Series synopsis
Aoashi, also known as アオアシ is a Japanese animation television series that premiered on NHK Educational TV on April 9, 2022. It stars Kouki Osuzu, Tatsumaru Tachibana, Seiichiro Yamashita and Taku Yashiro.
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?
Premise
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?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kouki Osuzu as Ashito Aoi (voice)
- Tatsumaru Tachibana as Eisaku Ohtomo (voice)
- Seiichiro Yamashita as Soichiro Tachibana (voice)
- Taku Yashiro as Keiji Togashi (voice)
- Shun Horie as Kanpei Kuroda (voice)
- Wataru Katoh as Jun Asari-Marches (voice)
- Junya Enoki as Yuma Motoki (voice)
- Chikahiro Kobayashi as Tatsuya Fukuda (voice)
Supporting cast
- Maki Kawase as Hana Ichijo (voice)
- Reina Ueda as Anri Kaido (voice)
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Nozomi Date (voice)
- Kentaro Kumagai as Ryuichi Takeshima (voice)
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Nagisa Akutsu (voice)
- Yuuichirou Umehara as Haruhisa Kuribayashi (voice)
- Kensho Ono as Taira Nakamura (voice)
- Mie Sonozaki as Noriko Aoi (voice)
- Yoshiki Nakajima as Shun Aoi (voice)
- Yoshitsugu Kawashima as Kogure (voice)
- Ikumi Hasegawa as Nanami Shiina (voice)
- Akari Tadano as Sawa Tamano (voice)
Guest cast
- Tatsumaru Tachibana as Eisaku Ohtomo (voice)
- Seiichiro Yamashita as Soichiro Tachibana (voice)
- Taku Yashiro as Keiji Togashi (voice)
- Shun Horie as Kanpei Kuroda (voice)
- Wataru Katoh as Jun Asari-Marches (voice)
- Junya Enoki as Yuma Motoki (voice)
- Chikahiro Kobayashi as Tatsuya Fukuda (voice)
- Maki Kawase as Hana Ichijo (voice)
- Reina Ueda as Anri Kaido (voice)
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Nozomi Date (voice)
- Kentaro Kumagai as Ryuichi Takeshima (voice)
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Nagisa Akutsu (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 48 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 24 | April 9, 2022 | September 24, 2022 |
| Season 2 | 24 | October 4, 2026 | December 20, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First touch Aoi Ashito is an ace of a weak soccer team at a junior high school in Ehime. His play almost gets the team to the semi-final in his last tournament in junior high, but provoked by the opponent’s goalie, Ashito receives a red card and is removed from the game. While Ashito is running on the beach to forget the frustration, mysterious Fukuda Tatsuya, who calls himself the manager of Tokyo City Esperion Youth team, approaches Ashito. |
April 9, 2022 |
| 2 |
Tokyo City Esperion At Fukuda’s invitation and with the support of Shun, Ashito goes to Tokyo alone for the tryouts of Tokyo City Esperion Youth team. Thoroughly impressed with Esperion’s facility, Ashito is escorted to the tryouts by Hana Ichijo, Fukuda’s sister-in-law. Among the 86 candidates of notable achievements, Ashito has no outstanding records. Nervous as he is, Ashito is excited to be able to play soccer on the beautiful field. |
April 16, 2022 |
| 3 |
The Final Stage of Assessment Begins The final test turns out to be a game with the Esperion Youth team. Fukuda tells the candidates that he will give a piece of information to them during the game. While other candidates feel overwhelmed, Ashito is eager to beat the Youth team so everyone can pass the test. The candidates feel good about the game, but start to feel uneasy at the Youth team's sluggish play. |
April 23, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 4, 2026 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 11, 2026 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 18, 2026 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NHK Educational TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 9, 2022 |
| Last aired | September 24, 2022 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Sunday at 17:00:00 |