The Knight in the Area

★ 7.4•2012•1 Seasons•ANIME

AnimationComedy

Kakeru and Suguru are brothers who both have a flaming passion for soccer. However, while Suguru becomes a rising star in the Japanese youth soccer system, Kakeru decides to take on a managerial role after struggling on the field. But due to a cruel twist of fate, Kakeru ends up reevaluating the role he has chosen. In hopes of one day being able to enter the World Cup by becoming a member of the national team, Kakeru trains harder than anyone else. He isn’t alone in this quest for glory, though. Kakeru's childhood friend, Nana, is a soccer prodigy of her own, with the wicked nickname “Little Witch”. She is a top-ranked player and is already playing for Nadeshiko Japan, the Japanese women’s national team. Nana's success gives Kakeru the extra push he needs to reach for his goals.

Top Cast

Shizuka Itoh

Nana Mishima (voice)

Yuko Sanpei

Kakeru Aizawa (voice)

Jun Fukuyama

Suguru Aizawa (voice)

Akira Ishida

Ryuuchi Araki (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Akito Horikawa (voice)

Atsushi Kakehashi

Makoto Hyoudou (voice)

Noriko Hidaka

Taeko Isshiki (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Teppei Iwaki (voice)

Hiro Shimono

Reo Kurebayashi (voice)

Tsubasa Yonaga

Kaoru Matoba (voice)

Episodes

Season:

1. I Love Soccer

25m

Kakeru Aizawa is the manager for his middle school soccer team and younger brother to soccer prodigy Suguru Aizawa. His childhood friend, Nana Mishima, returns from America and enrolls into his class. That night, Kakero secretly practices soccer at the park and is challenged to a match by a masked stranger. The next day, Suguru has Kakeru enter a soccer match for the chance to join the regulars as a forward.

Aired: 1/7/2012

2. The Knight in the Area

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Kakeru displays his skills as a forward by predicting and receiving Suguru's skilled passes. Whenever Kakeru has a chance to score, he changes his footing and hits the ball with his right leg reducing the power of the shot and prevents him from scoring. That night, Kakeru meets the masked stranger and explains how he injured a classmate with his left leg during a soccer match which is the cause to his playing style. That morning on the way to school, Suguru attempts to tell Kakeru he is the only forward able to receive his passes. In the middle of the conversation, they are hit by a truck.