The Knight in the Area

The Knight in the Area

2012
The Knight in the Area
The Knight in the Area

The Knight in the Area

6.8 | en | Animation

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

1
EP37  Kickoff!!
Sep. 29,2012
Kickoff!!

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EP36  Storm Warning!
Sep. 22,2012
Storm Warning!

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EP35  New Total Curtain
Sep. 15,2012
New Total Curtain

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EP34  Raise the Curtain! High School Championship
Sep. 08,2012
Raise the Curtain! High School Championship

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EP33  New Challenger
Sep. 01,2012
New Challenger

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EP32  Welcome Home, Romeo-sama?!
Aug. 25,2012
Welcome Home, Romeo-sama?!

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EP31  World Match Debut
Aug. 18,2012
World Match Debut

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EP30  U-16 Representative Training Camp
Aug. 11,2012
U-16 Representative Training Camp

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EP29  Partly Cloudy
Aug. 04,2012
Partly Cloudy

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EP28  The Summit Battle! Kamakura vs. Shukyu
Jul. 28,2012
The Summit Battle! Kamakura vs. Shukyu

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EP27  Ryouma Goes!
Jul. 21,2012
Ryouma Goes!

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EP26  Professional
Jul. 14,2012
Professional

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EP25  Fierce Battle! Finale
Jun. 30,2012
Fierce Battle! Finale

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EP24  Tenacity to Win
Jun. 23,2012
Tenacity to Win

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EP23  Desperate Situation
Jun. 09,2012
Desperate Situation

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EP22  Emperor Tooru Asuka
Jun. 02,2012
Emperor Tooru Asuka

The match between Enoshima and Yoin begins. Yoin quickly begins forcing Enoshima into offside traps. Seeing no choice, Kakeru is put into the game 20 minutes into the First Half. Kakeru uses the Phi Trick to get past Asuka and passes the ball to Araki, who uses a scorpion kick to put Enoshima up 1:0. Yoin quickly rebounds though. Asuka begins marking Kakeru and forces him to turn the ball over. The ball is passed to Haruki Onimaru who dribbles to Enoshima's corner. He fakes Enoshima out with what appears to be a pass to Asuka, but in reality it's a twisting shot. With no chance to stop the shot, Enoshima finds themselves tied 1:1, and now Coach Iwaki must come up with a new dangerous plan if Enoshima is to succedd. All this time Silva, Mai, and Kakeru's old teammates watch the game from the stands along with Kakeru's family and Ayaka.

EP21  Festival Music Is the Melody of Love ?!
May. 26,2012
Festival Music Is the Melody of Love ?!

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EP20  Appearance of the Phi Trick
May. 19,2012
Appearance of the Phi Trick

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EP19  Iron Wall!! Four Rows.
May. 12,2012
Iron Wall!! Four Rows.

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EP18  Seven's Rival
May. 05,2012
Seven's Rival

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EP17  Leonardo Silva
Apr. 28,2012
Leonardo Silva

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EP16  The Empty 3 Seconds
Apr. 21,2012
The Empty 3 Seconds

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EP15  Strong Opponent!? Tsujido
Apr. 14,2012
Strong Opponent!? Tsujido

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EP14  The Mythical Feint
Apr. 07,2012
The Mythical Feint

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EP13  Raising the Curtain! Inter-High Qualifiers
Mar. 31,2012
Raising the Curtain! Inter-High Qualifiers

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EP12  Enoshima Soccer Club Reborn
Mar. 24,2012
Enoshima Soccer Club Reborn

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EP11  The Division of the Soccer Club
Mar. 17,2012
The Division of the Soccer Club

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EP10  Little Witch
Mar. 10,2012
Little Witch

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EP9  Panic at the Training Camp?!
Mar. 03,2012
Panic at the Training Camp?!

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EP8  Conclusion
Feb. 25,2012
Conclusion

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EP7  Return of the King
Feb. 18,2012
Return of the King

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EP6  Clash! FC vs. SC!!
Feb. 11,2012
Clash! FC vs. SC!!

The match between FC and SC to decide who will represent the school for nationals begins. Ryuichi fails to show up during the match and the team plays without him. After the first half, SC leads by two points. A player on FC is injured and is forced to stop playing. Kota Nakatsuka, Kakeru's middle school friend, quits the SC team and joins the FC team to sub for the player. The game resumes and Kakeru scores a goal as does SC ending the second half with 1:3 lead by SC. Ryuichi, having lost weight, joins FC and subs in for a player for the final half of the game.

EP5  Enoshima High School's Soccer Club!?
Feb. 04,2012
Enoshima High School's Soccer Club!?

A year passes and Kakeru and Nana are now students in Enoshima High school. They enroll in a soccer club, discovering that their club is the school's unofficial soccer team dubbed FC. They learn that before nationals tournament, FC competes with the official soccer team, dubbed SC, to determine who represents the school. Kakeru and Nana remain on the team after realizing FC's unconventional training is more effective than SC's. Meanwhile, Kakeru attempts to persuade Ryuichi to rejoin FC, who quit soccer and become overweight after losing to SC. Ryuichi explains the same frustration he felt as Suguru about the lack of skilled forwards to accept his passes but is inspired by Kakeru who offers to accept that position.

EP4  Last Pass
Jan. 28,2012
Last Pass

Kakeru is unable to recall what happened when he kicked the ball, leading Nana to suspect Suguru's heart is the cause. At the hospital, Suguru's sport counselor, Ayaka Mine, examines Kakeru and reminds him to exercise for his heart. She secretly tasks Nana to watch for Suguru-like behavior from Kakeru possibly resulted from the transplant. That night, Kakeru learns that the masked stranger is Nana and that he received a heart transplant from Suguru. As Kakeru reads through Suguru's dairy, he discovers his brother's frustration with the forwards in Japan's national team and how he desires Kakeru to fill that position. The next day, Kakeru tells Nana he will enroll in Enoshima High where Ryuichi Araki, a passer with skills like Suguru, is located.

EP3  A Brother`s Pulse
Jan. 21,2012
A Brother`s Pulse

In the coma, Kakeru relives the day he, along with Suguru and Nana, promise to join Japan's national soccer team. Meanwhile, Suguru is pronounced brain dead and his family agree to the hospital's decision to transplant his heart into Kakeru to save his life; Nana happens to overhear the decision. After several days, Kakeru is discharged from the hospital and resigns from the soccer team. At the park, a girl is almost hit by a car but is saved when Kakeru kicks a ball and stops the driver.

EP2  The Knight in the Area
Jan. 14,2012
The Knight in the Area

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.

EP1  I Love Soccer
Jan. 07,2012
I Love Soccer

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.

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6.8 | en | Animation , Comedy
Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Shizuka Itoh , Yuko Sanpei , Jun Fukuyama

Director

Shinobu Sasaki

Producted By

Shin-Ei Animation ,

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