Fight! Kickers: Specials English Sub & Dub

About Fight! Kickers: Specials

If you are hunting for a new shounen series, Fight! Kickers: Specials (Ganbare! Kickers Specials) deserves a look (1988). The setup goes like this. In short: The 24-26th episodes aired as a special the following year by itself. The Kickers are first and foremost a football team.

Next up: Actually, they're only playing for their school, but haven't exactly covered themselves with glory. When the new player, Gregor (Daichi Kakeru) arrives at the school, they just had faced a resounding defeat again. However, thanks to Gregor, things are going to change.

With shounen at the core, growth, friendship and escalating challenges form the backbone. This one is best suited to fans of classic power-up and friendship stories.

Production & Appeal

Studio Pierrot is the studio behind Fight! Kickers: Specials, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Because it leans on shounen, growth, friendship and escalating challenges form the backbone. Its 6.2/10 score suggests opinions are split, so it suits viewers who already like the genre. Released in 1988, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.