Inazuma Eleven (イナズマイレブン, Inazuma Irebun, lit. Lightning Eleven) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yabuno Tenya based on the eponymous series of video games created by Level-5. The manga has been published by Shougakukan in CoroCoro Comic since the June 2008 issue.
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Inazuma Eleven & Inazuma Eleven GO series[]
Inazuma Eleven and Inazuma Eleven GO manga series are written and illustrated by Yabuno Tenya. Shougakukan's CoroCoro Comics magazine published the original series from June 2008 to October 2011, and the GO series from November 2011 to April 2014.
The manga is loosely based on the Inazuma Eleven games. It follows the Raimon Eleven team, led by Endou Mamoru, as they enter the Football Frontier tournament, and later on the Inazuma Japan team in the Football Frontier International. The manga for the original Inazuma Eleven series is 10 volumes long. The original series also includes 2 special editions targeted at the FFI arc.
The manga for the Inazuma Eleven GO series is 7 volumes long. The first and second volumes are about Matsukaze Tenma enrolling Raimon Junior High and discovering about The Fifth Sector, which controls Youth Soccer. The Fifth Sector sent Tsurugi Kyousuke, a SEED to destroy Raimon Soccer club, with no one, including the captain Shindou Takuto, able to do anything. However, Tenma is determined to join Raimon Soccer club and to do so would meant challenging Fifth Sector's authority. The third to sixth volume are about the Chrono Stone and the last is about Galaxy and so far the plot is similar to the anime. Like the original series, GO series also includes two special editions, the first targeted at the GO plot while the second is a spin-off about Tenma VS Endou.
Inazuma Eleven Ares no Tenbin series[]
The manga adaptation of Inazuma Eleven Ares no Tenbin is written and illustrated by Ooba Atsushi. It was published by Shogakukan in the CoroCoro Comics magazine from January 2018 to September 2019. The Ares no Tenbin manga is 4 volumes long.
The manga adaptation of Inazuma Eleven Reloaded, a story before Ares no Tenbin, and the Inazuma Eleven ~Penguin wo Tsugumono~ manga, a side story focused on Haizaki Ryouhei, are written and illustrated by Yabuno Tenya. The Penguin wo Tsugumono series has been published in the application "Sunday Webry".
Differences[]
Volume 1
The manga has several differences with the games and anime's storyline. These range from characters, such as Otonashi Haruna, Domon Asuka, Fuyuka, Saginuma Osamu, Kira Hitomiko being absent to plot points being completely ignored, for instance, Aliea Gakuen's arc.
It also features a new character that never appeared in the anime but was unlockable in the games, Tamano Gorou, who plays in the Raimon Eleven as a midfielder.
Chapters[]
Inazuma Eleven[]
Chapter 1: Ressurected, Legendary Inazuma!!
Chapter 2: A Heartfelt pass to a team member!!!
Chapter 3: True strength's calling!!!
Chapter 4: An Eerie letter of challenge!!!
Inazuma Eleven GO Manga
Chapter 5: The curse that fallen on Raimon team!
Chapter 6: Crush the limit!!
Chapter 7: Awakening talented Gouenji!
Chapter 8: Intensive training camp! Road to championship!!
Chapter 9: Football Frontier begin!!
Chapter 10: Fighting spirit to cause Inazuma!!
Chapter 11: The fight beyond the forecast!
Chapter 12: Passion to victory!
Chapter 13: Crash! Kidou vs Gouenji!!
Chapter 14: Kick off Raimon vs Teikoku!!
Chapter 15: Teikoku trump motion of fear!
Chapter 16: Inazuma shot finals!!
Chapter 17: A new powerful enemy appears!!
Chapter 18: The Inazuma soul that is inherited!
Chapter 19: People against the power of god!!
Chapter 20: A crash!! Raimon vs Zeus
Chapter 21: The hard first half of the game!
Chapter 22: Genius join the competition!!
Chapter 23: The legend of Inazuma rebirth!!
Chapter 24: The next target FFI!!
Chapter 25: A Crash Endou vs Gouenji!!
Chapter 26: Game Selection is Finally Finished!!
Chapter 27: Inazuma Japan Taking the Field!!
Chapter 28: The Hidden Power of Toramaru!!
GO[]
Chapter 1: The Teen who Calls Out Storm!!
Chapter 2: The Bonding Pass that Connects Raimon!!
Chapter 3: Showdown! Fifth Sector!!
Special Chapter: The Truth of God Eden
Chapter 4: The Man of Legend, Appears!!
Chapter 5: Clash! Team S!!
Chapter 6: Appearing! The Best Fusion Keshin!!
Chapter 7: Get back Free Soccer!!
Special Chapter: The Showdown of Dream! Endou VS Tenma!!
Chapter 8: Raimon's Soccer Club Disappears!?
Chapter 9: Go over Time! The Battle of Past and Future!!
Chapter 10: The Spirit of Inazuma, Begins Counterattack!!
Chapter 11: The Threat from the Future, Protocol Omega
Special Chapter 1: The Boy who Called the Revolution, Matsukaze Tenma!!
Special Chapter 2: Inazuma Eleven GO Gag Side Story
Chapter 12: Sealing the Man of Legend...!
Chapter 13: Set out! Assembling the Best Eleven of History!!
Chapter 14: Piercing! The Command of Belief!!
Chapter 15: The Powerful Heart to Support Friends
Volume covers[]
Original (Yabuno Tenya)[]
GO (Yabuno Tenya)[]
Chrono Stone[]
Galaxy[]
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Ares no Tenbin (Ooba Atsushi)[]
Penguin wo Tsugumono (Yabuno Tenya)[]
Special (Kichijou Terae)[]
Baku Gaidenshuu (Koshita Tetsuhiro)[]
Baku Gaidenshuu GO (Koshita Tetsuhiro)[]
4Koma (Hyakumaru)[]
4Koma GO (Hyakumaru)[]
Anthologies & Compilations[]
Biography[]
Trivia[]
- Tamagorou, replaces Shishido in the Football Frontier portion of the story.
- He later joins Inazuma Japan as a manager, replacing Megane and Fuyuka, although the latter is not present in the manga.
- Interestingly, Kiit Liando is still present in Little Gigant.
- In early chapters, some hissatsu techniques have a specific object or creature representing them.
- For instance, Endou's God Hand featuring a devil similar to the one in Majin The Hand, and Gouenji's Fire Tornado featuring a flame dragon flying along with it.
- The manga won the 2010 Kodansha Manga Award under children's category and the 2011 Shougakukan Manga Award under children's category.