Ashito, the football genius
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:A masterpiece of soccer manga. Nominated for the 10th Manga Taisho Award in 2017 and won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the main category in 2019, alongside Kaguya-sama - Love is War. The main character, Aoi Ashito, is a boy from a poor family in the remote island town of Ehime. With his straightforward and blunt personality, he carries the team but is also directly responsible for his hometown team's defeat on the brink of making history. Coach Fukuda Tatsuya of Tokyo City Esperion, recognizing Ashito's pure talent, invites him to participate in their youth player selection competition. From here, the journey to conquer the world of soccer begins for this curly-haired boy...