

Fight! Kickers
がんばれ!キッカーズ
The Kickers are first and foremost a football team. Actually, they're only playing for their school, but haven't exactly covered themselves with glory. When the new player, Gregor (Daichi Kakeru) arrives at the school, they just had faced a resounding defeat again. However, thanks to Gregor, things are going to change. Highly motivated, they'll try to get rid of their "always-loser-team" image. Their strongest enemy are the Devils, who Gregor provokes right from the start. However, it's not all about football. When the captain, Mario (Hongou Masaru), is not pursued by his female fans, the Kickers often hang around and do stuff together. (Source: AniDB)
The Kickers are first and foremost a football team. Actually, they're only playing for their school, but haven't exactly covered themselves with glory. When the new player, Gregor (Daichi Kakeru) arrives at the school, they just had faced a resounding defeat again. However, thanks to Gregor, things are going to change. Highly motivated, they'll try to get rid of their "always-loser-team" image. Their strongest enemy are the Devils, who Gregor provokes right from the start. However, it's not all about football. When the captain, Mario (Hongou Masaru), is not pursued by his female fans, the Kickers often hang around and do stuff together. (Source: AniDB)
literaturenerd
September 10, 2014
Overview: Why are Germans better than Americans at football or "soccer" as we say here in the US? The largest reason is not simply that they care a little more about it (understatement of century), but that it is so much a part of their popular culture that they are actually weened on poorly drawn soccer cartoons. In 1986 a poorly received soccer anime was on the verge of being scrapped, but the Japanese ported it to the Germans hoping that maybe it would find an audience there. It became one of the most massive anime hits in German history. On facebook the MAJORITY of DieMannschaft admitted to being big fans of this anime growing up! A single video of the German intro on youtube has over 4 million views! Lets take a look at this cheesy 80s classic that none of my fellow Americans have heard of, but my European friends never stop talking about! Story: 5/10 The story is about as generic a sports story as you can get. It is every kids sports movie ever made compiled into 26 episodes. Just think of The Little Giants, the Mighty Ducks, The Big Green, and the Bad News Bears all morphed into an anime. Art: 3/10 The art is TERRIBLE! However, it was the 1980s, so most anime without huge budgets like Akira and Ghost in the Shell looked pretty shoddy by today's standards. The art also adds a cheese factor that makes the show more enjoyable honestly. Characters: 5/10 The 2 main characters are the generic good guy Daichi and the big bad guy Harry, who groups together a bunch of thugs to defeat Daichi's Kickers. I forgot what they were called in the German version. Any German voters can help me out by posting their local translation names on my wall and I will edit this review. If you liked the characters in Shaolin Soccer, you will like these characters. Although personally I prefer Shaolin Soccer because Stephen Chow is one of the funniest human beings on the planet. Sound: 7/10 DAT OPENING DOE Enjoyment: 7/10 This is a very silly series that will amuse modern viewers in the same way that other cheesy 80s movies are amusing. Overall: 7/10 My friends, it has often been said that I like Kickers. My friends, I like Kickers. I like the terrible animation. I like the nostalgic 80s cheese. Whenever a cliche' plot device is used I am in ecstasy. When I have to view an episode devoted to a forced romantic sub-plot, it is simply an exquisite feeling. Do you want to see more Kickers? Do you wish to see A German live action movie as I do? Let us remind those other euro countries in the 2016 Euro Cup what it is like to live in fear of our Mannshaft. Let them remember what it is like to feel our football cleats on their throats!
Tyfn73
January 7, 2025
Oh my beautiful beautiful lovely Anime. From the depths of my heart I have loved every moment with you. It may be the nostalgic feeling or the fact that I didn't watch you since I was 9, but you have my heart. You introduced me to Anime and that's the only thing that has to be said. The 80's anime were so good, I had to crumble and kick my feet thinking about such beauty. The opening? As if god made music for me. The animation(tf you expect form 80's anime?) PEAK. Oh lord you lovely little thing. The goaly was always the goat-y(you seewhat I did there?) and the hero journey from the mc was so good I can't even believe it. Should you watch it as a grown man? HELL YEAH. Should you show it to your kids?HELL.....YEAH! Should your mom watch it? If she wanna see some real PEAK from her childhood?HELL YEAH! How is the story like you may ask? What a peasant you are....ITS PEAK!!! From my very professional point of view, it may be THE ANIME that has laid the foundation of soccer anime. Is this a troll post you may ask? Oh what a little scooby pookie you are. NO! But...why...did you only give it a 9/10???? BECAUSE IT WAS TOO SHORT! Should you watch it while doing something besides? If you want to miss absolute PEAK and disrespect such goated anime, then yeah do it. But if you are a true hard core anime watcher, then I would suggest you watch it in 0.75x!!! I know you HAD TO type in the name of the anime to even find it cuz it's such a gem and you may wanted to see if it's worth it. I can understand that, but something I won't understand is that you had to even ask such stupid question. IT.IS.PEAK.(would recommend ig, idk do what you want lol)
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