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Area no Kishi / The Knight in the Area
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Season 1, Episode 37 - Aired 09/29/2012
Enoshima are able to bypass Samigura's circle of defense scoring a goal and forcing the opponent to change strategy. After a second goal by Enoshima, time runs out and Enoshima is the victor. Kakeru and Nana discuss about their experiences and goals where she encourages him to work towards Nationals. The series ends with Enoshima starting their match against Yoin in the finals.
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Storm Warning! Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 36 - Aired 09/21/2012
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New Total Football Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 35 - Aired 09/15/2012
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Raise the Curtain! High School Championship Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 34 - Aired 09/07/2012
The Winter tournament begins and Enoshima defeats their first opponent and Nadeshiko Japan also wins in their match. Later, Yoin's Asuka tells Kakeru he will not lose unless Suguru takes over again. Nana counters that a new Phi trick will be developed by then.
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New Challenger Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 33 - Aired 09/01/2012
Kamakura invites Enoshima out for a two-day training camp. The team is able to see how much their skills have improved, but they also worry because it's Araki's last match before leaving for the U-16 matches with Japan. Should they advance to the World Championships, he won't return to the semifinals. Kakeru learns his Phi-Trick doesn't work against Kamakura's players and wonders how he can change it. The team studies who their quarterfinal opponent will be, and as the night ends they have a practice match of beach soccer.
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Welcome Home, Romeo-sama?! Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 32 - Aired 08/25/2012
It is festival day at Enoshima High and each club has broken out into various activities. Most of the soccer club is working at the Maid's Cafe until they are forced to wear maid's outfits. Just as most of the players decide to leave due to the maid's outfits, the theatre club comes beginning for assistance. All but one member in the club has gotten ill from spending the previous day under a waterfall. Now the soccer club must learn the play and act it out in front of hundreds of people within an hours time. With the help of the broadcasting club acting as emissaries, the soccer club might just be able to pull off one of the most ridiculous performances anyone has ever seen with Kakeru as Romeo and Araki as Juliet.
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World Match Debut Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 31 - Aired 08/18/2012
After a scoreless first half in which the Japanese U-16 team looks sluggish Araki and kakeru are placed in. Scoring chances begin to open up for Japan. Kakeru uses his Phi-trick to get a scoring opportunity, but his shot is blocked. After his second phi-trick is stolen Kakeru is removed from the game. Japan goes on to win 3-0. Araki is chosen for the team and Kakeru is given the assignment to improve for a future shot at the U-17 and U-20 Japanese team. Upon returning to Enoshima Seven gives Kakeru a trick she thinks may make his Phi-Trick unbeatable, and the Enoshima teammates begin helping Araki lose weight knowing if he doesn't lose weight he'll be cut from the Japanese U-16 team before the first match.
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U–16 Representative Training Camp Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 30 - Aired 08/11/2012
Araki receives the same invitation and reminisces about his first meeting with Suguru. At the training camp, the players compete and thirty players are chosen to stay after several exhibition matches. Twenty players are chosen to participate in the friendly match against America's U-16 team; Kakeru, Araki, Hibino, and Saeki Yusuke are part of the chosen members.
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Partly Cloudy Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 29 - Aired 08/04/2012
Mai continues to struggle meshing with her teammates. Little Witch decides to try and better befriend Mai, but Mai thinks she is trying to insult her and instead goes to flirt with Kakeru. At Enoshima things aren't looking much better. A new training regiment has been introduced, and with his extra weight Araki seems to be slowing everyone down. Mai eventually goes to Enoshima High to use their shower and Kakeru gets caught up with her. She plays tricks on him until Nana follows her there. Instead of confronting Mai, she discusses Mai's talents with Kakeru where Mai can hear them yet not be forced to listen. Nana decides to discuss how her team can adjust to Mai's needs with beach soccer. At the end of the episode Kakeru is selected as a U-16 representative for Japan.
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The Summit Battle! Kamakura vs. Shukyu Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 28 - Aired 07/28/2012
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Ryouma Goes! Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 27 - Aired 07/21/2012
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Professional Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 26 - Aired 07/14/2012
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Fierce Battle! Finale Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 25 - Aired 06/30/2012
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Tenacity to Win Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 24 - Aired 06/23/2012
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Desperate Situation Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 23 - Aired 06/09/2012
Kota is subbed in to match Onimaru's speed and to provide another weapon on offense. However one slip up allows Onimaru to center the ball from the sides, and a rebound shot puts Yoin up 1:2. Yoin begins playing total defense, but the middle shots of Enoshima cause them problems. Kakeru appears to slip behind them, but Asuka is actually marking him. Asuka steals a pass intended for Kakeru and puts Yoin up 1:3. Kakeru begins to despair, but his heart is slowly beating faster. Could this truly be the sign of hope for Enoshima and a rally?
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Emperor Tooru Asuka Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 22 - Aired 06/01/2012
The match between Enoshima and Yoin begins. Yoin quickly begins forcing Enoshima into offside traps. Seeing no choice, Kakeru is put into the game 20 minutes into the First Half. Kakeru uses the Phi Trick to get past Asuka and passes the ball to Araki, who uses a scorpion kick to put Enoshima up 1:0. Yoin quickly rebounds though. Asuka begins marking Kakeru and forces him to turn the ball over. The ball is passed to Haruki Onimaru who dribbles to Enoshima's corner. He fakes Enoshima out with what appears to be a pass to Asuka, but in reality it's a twisting shot. With no chance to stop the shot, Enoshima finds themselves tied 1:1, and now Coach Iwaki must come up with a new dangerous plan if Enoshima is to succedd. All this time Silva, Mai, and Kakeru's old teammates watch the game from the stands along with Kakeru's family and Ayaka.
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Festival Music is the Melody of Love!? Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 21 - Aired 05/26/2012
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Appearance of the Phi Trick Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 20 - Aired 05/19/2012
Kakeru is hit by Hibino's kick, but instead of turning into Suguru he begins to remember the way his brother taught him. The two teams are tied at the half, but Iwaki figures out the true meaning of the four rows and develops a strategy to get Enoshima back in the game. Kakeru performs the mythical feint, which gets named the Phi Trick, to score the game winning goal. After the win he asks Hibino to come to the park that night. He tells him about Suguru's death and how his heart is inside Kakeru. The next day at practice in a beach game Kakeru goes to get an energy drink for the machine and runs into Mai who quizzes him.
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Iron Wall!! Four Rows Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 19 - Aired 05/10/2012
Araki has regained his peak condition and displays his abilities by dribbling the ball to the Shonan's goalpost on his own. Shonan High begins their plan by having some of their players permanently mark specific players from Enoshima to prevent them from receiving passes. Kakeru fails to score goals as he hesitates to kick while Hibino is close to him. During the match, Shonan receives a direct free kick which Kakeru receives.
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Seven's Rival Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 18 - Aired 05/05/2012
Nadeshiko Japan is scheduled to play against JWSL during a selection match. Nadeshiko's is led by a substitute coach who decides to let the players decide amongst themselves the position they want to play. They also receive a new player named Mai Muraisaki, a highly skilled player who uses solo plays to garner attention to herself. Initially at a disadvantage against JWSL, Nadeshiko eventually win after the players begin to work together. The next day, Endoshima prepares to face Shonan High, Hino's team.
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Leonardo Silva Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 17 - Aired 04/28/2012
Kakeru continues to practice when another man in a mask appears and forces Kakeru to perform his mythical feint. Meanwhile Kakeru begins having memories of the rivalry his brother and Leonardo Silva had.
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The Empty Three Seconds Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 16 - Aired 04/20/2012
Down 2-0, Kakeru and Enoshima come up with a plan to seal Tsujido's long throw-in. Kakeru and Mako manage to score goals to even the game at 2-2. After a great save Enoshima has one chance to win. Kakeru keeps his eyes on the goal and manages to perform the mythical feint in the closing seconds of the game, but will the move be enough to give Enoshima the victory?
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Strong Opponent, Tsujido Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 15 - Aired 04/14/2012
Tsujido uses an attack that puts Enoshima behind. Tsujido's cheer is if they can't play soccer, they might as well be dead. Seeing no choice, Kakeru decides to volunteer to go in despite not having mastered his feint, but will this put Enoshima further behind or allow him to master a new attack skill?
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The Mythical Feint Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 14 - Aired 04/07/2012
Kakeru tries to master the feint he accidentally discovered through two practice matches. Meanwhile an old teammate of Kakeru's reappears and promises he will beat Kakeru down because his knee will never fully heal after Kakeru accidentally tore it. Japan's national team also debuts a new player that, when teamed with Nana may make Japan the best in the world.
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Raising the Curtain! Inter-high Qualifiers Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 13 - Aired 03/30/2012
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Enoshima Soccer Club Reborn Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 12 - Aired 03/24/2012
Kakeru invites SC to join their practice at a stadium rented out by Iwaki. The leaders of SC, Ryoma Oda, Yugi Sawamura, and Go Kaiouji, show up but do not attend. They run into Kondou who tells them Iwaki's coaching works. To demonstrate this, Kondou takes the three to them to view FC's match against Kamakura College. He explains Iwaki allowed Araki to keep his weight and forced him to play in matches; his extra weight will strain and improve his cardiovascular systems while his exhaustion will give him a natural incentive to lose weight. Accepting Iwaki's coaching style, SC rejoins the club where afterwards, the bench player for inter-high is revealed.
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The Division of the Soccer Club Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 11 - Aired 03/16/2012
Team FC's laxed training regime causes the three of the members from the SC club to quit. During practice, a scuffle between Matoba Kaoru and Michiro Takase occurs. Later, Kaoru has Kakeru and Nana accompany him so he can apologize to Takase. There, they learn about Takasa's past from his siblings, and how he had to abandon basketball for soccer in order to attempt the pro leagues to support his family. Kaoru decides to drop his apology after concluding Takasa is playing soccer for money. That night, Kakeru see's Takasa practicing soccer at the park and calls Kaoru where the three practice together. The next day, during practice, they discover most of the SC members have quit.
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Little Witch Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 10 - Aired 03/09/2012
During gym class, Nana is assigned to play soccer with the boys where displays her skills and wins the match. When Kakeru and Nana practice soccer at the park, she scolds him for his aloof attitude on improving his schools and reminds him the two, along with Suguru, promised to play in the nationals. The next day, Nana's recruitment to Japan's national team becomes public knowledge. Kakeru and his friends attend Japan's exhibition match against a team from German women's Bundesliga, which concludes in a draw. Kakeru becomes depressed, realizing he is the one out of three who has yet to become a national player. Nana later cheers him up and tells him to reach his goal at his own pace.
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Panic at the Training Camp?! Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 9 - Aired 03/02/2012
Coach Iwaki arranges the team and sends them to a soccer training camp. Meanwhile, Nana subs in for a player in Japan women's national football team and wins for them against America's national team. She later returns to the camp where Iwaki arranges a game of courage.
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Season 1, Episode 8 - Aired 02/25/2012
Kakeru's final shot fails to enter the goal post and the game ends in a tie. FC's coach, Teppei Iwaki, discusses the future of the representation team with SC's coach, Coach Kondou, and the two decide to have Iwaki merge the team and select new regulars. A few days later during practice, Araki regained his lost weight. Consequently, Kakeru and Nana has Araki's mother put him on a diet. After receiving advice from Araki, Nana helps Kakeru overcome his habit of looking at the ball when dribbling.
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Return of the King Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 7 - Aired 02/18/2012
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Clash! FC vs SC!! Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 6 - Aired 02/11/2012
The match between FC and SC to decide who will represent the school for nationals begins. Ryuichi fails to show up during the match and the team plays without him. After the first half, SC leads by two points. A player on FC is injured and is forced to stop playing. Kota Nakatsuka, Kakeru's middle school friend, quits the SC team and joins the FC team to sub for the player. The game resumes and Kakeru scores a goal as does SC ending the second half with 1:3 lead by SC. Ryuichi, having lost weight, joins FC and subs in for a player for the final half of the game.
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Enoshima High Football Club!? Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 5 - Aired 02/04/2012
It is the inaugural ceremony for Enoshima High school, and the clubs are out in full force looking for new members. Mako, over hearing Kakeru desire to join the Soccer club, invites him to join the Enoshima High FC. Kakeru is shocked when he finally meets Araki.
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Season 1, Episode 4 - Aired 01/28/2012
Kakeru is unable to recall what happened when he kicked the ball, leading Nana to suspect Suguru's heart is the cause. At the hospital, Suguru's sport counselor, Ayaka Mine, examines Kakeru and reminds him to exercise for his heart. She secretly tasks Nana to watch for Suguru-like behavior from Kakeru possibly resulted from the transplant. That night, Kakeru learns that the masked stranger is Nana and that he received a heart transplant from Suguru. As Kakeru reads through Suguru's dairy, he discovers his brother's frustration with the forwards in Japan's national team and how he desires Kakeru to fill that position. The next day, Kakeru tells Nana he will enroll in Enoshima High where Ryuichi Araki, a passer with skills like Suguru, is located.
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A Brother's Pulse Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 3 - Aired 01/21/2012
In the coma, Kakeru relives the day he, along with Suguru and Nana, promise to join Japan's national soccer team. Meanwhile, Suguru is pronounced brain dead and his family agree to the hospital's decision to transplant his heart into Kakeru to save his life; Nana happens to overhear the decision. After several days, Kakeru is discharged from the hospital and resigns from the soccer team. At the park, a girl is almost hit by a car but is saved when Kakeru kicks a ball and stops the driver.
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Knight in the Area Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 2 - Aired 01/14/2012
Kakeru displays his skills as a forward by predicting and receiving Suguru's skilled passes. Whenever Kakeru has a chance to score, he changes his footing and hits the ball with his right leg reducing the power of the shot and prevents him from scoring. That night, Kakeru meets the masked stranger and explains how he injured a classmate with his left leg during a soccer match which is the cause to his playing style. That morning on the way to school, Suguru attempts to tell Kakeru he is the only forward able to receive his passes. In the middle of the conversation, they are hit by a truck.
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I Like Soccer Edit this episode
Season 1, Episode 1 - Aired 01/07/2012
Kakeru Aizawa is the manager for his middle school soccer team and younger brother to soccer prodigy Suguru Aizawa. His childhood friend, Nana Mishima, returns from America and enrolls into his class. That night, Kakero secretly practices soccer at the park and is challenged to a match by a masked stranger. The next day, Suguru has Kakeru enter a soccer match for the chance to join the regulars as a forward.