Inazuma Eleven (イナズマイレブン, Inazuma Irebun) is an anime based on the Nintendo DS game and manga. It aired on TV Tokyo from October 5th, 2008 until April 27th, 2011. A sequel called Inazuma Eleven GO, aired from 2011 to 2014. There are no official names for each of the seasons, and each season is started and ended with a recapitulation of the previous season and a recapitulation of the next season, respectively.
The anime can be watched on Prime Video.
Summary
Endou Mamoru is a cheerful goalkeeper in Raimon Jr. High, with six other players in the team. But there was a day when the team was almost lead to disbandment by Natsumi unless they are to win the match against the Teikoku Gakuen, currently the best team of Japan. He tried to save the club by gathering four more players to the team. In the second series, Endou and Raimon had to gather players from all over Japan to defeat the new enemies, Aliea Gakuen. In the third series, the Football Frontier International was announced, and Inazuma Japan was assembled, the coach being Kudou Michiya.
The seasons
Season 1
The start of the series, Raimon face off against school soccer teams from all over Japan in the Football Frontier to become the best in Japan.
Season 2
After winning the Football Frontier Nationals, they face the new awaited challenge of defeating Aliea Gakuen, saving soccer and the world!
Season 3
The new tournament, Football Frontier International was announced, and Inazuma Japan was formed. They faced off against players from all over the world, and even 'people' from heaven and hell...
Characters
There are various characters that are shown to have participated in various tournaments and have debuted in the original series, The main of which are Endou Mamoru, Gouenji Shuuya and Kidou Yuuto.
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Episodes
A total of 127 episodes have aired from season one to season three.
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Hissatsu techniques
There are various hissatsu techniques that are shown to have been used in various tournaments and have debuted in the original series.
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Teams
There are various soccer teams that are shown to have participated in various tournaments and have debuted in the original series.
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Sequel
- Main Article: Inazuma Eleven GO (anime)
Inazuma Eleven GO started 10 years after the end of the third season. The story is about the new main protagonist Matsukaze Tenma, and the new Raimon team trying to save soccer from the Fifth Sector, and their leader Ishido Shuuji.
Trivia
- In Animage GRAND PRIX 2010, it won as the best anime of the year.
- Later in 2011, it was the 2nd place in the same contest, after the 1st place's won by Inazuma Eleven GO.
- As of 2021, it has been airing on Pluto TV, and as of October 12, 2022, it has been airing the third season.
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