Crunchyroll is using the World Cup to promote "Blue Lock," a soccer-based anime, in France and Germany as it seeks to connect ...

Soccer (or football, outside the United States) is the most-watched sport in the entire world. Every game is attended by thousands of people and those who can't attend watch it on their television.

As the world’s most popular sport, it’s no surprise that soccer has been the subject of hundreds of anime and manga series over the years. From small youth leagues to professional careers, anime shows ...

Yuugo Kobayashi and Naohiko Ueno’s Ao Ashi manga predates Blue Lock by a few years, but it just received its first anime adaptation this year as well. Animated by veteran studio Production I.G ...

Like soccer cartoons? Good for you. Japanese game developer Level-5 (Dragon Quest VIII, Professor Layton franchise) has spun its soccer role-playing-game Inazuma Eleven into an anime. That anime has ...

Sports anime aren't for everyone, but subversive hits like Sk8 the Infinity and Ping Pong the Animation are unique enough to ...

People who know Naledi are perpetually aware of two things: he is a talented visual artist, and he has seen copious amounts of anime. However, one title that is barely invoked in conversations about ...

One of the best parts about sports anime is interest in actual sports is never required. This is particularly true with Blue Lock, an anime that puts a spin on soccer so outlandish it makes the ...

Japan's desire for World Cup glory leads the Japanese Football Association to launch a new rigorous training program to find the national team's next striker. Three hundred high school players are ...

Sports anime is a widely popular genre, with more sports being added to the roster, like figure skating and gymnastics. However, one of the two most popular sports seen in the genre is soccer. The ...