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Dec 30, 2009 8:10 PM
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EPIC show one of if not the best football anime
Nov 1, 2010 10:40 PM
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Loved the episode. Nice touch with the exchanging uniforms. Only thing I wished they showed was the finals, which would have been like another 3 or 4 episodes. Overall, loved the series.
Jan 1, 2011 3:56 PM
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this was by far one of the best anime ive seen. This last episode was more touching than i could have imagined. The only thing that could have possibly made it better was Kubo's voice asking the question at the very end along with the words on the screen. Great way to end it but i am sad there is no more.
Dec 21, 2011 2:30 PM
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Heard there's a manga of this that apparently goes further than the anime, anyone know if its translated (doubt it is but who knows).

Also, anyone have any recommendations? Wild Striker was alright but Eyeshield 21 is horrible, just horrible. Every time I look at the recommendations on this site, I'm reminded of just different people's taste are, even when they're talking about shows they both love.
Feb 9, 2012 10:25 AM
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This was one of the most epic football animes i ever saw since my childhood and even now , eps 58 is really very touching and was really great bt they could end it in a better way , anyway i loved watching evry single episode from it.
Oct 10, 2014 11:20 AM
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Anime_number-1 said:
EPIC show one of if not the best football anime
It's like in the middle for me. Better than Whistle! but not better than Giant Killing or Ginga e Kickoff!!.

Anyway, pretty decent show. 7/10

Things I liked:
- Trio main characters. I liked how they were all skilled in different aspects (technique, pure power, and goalie-ing)
- Some matches (the one before this match was the best soccer match I've seen in anime)

Things I disliked:
- So damn cheesy. It was obvious they would win and every match was predictable except for a few.
- Romance. Omg, adding it made the already cheesy show, even more cheesier. It was predictable too. For a 58 episode series, they had to throw in a badly written love triangle, lots of romance teasing and the male lead had to be oblivious as well?
- Female characters. Kazumi is so badly written (see my post in episode 56 discussion) and Natsuko as well. Having them in the show made it so cringe worthy.
- Opponent/rivals/antagonists. Shows like Chihayafuru and Kuroko no Basuke do this well by giving more depth to their side characters and future rivals of the main team. This show had a lot of pointless opponent characters with little or no backstory.

Nevertheless, it's not too bad and I will check out the movie this weekend. This show at least emphasizes how great the modern sports anime have become.
Dec 19, 2014 5:36 PM
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This was a pretty decent soccer series for what it was worth it. I've seen better (like Giant Killing, Area no Kishi and Wild Striker) but this might stood out for the realism portrayed in most of the episodes. Didn't like the romance at all, and the female characters where boring, they felt like the managers from Daiya no Ace, though their presence (ADS) in the series was supposed to be important.
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Dec 8, 2015 4:55 PM
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For me, this is the best soccer anime. I didn't feel nearly as much with any other soccer anime. But I agree that the romance subplot/female characters drag it down. It could have been an 8/10 but I'll have to give it a 7/10. I wish the manga was translated.
Jul 22, 2016 5:42 AM
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As a person who don't like football I found the anime enjoyable.
7/10.
Oct 30, 2017 7:08 AM

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Toshi, soccer suki ga?

I think there is a sequel movie right? Let's get on with that
Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone
Oct 30, 2017 1:22 PM

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I think there is a sequel movie right? Let's get on with that
It was... a filler but yeah, go for it if you want to watch a boring movie :P
Oct 30, 2017 5:55 PM

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Mayuka said:
Confucius said:
I think there is a sequel movie right? Let's get on with that
It was... a filler but yeah, go for it if you want to watch a boring movie :P


Yeah I just saw it lol, gonna read the manga.
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Sep 4, 2019 4:34 PM

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Great finale. Definitely hit harder in the feels than expected and it even makes you feel sad now that the ride has come to an end.

Maybe not the very best sports anime I've seen, especially the tension during the matches could've been stronger. Still charming and with a lot of heart.

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Sep 19, 2022 10:13 AM

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Liked the finale matche but Kazumi overall ruined this anime,top 5 most annoying character.
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