Ao Ashi
Edit
What would you like to edit?
 

Ao Ashi

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Midnight Diner
Japanese: アオアシ
English: Aoashi
More titles

Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 40
Chapters: 412
Status: Finished
Published: Jan 5, 2015 to Jun 23, 2025
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: 8.661 (scored by 1813118,131 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #772
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #461
Members: 43,119
Favorites: 2,399

Available At


Resources

8.66
Ranked #77Popularity #461Members 43,119
Add to My List
Volumes: /40
Chapters: /412

Synopsis

To the world stage! Glory and ambition lie ahead of young Ashito Aoi as he takes the first steps to becoming a pro soccer player. But after being catapulted into a new harsh environment, can he hold onto his spider's thread and climb his way to the top?

A fateful encounter on Futami Beach in Ehime, Japan leads to the meeting between Fukuda Tatsuya; once a rising star and a player on the cusp of greatness whose career ended all too soon, and Aoi Ashito; a brash and hot-headed striker who loves soccer despite his selfish tendencies.

After being selected to try out for the Tokyo City Esperion Youth club, Ashito Aoi stakes his future on the chance to create a better life for his single mother and older brother, all while realizing his own shortcomings and dealing with the highly competitive world of J-Youth Soccer.

(Source: Titan Manga)

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.

Characters


Reviews

Sep 20, 2025
Basic premise
The premise of Aoashi is simple. Ashito Aoi, a third year middle school student from Ehime loves football. He is very passionate about the game and we can immediately grasp onto that. He has a raw, street-level understanding of football. After one of his games he meets Fukuda Tatsuya, a J Youth League coach who invites him to Tokyo for tryouts where he’s thrust into a world where technique, discipline, and tactical thinking matter just as much as passion.

Meaning of the name "Aoashi"

The name "Ao Ashi" (アオアシ) is a combination of two Japanese words:

"Ao" (アオ / 青) – This means blue, often symbolizing youth, ...
Aug 7, 2025
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (340/412 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 ...
Aug 14, 2025
Since it's rated 8.7 on MAL, and it focuses on U-18 professional clubs rather than high school, I thought it would be similar to "Catenaccio" another such manga.

But Aoi Ashito feels like he's written to make you like him, and feels too artificial and forced. And the writing itself is childish so I suspect that it will only find purchase among children.

After 18 chapters, I do not care one iota about Ashito. He showed nothing of worth from Chapter 1, and if it weren't rated 8.7 on MAL, I would have dropped it after the first chapter.

I usually end with a silver lining or mention ...

Interest Stacks

41 Entries · 2 Restacks
by dollra
43 Entries · 13 Restacks
42 Entries · 2 Restacks

Recommendations


Recent News

Manga 'Ao Ashi' Ends Ten-Year Serialization

Manga 'Ao Ashi' Ends Ten-Year Serialization

Yuugo Kobayashi's Ao Ashi (Aoashi) manga ended in the 30th issue of Big Comic Spirits on Monday. The 410th chapter marked the conclusion of the manga's ten...read more

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


Recent Forum Discussion

Poll: Ao Ashi Chapter 410 Discussion
Ferhat2K - Jun 22, 2025
20 repliesby Sun_Chan »»
Nov 1, 2025 10:38 PM
Poll: Ao Ashi Chapter 409 Discussion
Ferhat2K - Jun 8, 2025
15 repliesby Sun_Chan »»
Nov 1, 2025 10:29 PM
Poll: Ao Ashi Chapter 406 Discussion
Ferhat2K - May 11, 2025
12 repliesby Sun_Chan »»
Nov 1, 2025 10:23 PM
Poll: Ao Ashi Chapter 404 Discussion
otakuweek - Apr 20, 2025
5 repliesby Sun_Chan »»
Nov 1, 2025 10:19 PM
Poll: Ao Ashi Chapter 400 Discussion
otakuweek - Mar 9, 2025
5 repliesby Sun_Chan »»
Nov 1, 2025 10:12 PM