**Ashito Aoi**, a boy with genius ball sense on a weak soccer club in Ehime, is scouted by the coach of the J-League youth team "Tokyo City Esperion" and comes to the city to aim for the pros.
The greatest charm is the careful depiction of players' growth and setbacks, centered on "thinking soccer."
Season 2 has Ashito, promoted from the B team, plunging into the **"A Team" arc** directly connected to the top team. Produced by TMS Entertainment; premieres October 4, 2026 on NHK E-Tele ⚽
📝 魅力・見どころ・特徴 ネタバレ控えめ
01① The Definitive Authentic Soccer-Development Manga
The greatest charm is depicting soccer tactics and development **authentically**.
Not a mere hot-blooded sports story, it realistically depicts how players think and grow.
Deep tactical depiction that even soccer fans applaud is a highlight ⚽
02② The Growth of Genius Boy Ashito Aoi
Protagonist Ashito Aoi is a forward with genius ball sense.
In Season 1, after converting to defender (side-back), he gained "thinking soccer" with a "wide field of vision."
The growth story of a boy from a weak rural team aiming for the pros moves the heart 🔥
03③ Season 2: The "A Team" Arc
In Season 2, Ashito, promoted from the B team, plunges into the **"A Team"** directly connected to the top team.
He challenges, aiming for the world, on a new stage where higher-level players compete fiercely.
Watch the new arc where the level of competition rises a notch ⚽
04④ The Charm of "Thinking Soccer"
The core is soccer of **"thinking with a bird's-eye view"** rather than just running.
The intellectual soccer depiction of surveying the whole pitch and choosing the best play is the work's distinctive appeal.
The more you watch, the more you're drawn into the depth of brain play 🧠
05⑤ Produced by TMS Entertainment
Produced by TMS Entertainment, continuing from Season 1.
The powerful soccer scenes and direction that carefully depicts the players' emotions are a charm.
Look forward to that reliable visual quality in Season 2 too 🎬
06⑥ Broadcast on NHK E-Tele
The work airs on NHK E-Tele.
An authentic soccer story is delivered in a block enjoyable for a wide range of generations.
Fans' hopes rise for the sequel, the first in about four years since Season 1 📺
07⑦ For Fans of Sports Works
Irresistible for fans of soccer works like 'Blue Lock' and 'Captain Tsubasa' and authentic sports stories.
You can savor both the depth of tactics and the players' passionate growth at once.
An authentic development drama that draws you in even without knowing soccer ⚽
08⑧ 📺 Broadcast & Streaming Info
Premiere: October 4, 2026 (Sun)~
Channels: NHK E-Tele
Studio: TMS Entertainment
Check the official site for the latest info 📱
💡 注目ポイント・展開予想 軽めネタバレ
Season 2 is expected to center on the "A Team" arc, starting from where Ashito is promoted from the B team to the A team.
It depicts competition with higher-level players directly connected to the top team.
How far Ashito hones "thinking soccer" and how he performs on a stage aiming for the world is the biggest point to watch.
🧾 これまでのあらすじ ネタバレあり
Ashito Aoi, who belonged to a weak soccer club in Ehime, had his genius ball sense discovered by Esperion's coach Tatsuya Fukuda and came to the city to aim for the pros.
Season 1 depicted him growing on the B team while gaining "thinking soccer" with a "wide field of vision" through converting from forward to defender (side-back) on the youth team.
Through friendly rivalry with teammates and rivals, Ashito steadily grew his skills. In Season 2, promoted from the B team, he advances to the "A Team" arc directly connected to the top team.
✅ 観る・注目するおすすめポイント
Wholeheartedly recommended for fans of authentic soccer and development/growth stories.
You can savor both the depth of tactics and the players' passionate growth drama at once.
A robust sports drama that draws you in even without knowing soccer.
👀 トリビア・驚きの小ネタ集
・A highly acclaimed authentic soccer manga that took second place at the Manga Taisho 2020.
・Protagonist Ashito Aoi is voiced by Koki Osuzu from Season 2.
・Season 1 aired in 2022 in 24 episodes.
💫 未回収の伏線 ネタバレあり
Points to watch in Season 2:
● How far does Ashito on the A team work against top-level players?
● What is the new weapon of Ashito, who has honed "thinking soccer" further?
● The fierce competition among players over promotion to the top team.
● What growth do Ashito's rivals show?
● How close does Ashito's dream of the pros, and the world, come?
● Watch the fate of development and competition distinctive to an authentic soccer work.
💌 次シーズンで絶対バズる名セリフ予想
● "I can get even better."
—Ashito's conviction, craving growth.
● "Look at the whole pitch."
—A line piercing the core of "thinking soccer."
The words of players who stake everything on soccer heat viewers' hearts.
Season 2 should keep coloring the story with lines that push growth forward ⚽