is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Michiteru Kusaba. It was serialized in

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's ''

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'' from July 1999 to March 2004. Its chapters were collected and published in twenty-five ''

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'' volumes. A sequel manga, , was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from October 2012 to August 2015, which was collected into fourteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. A 3-episode

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, produced by

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, was broadcast on

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from December 8 to December 22, 2015. The episodes were released on DVD with volumes 8, 9, and 10 of the manga from September 2014 to February 2015.

Story

The story follows Teppei Sakamoto, a country boy, who is a lover of soccer. His sister teaches him all about the game, then suggests he join the Mizumoto High School Soccer team to follow his dreams.

Characters

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Media

Manga

''Fantasista'' is written and illustrated by Michiteru Kusaba. The series started in issue #35 of

's ''

,'' where it ran from July 28, 1999 to March 3, 2004. The series was collected into twenty-five ''

'' volumes published by Shogakukan, released from January 18, 2000 to May 18, 2004 (which were reprinted from June 18, 2014 to May 18, 2015), and thirteen '' bunkoban'' volumes from November 15, 2008 to October 15, 2009. The sequel, ''Fantasista Stella,'' started in issue #45 of ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday,'' where it ran from October 10, 2012 to August 19, 2015. The series was collected into fourteen ''tankōbon'' volumes, released from January 18, 2013 to November 18, 2015.

Volume list

= ''Fantasista''

= ''Fantasista Stella''

Original video animation

A 3-episode

adaptation of ''Fantasista Stella'', produced by

and directed by Hideya Takahashi, was broadcast on

from December 8 to December 22, 2015 as part of . The episodes were released on DVD along with volumes 8, 9, and 10 of the manga from September 18, 2014 to February 18, 2015.

Episode list

References

External links

Official anime OVA website
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