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Ao Ashi

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Aoashi
Japanese: アオアシ


Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Jan 5, 2015 to ?
Genres: Award Winning Award Winning, Sports Sports
Theme: Team Sports Team Sports
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Big Comic Spirits
Authors: Kobayashi, Yuugo (Story & Art), Ueno, Naohiko (Story)

Statistics

Score: 8.621 (scored by 1509915,099 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #922
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #500
Members: 38,287
Favorites: 2,115

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Synopsis

Ashito Aoi, a third year middle school student from Ehime, meets Tatsuya Fukuda, a "J Youth League" coach. Even though he's still rough around the edges, Ashito has such amazing potential that he gets invited by coach Fukuda to participate in his team's try-outs in Tokyo. The story of the boy who will revolutionize football in Japan begins to unfold.

(Source: Ao Ashi Wiki)

Background

Ao Ashi ranked fourth for the 10th Manga Taisho Award in 2017. The series won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category in 2020, along with Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen.

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Reviews

Dec 23, 2024
Preliminary (391/? eps)
I'll start of with the preface that there is no official translation to this manga yet and some of the scans early on are a little rough.
With that done all i can do about this manga is to gush at how amazing I have found this, as a big football fan I had been reading many football mangas hoping for something to grab a hold of me. Having started reading this when it was a lot more obscure I was immediately amazed at the raw emotion that this manga could display. The development of the protagonist and the cast around him is amazing, the connections ...
Sep 27, 2024
Preliminary (284/? eps)
(This review is as of chapter ~280, because I wanted to get some thoughts down about Espereon vs Seiran and I don't really see my opinions changing much once I've caught up.)

Ao Ashi is probably the ballsiest sports manga/anime out there. The twist (you know what I'm talking about) is iconic and the main turning point of the manga, but I've never seen anything like it. Such a monumental fuck-you as soon as the show begins to hit its stride is pretty much out of the question for most stories, but somehow Ao Ashi makes it so integral that it seems like it wouldn't exist ...
Mar 6, 2024
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (340/? eps)
Spoiler
Plot: (6/10)
Football, aoi the mc wants to become Van Basten and he gets a call up from a youth squad of tokyo, he joins the team he becomes friends with his teamates but turns out the manager wanted him to become roberto carlos so they change him position to the left back and the plot moves on covering a part of the season with the small youth team and then eventually he will move on to the bigger youth team.
The Pacing is bad its way too slow at times and fast in others, it takes time to establish the characters and opposing teams at the ...

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Recent News

Second Season of 'Ao Ashi' Announced for 2026

Second Season of 'Ao Ashi' Announced for 2026

The official website of the Ao Ashi (Aoashi) anime series announced a second season on Wednesday, revealing a commemorative visual (pictured). The second season, pro...read more

Manga 'Ao Ashi' Receives TV Anime for Spring 2022

Manga 'Ao Ashi' Receives TV Anime for Spring 2022

Publisher Shogakukan announced a television anime adaptation of Yuugo Kobayashi's Ao Ashi (Aoashi) on Friday. The anime series is scheduled for premiere in Spri...read more


Recent Forum Discussion

Poll: Ao Ashi Chapter 407 Discussion
Ferhat2K - May 18
3 repliesby AniFred1 »»
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Poll: Ao Ashi Chapter 406 Discussion
Ferhat2K - May 11
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May 15, 7:17 PM
Ending in 6 chapters.
FurySlasher - Apr 30
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May 11, 1:56 PM
Poll: Ao Ashi Chapter 405 Discussion
Ferhat2K - May 1
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May 3, 2:41 AM
Poll: Ao Ashi Chapter 404 Discussion
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