Remembering that the majority of soccer leagues worldwide are on hold regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, soccer animes look like can be a suitable show for greenfield fans. If we’re talking about soccer animes, surely some of you immediately remember Captain Tsubasa as the first title that pops out in your mind. Even though it’s very iconic, it doesn’t mean that it’s the only animes that revolve around soccer and known worldwide!

For those who want to watch another series aside from Captain Tsubasa, Dunia Games had prepared 10 titles about the best soccer series other than Captain Tsubasa. These 10 titles come from a popular Japanese website called Goo.ne.jp. The site asked local netizens regarding their favorite soccer animes. The pool receives 2.740 votes, and here are 10 favorite soccer animes according to Japanese netizens.

10. Fantasista

Taken from playmaker term, this manga tells about Teppei Matsumoto who taught soccer by his older brother, a soccer club manager on Mizumoto Highschool. Tricks in this series are realistic enough to do and Fantasista managed to gain 53 votes.

9. Ganbare, Kickers!

Once aired in one of local TV stations in Indonesia, it can be said that Kickers is similar to Captain Tsubasa; wherewith the involvement of a prodigal child named Kakeru Daichi in a Kitahara Elementary School Soccer Club, those members, who were a noob at the start, started to win many competitions. This title gained 70 votes.

8. Akakichi no Eleven

The meaning of this classic anime released in the 70s is pretty cool, to be honest; Red Blooded Eleven. The author, Ikki Kajiwara, is famous among anime and manga fans with his other manga titled Ashita no Joe (Tomorrow’s Joe). It’s legendary enough and managed to gain 81 votes.

7. Oretachi no Field

receives 90 votes, this soccer manga is a work of Kenichi Muraeda, who also known for Kamen Rider Spirits. Translated into Our Field of Dreams in some countries, this manga tells about a boy named Takasugi Kazuya to one day play with in the field with his father, a J. Leauge star, in Yoyogi National Stadium.

6. Offside

This title probably well known among soccer fans. It’s different than other titles that follow a life of a striker, Offside tells about a journey of Goro Kamugaya, a talented goalkeeper who wants to enter Yokonan High Elite Soccer Club but he failed. He later enrolls in Kawasaki High. There, he meets other talented players: Shingo Sato, Hideki Yakumaru, and Kazuhito Oda. Offside managed to pool 102 votes because of its unique point of view.

5. Area no Kishi

Also known as Knight in the Area, this soccer anime receives 179 votes. Tells about a young man named Kakeru Aizawa who once retired from soccer, but come back after he receives a heart transplant from his talented brother when both had an accident. Receiving some of his brother’s talent, Kakeru attempts to realize his brother’s dream of winning the World Cup.

4. Giant Killing

Similar to Offside, Giant Killing offers a different perspective from soccer animes in general. It is told that Tatsumi Takeshi, an ex-coach of a small soccer club in England, tasked to manage a soccer club in East Tokyo United that currently slumped down to enter the Japanese professional soccer league. With its unique approach, Giant Killing receives 200 votes.

3. DAYS

DAYS is the second soccer manga by Yasuda Tsuyoshi and recently adapted into an anime in 2016. receives 313 votes, DAYS tells about how a shy and weak highschool student Tsukushi Tsukamoto can join the school’s soccer club due to his indomitable will.

2. Whistle!

Another famous title among soccer fans, especially Indonesian. Whistle! receives 319 votes. It tells about a talented, prodigious boy named Kazamatsuri Shou, wasted when he enrolled in Musashi no Mori Junior High, but when he transferred to Sakura Jousui Junior High, his talent starts to shine and his dream as a professional soccer player starts to get closer. 

Back in 2016, this series continues with a new protagonist.

1. Shoot!

In the first list, we have Shoot! with 478 votes. This manga is also famous among soccer fans worldwide. The adventure of Toshiniko Tanaka, Kazuhiro Haramatsu, and Kenji Shirashi on serving Kakegawa High School and its soccer team is always a fun ride.

So that’s the list of best 10 soccer animes according to Japanese netizens. It turns out that they have a good taste in picking soccer titles aside from Captain Tsubasa. From those titles above, which one is your favorite? 

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