FINISHED
Giant Killing
26 Episodes
24 min each
SPRING 2010
Synopsis
East Tokyo United, ETU, has been struggling in Japan's top football league for a few years. It has taken everything they have just to avoid relegation. To make matters even worse, the fans are starting to abandon the team. In an effort to improve their performance, ETU has hired a new coach, the slightly eccentric Tatsumi Takeshi. Tatsumi, who was considered a great football player when he was younger, abandoned the team years before but has proven himself as the manager of one of England's lower division amateur teams. The task won't be easy, the teams East Tokyo United is pitted against have bigger budgets and better players. However, Tatsumi is an expert at Giant Killing.
Drama
Sports
Format
Unknown
Episodes
26
Per Episode
24 min
Source
Unknown
Episodes
26 / 26 Episodes
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Episode 1
Episode 1
Tatsumi returns to ETU from managing FC Eastham to the 4th round of the FA Cup, his return only to be greeted by jeers of the disillusioned ETU supporters, who think of Tatsumi as a traitor for abandoning ETU for an overseas club. Meanwhile on the practice pitch, Tatsumi shocks the squad by announcing that he’ll hold a scrimmage between a younger inexperienced ETU side against the seasoned ETU starters to see who will make up the starting eleven of his ETU side…
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Episode 2
Episode 2
The awaited scrimmage between the ETU starting line-up and the reserves begin. Tensions esclate within ETU as Tatsumi’s sharp analysis of the current ETU squad allows him to lead the reserves to an unexpected victory over the starting lineup. Further surprises await ETU as Tatsumi announces that “Mr. ETU” Murakoshi, the iconic captain, is to be stripped of his captaincy…
3
Episode 3
Episode 3
ETU embark on their pre-season training camp at Dream Island with a disunited team following the results of the scrimmage match. Escalating tensions between the younger players and the first team members create chaos in the training pitch, but their clamors are soon silenced by the return of Gino, ETU’s mysterious Number 10…
4
Episode 4
Episode 4
ETU put the fruits of their pre-season training camp to the test by taking on reigning champions Tokyo Victory in a pre-season friendly…
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Episode 5
Episode 5
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Episode 6
Tatsumi is forced to go to a press conference attended by all the managers and player representatives participating in the league, where he makes acquaintances with a man whose eccentric nature rivals that of his own. Meanwhile, ETU, in high spirits after their inspired draw in the friendly against previous season champions Tokyo Victory, prepare for Matchday 1 of the new J. League season…
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Episode 7
Episode 7
Following their disastrous start of the season, ETU continues down a rocky road of defeat as the team crashes to a poor start. Frustrations grow larger by day in the locker room, while Tatsumi proposes an unconventional strategy in getting the team into winning ways…
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Episode 8
Episode 8
Yet another defeat at the hands of newly relegated side FC Sapporo sees both supporters and the boardroom infuriated with Tatsumi’s performance on the pitch, as Goto desperately tries to convince both parties that Tatsumi is the only many fit for the job…
9
Episode 9
Episode 9
Since Tatsumi became manager, ETU has lost 4 matches in a row. The Skulls fan group can’t conceal their anger any longer. At the peak of their anger, they stop the players’ bus and demand an apology from Tatsumi. Tatsumi stops Murakoshi from appeasing the crowd and tries to go out himself. Does he have a secret strategy against Nagoya Grand Palace?!
10
Episode 10
Episode 10
The fans are demanding that Tatsumi is canned. The opponent they face during their last stand is Nagoya Grand Palace, led by ETU’s former manager Fuwa. In a stark contrast to ETU, Fuwa has been winning cup and league matches. He is an absolutely rational coach who used expensive foreign players to raise the power of the entire team. In the beginning, the Brazilian trio goes on a fierce offensive, but Tatsumi’s plans are already in motion…
11
Episode 11
Episode 11
ETU vs Nagoya Grand Palace. In the first half, ETU is faced with a relentless assault, but thanks to Tsubaki’s repeated smooth plays, the danger of losing a point is always averted. Fuwa slowly starts to realize that Tatsumi’s plan has been set in motion. However, ETU does not launch a full assault. While Matsubara can’t hide his worries about the defense-only match, Tatsumi is grinning smugly. And the thing Tsubaki sees when he gets on the field is…!
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Characters
Voice Actors
Tomokazu Seki (japanese)
Takeshi Tatsumi
Main
Voice Actors
Daichuu Mizushima (japanese)
Daisuke Tsubaki
Main
Voice Actors
Ryoutarou Okiayu (japanese)
Shigeyuki Murakoshi
Main
Voice Actors
Daisuke Ono (japanese)
Luigi Yoshida
Main
Voice Actors
Masumi Asano (japanese)
Yuri Nagata
Supporting
Voice Actors
Tokuyoshi Kawashima (japanese)
Kousei Gotou
Supporting
Staff
Masaya Tsunamoto
Original Creator
Yuu Kou
Director
Toshifumi Kawase
Series Composition
Hideharu Mori
Music
Masami Suda
Animation Director (ep 7)
Futoshi Fujikawa
Key Animation (ep 13)
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Information
Aired
Apr 03, 2010
to Sep 25, 2010
Season
SPRING 2010
Source
Unknown
Format
Unknown
Studios
Studio DEEN
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