The Knight in the Area ( Area no Kishi) is a Japanese manga series written by Hiroaki Igano and illustrated by Kaya Tsukiyama. The series was adapted into an anime by Shin-Ei Animation and broadcasted on TV Asahi beginning January 7, 2012. Plot
Kakeru Aizawa is the younger brother to Suguru Aizawa, a soccer prodigy belonging to Japan's under–15 national team. Prior to the series, Kakeru quits his position as a forward after a traumatic experience prevented him from playing with his left leg and settles for a managerial position. After the two are hit by a truck, Suguru dies and has his heart transplanted into Kakeru. With it, Kakeru returns to soccer to achieve his brother's dream of winning the World Cup.
Main characters
- Kakeru Aizawa
- Suguru's younger brother. Originally a forward, but due to his weakness on his left side he works as the team manager of the football club, but secretly practices soccer in the park at night. Things begin to change as his childhood friend Mishima Nana returns to Japan one day. A road accident causes Kakeru to realize his dream of playing football.
- Nana Mishima
- A childhood friend of Suguru and Kakeru, nicknamed Seven. Since returning from Los Angeles, she has become a manager, like Kakeru. She is skilled in soccer and has a mysterious relation to Silva.
- Suguru Aizawa
- Aizawa Suguru is a genius midfielder, captain of the school soccer team, who even starred in the U-15 team for Japan. He is expected by many to shoulder the future of Japan's football world. He is aware of little brother's talent as a soccer player and is irritated of Kakeru's lack of motivation. In Volume 2 Suguru has an accident and because his brother is on the verge of dying he donates his heart, because he knows he won't live any longer. Also when he gives his heart to Kakeru, he also gives his dream of winning the world cup.
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