Underplayed Gems

Moero! Top Striker (1991)

Moero! Top Striker poster
Original title
燃えろ!トップストライカー
Genre
animation, action & adventure, Action, Sports
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 49 episodes
Rated
ALL
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 55 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

After moving to Italy to train in football, a young boy's parents die in a crash. He stays with a local doctor who coaches him, and he joins a weak team. He leads them to a tournament final and later joins a world all-star team.

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What happens

Moero! Top Striker (燃えろ!トップストライカー, Moero! Toppu Sutoraikā; lit. "Burn! Top Striker") is a Japanese anime television series. It was produced by Nippon Animation and broadcast for 49 episodes on TV Tokyo and its affiliates from 10 October 1991 to 24 September 1992. The series tells the story of a boy named Yoshikawa Hikaru, who went to Genoa, Italy to study football at his father's request. He plays for the prestigious team, Sanpodestà Junior. One day, Hikaru's parents suddenly die in an airplane accident, and his aunt living in Japan is about to take him in, but Robson, a local doctor, notices his talent and he decides to stay in Italy. After being coached by Robson, Hikaru joins the weak team Columbus and participates in the Genoa Cup. Although Hikaru loses to his former team, Sanpodestà Junior, in the Genoa Cup final and ends up as runner-up, he is selected to represent Genoa in the Italian Youth Soccer Tournament, and he is respected for bringing together his assertive teammates. Eventually, Robson suggests that a mixed team called "J-Wings" be formed, bringing together talented players from all over the world, and Hikaru expands his field of activity, participating in the European Tournament and the Junior Champions Cup with his former rivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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