22 losses, zero hope, one chaotic transfer student who refuses to give a damn.
9.523 minSeason 1 • Episode 26
LatestThe Kitahara Kickers are a soccer who struggle to win a game, with a run of 22 consecutive losses. But then a newcomer joins the team whose attitude brings back the passion for soccer that his teammates have forgotten.
Acting
Tomiko Suzuki's scream-acting as Kakeru carries entire episodes.
Writing
Each loss somehow hits harder than the last — cruel and brilliant.
Score
Synth-heavy 80s anthems that slap unreasonably hard.
Tomiko Suzuki
Kakeru Daichi (voice)
Kazue Ikura
Masaru Hongo (voice)
Noriko Tsukase
Kenta Ishii (voice)
Ikue Otani
Kiyoshi Hara (voice)
Shinobu Adachi
Hideo Obata (voice)
Urara Takano
Mamoru Ootaka (voice)
Kyoko Tongu
Manabu Noguchi (voice)
Michie Tomizawa
Tetsuya Takada (voice)
Shino Kakinuma
Shinsuke Koga (voice)
Teiyu Ichiryusai
Naoto Hamamoto (voice)
TARAKO
Taichi Ota (voice)
Eiko Yamada
Hikaru Uesugi (voice)
YOU
Akina Uesugi (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ikue Otani, who voices little brother Kiyoshi Hara, later became iconic as Pikachu's voice — making this her pre-electric rodent era.
The show aired during Japan's 1980s soccer boom when J.League was still a decade away, capturing pure grassroots passion before professionalization changed everything.
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