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Inazuma Eleven S1E1 — Lets Play Soccer!

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Inazuma Eleven•Season 1•Episode 1

Lets Play Soccer!

8.0/10 · 262 votesOct 5, 200824 min

Ranked #12 of 26 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

Raimon Junior High's long-neglected soccer club is suddenly presented with a request to play a match against the legendary Teikoku Academy! But there's a catch! If Endou does not succeed in getting 11 members for the club to play against Teikoku, the club is going

Directed byYumi Kamakura

Written byAtsuhiro Tomioka

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Cast6

Junko Takeuchi

Junko Takeuchi

Mamoru Endou (voice)

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Yuuto Kidou (voice)

Hirofumi Nojima

Hirofumi Nojima

Shuuya Gouenji (voice)

Fumiko Orikasa

Fumiko Orikasa

Aki Kino (voice)

Yuki Kaji

Yuki Kaji

Kazuya Ichinose / Akio Fudou (voice)

Haruka Tomatsu

Haruka Tomatsu

Kudou Fuyuka (voice)

Crew12

Y

Yuji Nakao

Key Animation

T

Terence simbrr

Creator

K

Katsuhito Akiyama

Storyboard Artist

Y

Yumi Kamakura

Director

Y

Yuuji Ikeda

Supervising Animation Director

Atsuhiro Tomioka

Atsuhiro Tomioka

Writer

S

Sadatoshi Matsuzaka

Animation Director

M

Masahito Sawada

Key Animation

S

Shiro Kudaka

Key Animation

M

Motonori Nishibe

Key Animation

I

Issei Hasegawa

Key Animation

K

Kenichi Yamagata

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Lets Play Soccer!" is episode 1 of Inazuma Eleven season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 262 votes, ranking #12 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Yumi Kamakura and written by Atsuhiro Tomioka, it aired on October 5, 2008.

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