Giant Killing

Giant Killing - S01

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TV25m

East Tokyo United (ETU) has spent the last few years barely hanging on in Japan's top soccer league, scraping by just to avoid relegation. Their situation grows even worse as a five-game losing streak leaves the team's morale at rock bottom. Fans are starting to turn their backs, and whispers suggest the local government may pull its support. With a revolving door of coaches and questionable player signings draining their finances, ETU seems trapped in a hopeless decline. Under pressure from general manager Kousei Gotou, the board makes a risky move by hiring Takeshi Tatsumi as the new coach. Tatsumi, once a promising player who left ETU years ago, has since built a reputation managing an amateur team in England's lower divisions. His return isn't welcomed-fans still see him as a traitor, and ETU remains outmatched by wealthier, more skilled opponents. But Tatsumi insists he knows how to topple giants, and for a team with nothing left to lose, that might be enough.

Overview:

East Tokyo United (ETU) has spent the last few years barely hanging on in Japan's top soccer league, scraping by just to avoid relegation. Their situation grows even worse as a five-game losing streak leaves the team's morale at rock bottom. Fans are starting to turn their backs, and whispers suggest the local government may pull its support. With a revolving door of coaches and questionable player signings draining their finances, ETU seems trapped in a hopeless decline. Under pressure from general manager Kousei Gotou, the board makes a risky move by hiring Takeshi Tatsumi as the new coach. Tatsumi, once a promising player who left ETU years ago, has since built a reputation managing an amateur team in England's lower divisions. His return isn't welcomed-fans still see him as a traitor, and ETU remains outmatched by wealthier, more skilled opponents. But Tatsumi insists he knows how to topple giants, and for a team with nothing left to lose, that might be enough.

Aired:Apr 04, 2010
Duration:25m
Episodes:26
Networks:NHK BS1
Country: Japan

Seasons (1)

Episodes (26)

1. #012. #023. #034. #045. #056. #067. #078. #089. #0910. #1011. #1112. #1213. #1314. #1415. #1516. #1617. #1718. #1819. #1920. #2021. #2122. #2223. #2324. #2425. #2526. #26

Characters & Voice Actors

Tomokazu Seki
CharacterTakeshi Tatsumi (voice)
Voice ActorTomokazu Seki
Takahiro Mizushima
CharacterDaisuke Tsubaki (voice)
Voice ActorTakahiro Mizushima
Ryotaro Okiayu
CharacterShigeyuki Murakoshi (voice)
Voice ActorRyotaro Okiayu
Daisuke Ono
CharacterLuigi Yoshida (voice)
Voice ActorDaisuke Ono
Tokuyoshi Kawashima
CharacterKōsei Gotō (voice)
Voice ActorTokuyoshi Kawashima
Masumi Asano
CharacterYuri Nagata (voice)
Voice ActorMasumi Asano
Taiten Kusunoki
CharacterUnknown
Voice ActorTaiten Kusunoki
Taketoshi Kawano
CharacterUnknown
Voice ActorTaketoshi Kawano