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Area no Kishi
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Description
Believing himself to be useless at football, Aizawa Kakeru opts to become the manager of his school's football team, while his brother Suguru is its ace, and is even good enough to represent Japan. However, Kakeru may be harbouring a strong talent within himself that only Suguru can see, and the two often get into arguments over Kakeru's denial of his skills. Things are made more complicated with the return of Nana, an old playmate of theirs, that likes Suguru and that Kakeru has a crush on.
Type
Manga
Related Series
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Associated Names
エリアの騎士
足球骑士
Eria no Kishi
The Knight in the Area
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Status in Country of Origin
22 Volumes (Ongoing)
Completely Scanlated?
No
Anime Start/End Chapter
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User Reviews
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User Rating
Average: 8.4 / 10.0 (218 votes) Bayesian Average: 8.29 / 10.0
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29% (63 votes) |
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21% (45 votes) |
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24% (53 votes) |
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17% (37 votes) |
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Last Updated
July 27th 2010, 12:59pm PST
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Year
2006
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Licensed (in English)
No
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Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos # 884  (+28) Monthly Pos # 755  (-257) 3 Month Pos # 588 (+164) 6 Month Pos # 591 (+193)
List Stats
On 1117 reading lists On 302 wish lists On 32 unfinished lists On 63 custom lists
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| pretty good by ricecake24 on October 20th, 2009, 10:40am |
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entertaining football manga -- i'm quite a football maniac so i was curious about it. the plot is cliched with the characters having god like skills that i find doubtful, but i can't help but continue reading it. the mangaka has a skill in moving the plot along though and keeping the reader sucked into the story and the characters. you really root for them  i'm enjoying it so far. |
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| Soccer isnt my sport but... by bludvein on August 30th, 2009, 8:27am |
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Spoiler (highlight to view) The summary is misleading. I thought it was some kind of romantic comedy with soccer as a background plot. So i didnt read it earlier. I finally broke down and read it after it was recommended to me. Without spoiling too much this is an enamoring manga that follows Kakeru's attempt to get to the international stage in honor of his brother Suguru who dies in a tragic accident.
I dont know that much about soccer, but this is surely one manga ill be following.
Rating: 9 / 10.0
... Last updated on August 30th, 2009, 8:28am |
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| Surprisingly Entertaining by Crenshinibon on June 26th, 2009, 1:38am |
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Most who know me will recognize quite well that I'm not, shall we say, enamored of the typical shounen fanfare, be it sports, harem, action, or otherwise. However, Area no Kishi is quite good, despite containing many of these traditional elements, so this is just another example of the incorrectness of absolutes.
What makes this manga succeed isn't its exceedingly normal cast, unremarkably average art, or even the character development, which is slightly above average, but the way the story is told. The author may not have a flare for realism, but he certainly has a strong grasp of what it means to lay plans for a story that is quite detailed in its scope. I get the impression that the storyline is actually designed significantly in advance while still leaving the author some wriggle room, which is always a good thing.
This is one I'll keep my eye on, although there's no telling if I'll lose interest in the later volumes.
Rating: 6.7 / 10.0 |
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| Really, really good by BLame8008 on March 25th, 2009, 12:49pm |
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If you're looking for a shounen sports manga, look no further. This is one you have to read.
Like the similar "underdog" plot in sports manga, you have Kakeru who's not that amazing at soccer. But similarly it's pleasant reading about his accomplishments in those areas.
The supporting characters are also really well thought out and likable. Like someone said before, the main girl character (there's always that one...) is actually really cool. She's not annoying in the least, and can kick butt in soccer too. Really a win-win situation if you ask me.
Oh and one of my all time favorite characters of all is Suguru, Kakeru's older brother. The relationship between the two of them is perhaps one of the darkest things in this series. And one of my favorite things to read about.
I won't say anymore, for risk of spoiling anything.
Just read it! ^^ |
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| A very interesting one by Merlerna on January 5th, 2009, 11:48am |
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It draws you in and you can't help but read until you finish all the chapters. I find this manga refreshing and very mature. The characters all stand out in their own way. The main character Kakeru doesn't impress you at first but rather he makes you want to find out more about him and see how he'll improve his skills & way of thinking. Plus, the female character Nana isn't annoying, bratty, whiny, or bitchy at all. She's honest, caring, smart, very talented in soccer, and truly want to see Kakeru to succeed.
I diffinetly will keep my eye out on this one.
Rating: 8 / 10.0
... Last updated on January 5th, 2009, 11:54am |
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| AnK by MyOnlyStar on November 1st, 2008, 5:55pm |
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This manga is strangely touching and deeply likable due to the excellent presentation of the story and it's characters. Kakuzu makes the manga difficult to put down to his likable personality and my own curiosity about how he will deal and interact with various situations and characters.
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| Not just another soccer manga. by hlbrg on August 27th, 2008, 7:52am |
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In the beginning it was an average sports manga with good art and ok story line. But as character developes the manga just sucks you in. It became the manga i look forward to most every week. Even though the characters are exaggerated and becomes "godly", i don't think it affects the story line much.
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| Didnt see that coming by znaas on August 27th, 2008, 4:06am |
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| Chapters 6 and 7 were ones I didnt see coming at all. Honestly didnt like the direction though it does add alot to the story. Makes it kind of dark though and takes away an element of the story I really liked and replaces with another one Im not to sure about. |
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| good by Arsenico on August 14th, 2008, 12:52pm |
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This manga is good! Yes as always there are things a bit exagerated, but the art is quite good and even the plot unitll now isin't bad... (even if i already knew what was to happen  )
Rating: 8 / 10.0 |
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| From someone who doesn't usually read this type of manga... by pikku on July 5th, 2008, 1:26am |
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Coming from someone who rarely reads sports manga, this one is pretty good. The cast of characters is well-balanced, and the story develops at a good pace.
The art is pretty clean (it's easier to understand than some others I've seen), and there's more to it than I thought there would be.
Anyway, give this a try, even if you wouldn't normally touch this type of manga.
Rating: 9.5 / 10.0 |
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