Aoashi
Aoashi
TV ShowReturning Series

Aoashi

7.4 / 10
2022
2 seasons
25 episodes
Animation

Ashito Aoi is a young, aspiring soccer player from a backwater town in Japan. His hopes of getting into a high school with a good soccer club are dashed when he causes an incident during a critical match for his team, which results in their loss and elimination from the tournament. Nevertheless, he catches the eye of someone important who happened to be visiting from Tokyo. How will things turn out for Ashito?

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Cast

Seasons

  • First touch

    1.First touch

    8.0
    09-04-202224m

    Aoi Ashito is an ace of a weak soccer team at a junior high school in Ehime. His play almost gets the team to the semi-final in his last tournament in junior high, but provoked by...

  • Tokyo City Esperion

    2.Tokyo City Esperion

    8.5
    16-04-202224m

    At Fukuda’s invitation and with the support of Shun, Ashito goes to Tokyo alone for the tryouts of Tokyo City Esperion Youth team. Thoroughly impressed with Esperion’s facility, As...

  • The Final Stage of Assessment Begins

    3.The Final Stage of Assessment Begins

    8.5
    23-04-202224m

    The final test turns out to be a game with the Esperion Youth team. Fukuda tells the candidates that he will give a piece of information to them during the game. While other candid...

  • CROW

    4.CROW

    8.5
    30-04-202224m

    While the candidates are overwhelmed by the youth team, Fukuda rubs salt into the wound by telling them a piece of information. Unable to recover from the shock, the candidate team...

  • Orange Scenery

    5.Orange Scenery

    8.0
    07-05-202224m

    The letter of acceptance arrives to Ashito in Ehime. Ashito and his friends are overjoyed at the news, but Noriko, Ashito’s mom, looks at the celebration with mixed feelings. Hana...

  • First Fan

    6.First Fan

    8.0
    14-05-202224m

    Ashito arrives at Esperion's base, meets fellow test participants and meets future teammates. However, the team's coaching staff promises not to give an easy life to the players' d...

  • The First Youth Match

    7.The First Youth Match

    8.0
    21-05-202224m

    Fukuda suggests that Ashito and other new Esperion Youth players play an intrasquad game. Anyone who proves their worth in the game will be promoted to the A team. All new players...

  • Night Training

    8.Night Training

    8.5
    28-05-202224m

    The intrasquad game will determine who gets promoted to the A team. However, no one is passing the ball to Ashito, who is not able to communicate with his teammates through his soc...

  • Spreading Football

    9.Spreading Football

    8.0
    04-06-202224m

    Ashit who can't easily master the basic soccer movement of "stop and kick". Togashi, who is in the same room, tells the true meaning of "stop and kick", not seeing the thoughtfulne...

  • No Compromises

    10.No Compromises

    8.0
    11-06-202224m

    In the unusual mini game of 11-on-21, Ashito completely loses the trust of Kuroda and Asari for lack of cooperation. Date gives Ashito the assignment to figure out why they got mad...

  • Tokyo Metropolis League Match 1 - Seikyo High School

    11.Tokyo Metropolis League Match 1 - Seikyo High School

    8.0
    18-06-202224m

    Tokyo Metropolis League has opened. Ashito and others have their first official match against Seikyo High, but the mood of the team has been awful since the fight on the day of the...

  • Eagle Eye

    12.Eagle Eye

    8.0
    25-06-202224m

    In the second half of Tokyo Metropolis League Match 1 against Seikyo High School, Ashito coordinates with Kuroda and Asari, and learns the importance of carrying the ball with thre...

  • Turn

    13.Turn

    8.0
    02-07-202224m

    During the celebration dinner for the victorious match against Seikyo High, a soccer game comes on the TV at the BBQ restaurant, showing Kuribayashi making his J1 debut. Around the...

  • It's Just Soccer

    14.It's Just Soccer

    8.0
    09-07-202224m

    Fukuda tells Ashito to change position to defender, which was not something Ashito could stomach. His teammates, wondering why Ashito didn't show up to the announcement of the A te...

  • Where I Ought to Be

    15.Where I Ought to Be

    8.5
    16-07-202224m

    While still feeling unconvinced, Ashito makes up his mind that he must try and learn to be a full-back. He goes to practice, wanting to figure out Fukuda's intention. However, bein...

  • Just Like You

    16.Just Like You

    8.5
    23-07-202224m

    Advised by Takeshima and Anri that he should study Kuribayashi's movements, Ashito pours over the broadcast of the J1 match to see Kuribayashi's play. Combing over the past footage...

  • Tokyo Metropolis League Match 7 - Tama Sports Science University High School

    17.Tokyo Metropolis League Match 7 - Tama Sports Science University High School

    8.5
    30-07-202224m

    Ashito and others have an unexpected reunion with Nakano and Kaneda, who played alongside him at the tryouts. After failing the tryouts for Esperion, Nakano and Kaneda joined the c...

  • Wind of Change

    18.Wind of Change

    8.0
    06-08-202224m

    Esperion B team has a match against Tama Sports University. Thanks to Yoshitsune, they finish the first half with one goal lead. However, Togashi and Takeshima mess up their play a...

  • What We Lack

    19.What We Lack

    8.0
    20-08-202224m

    The B team ends the match with Tama Sports U. Next match is against Musashino, currently the first place of the League and also Tachibana's old team. However, Tachibana doesn't fee...

  • The Truly Weak One

    20.The Truly Weak One

    8.5
    27-08-202224m

    Esperion B team starts to show some signs of improvement as they face undefeated Musashino in the next match. When the team needs to be united more than ever, Takeshima and Togashi...

  • Tokyo Metropolis League Match 8 - Tokyo Musashino FC Youth

    21.Tokyo Metropolis League Match 8 - Tokyo Musashino FC Youth

    8.0
    03-09-202224m

    The game against Tokyo Musashino is the climax of the Tokyo Metropolis League for Esperion B team. Although the team has worked on countermeasures against Musashino, the air is sti...

  • Like a Demon

    22.Like a Demon

    8.0
    10-09-202224m

    Esperion B team bitterly allows the first goal to Muto, the playmaker of Musashino. With Musashino one step ahead, second-year Sugawara suggests that they go back to their original...

  • Do Your Best. Don't Lose. Fight to Your Limits

    23.Do Your Best. Don't Lose. Fight to Your Limits

    8.0
    17-09-202224m

    The match between Esperion and Musashino will determine who will dominate the Tokyo Metropolis League. Musashino's ace, Kaneda, takes advantage of the weak coordination between Tog...

  • From Now

    24.From Now

    8.0
    24-09-202224m

    Thanks to Ashito's great bird's-eye view, Esperion B team succeeds in bringing down the defense of Musashino and scores a tie-goal. Esperion gains the momentum, while Musashino is...

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