Are you psyched about soccer and the FIFA 2022 World Cup? Are you someone who enjoys watching anime? If this is the case, then you've come to the right spot since we've compiled a list of some of the best soccer anime around that fans of both soccer and anime should look into watching. The best part is that each and every one of these titles can be watched online right now on Crunchyroll!
There is a soccer anime series for anyone who may be looking for their next fix outside of Ted Lasso or The English Game that can be just as fun or full of surprises as those two shows. These series range from the exciting new fall series BLUELOCK, in which 300 strikers are pitted against each other in a battle royale reminiscent of Squid Game, to the inspiring female-led heartfelt Farewell, My Dear Cramer.
BLUELOCK!
Animation Studio: 8Bit
The Japanese Football Association has begun a new, tough training program in an effort to locate the next striker for the national team. This effort is driven by Japan's goal to win the World Cup. Three hundred young athletes from the same high school are competing against each other for the position, but only one can win. Who among them will emerge as the goal scorer who paves the way for a new era in Japanese soccer?
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Aoashi
Animation Studio: Production I.G.
Ashito Aoi, the best player in Ehime Prefecture, is heartbroken after his team was defeated in their most recent junior high school soccer tournament; yet, there is a silver lining to every cloud. Ashito's raw talent is recognized by Tatsuya Fukuda, manager of an organization that prepares players for one of the most successful clubs in the J-League, and he extends an invitation for Ashito to try out for the team. They'll take both the youth club and Aoshi's talents to entirely new levels if they work together.
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Clean Freak! Aoyama-kun
Animation Studio: Studio Hibari
Aoyama kun is a young soccer prodigy who now competes for the National U-16 Soccer Team. He plays the midfield position on the team. But in addition to that, he has a severe phobia of germs! The "Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama kun!" (Clean Freak!! Aoyama kun!) television anime adaption is a "spotless" coming-of-age story that depicts the friendships that he establishes and the trials that he overcomes.
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Farewell, My Dear Cramer
Animation Studio: Liden Films
Since she was a little girl, Onda Nozomi has participated in soccer matches with male players. As soon as she enters middle school, regardless of how much she practices and how much better she is than everyone else, she is unable to advance further. "Physical difference" In a sport like soccer, where athletes occasionally violently crash with one another, this creates a reason for the boys and girls to be segregated from one another. Nozomi, on the other hand, does not surrender! She chooses to ignore the phrase "because she's a girl" so that she can keep participating in her favorite sport with the people she cares about. Nozomi is on her way to becoming a famous soccer player who captivates the attention of everyone.
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DAYS
Animation Studio: MAPPA
One young man named Tsukushi Tsukamoto has a passionate heart, despite the fact that he had neither talents nor distinguishing characteristics. The other is a solitary and brilliant football player by the name of Jin Kazama. The world of high school soccer is about to undergo a period of transition as a direct result of the meeting of these two lads who have nothing in common with one another. The final act of this emotional and high-strung tale is about to begin...
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Shoot! Goal to the Future
Animation Studio: EMT Squared, Magic Bus
Atsushi Kamiya has returned to Kakegawa High School, where he once led the team to victory in the National Championship game. However, the current squad is not particularly strong. One of the most talented players on the team, Hideto Tsuji, has decided to retire from the sport entirely. Will Hideto and his team be able to benefit from the coaching experience of a former star player on a successful soccer team?
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FUTSAL BOYS!!!!!
Animation Studio: Diomedea
The sport of futsal has experienced phenomenal growth on a global scale during the past decade or so. Haru Yamato was inspired to pursue a career in sports after seeing Tokinari Tennoji play for Japan in the Under-18 World Cup. Haru Yamato wants to be a player like Tokinari Tennoji. When he joins the Koyo Gakuen Futsal Club, he meets players like Seiichiro Sakaki, an introvert who won't throw the ball to anyone else, and Toi Tsukioka, whose troubled background almost caused him to give up futsal for good. Sakaki is adamant about not passing the ball to anyone else.
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