Akakichi no Eleven

Akakichi no Eleven
First edition of the manga 1970 volume 1
GenreSports (Football)
Manga
Written byIkki Kajiwara
Illustrated byMitsuyoshi Sonoda
Published byShōnen Gahōsha
MagazineShōnen King
DemographicShōnen
Original run19701971
Volumes6
Anime television series
Directed byTakeshi Yamada
Nobuhiro Okasako
StudioTokyo TV Doga
Original networkNippon Television
Original run April 13, 1970 April 5, 1971
Episodes52

Akakichi no Eleven (赤き血のイレブン, Akakichi no Irebun, literally "Red-Blooded Eleven"[1]) is a manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara with drawings by Mitsuyoshi Sonoda. An anime adaptation produced by Tokyo TV Doga aired between 1970 and 1971, which consists of 52 episodes lasting about 24 minutes. The series aired in Japan on Nippon Television from 13 April 1970 to 5 April 1971, every Monday. In Italy it was broadcast for the first time in 1982, through local TV stations. Other transmissions aired on Super 3, Naples Channel 21 and TMC, with a different assembly of the opening theme and the end, and was better known by the title "ARRIVANO I SUPERBOYS".[2] It is the first anime dedicated to soccer. It gained popularity among male soccer players at the time. In addition, it has been pointed out that the emphasis on spirit theory, technology commentary and had been neglected.[3]

  1. ^ "DrillSpin (ドリルスピン)".
  2. ^ "Le sigle giapponesi dei cartoni animati - A". Archived from the original on September 16, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  3. ^ Shigeo Nishimura "Manga Edit art" Byakuya Shobo , 1999 , 225 pages. ISBN 978-4893675958 .