The Knight in the Area: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The story centers around Aizawa Kakeru, the younger brother of the Kamakura School soccer team captain Suguru. While Suguru is so talented in soccer that he has been made part of Japan's national under-15 team, Kakeru is so weak at the sport that he is nicknamed "Mr. No Goal". Kakeru's life changes however, after a tragic accident.

Series details

• Title: The Knight in the Area
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Anime
• Premiere date: 2012-01-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-09-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Asahi
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 5466
• IMDb ID: tt2176177
• TVDB ID: 254660

Cast and credited roles

• Yuko Sanpei — Kakeru Aizawa
• Shizuka Itou — Nana Mishima
• Minoru Shiraishi — Kota Nakatsuka
• Akira Ishida — Ryuichi Araki
• Atsushi Kakehashi — Makoto Hyoudou
• Tarusuke Shingaki — Yusuke Saeki
• Jun Fukuyama — Suguru Aizawa
• Tetsu Shiratori — Leonardo Silva

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-01-07; final listed air date 2012-09-29; episode order: 37.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Knight in the Area on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.