Aoashi (2022–present)

TV ShowOn airAnime, Sports2 seasons, 48 episodes
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Plot

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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  1. 01Aoashi S01E02Tokyo City EsperionS01E02 · 8.5At 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, Ashito is escorted to the tryouts by Hana Ichijo, Fukuda’s sister-in-law. Among the 86 candidates of notable achievements, Ashito has no outstanding records. Nervous as he is, Ashito is excited to be able to play soccer on the beautiful field.
  2. 02Aoashi S01E03The Final Stage of Assessment BeginsS01E03 · 8.5The 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 candidates feel overwhelmed, Ashito is eager to beat the Youth team so everyone can pass the test. The candidates feel good about the game, but start to feel uneasy at the Youth team's sluggish play.
  3. 03Aoashi S01E04CROWS01E04 · 8.5While 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 allows more goals to the youth team, making it a one-sided match. While his teammates feel completely beaten and lose their fighting spirit, Ashito, still feeling the pain from Akutsu's attack, starts to lose his will to fight.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode24Episodes2022Aired 8.2Season avg
  1. S01E01Aoashi S01E01First touchApril 9, 2022 8.0Aoi 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 tou
  2. S01E02Aoashi S01E02Season's bestTokyo City EsperionApril 16, 2022 8.5At Fukuda’s invitation and with the support of Shun, Ashito goes to Tokyo alone for the tryouts of Tokyo City Esperion Youth team. Thoroughl
  3. S01E03Aoashi S01E03The Final Stage of Assessment BeginsApril 23, 2022 8.5The 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
  4. S01E04Aoashi S01E04CROWApril 30, 2022 8.5While the candidates are overwhelmed by the youth team, Fukuda rubs salt into the wound by telling them a piece of information. Unable to re
  5. S01E05Aoashi S01E05Orange SceneryMay 7, 2022 8.0The letter of acceptance arrives to Ashito in Ehime. Ashito and his friends are overjoyed at the news, but Noriko, Ashito’s mom, looks at th
  6. S01E06Aoashi S01E06First FanMay 14, 2022 8.0Ashito arrives at Esperion's base, meets fellow test participants and meets future teammates. However, the team's coaching staff promises no
  7. S01E07Aoashi S01E07The First Youth MatchMay 21, 2022 8.0Fukuda suggests that Ashito and other new Esperion Youth players play an intrasquad game. Anyone who proves their worth in the game will be
  8. S01E08Aoashi S01E08Night TrainingMay 28, 2022 8.5The 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 commun
  9. S01E09Aoashi S01E09Spreading FootballJune 4, 2022 8.0Ashit 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 "sto
  10. S01E10Aoashi S01E10No CompromisesJune 11, 2022 8.0In 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 a
  11. S01E11Aoashi S01E11Tokyo Metropolis League Match 1 - Seikyo High SchoolJune 18, 2022 8.0Tokyo Metropolis League has opened. Ashito and others have their first official match against Seikyo High, but the mood of the team has been
  12. S01E12Aoashi S01E12Eagle EyeJune 25, 2022 8.0In the second half of Tokyo Metropolis League Match 1 against Seikyo High School, Ashito coordinates with Kuroda and Asari, and learns the i
  13. S01E13Aoashi S01E13TurnJuly 2, 2022 8.0During the celebration dinner for the victorious match against Seikyo High, a soccer game comes on the TV at the BBQ restaurant, showing Kur
  14. S01E14Aoashi S01E14It's Just SoccerJuly 9, 2022 8.0Fukuda tells Ashito to change position to defender, which was not something Ashito could stomach. His teammates, wondering why Ashito didn't
  15. S01E15Aoashi S01E15Where I Ought to BeJuly 16, 2022 8.5While 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 figu
  16. S01E16Aoashi S01E16Just Like YouJuly 23, 2022 8.5Advised by Takeshima and Anri that he should study Kuribayashi's movements, Ashito pours over the broadcast of the J1 match to see Kuribayas
  17. S01E17Aoashi S01E17Tokyo Metropolis League Match 7 - Tama Sports Science University High SchoolJuly 30, 2022 8.5Ashito and others have an unexpected reunion with Nakano and Kaneda, who played alongside him at the tryouts. After failing the tryouts for
  18. S01E18Aoashi S01E18Wind of ChangeAugust 6, 2022 8.0Esperion B team has a match against Tama Sports University. Thanks to Yoshitsune, they finish the first half with one goal lead. However, To
  19. S01E19Aoashi S01E19What We LackAugust 20, 2022 8.0The 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
  20. S01E20Aoashi S01E20The Truly Weak OneAugust 27, 2022 8.5Esperion B team starts to show some signs of improvement as they face undefeated Musashino in the next match. When the team needs to be unit
  21. S01E21Aoashi S01E21Tokyo Metropolis League Match 8 - Tokyo Musashino FC YouthSeptember 3, 2022 8.0The game against Tokyo Musashino is the climax of the Tokyo Metropolis League for Esperion B team. Although the team has worked on counterme
  22. S01E22Aoashi S01E22Like a DemonSeptember 10, 2022 8.0Esperion B team bitterly allows the first goal to Muto, the playmaker of Musashino. With Musashino one step ahead, second-year Sugawara sugg
  23. S01E23Aoashi S01E23Do Your Best. Don't Lose. Fight to Your LimitsSeptember 17, 2022 8.0The match between Esperion and Musashino will determine who will dominate the Tokyo Metropolis League. Musashino's ace, Kaneda, takes advant
  24. S01E24Aoashi S01E24From NowSeptember 24, 2022 8.0Thanks 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

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0224Episodes2026Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01Episode 1October 4, 2026—
  2. S02E02Episode 2October 11, 2026—
  3. S02E03Episode 3October 18, 2026—
  4. S02E04Episode 4October 25, 2026—
  5. S02E05Episode 5November 1, 2026—
  6. S02E06Episode 6November 8, 2026—
  7. S02E07Episode 7November 15, 2026—
  8. S02E08Episode 8November 22, 2026—
  9. S02E09Episode 9November 29, 2026—
  10. S02E10Episode 10December 6, 2026—
  11. S02E11Episode 11December 13, 2026—
  12. S02E12Episode 12December 20, 2026—
  13. S02E13Episode 13—
  14. S02E14Episode 14—
  15. S02E15Episode 15—
  16. S02E16Episode 16—
  17. S02E17Episode 17—
  18. S02E18Episode 18—
  19. S02E19Episode 19—
  20. S02E20Episode 20—
  21. S02E21Episode 21—
  22. S02E22Episode 22—
  23. S02E23Episode 23—
  24. S02E24Episode 24—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Kouki OsuzuKouki OsuzuAshito Aoi (voice)

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