The Knight in the Area
Area no Kishi / Il cavaliere dell'area di rigoreSummary
The Knight in the Area tells the stories of middle and high school students as they grow up through their soccer clubs, compete in national tournaments, and strive for world titles. Main character Kakeru, his respected elder brother Suguru, and childhood friend Nana Mishima, along with all the teammates, rivals from other schools, and world class soccer players around him radiate their own brilliant light as they face adolescence with all their strength. The story also incorporates the strong bond between Kakeru and Suguru, the love of their family, the friendship of their teammates and rivals, and fleeting first loves... all coming together to ignite passion in the hearts of all viewers.
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 37
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 15 h 25 min (37 × 25 min)
- Season
- Winter 2012
- Start date
- January 7, 2012
- End date
- September 29, 2012
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Romaji title
- Area no Kishi
- English title
- The Knight in the Area
- Native title
- エリアの騎士
- Other titles
- Il cavaliere dell'area di rigore
Characters 25
Main characters
- Nana Mishima美島奈々Main
- Kakeru Aizawa逢沢駆Main
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- Ryousuke Shima島亮介Supporting
- Ryuuichi Araki荒木竜一Supporting
- Teppei Iwaki岩城鉄平Supporting
- Michael Honda本田マイケルSupporting
- Suguru Aizawa逢沢傑Supporting
- Ryouma Oda織田涼真Supporting
- Ayaka Mine峰綾花Supporting
- Akito Horikawa堀川明人Supporting
- Hiromi Kunimatsu国松広実Supporting
- Leonardo Silvaレオナルド・シルバSupporting
- Kouta Nakatsuka中塚公太Supporting
- Ichirou Yamanashi山梨一郎Supporting
- Haruki Onimaru鬼丸春樹Supporting
- Shigeo Nishijima西島茂夫Supporting
- Reo Kurebayashi紅林礼生Supporting
- Asuka Tooru飛鳥 享Supporting
- Mina Meierミーナ・マイヤーSupporting
- Akira Takajo鷹匠瑛Supporting
- Kaoru Matoba的場薫Supporting
- Mito Aizawa逢沢美都Supporting
- Mother Aizawa駆の母Supporting
- Father Aizawa駆の父Supporting
- Akitoshi Ri李秋俊Supporting
Staff and studios
Key staff
- Hirofumi OguraDirector
- Shin KibayashiOriginal creator
- Kaya TsukiyamaOriginal Character Design
- Hirofumi OguraSeries composition
- Hitomi TsurutaCharacter design
- Keiji InaiMusic
- Akira OokumaSound director
- Yasuyuki UrakamiSound director
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- Mamoru KurosawaStoryboard
- Tetsuo HirakawaScript (ep 1-4, 7, 10)
- Hirofumi OguraStoryboard
- Kazuo MiyakeStoryboard
- Kazuo MiyakeUnit Director
- Mitsutoshi SatouUnit Director
- Masamune Hirata2nd Key Animation (ep. 2)