Ganbare, Kickers!
Kickers (Japaneseがんばれ!キッカーズ, Ganbare! Kikkāzu ) is a manga by Noriaki Nagai 1985, which was implemented in 1986 as an anime television series. It took place in Japan, although only moderate popularity is due to its affinity for football but in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Brazil very popular. You can assign the shōnen genre and acts as the Captain Tsubasa created at the same time, from football.
Action
The series is about twelve Japanese students whose passion is football. Gregor, a young boy with a lot of talent and great enthusiasm for football, moves with his family to a new city. He immediately wants to join the crew of the school, the Kickers (Japanese北原 キッカーズ, Kitahara Kikkāzu ) connect. When he finds them, Gregor must horrified to find that the Kickers have lost their last game with 12:21. He also learns that the Kickers have so far lost all their games and are on the verge of dissolution. But Gregory does not give up. He motivates the new Kickers and arranges a game against the Devil (南阳SC, Nan'yō SC), the best team in the district. Here is the kicker achieve a decent result: After they get into the first 10 minutes with 0:10 in arrears, they collect in the remaining game time not only no more goal, but achieved by Gregor even the consolation goal for 1:10.
In the following period, the Kickers increase more and more, and always achieve better results. After some considerable draw, they finally celebrate their first victory. On the way to their ultimate goal, to participate in the national championship, the Kickers overcome larger obstacles such as a ball ban. A strict coach who trains the Kickers short time, the team brings quite a bit further by allowing them to train hard.
Finally, the national championship begins. Despite hard games, overcome the Kickers the first two rounds until now they finally meet again on the devil. This time the game seems much more balanced than at their last meeting. Nevertheless, the Kickers, beaten despite her self-sacrificing game, 1:2 to give after Gregor at the last second the great chance to equalize forgives because he fails to Victor, the outstanding goalkeeper of the devil. The initial disappointment quickly gives way to pride. The Kickers have increased enormously within half a year and may feel despite the defeat as the winner, they have their opponents but neat offered Paroli.
But so far the story does not end there. In a subsequent taking place Friendlies Gregor and must hurt to be replaced. Since Sascha also can not be used, Harry offers, a new student, as a substitute to. With three goals, he leads the Kickers almost single-handedly came from behind to win.
Harry will henceforth be included as a new player in the team. But soon it becomes clear that Harry is not a team player. Due to its extremely selfish style of play and his arrogant nature, it comes in the team to friction, which is why some players for a short time even renounce the Kickers. When it comes to Harry for a discussion, he then leaves the offended team to establish a competitive team. In a test match between this team and the Kickers shows that his entire team, as it consists of players that have flown for disciplinary reasons from their old teams.
Referee of the game is just Victor, the goalkeeper of the devil, who always stood by the Kickers as a friend and counselor. In the game itself shows that single decent player does not form a good team. Ultimately, the Kickers win with their team spirit.
The team
- Masaru Hongō (本 郷 胜, Hongō Masaru ) / Mario:
He is a goalkeeper, captain and the most important player of the team. He also leads the training and are all tactical instructions. Mario, it became the first goalkeeper to ward off the famous "Devil's Threesome ". Off the field he is always followed by a bunch of girls, what is it very uncomfortable because he is unique and alone in Gregor's sister Elsa in love.
- Kakeru Daichi (大地 翔, Daichi Kakeru ) / Gregor:
Gregor is new in town and motivates the Kickers after the many failures to continue. He quickly advanced to become the center forward and impeller of the team. It achieves by far the most goals, partly because he never thinks about giving up, brings out in every match the most out of himself and selflessly fights for the team. In addition, Gregor has a sister named Elsa. She has a rather small role in this anime. He is in love with Victor's sister Connie.
- Kenta Ishii (石井 健 太, Kenta Ishii ) / Kevin:
The hotheaded Kevin stands beside Gregor on the offensive and revived with quick attacks and especially with passes to Gregory the game. His undoing, however, frequently will be irrepressible stubborn. Kevin is sure to give it during the game for no tussle and also suggests otherwise happy over the traces, which he often brings the Kickers in trouble. However, it also manifests itself only his absolute will to win.
- Taichi Ōta (太 田 太 一, Ōta Taichi ) / Sascha:
However, Sasha is a nice guy, to play football too overweight. Thus, he usually expresses only the bank, but is often taken as the Joker, as especially his wide throw-ins bring the opponent in danger. So Sascha has a certain role in the success of the team.
- Hideo Obata (小 畑 英 夫, Hideo Obata ) / Tino:
The small player with the number 6 plays in midfield, although his father would rather see him much at the center forward position and has therefore banned him for a short time to play football. Now Tinos father resigned to the playing style of his son and support the team where he can. Tino is very strong on the ball and strikes many long passes, especially on Gregory and Kevin.
- Mamoru Otaka (大 高 守, Otaka Mamoru ) / Tommy:
He is a tall defender, therefore very strong in the air. Mostly he plays at the libero position. However, he often reproached for not having the necessary hardness to play football. When it really matters, but Tommy is usually an important support in the cover of the Kickers.
- Naoto Hamamoto (浜 本 直 人, Hamamoto Naoto ) / Christoph:
Back Christoph is similar in size to Tommy, which is why his specialty is the head ball game. Since he is not a gifted technician, the Kickers do well to use the giant in defense.
- Takeshi Hara (原 たけし, Takeshi Hara ) / Jeremy:
Jeremy is the twin brother of Charlie and plays as a right winger. From there, he can his speed very well bring to bear and is also characterized by strong offensive drive. Jeremy's flanks bring the opponent's goal always in danger.
- Kiyoshi Hara (原 きよし, Kiyoshi Hara ) / Charlie:
The other of the two twins playing on the left outside. The brothers not only as an egg resemble the other, but are also excellent attuned to each other, as both create an identical style of play of the day. Even off the field, you always see Charlie at his brother's side, they are a verschworendes duo that helps the Kickers to success.
- Tetsuya Takada (高田 哲 也, Tetsuya Takada ) / Daniel:
Daniel is like Tino rather slender stature, but compensates for this by its speed as well as his first-class feel. He gives new impulses from the defensive midfielder, is to find the front and back and thus an important focal point of the game the Kickers.
- Shinsuke Koga (古 贺 信 介, Koga Shinsuke ) / Benjamin:
With Christopher and Tommy Benjamin, the defense of the Kickers. But his long passes to the tip distinguish the defense stretching. Sometimes he has disagreements with the hothead Kevin.
- Manabu Noguchi (野 口 学, Manabu Noguchi ) / Philipp:
Philip also acts more on the defensive. Because of his glasses, he is the restricted one time or another, makes this disadvantage by his clever little head up for it. In his spare time he also plays like the piano, where he also makes very much talked about.
Other important characters
- Hikaru Uesugi (上杉 光, Uesugi Hikaru ) / Victor:
Outstanding Goalkeeper of the devil, the best team in the district. Specifies the Kickers occasionally valuable tips. Brother to Conny has not escaped him that Gregor is interested in them.
- Akina Uesugi (上杉 明 菜, Uesugi Akina ) / Conny:
Victor's sister, in which Gregor love. Plays as well as Philipp piano.
- Ayumi Daichi (大地 歩, Daichi Ayumi ) / Elsa:
Gregor's sister, in the Mario falls in love. Save his honor, as he surprises her in the locker room.
- ? Hyodo (兵 藤 俊, Hyodo? ) / Harry:
Dangerous fire striker, who plays much too selfish. Is the end of the series a short time to the Kickers. In addition, he has already played for the tornadoes.
- Yū Mizushima (水 岛 雄, Mizushima Yū ) / Simon:
Plays for the Black lightning and replaced virtually a whole team due to its excellent football skills. He is opposed to Harry but a team player, but also accesses unfair means. He has fallen in love with Ayako (DJ) and plays for her sake even from time to time fair.
- Tsuyoshi Yoshida (吉田 つよし, Tsuyoshi Yoshida ), Minoru Ikeda (池田 みのる, Minoru Ikeda ) and Yusuke Kishi (岸 佑 介Kishi Yusuke ) / Gordon, Eric and Steve:
Outstanding Forward of the Red Devils. They form the dreaded "Devil's Threesome ", who was considered invincible until Mario could defuse him the only goalie.
- Thomas
Thomas is a reporter who reports from the games of the Kickers.
Structure
A pattern is reversed in games of Kickers almost always. Almost in every game they come first in residue (either 0:1 or 0:10 ) before they find a cure for their opponents during the game. In this way, the Kickers often reach a draw or a win.
Furthermore, the focus is not so much laid on the football itself, as comparable manga and anime. The action off the pitch at the Kickers takes a lot of space. Therefore, the games never pull itself out too long (only the games against the devil drag on for several episodes back ) and the plot refers to a large extent on the everyday problems of the characters.
Publications
Manga
Kickers appeared in Japan from 1985 to 1989 in separate chapters in the manga magazine Coro Coro, Coro Coro Bessatsu and Shonen Sunday. Shogakukan moved these individual chapters in 20 separate volumes.
In Spain Banzai Comics published the manga since 2007 on a quarterly basis in ten volumes and under the local title Supergol.
Anime
Studio Pierrot produced the 26-part animated series for manga. This aired on October 16, 1986 until March 25, at the 1987 Japanese television Family Gekijo. The series was due to poor ratings (especially the same time ongoing Captain Tsubasa proved too strong competition ) but after 21 of 26 Episodes discontinued.
After they air in May 1994 on the Tele 5 series ran repeatedly on German television on RTL 2, TM3, Tele 5 and Premiere Fox Kids. There were aired all 26 episodes. Published in 2006 Anime Virtual (now Kazé ) the complete series to a total of 4 DVDs. The DVD release was partly due to the Soccer World Cup 2006. On April 28, 2008, a re-release as a complete edition with all four DVDs. Finally, a truncated version of the series was aired on RTL 2 for the first time.
In addition to Japan and Germany, the anime was made in Italy ( Palla al centro per Rudy ), France (But pour Rudy! ), Broadcast Spain ( Supergol ) and Poland ( Piłkarze ).
In addition to the television series and a movie special which treats the game of Kickers against the devil at the national championships existed. Interestingly, owns this movie, which was basically cut from the respective episodes together, an alternate ending. Here, Gregor meets at the last second against Victor and both teams now have to compete against one another in a penalty shootout. Here, the Kickers can now triumph (especially since Victor is weakened by a head injury ). This end is never officially released outside of Japan. The later will take place in the series " Harry consequences " were not aired in Japan. Later, when the series was released there in a DVD box set, all 26 episodes were included, the " Harry consequences " were here, incorporated as a sub-plot in the middle of the series, rather than at its end.
Synchronization
Awards
1987 Noriaki Nagai Award for Kickers with the 32nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the category of children.