Inazuma Eleven English Sub & Dub

About Inazuma Eleven

Inazuma Eleven arrives as a shounen anime by OLM (2008), and the premise is easy to summarize. The setup: While other schools in Japan compete for the title of being the best soccer team in the country, Raimon Middle School's soccer club, Inazuma Eleven, struggles to rise from the verge of being disbanded. The grandson of Inazuma Eleven's first generation goalkeeper and captain of the team, Mamoru Endou, takes the challenge of kicking the long neglected club back into shape.

Further in, to do this, he'll need a little help and more than a little luck. Mamoru Endou comes across hope in the hands of Shuuya Gouenji, a brilliant young player who has given up on soccer. Mamoru is determined to get Shuuya and other new recruits to join his team, no matter what the cost.

With shounen at the core, growth, friendship and escalating challenges form the backbone. If you count yourself among fans of classic power-up and friendship stories, put it on your list.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by OLM, so the studio's house style defines how Inazuma Eleven looks and moves on screen. Because it leans on shounen, growth, friendship and escalating challenges form the backbone. At 7.6/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. It aired in 2008, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.