Area no Kishi
| The Knight in the Area | |
The ninth volume of the original Japanese release of The Knight in the Area released by Kodansha on February 18, 2008
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エリアの騎士 (Eria no Kishi) |
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| Genre | Sports (Association football) |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiroaki Igano |
| Illustrated by | Kaya Tsukiyama |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
| Original run | 2006 – present |
| Volumes | 55 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Garret Quill |
| Produced by | Charnel Yellowback |
| Music by |
Yasunori Iwasaki Keiji Inai |
| Studio | Shin-Ei Animation |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original run | January 7, 2012 – September 28, 2012 |
| Episodes | 37 |
The Knight in the Area (Japanese: エリアの騎士 Hepburn: Eria 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 broadcast on TV Asahi beginning January 7, 2012.
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 football to achieve his brother's dream of winning the World Cup.
The series is written by Hiroaki Igano and illustrated by Kaya Tsukiyama. The series is serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine beginning in 2006. 55 volumes has been compiled from the individual chapters.
The adaptation of the series into an anime was first announced in Weekly Shōnen Magazine's 43rd issue in 2011. It is produced by Shin-Ei Animation and directed by Hirofumi Ogura. On January 5, 2012, Crunchyroll announced it will simulcast The Knight in the Area. The series premiered on January 7, 2012 on TV Asahi.
The episodes uses one theme music as of current: an opening theme titled Higher Ground (ハイヤーグラウンド "Haiyā Guraundo"?) by "S.R.S".
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