Area no Kishi

Description

Aizawa Kakeru is an energetic and dedicated eighth grader who serves as the manager for his school’s football team. Though he was well known for being a talented player the previous year, an accident during one of his games caused Kakeru to vow never to play competitively again. Still passionate about the sport, Kakeru dreams of one day becoming a professional football trainer so that he can work alongside his older brother Suguru, the ace of the school team who has represented Japan in international competition.

Type

Manga

Related Series

Area no Kishi FC (Prequel)

Area no Kishi Gaiden (Side Story)

Associated Names

Ceza-sahasının Şövalyesi

The Knight in the Area

Паладин на поле

สิงห์สนาม

エリアの騎士

足球騎士

足球骑士

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Latest Release(s)

v.39 c.330-331 by NOIDproject 2 weeks ago

v.38 c.329 by NOIDproject 1 month ago

v.38 c.327-328 by NOIDproject 1 month ago

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Status in Country of Origin

57 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

Ends at Vol 18, Chap 149

User Reviews

N/A

Forum

4 topics, 4 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8 / 10.0 (412 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.88 / 10.0

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Last Updated

March 26th, 2025 9:48pm PDT - 1 month ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama School Life Shounen Sports
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Area no Kishi FC

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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Kodansha

Serialized In (magazine)

Shuukan Shounen Magazine (Kodansha)

Manga Box (DeNA)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

DeNA Manga Box

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #745

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Monthly Pos #1211

(-232)

3 Month Pos #2163

(-466)

6 Month Pos #3037

(-649)

Year Pos #3874

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List Stats

On 2112 reading lists

On 637 wish lists

On 67 completed lists

On 124 unfinished lists

On 352 custom lists

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Area no Kishi Ends in 5 Chapters

8 years ago

Area no Kishi Anime to End Next Week

13 years ago

Area no Kishi Gets Anime

14 years ago

Chapter 8 -spoilers-

17 years ago

User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]

Dropped at chater 2, a spike haired trash touched the main girl, WTF, what's the fricking point of this BS???

by Akira Ryuji
4 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

Dropped at chater 2, a spike haired trash touched the main girl at chap 1, and he did again at chap 2, what the actual f*..... What's the fricking point of this BS 😕

... Last updated 4 years ago

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Update chapter!!!

by Kathalia127
8 years ago

Rating: N/A

I need more chapter. Im so inlove with area no kishi story. Made me cry especially when kakeru realized about his brother and thier dream together. I cant stop watching the episode and i cant stop reading the manga. and now im still waiting for more episode/chapter.

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not ok

by Romashk
9 years ago

Rating: 4.0 / 10.0

I read to about 130 and some. And what it boils down to is a very bland eyeshield31 or prince of tennis. But at least these two made it look entertaining. The author forgot to make the story interesting, and doesn't explore anything except the game, but there's no trivia, no techniques, no embellishment of skills. I assume it was an attempt to make it close to realism, but by not really making any effort in that part, author successfully made a watered down shonen. Anyway, I don't exactly know what the author wanted for this series, but it's boring.

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From promising to boring : fad

by fontain
11 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

It's pretty average. After 100+ chapters what do we have so far? Phi trick, twisted doc, subtext love triangle(that we know will go nowhere), idiot teammate (still not funny), and the typical boring need-to-grow-some-balls MC. You know the cast should be changed, swap the useless male lead with

the deceased brother (overshadowed by dead character... pathetic) or better the cute manager. The story would be more interesting, because so far, your MC is so amazed by what's surrounding him, that he should keep his role of cheering character all the way. Tournament, rivalry ...? Sir, not with that kind of fighting spirit. Every sidekick is more likeable than MC. The only way for him to succced or achieve his dreams is by luck or accident ...oh wait. The only moment, you feel anything when reading this manga, is in the first chapters drama. Excitation over sport, competition, rage to win? No here, no way ever. Or perhaps in 2000+ chapters. We will be bored to death until then. I give it 6 because of cute manager. The dissapointement after the promising early chapters explains my harsh words. It could have been better, but just a fad for me. A simple error in the cast, kills it all. Think about it : subtext love triangle between true hero brother, cute manager and twisted doctor, that'd be something, don't deny it.

... Last updated 11 years ago

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so far so good

by kri91
11 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

why did suguru have to die! It Started off with a heavy feeling... :(
n compared to adachi's manga's where characters are killed off for similar purposes, this one was more touching n it left u with feelings towards suguru...In the brief time Suguru wuz shown in d manga, I adored him!

I like it!! m at ch.122 n d only thing that bugs me, is the obsession with the "heart n its memory"
I would prefer if its kakeru's own talent n not some sci-fi stuff...
also, I'd like to c some growth in their playing abilities

... Last updated 11 years ago

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Nice opening and then ... ehh .. good but not great

by sakirol
12 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

Pros:

more realistic than other sports manga
female lead plays competitively and isn't an annoying sideshow. She's freaking awesome.
awesome (or morally conflicting) backstory

Cons:

The characters feel really flat to me, even after 100 chapters. I don't really get emotional in the "we need to win this!!!!" moments like I typically do in sports manga. Sadly, character hardships and development are what keep me into sports manga, so this was a big minus for me.

... Last updated 12 years ago

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Still reading but a bit dissapointing

by Hector234
12 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

I started reading this manga because it lloked interesting, but:

I agree with previous comments that it's irritating that someone imposes this huge burdens and dreams on somebody else "for the sake of the one who died", I mean, who are they to decide upon this.
But mangawise I think the author lacks the ability to set the atmosphere for dramatic scenes and they just get over the dead of the brother so easily.... I just don't buy and overall is toooo predictable.

I'll keep on reading for now, but if it dissapoints me once more I'm afraid I'll have to drop it...
But don't trust me, read for yourself... HAHAHAHA

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Surprisingly GOOD!

by Bleach-No1-Manga
12 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I am surprised by how much i was taken in by this manga

supporting characters as well as both the lead characters are awesome

give it a read people

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Good manga but infuriating

by averyk
12 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

This manga I fine really captivating to read but pisses me off at the same time. I like how they portray Kakeru who is talented but overshadowed by his brother and other events that take place before the start of the manga. Though I think that he should get that councilor fired for her actions.

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Don't understand the popularity !

by nesfe
13 years ago

Rating: 6.5 / 10.0

This review comes right after i finished reading the 3rd volume of this manga. My irritation level grew with every page, until I can no longer take it and I had to vent 🙂

First, the classic I quit sports that can be found in every manga. Only in here I find it more annoying and childish. Let me just say that there are dozens of professional players that rely on their dominate leg only (for shooting), and are doing just fine the English/ Italian/Spanish Leagues.
Then we have the 'incident' that makes our MC grow some balls, which i will put in spoiler tags, though it is in the beginning chapters so not really a spoiler.

How can you tell someone who just lost his brother, that he needs to carry his brother's dreams because he got his heart ? I mean really, how fking selfish is that. Imagine if MC didn't want to become a pro football player (though he did). That would be like forcing him to walk a path in life by saying "you got your brothers heart so you have to what he wanted in life, good luck tehe' . Fk that ! He should just probably slap her and say I am going to become a professional player because That's what I want. The manga tries to make it look like it's something awesome but it's really not.

Oh, I'm not done. The hospital counselor basically manipulates him into playing football again 0_o .
And finally the heart itself. The author tries to explain how some heart transplants change the receiving person and whatnot. The problem with this is that it makes our MC pathetic.
How you say ? like this.
Oh MC couldn't shoot with his left leg, Now he can. It's thanks to his brother's heart.
Oh MC is using his brother's moves to pass players. It's thanks to his brother's heart
etc....
you get the drift
and you don't reach this conclusion yourself, Nooo, the author shows us an image of his brother behind his back every time he does something similar to him.

With that out of the way, I say : it's not a bad sports manga, I just couldn't handle it.
I'm just writing this review here to present a different front from all the positive reviews in here that led me to reading this manga.

... Last updated 13 years ago

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