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Inazuma Eleven
Cover of Inazuma Eleven first volume as published by Shogakukan in Japan on September 26, 2008
イナズマイレブン
(Inazuma Irebun)
GenreSports (association football)
Manga
Written byTenya Yabuno
Published byShogakukan
MagazineCoroCoro Comic
DemographicChildren
Original runJune 2008October 2011
Volumes10 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Inazuma Eleven
Directed byKatsuhito Akiyama, Yoshikazu Miyao
Produced byFukashi Azuma (eps 1-38), Sayako Muramatsu (eps 1-120) → Shinnosuke Wada (TV Tokyo/eps 121-127), Kiyofumi Kajiwara
Written byAtsuhiro Tomioka
Music byYasunori Mitsuda
StudioOLM
Licensed by
  • UK: Arait Multimedia
Original networkTV Tokyo
English network
, SABC 2
Original run October 5, 2008 April 27, 2011
Episodes127 (List of episodes)
Anime film
Inazuma Eleven: Saikyō Gundan Ōga Shūrai
Directed byYoshikazu Miyao
Produced byKiyofumi Kajiwara, Katsumi Ota, Makoto Wada
Written byAtsuhiro Tomioka, Tatsuto Higuchi, Hiroshi Ōnogi, Kenichi Yamada, Akihiko Inari, Yoshifumi Fukushima
Music byYasunori Mitsuda
StudioOLM
ReleasedDecember 23, 2010
Runtime90 minutes
Spinoffs
Films

Inazuma Eleven (イナズマイレブン, Inazuma Irebun, lit. "Lightning Eleven") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tenya Yabuno based on a series of video games created by Level-5. The manga has been published by Shogakukan in CoroCoro Comic since the June 2008 issue. The manga series won the 2010 Kodansha Manga Award and 2011 Shogakukan Manga Award in the Children's Manga category.

Plot

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Endou Mamoru is a cheerful goalkeeper at Raimon Jr High, who has six other players on his team. The team is threatened with disbandment unless they can win a match against the Teikoku Gakuen, the best team in Japan. Endou tries to save the team by gathering four more players. In the second series, Endou and his team have to gather players to defeat the new enemies, Aliea Gakuen. In the third series, the Football Frontier International is announced and Inazuma Japan is assembled; it is coached by Kudou Michiya.

  • Endou Mamoru (円堂えんどう もり) (Mark Evans) (Captain, Goal Keeper, Libero) – Endou a cheerful goalkeeper.
  • Gouenji Shuuya (ごうえんてら 修也しゅうや) (Axel Blaze) (Forward) – Gouenji is the ace striker and voice of reason of the team.
  • Kidou Yuuto (鬼道きどう 有人ゆうじん) (Jude Sharp) (Midfielder) – Kidou wears goggles and a red cape.
  • Fubuki Shirou (吹雪ふぶき 士郎しろう) (Shawn Froste) (Forward, Defender) – When the Raimon Eleven team first meets him, he is the captain of Hakuren Junior High School's Football club in Hokkaido, and is both an excellent defender and the team's ace striker.
  • Kazemaru Ichirouta (ふうまる 一郎いちろうふとし) (Nathan Swift) (Defender) – Originally a member of the track team, Kazemaru is convinced by Endou to become a player on the football team.
  • Kabeyama Heigorou (かべやま へい吾郎ごろう) (Jack Wallside) (Defender) – Despite his height, he is a really shy person.
  • Domon Asuka (土門どもん 飛鳥あすか) (Bobby Shearer) (Defender) – Domon used to live in America with Aki, but did not care for football because of an accident involving one of his best friends.
  • Ichinose Kazuya (一之瀬いちのせ 一哉かずや) (Erik Eagle) (Midfielder) – Ichinose is childhood friends with Domon and Aki.
  • Kino Aki (木野きの あき) (Silvia Woods) (Manager) – Aki is the team manager. She used to play football but stopped after experiencing a horrible trauma.
  • Otonashi Haruna (音無おとなし 春奈はるな) (Celia Hills) (Manager) – Originally from the school paper, after seeing Raimon play against Teikoku she became a big fan and decided to be a manager.
  • Raimon Natsumi (雷門かみなりもん 夏未なつみ) (Nelly Raimon) (Manager) – She is the daughter of the chairman of the school and is the student council president. She becomes a manager because of Endou's passion for football.
  • Shourinji"Shourin" Ayumu (しょう林寺はやしじ あゆみ) (Timothy "Timmy" Sanders) (Defender) – Another member of Endou's original team, usually playing as a defender.
  • Endou Daisuke (Fake name: Araya Daisuke) (円堂えんどう 大介だいすけ) (David Evans [Fake name: David Arrows]) (Supporter, Goal Keeper, Coach) – Endou's grandfather and the original Inazuma Eleven's coach.
  • Handa Shinichi (半田はんだ 真一しんいち) (Steve Grim) (Midfielder) – Another of Endou's teammates. He usually plays as a defender, but sometimes he plays in a forward position.
  • Megane Kakeru (きん かけりゅう) (William "Willy" Glass) (Forward) – A little pretentious and later becomes a manager.
  • Kageno Jin (影野かげの じん) (Jim Wrath) (Defender) – Kageno joined the team to help and get people to know him.
  • Sakichi Shishido (宍戸ししど 佐吉さきち) (Sam Kincaid) (Midfielder) – Another of Endo's teammates. Shishido is versatile and often does a little of everything.
  • Kūsuke "Max" Matsuno (松野まつの そらかい) (Maxwell "Max" Carson) (Midfielder) – Another one of Endo's original teammates.
  • Teppei Kurimatsu (ぐりまつ 鉄平てっぺい) (Todd Ironside) (Defender) – Like Shourin, Kurimatsu is one of the shortest members of the team. He has a bucktooth and a bandage across his nose.
  • Touko Zaizen (財前ざいぜん 塔子とうこ) (Victoria "Tori" Vanguard) (Defender) – She is the daughter of the prime minister and the captain of the Eleven In Black.
  • Yūya Kogure (木暮こぐれ ゆうわたる) (Scott "Sneaky Scotty" Banyan) (Defender) – Kogure is a small character with a prankster attitude.
  • Rika Urabe (浦部うらべ リカ) (Suzette "Sue" Heartland) (Forward) – Rika is on a girls' football team in Osaka.
  • Jousuke Tsunami (つなうみ じょうかい) (Hurley Kane) (Defender) – Tsunami loves to surf and is the oldest in the team at 15.
  • Yuki Tachimukai (たて向居むかい 勇気ゆうき) (Darren LaChance) (Midfielder, Goalkeeper) – He is a big fan of Endou, and also the second goalkeeper of Inazuma Japan.
  • Hiroto Kiyama (基山きやま ヒロト) (Xavier Foster) (Midfielder) – Growing up in an orphanage, the only 'parent' he knew was an elderly man who frequently visited the orphanage.
  • Ryuuji Midorikawa (緑川みどりかわ リュウジ) (Jordan Greenway) (Midfielder) – He is the captain of Gemini Storm, the second rank team of Aliea Academy and the best friend of Hiroto Kiyama.
  • Toramaru Utsunomiya (宇都宮うつのみや 虎丸とらまる) (Austin Hobbes) (Forward) – He is a new character introduced in the FFI Arc.
  • Seiya Tobitaka (たか 征矢そや) (Archer Hawkins) (Defender) – He is a new character introduced in the FFI Arc.

Volumes

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The Inazuma Eleven manga series, based on the video game series of the same name, was written and illustrated by Tenya Yabuno. It began publication in the June 2008 issue of the Shogakukan magazine CoroCoro Comic and ended in the September 2011 issue.[3] A total of ten tankōbon (bound) volumes of Inazuma Eleven have been released in Japan between September 26, 2008 and October 28, 2011.[4][5]

No. Release date ISBN
1 September 26, 2008[4]978-4-09-140699-6
2 February 26, 2009[6]978-4-09-140780-1
3 June 26, 2009[7]978-4-09-140830-3
4 October 28, 2009[8]978-4-09-140852-5
5 February 26, 2010[9]978-4-09-140898-3
6 June 28, 2010[10]978-4-09-141068-9
7 October 28, 2010[11]978-4-09-141128-0
8 February 28, 2011[12]978-4-09-141204-1
9 June 28, 2011[13]978-4-09-141064-1
10 October 28, 2011[5]978-4-09-141347-5

Media

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Anime television series

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The animated series, Inazuma Eleven (イナズマイレブン Inazuma Irebun, lit. "Lightning Eleven"), was produced by OLM, Inc. and Dentsu Inc., and directed by Katsuhito Akiyama. 127 episodes aired on TV Tokyo from October 5, 2008[14] to April 27, 2011.[15]

The series was available for video on-demand streaming via Toon Goggles.[16]

The second series, Inazuma Eleven Go! (イナズマイレブンGO!), adapted from the manga of the same name, began airing on May 4, 2011.[17]

Anime film

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Guidebooks

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A series of three guidebooks to the first anime series have been published by Shogakukan. The books detail the television episodes and include player information and uniform catalogs.[18][19][20]

Reception

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Inazuma Eleven won "Best Children's Manga" at the 34th annual Kodansha Manga Awards.[21][22]

According to Kogyo Tsushinsha, the first film, Inazuma Eleven Saikyō Gundan Ōga Shūrai, debuted in second place at the Japanese box office for the weekend of December 25 and 26, 2010.[23] By February 6, 2011, the film had grossed US$ 21,099,188 by its seventh week of screening in the country.[24][25]

References

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  1. ^ "劇場げきじょうばん イナズマイレブンGO vs ダンボール戦機せんきW".
  2. ^ "あにてれ:イナズマイレブン ちょう次元じげんドリームマッチ". Archived from the original on 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  3. ^ "Inazuma Eleven Manga to End in Japan". Anime News Network. September 2, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  4. ^ a b イナズマイレブン / 1 [Inazuma Eleven 1] (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2011-05-23.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b イナズマイレブン / 10 [Inazuma Eleven 10] (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  6. ^ イナズマイレブン / 2 [Inazuma Eleven 2] (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  7. ^ イナズマイレブン / 3 [Inazuma Eleven 3] (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2011-05-23.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ イナズマイレブン / 4 [Inazuma Eleven 4] (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2011-05-23.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ イナズマイレブン / 5 [Inazuma Eleven 5] (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2011-05-23.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ イナズマイレブン / 6 [Inazuma Eleven 6] (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2011-05-23.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ イナズマイレブン / 7 [Inazuma Eleven 7] (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2011-05-23.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ イナズマイレブン / 8 [Inazuma Eleven 8] (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2011-05-23.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ イナズマイレブン / 9 [Inazuma Eleven 9] (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2011-05-23.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ イナズマイレブン だい1だい13 (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on May 30, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  15. ^ イナズマイレブン だい124だい127 (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  16. ^ "Home | ToonGoggles". Archived from the original on 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  17. ^ "イナズマイレブンGO!" (in Japanese). Web Newtype. Archived from the original on April 14, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  18. ^ "TV ANIMATION イナズマイレブン[ぜん選手せんしゅ名鑑めいかん]" [TV Animation Inazuma Eleven (Full Player Directory)] (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2011-07-24.[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ "TV ANIMATION イナズマイレブン[ぜん選手せんしゅ名鑑めいかん] / 2" [TV Animation Inazuma Eleven (Full Player Directory) /2] (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2011-07-24.[permanent dead link]
  20. ^ "TV ANIMATION イナズマイレブン[ぜん選手せんしゅ名鑑めいかん]/ 3" [TV Animation Inazuma Eleven (Full Player Directory) / 3] (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2011-07-24.[permanent dead link]
  21. ^ 講談社こうだんしゃ漫画まんがしょう (過去かこ受賞じゅしょうしゃ一覧いちらん) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on July 25, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
  22. ^ "34th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced". Anime News Network. May 11, 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  23. ^ "Japanese Box Office, December 25–26". Anime News Network. January 5, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  24. ^ "Japanese Box Office, February 5–6: Gantz Stays at #1". Anime News Network. February 11, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  25. ^ "Japan Box Office: February 5–6, 2011". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
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