Goro Kumagaya is an established, tall middle-school goalkeeper who wanted to enter Yokonan high-school that is considered to be among the elites in terms of its football club, only to fail and end up in the lowly-ranked school opposite to Yokonan because of an accident. However, he met Shingo, Hideki and Kazuhito Oda who are all skillful footballers there and together in the Kawasaki High School football club, they challenge Yokonan and any other schools that they have to face in order to improve and become the champions. Any setbacks that they face would instead be an opportunity for a better improvement; one of which was the discovery of Goro's natural talent as an ace striker.
 
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Chronology:  (2007) changed name to Michael Shitanda (四反田マイケル)  Skills & Abilities:  English  Non-anime roles:  Gojiro Kiryu (English and Japanese voices) in "Samurai Western" (VG)  Parfait in "Galaxy Angel II: Mugen Kairo no Kagi" (VG) (Japanese)  The Toyman in "Superman: The Animated Series" (Japanese)

Kumagaya Gorou is a soccer-loving goalkeeper with abundant talents. On the day of the entrance examination for Yokohama Minami High School, a public school with a prestigious soccer team, Gorou has an accident and is forced to abandon the exam. He then has no choice but to enroll Kawasaki High School, a private school located just around the corner. 
 
The soccer team at Kawasaki High is weak, but Gorou does not give up and decides to transform the soccer team. He trains hard with his friends and aims to win the national championship.
 
Note: Chapter count includes a bonus epilogue (Sonogo no Offside) chapter in volume 29.

Hiroshi Abe