The official Twitter account for Kobayashi Yuugo’s Aoashi manga confirmed this week that the manga series will end with the release of its 40th tankoubon volume. The manga’s 38th volume will be released on December 26th, 2024.
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Ueno Noahiko is credited with the original story concept, and manga author Kobayashi (Tenman a la carte, Fermat no Ryouri) adapted the story in January 2015 in Shogakukan’s Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine. Shogakukan published the manga’s first volume in April 2015 and the 38th volume on December 26th, 2024. The manga was adapted into an anime in April 2022, and all 24 episodes are available to stream on Crunchyroll.
Aoi Ashito is a third-year junior high school student living in Ehime. Although he is rough around the edges, he has a strong talent for soccer, but his straightforward personality causes him to experience a significant setback. Then, Tatsuya Fukuda, the youth team coach of Tokyo City Esperion, a powerful J-League club in Tokyo, appears before Asito. Fukuda sees Asito’s infinite potential and encourages him to take the selection for his team in Tokyo! The fate of the boy who will revolutionize Japanese soccer in the future begins to rapidly change from this point on!
