Ao Ashi Anime Introduces Ashito with First PV, Reveals Spring 2022 Premiere

Although sports manga are generally a great read, the story truly comes to life when it is animated. From the first look, it seems like Yūgo Kobayashi’s Ao Ashi will not be an exception.


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The official website for Ao Ashi has released the first promotional video for the anime. The series will premiere in April 2022.

The PV serves as an introduction to Ashito Aoi, the protagonist of the story. He is a 15-year-old middle schooler whose soccer abilities caught the attention of a youth team coach, Tatsuya Fukuda. Fukuda invites Ashito to try out for his team, for what will become his best move as a coach.

Production I.G is producing the anime with the following staff:

RoleStaffOther Works
DirectorAkira SatoRelease the Spyce
Story CompositionMasahiro YokotaniAccel World
Character DesignManabu Nakatake, Toshie Kawamura, Asuka Yamaguchi, and Saki HasegawaSket Dance, Haikyu!!
Soccer SupervisionKenichi Takeshita, Jun Soga, and Kenji Iizuka
MusicMasaru YokoyamaFruits Basket (2019)

The Twitter account for Ao Ashi has released the anime’s first visual.

TV anime “Ao ashi”Soccer ball

“The hottest soccer manga right now”#aoashi But… April 2022 (planned) Series broadcast decision on NHK E-tele We have released a teaser visual depicting the main character, Aoi Aoi, and teammates who work hard at Tokyo City Esperion Youth. Party popper

▼ Official HP https://aoashi-pr.com

English Translation, Twitter Translate

The visual features Ashito and his future teammates at Esperion Youth.

Ao Ashi anime’s main cast was also revealed.

CharacterCastOther Roles
Ashito AoiKōki Ohsuzu 
Eisaku OhtomoTatsumaru TachibanaJin Mori (God of High School)
Sōichirō TachibanaSeiichirō YamashitaRaiden Shuga (86)
Keiji TogashiTaku Yashiro Vulcan Joseph (Fire Force)
Kanpei KurodaShun HorieKai Minamisawa (World Trigger)
Martis Jun AsariWataru KatōMegane (Mameneko)
Yūma MotokiJunya Enoki Yūji Itadori (Jujutsu Kaisen)
Ryūichi TakeshimaKentarō Kumagai Gaga (Drifting Dragons)
Tatsuya FukudaChikahiro KobayashiSaichi Sugimoto (Golden Kamuy)
Hana Ichijō Maki KawaseYoung Askeladd (Vinland Saga)
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Production I.G seems to be the studio to produce this, given their experience with amazing sports anime such as Kuroko’s Basketball, Ace of Diamond, and most importantly, Haikyu!!. It is going to be a while before the anime comes out, but it is already looking like a sure-shot victory.

About Aoashi

Aoashi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūgo Kobayashi. It has been serialized in Shogakukan’s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits since January 2015.

The story follows Ashito Aoi, a third year middle school student from Ehime, who 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 to participate in his team’s try-outs in Tokyo.

Source: Ao Ashi Official Website

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