Aoashi

To the world stage! Glory and ambition lie ahead of young Ashito Aoi as he takes the first steps to becoming a pro soccer player. But after being catapulted into a new harsh environment, can he hold onto his spider's thread and climb his way to the top? A fateful encounter on Futami Beach in Ehime, Japan leads to the meeting between Fukuda Tatsuya; once a rising star and a player on the cusp of greatness whose career ended all too soon, and Aoi Ashito; a brash and hot-headed striker who loves s...

Ao Ashi ranked fourth for the 10th Manga Taisho Award in 2017. The series won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category in 2020, along with Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen.