Top 18 Soccer Anime to watch

Stories involving teams playing soccer aka football.

1. Blue Lock VS. U-20 JAPAN

The second season of Blue Lock.

The hottest soccer matches start again as the U-20 Japan National Team makes their debut!

BLUE LOCK Season 2 is finished and has 14 Episodes. It is also Known as: ブルーロック VS. U-20 JAPAN, ブルーロック第2期, Blue Lock 2nd Season

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2. BLUE LOCK

Japan’s desire for World Cup glory leads the Japanese Football Association to launch a new rigorous training program to find the national team’s next striker. Three hundred high school players are pitted against each other for the position, but only one will come out on top. Who among them will be the striker to usher in a new era of Japanese soccer?

BLUE LOCK is finished and has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: Blue Lock, ブルーロック, BLUE LOCK

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3. Ao Ashi

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?

Ao Ashi is finished and has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: アオアシ, Aoashi

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4. Blue Lock: EPISODE Nagi

A movie centered on Nagi Seishirou before he enters BLUE LOCK.

My life was full of boredom. Until I met him.

“That’s a hassle.” That was second-year high schooler Nagi Seishirou’s favorite phrase as he lived his dull life. Until Reo Mikage, a classmate who dreamed of winning the World Cup, discovered Nagi’s hidden skill, inspiring him to play soccer and share his outstanding talent. Nagi is pulled into Reo's world of soccer and out of his leisurely lifestyle. What fate awaits this prodigy in BLUE LOCK? A world he’s never known.

Blue Lock the Movie -Episode Nagi- is a Movie. It is also Known as: ブルーロック-EPISODE 凪-, BLUELOCK: EPISODE Nagi, 劇場版 ブルーロック, BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI-, Blue Lock Movie

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5. Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun

The handsome young soccer genius named Aoyama is a Japan representative. His play style is "cleanliness." He doesn't tackle and doesn't head the ball. If he's doing a throw-in, he'll only do it if he's wearing gloves.

Clean Freak! Aoyama-kun is finished and has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 潔癖男子!青山くん, Cleanliness Boy! Aoyama-kun

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6. Shoot! Goal to the Future

Atsushi Kamiya, a former captain at Kakegawa High School and the world-renowned "courageous captain" for a famous Italian soccer team… And Hideto Tsuji, a student at Kakegawa High School, who seems uninterested in the now-weakened soccer team…

Their meeting is the start of a new legend...

Shoot! Goal to the Future is finished and has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: シュート!Goal to the Future, Shoot! Goal to the Future

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7. Inazuma Eleven

While other schools in Japan compete for the title of being the best soccer team in the country, Raimon Middle School's soccer club, Inazuma Eleven, struggles to rise from the verge of being disbanded. The grandson of Inazuma Eleven's first generation goalkeeper and captain of the team, Mamoru Endou, takes the challenge of kicking the long neglected club back into shape. To do this, he'll need a little help and more than a little luck.

Mamoru Endou finds hope in the hands of Shuuya Gouenji, a brilliant young player who has given up on soccer. Mamoru is determined to get Shuuya and other new recruits to join his team, no matter what the cost. Is his passion and determination enough to treat the ailing club? Or is there no more hope for the team?

Inazuma Eleven is finished and has 127 Episodes. It is also Known as: イナズマイレブン, Inazuma Eleven

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8. Days (TV): Touin Gakuen-sen!

Second season of Days.

Days (TV): Touin Gakuen-sen! is finished and has 3 Episodes. It is also Known as: DAYS東院学園戦!, Days (TV): Touin Gakuen-sen!

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9. Days (TV)

The series is about two boys named Tsukushi and Jin. Tsukushi is a boy with no special talent or traits while Jin is considered a soccer genius. On one stormy night, Jin meets Tsukushi, and they get dragged into the world of soccer.

DAYS is finished and has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: DAYS, Days (TV)

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10. Area no Kishi

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.

Soccer and adolescent fervor combine for an epic, emotional ride. Check it out for yourself in Area no Kishi!

The Knight in the Area is finished and has 37 Episodes. It is also Known as: エリアの騎士, Area no Kishi

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11. Extreme Hearts

The story of Extreme Hearts is set in the near future, when the hobby of "Hyper Sports" has become popular among children and adults alike. The story focuses on Hiyori Hayama, a second year high school student who initially has no connection to "Hyper Sports", but after a chance encounter this begins to change as Hiyori and her friends grow closer and pursue their athletic dreams.

Extreme Hearts is finished and has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: エクストリームハーツ, Extreme Hearts

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12. Inazuma Eleven Go: Chrono Stone

Inazuma Eleven Go: Chrono Stone is set after the Holy Road Soccer Tournament. The hero of of the moment, Tenma Matsukaze, traveled all over Japan to teach soccer to kids.

He returns to Raimon Junior High School after completing his mission, but to his surprise, it's no longer the same Raimon Junior High that he remembers. The soccer club is non-existent, and the members of the champion team in the Holy Road Soccer Tournament have no recollection of taking part in the tournament. They neither remember Tenma nor the game of soccer they loved. As Tenma is baffled by this twist, Alpha, the leader of the Route Agents and captain of Protocol Omega team, suddenly appears before him. Alpha declares that he and his team are responsible for wiping out passion for soccer in Raimon along with the memories of the soccer club members: and Tenma himself is next.

That's when a strange boy named Fei Rune appears just in time to save him. Just who is Fei, and why does Alpha want to eliminate soccer for good? Tenma knows that he needs to do everything in his power to emerge victorious. It's a battle that could seal the fate of soccer forever.

Inazuma Eleven Go: Chrono Stone is finished and has 51 Episodes. It is also Known as: イナズマイレブンGO クロノ・ストーン, Inazuma Eleven Go: Chrono Stone

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13. Sayonara Watashi no Cramer

With no soccer accomplishments to speak of during the entirety of Sumire Suou's junior high school years, the young wing gets an odd offer. Suou's main rival, Midori Soshizaki, invites her to join up on the same team in high school, with a promise that she'll never let Suou "play alone." It's an earnest offer, but the question is whether Suou will take her up on it. Thus the curtain opens on a story that collects an enormous cast of individual soccer-playing personalities!

Farewell, My Dear Cramer is finished and has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: さよなら私のクラマー, Good-bye, Cramer

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14. Captain Tsubasa (2018)

Captain Tsubasa is the passionate story of an elementary school student whose thoughts and dreams revolve almost entirely around the love of soccer. 11-year-old Tsubasa Oozora started playing football at a very young age, and while it was mostly just a recreational sport for his friends, for him, it developed into something of an obsession.

In order to pursue his dream to the best of his elementary school abilities, Tsubasa moves with his mother to Nankatsu city, which is well-known for its excellent elementary school soccer teams. But although he was easily the best in his old town, Nankatsu has a lot more competition, and he will need all of his skill and talent in order to stand out from this new crowd.

He encounters not only rivals, but also new friends like the pretty girl Sanae Nakazawa and the talented goalkeeper, Genzo Wakabayashi, who shares the same passion as Tsubasa, and will prove to be a treasured friend in helping him push towards his dreams. Representing Japan in the FIFA World Cup is Tsubasa’s ultimate dream, but it will take a lot more than talent to reach it.

Captain Tsubasa (2018) is finished and has 52 Episodes. It is also Known as: キャプテン翼, Captain Tsubasa (2018)

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15. Inazuma Eleven: Chou Jigen Dream Match

A new movie featuring a match between fan-voted members of the Inazuma Best Eleven team and the special Battle Eleven team.

Inazuma Eleven: Chou Jigen Dream Match is a Movie. It is also Known as: イナズマイレブン 超次元ドリームマッチ, Inazuma Eleven: Chou Jigen Dream Match

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16. Hungry Heart: Wild Striker

Kyosuke Kano has lived under the shadow of his successful brother Seisuke all his life who is a professional soccer player. Tired of being compared and downgraded at, he abandoned playing soccer until a boy from his new highschool discovered him and asked him to join their team. Kyosuke joins it and befriends two other first year players named Rodrigo and Sakai with the dream of becomming professional soccer players themselves.

Hungry Heart: Wild Striker is finished and has 52 Episodes. It is also Known as: ハングリーハート Wild Striker, Hungry Heart: Wild Striker

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17. Detective Conan Movie 16: The Eleventh Striker

After an interaction with J-League professional players, Conan and co watches the big match between Tokyo Spirits and Gamba Osaka, only to find out that a bomb has been planted in the stadium. It is now up to Conan once again to foil the culprit's plans and reveal his/her true identity.

Case Closed Movie 16: The Eleventh Striker is a Movie. It is also Known as: 劇場版 名探偵コナン 11人目のストライカー, Detective Conan Movie 16: 11 Nin-me no Striker

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18. Ashita e Free Kick

Shun Godai is a young boy who likes soccer. But his grandfather, a successful businessman, want his grandson to follow his path...

Ashita e Free Kick is finished and has 52 Episodes. It is also Known as: あしたへフリーキック, Free Kick Toward Tomorrow

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