Area no Kishi

Area no Kishi

The Knight in the Area tells the stories of middle and high school students as they grow up through their soccer clubs, compete in national tournaments, and strive for world titles. Main character Kakeru, his respected elder brother Suguru, and childhood friend Nana Mishima, along with all the teammates, rivals from other schools, and world class soccer players around him radiate their own brilliant light as they face adolescence with all their strength. The story also incorporates the strong bond between Kakeru and Suguru, the love of their family, the friendship of their teammates and rivals, and fleeting first loves... all coming together to ignite passion in the hearts of all viewers.

(Source: Crunchyroll)

Rankings

  • #75 highest rated of 2012

  • #89 most popular of 2012

  • #16 highest rated of WINTER 2012

  • #19 most popular of WINTER 2012

Data

  • Format

    TV

  • Episodes

    37

  • Episode Duration

    25 minutes

  • Status

    FINISHED

  • Start Date

    Tue Feb 07 2012

  • End Date

    Mon Oct 29 2012

  • Season

    WINTER 2012

  • Average Score

    67%

  • Mean Score

    67%

  • Popularity

    12359

  • Favourites

    127

  • Studios

    Shin-Ei Animation

  • Producers

    TV Asahi

  • Source

    MANGA

  • Genres

    Comedy, Sports
  • Romaji

    Area no Kishi

  • English

    The Knight in the Area

  • Native

    エリアの騎士

  • Synonyms

    Il cavaliere dell'area di rigore

Tags

  • Football

    86%

  • Shounen

    85%

  • School

    79%

  • Male Protagonist

    79%

  • Primarily Male Cast

    79%

Relations

  • Area no Kishi

    SOURCE

    Area no Kishi

    MANGA · FINISHED

Characters

1 / 500

Staff

1 / 500
  • Shin Kibayashi

    Shin Kibayashi

    Original Creator

  • Kaya Tsukiyama

    Kaya Tsukiyama

    Original Character Design

  • Hirofumi Ogura

    Hirofumi Ogura

    Director

  • Hitomi Tsuruta

    Hitomi Tsuruta

    Character Design

  • Keiji Inai

    Keiji Inai

    Music

  • Akira Ookuma

    Akira Ookuma

    Sound Director

  • Mamoru Kurosawa

    Mamoru Kurosawa

    Storyboard

  • Tetsuo Hirakawa

    Tetsuo Hirakawa

    Script (ep 1-4, 7, 10)

  • Hirofumi Ogura

    Hirofumi Ogura

    Series Composition

  • Hirofumi Ogura

    Hirofumi Ogura

    Storyboard

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    686 Users

  • PLANNING

    4026 Users

  • COMPLETED

    5895 Users

  • DROPPED

    1073 Users

  • PAUSED

    679 Users

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