Kyōsuke's closest friend, and the captain of the Jyoyō female soccer team. In the last episode, he becomes a player for AFC Ajax. Initially the coach of Jyoyō's women's soccer team, the determination exhibited by the girls, especially Miki, invigorates his passion for soccer, and soon he joins Jyoyō's men's soccer team, emerging as their ace striker. After Seisuke's departure, he slowly loses interest in the game, but rediscovers his love for it after a fated meeting with Miki. Kanō Kyōsuke ( 叶恭介 ?), (Forward)Ĭalled Orangehead jokingly by some of his friends, Kyōsuke learned the ins and outs of soccer from his illustrious elder brother, A.C. This is also the format used in the English dub. Characters Note: Names are given in the original Japanese order, with the family name, or surname, followed by the given name. Kyōsuke, with the support of his friends at Jyoyō and invigorated with Miki's care and help and by his love and determination to excel in soccer, takes on the best, and discovers an immense and determined passion for the game. He soon joins the Jyoyō men's soccer team and makes several friends, such as his fellow freshmen, Sakai Jefferson, a talented goalkeeper, and Rodrigo, a passionate Brazilian transfer student.

If you can look over the bad animation I'm certain you'll enjoy this.After his transfer to Jyoyō and a fated meeting with Tsujiwaki Miki, an enthusiastic girl with a lot of passion for soccer and who soon reinvigorates his love for the game with her determination to excel, Kyōsuke's deep love and passion for soccer returns to its fullest. Not to mention the soundtracks are beautiful and will give you goosebumps. Its unfinished and that's not a sly on the anime but just the fact there are just 52 episodes. I hated it simply because I was left wanting more.

I loved it because it went against the grain and there are few things that surprise me in an anime ending, you usually know where it's going but this was different. It was emotional and i loved it and I hated it too. The ending was simply poetic to put it best. Coping with family issues, love, setbacks it really has everything. Although it's a sports anime, it's so much more that limiting it to just football is simply wrong. The story revolves around him being compared to his elder brother who is a young star for AC Milan and him not being able to show that ability. Hungry heart starts out as a story about a school kid who is a delinquent but also has a great football instincts. It's childish in parts but as an overall experience there are few sports anime that can come near this one. I rewatched this anime after I first saw it as a kid.

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