Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd.’s soccer anime AOASHI has premiered its second season on Crunchyroll. To celebrate the new season, creditless versions of the opening and ending animations are now available.
The opening theme, “Fortress Defense” by rock band 10-FEET, focuses on Ashito and the other first-year members of Team A as they continue to develop their skills and face strong opponents:
The ending theme, “Triangle” by singer-songwriter Ai Higuchi, follows Ashito as he reviews footage of his training while traveling to Esperion’s campus. It also highlights his former Team B teammates and their role in his growth as a player:
Main Visual:
CAST:
Ashito Aoi: Kouki Osuzu
Eisaku Otomo: Tatsumaru Tachibana
Soichiro Tachibana: Seiichiro Yamashita
Keiji Togashi: Taku Yashiro
Kampei Kuroda: Shun Horie
Martis Jun Asari: Wataru Kato
Yuma Motoki: Junya Enoki
Ryuichi Takeshima: Kentaro Kumagai
Nagisa Akutsu: Shunsuke Takeuchi
Haruhisa Kuribayashi: Yuichiro Umehara
Taira Nakamura: Kensho Ono
Yoichi Kiriki: Koki Uchiyama
Eita Takasugi: Makoto Furukawa
Kenta Yoshitsune: Kazuyuki Okitsu
Enshin Akiyama: Hiromichi Tezuka
Hana Ichijo: Maki Kawase
Anri Kaido: Reina Ueda
Tatsuya Fukuda: Chikahiro Kobayashi
Nozomi Date: Hiroki Yasumoto
STAFF:
Original Work: Yugo Kobayashi, AOASHI (published by Shogakukan, Big Spirits Comics)
Director: Kazuki Yokoyama
Series Composition: Masahiro Yokotani
Character Design: Manabu Nakatake, Asami Taguchi, Junko Yamanaka
Action Animation Director: Tadayoshi Okimura, Satoshi Kubo
Art Setting: Yuuki Shigekawa
Art Director: Niki Higaki
Color Design: Hiromi Miyawaki
CG Director: Kaito Iwata
Director of Photography: Jiro Tazawa
Editing: Masato Yoshitake
Sound Director: Shoji Hata
Music: Masaru Yokoyama
Animation Production: TMS Entertainment
The series is available for streaming on Crunchyroll, which also provides the official synopsis:
After a loss in his last junior high school soccer tourney, Ehime Prefecture’s ace player, Ashito Aoi, is devastated but in every loss there’s a victory. Tatsuya Fukuda, manager of an organization that trains students for one of the leading clubs in the J-League, sees Ashito’s raw talent and offers a tryout to his group. Together they’ll bring the youth club and Aoshi’s talents to new heights!
Source: Press Release
©Yugo KOBAYASHI, Shogakukan / Aoashi Project Season2
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