkeeper who wanted to enter Yokonan high-school that is considered to be among the elites in terms of its football club, only to fail and end up in the lowly-ranked school opposite to Yokonan because of an accident. However, he met Shingo, Hideki and Kazuhito Oda who are all skillful footballers there and together in the Kawasaki High School football club, they challenge Yokonan and any other schools that they have to face in order to improve and become the champions. Any setbacks that they face would instead be an opportunity for a better improvement; one of which was the discovery of Goro's natural talent as an ace striker. (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

39

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

2001-05-10

Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (Movie)

(Blue Legend Shoot!)

7.08

Description:

Frankfurt Youth team (Kubo's team while he was in Germany) comes to Japan to play a series of friendly matches. Frankfurt Captain Rudy wanted to see why Kubo left Germany to form a team in Japan so he challenges Kakegawa High to a match.
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

Children

Status

finished

Aired

1994-12-04

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