Banned from his school's soccer team for being too short, Shô Kazamatsuri decides there's only one thing left to do: switch schools!But even a change in scenery doesn't help the David Beckham wannabe. On campus, he is mistakenly introduced to everyone as a hotshot soccer player. When the truth is revealed, Shô drops out of school to practice on his own.Alone, the spunky teenager must work twice as hard to make his dreams come true. He wants to play soccer so bad he's willin...

It's the first game of the season and Josui Junior High is matched up against cross-town rival, Musashinomori. Without question the elite private school has the better soccer players, but Shô Kazamatsuri and the rest of Team Josui are hoping to steal a win with extra hustle and desire.But at halftime it doesn't look too good.The kids from Josui find themselves down by two goals. For Shô, losing to his former school is not an option. Even when he suffers a debilitating injury, Sho i...

Fresh from their victory in Korea, the Tokyo Select Team enter the Japan Toresen--the national youth team tournament. Their first game is against the powerful Kantô Select. And their leader is a figure from Shô's past--Toshiki Sugama. Even if they make it past this rival, another team is waiting in the wings with a new batch of surprises.

The Tokyo Select Team returns from South Korea with a great deal of experience and hard-learned lessons they received at the hands of the Seoul Select Team. But before they have a chance to sit back and reflect, they are thrown into a new maelstrom, when they find out they've been invited to play in the Japan Toresen--a national tournament for the best youth teams in the country!

As the training camp tournament continues, Tokyo Select faces Kyushu Select. Shô and his teammates think they have the Kyushu boys pegged, but a sudden all-out attack leaves Tokyo behind on the scoreboard. Will Tatsuya be able to lead a counterattack against a team that appears to have an unbeatable heart and soul?

Everybody has a dream, and for junior high school student Shô Kazamatsuri, that dream is simple: he wants to get off the bench and play soccer. An inspiration to everyone he meets,the indefatigable spark plug won't quit until he becomes the best soccer player he can be!After playing an incredible and inspirational match against their cross-town rivals, the gang at Josui Junior High is now fielding queries from players who want to join their team. One of these hopefuls is Yuki Kojim...

At the Japan Toresen, the national youth team training camp, Shô and Tokyo Select face their first opponent--Kantô Select, headed up by Toshiki, Shô's old friend. Toshiki has matured into a powerful player. Now they face off to see which of them has grown the most, and who can bring their team to victory!

Shigeki has reappeared as a member of Kansai select and now faces off against Shô and his former teammates from Tokyo. And it's immediately clear that he's improved far beyond expectation. As Shô clashes with this powerful new opponent, Tatsuya must deal with his feelings of confusion and anger at this seeming betrayal by his old friend.

Everybody has a dream, and for junior high school student Shô Kazamatsuri, that dream is simple: he wants to get off the bench and play soccer. An inspiration to everyone he meets, the indefatigable spark plug won't quit until he becomes the best soccer player he can be!But soccer is a team sport and that means Shô must also work extra hard at being the best teammate he can be. No matter how good he gets, he still needs the support of 10 other players to score a single goal.

Everybody has a dream, and for junior high school student Shô Kazamatsuri, that dream is simple: he wants to get off the bench and play soccer. An inspiration to everyone he meets, the indefatigable spark plug won't quit until he becomes the best soccer player he can be!To that end, Shô seeks guidance from everyone he meets. Whether it's Ryoichi Tenjo, the cocky one-man scoring machine, or Seiji Fujishiro, his former teammate, there's always somebody who can teach Shô a little bit ...

Final Volume!The battle against Kansai Select goes into high gear as Shigeki and his teammates demonstrate the depth of their talent. Tatsuya turns up the pressure on Shô to perform at a new level. But Shô soon comes up against an obstacle he's never faced before: exhaustion. With more on-field minutes than he's ever played before, is Shô too drained to support the team?

Shô and the Tokyo Select Team travel to Korea to go head-to-head with the Seoul Select Team. The Japanese team quickly realizes that they're facing the toughest challenger they've ever met. The Seoul team is strong, aggressive and determined to win, with complicated tactics and superb teamwork. When Seoul takes a 2-0 lead in the first 15 minutes of the game, the Tokyo team members realize they need to dig deep into their hearts to find the passion and love that motivated them to play in th...