is a Japanese

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based on

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. An

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television series produced by

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aired from January to March 2022, and a mobile

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developed by

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was also released.

Characters

Koyo Futsal Club (Main characters)

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Other characters

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Media

Anime

The project was first revealed on October 4, 2019, with

to produce the animation. In February 2021, it was revealed that the anime series would premiere in 2021. However, the anime was delayed to 2022. The delay announcement also confirmed the anime would be a television series. The series is directed by Yukina Hiiro, with scripts by

Shōji Yonemura is a Japanese writer from Fukuoka Prefecture. He is known mainly for his work in anime and tokusatsu. After having graduated from Tokyo Zokei University, he worked as a freelance writer in Arakawa, Tokyo, Arakawa and would attend various film ...

, character designs by Tomomi Ishikawa, and music by R・O・N. It aired from January 9 to March 27, 2022, on

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, BS11, and

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. Takao Sakuma performed the opening theme song "Bravemaker," while

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performed the ending theme song "Pianissimo".

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streamed the series outside of Asia. A 5-episode short anime was bundled with the series' sixth Blu-ray/DVD volume on September 28, 2022.

Episodes

Video game

for

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and Android developed by

, titled ''Futsal Boys!!!!! High-Five League'', was announced alongside the anime series. It was originally set to release in 2021, but was later delayed in order to improve the quality of the game.

Notes

References

External links

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