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TV series

Aoashi

2022TV-142 seasons7.8 / 10

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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Checked Nov 9, 2026

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Synopsis

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?

Season 2 episodes

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Episode 1

Starting Line

25m7.8 / 10

Ashito finally gets the promotion to the A team, and he does everything he can to keep up. However...

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Directed by Ryota KarasawaWritten by Masahiro YokotaniGuest stars Tatsumaru Tachibana, Seiichiro Yamashita, Taku Yashiro, Shun Horie, Junya Enoki, Chikahiro Kobayashi, Maki Kawase, Reina Ueda

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Episode 2

A Thinking Reed

25m8.0 / 10

When Taira and Matsunaga invite Ashito and the others to dinner, Kuribayashi appears and joins them.

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Directed by Harume KosakaWritten by Masahiro YokotaniGuest stars Tatsumaru Tachibana, Taku Yashiro, Shun Horie, Junya Enoki, Chikahiro Kobayashi, Maki Kawase, Reina Ueda, Shunsuke Takeuchi

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Episode 3

Premier League Match 7 – Kashiwa Dai Business School

25m

Ashito makes the A team's roster for the Premier League for the match against Kashiwa Dai Business School.

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Directed by Fuko AbeWritten by Shingo IrieGuest stars Tatsumaru Tachibana, Seiichiro Yamashita, Taku Yashiro, Shun Horie, Wataru Katoh, Junya Enoki, Chikahiro Kobayashi, Reina Ueda

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Episode 4

Cornerstone

25m

Ashito fails to keep up with the pace of the Premier League, and Kashiwa identifies him as a weak spot.

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Directed by Tomio YamauchiWritten by Shingo IrieGuest stars Tatsumaru Tachibana, Taku Yashiro, Shun Horie, Junya Enoki, Chikahiro Kobayashi, Reina Ueda, Hiroki Yasumoto, Shunsuke Takeuchi

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Episode 5

Don't Quit Thinking

25m

Kuribayashi's presence overwhelms Ashito, but he notices something unusual about Kuribayashi's play.

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Directed by Ryota KarasawaWritten by Sumika HayakawaGuest stars Tatsumaru Tachibana, Taku Yashiro, Shun Horie, Junya Enoki, Chikahiro Kobayashi, Maki Kawase, Reina Ueda, Shunsuke Takeuchi

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Episode 6

Teach Me

25m

Kobayakawa returns from injury. Faced with obvious skill gap with the starters, Togashi takes action.

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Directed by Mamiko SekiyaWritten by Masahiro YokotaniGuest stars Tatsumaru Tachibana, Seiichiro Yamashita, Taku Yashiro, Shun Horie, Wataru Katoh, Junya Enoki, Chikahiro Kobayashi, Reina Ueda

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Episode information updated Nov 14, 2026

More about Aoashi

Cast

Kouki OsuzuAshito Aoi (voice)
Tatsumaru TachibanaEisaku Ohtomo (voice)
Seiichiro YamashitaSoichiro Tachibana (voice)
Taku YashiroKeiji Togashi (voice)
Shun HorieKanpei Kuroda (voice)
Junya EnokiYuma Motoki (voice)
Chikahiro KobayashiTatsuya Fukuda (voice)
Maki KawaseHana Ichijo (voice)

Credits

Written by
Masahiro Yokotani, Shingo Irie, Sumika Hayakawa, Daisuke Ohigashi, Kenichi Takeshita

Production details

Status
Returning Series
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
48
Original language
Japanese
Original title
アオアシ

Networks & production

  • NHK Educational TVJapan
  • Production I.GJapan
  • Shogakukan-Shueisha ProductionsJapan
  • NHK EnterprisesJapan
  • Bandai SpiritsJapan
  • MarvelousJapan

Themes

animebased on mangacoming of agecompetitionfootball (soccer)personal growthrivalryschool