

Kyosuke joins it and befriends two other first year players named Rodrigo and Sakai with the dream of becoming professional Soccer players themselves.” – Hungry Heart: Wild Striker synopsis, via ANN.

Tired of being compared and downgraded at, he abandoned playing Soccer until a boy from his new highschool discovered him and asked him to join their team. “Kyosuke Kano has lived under the shadow of his successful brother Seisuke all his life who is a professional Soccer player.

This series focuses on team building as the main character looks to step out from his brother’s shadow to become a professional player in his own right. One of the more classic Football anime series out there, Hungry Heart: Wild Striker was broadcast all the way back in Fall 2002 only a few months after Brazil lifted the World Cup that year.
