TV Series - Apr 4, 2010 through Sep 26, 2010
Alternate Titles
ジャイアントキリング - Japanese
Content: Teen
Synopsis
In England a team of amateur players with no professional football (American Soccer) experience managed to make it to the top 32 teams in the FA Cup thanks to Tatsumi Takeshi. His renowned skills has caught the eye of East Tokyo United (ETU), a team that has been struggling for the past several years in the Japanese professional football league. When Tatsumi is hired as the teams new manager the team doesn't trust him because he abandoned the team at the height of his career when he was a football player. Despite this, Tatsumi is unfazed and pushes the team to the top against teams that are much stronger than them-a specialty Tatsumi as been known for given the name "Giant Killing."
Audiences: Shōnen
Genres: Slice-of-Life
Themes: Association Football (Soccer), Sports, Tournaments