Defender for the Tokyo City Esperion FC Youth B Team. 3rd-year high schooler. 

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? (Source: Shogakukan Asia)

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Ashito Aoi, a third year middle school student from Ehime, meets Fukuda Tatsuya, a J Youth League coach. Even though he's still rough around the edges, Ashito has such amazing potential that he gets invited by coach Fukuda to participate in his team's try-outs in Tokyo. The story of a boy who will revolutionize Japanese football begins to unfold. 
Notes: 
- Nominated for the 2017 Manga Taishou Award. 
- Winner of the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for "Best General Manga" category in 2019.

Isshiki Katsuyori