BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- TV Tokyo has launched a trailer for the new TV animation of "Football Boy" and announced that a remake of the new TV animation will begin broadcasting in April 2018. Familiar figures such as Ōku-wing, Wakabayashi Genzo, Hyuga Kojiro, and Misakitaro are coming back in their Namkatsu uniforms. When you were obsessed with watching the TV, is that feeling still there?
Infographic: The character of "Football Boy". Image source: "Football Boy" official social platform
Soccer Boy is a Japanese manga by Yoichi Takahashi that tells the story of a soccer-savvy teenager who starts in the sixth grade of elementary school and enters professional football. The manga began serialization in 1980. In 1983, it was first broadcast as an anime in Japan. After it was broadcast, it was very popular in Japan, and many of the images in the film were loved by the majority of fans.
So far, a total of four soccer mini-series of animated films have been launched, namely "Soccer Boy TV Edition" (128 episodes), "New Soccer Kid" (13 episodes), "Soccer Boy J" (47 episodes), and "Soccer Kid Goal!" (52 episodes). They tell the story of the football experience of Japanese young players in elementary school, junior high school, and high school, led by the big air wing, and even the story of competing with outstanding young players from all over the world.
In the early 1990s, the cartoon was introduced to China. As a memory of the post-80s and post-90s generations, the cartoon "Football Boy" can be described as a "football enlightenment lesson" for many fans, and many people have begun to understand football, fall in love with football, imitate the momentum of the big empty wing on the court, and fantasize about becoming an excellent striker.
For the new version of "Soccer Boy", the original manga author Yoichi Takahashi said that the remake will not only be faithful to the original, but also add a part of the new settings based on some characteristics of modern football. In addition, the new version of the cartoon will be rebroadcast from the players' elementary school days.
As soon as the news came out, it immediately triggered a heated discussion among many fans. Someone posted in the "Football Boy" post bar that he is looking forward to this new work, and it is very happy to see that the author can add some of the current popular star elements to this old cartoon, which can resonate and discuss with the new and old generations of fans. Some people also think that although it is good to innovate on the original basis, they do not want to lose the taste of those stars because the changes are too big.
What are the shadows of well-known stars in reality on the characters in that "Football Boy"?
Big Air Wing - Mizushima Musashi
Infographic: Big Air Wing. Image source: "Football Boy" official social platform
Mizushima Musashi is a Japanese footballer born on September 10, 1964 in Tokyo, Japan, who was personally recognized by Motoichi Takahashi as the prototype for the main character of Soccer Boy.
Argentina Gemini: Díaz/Pascal – Maradona/Cagnya
Infographic: Football Boy character Díaz. Image source: "Football Boy" official social platform
As the core of the Argentine team, Díaz has excellent footwork and has played for Napoli in his career, which can be said to be the same as maradona, and as his partner, Pascal has the speed and sharp shooting of the "son of the wind" Caguinia.
French Commander: Al Cideau Pierre – Platini
Infographic: Pierre, a character in FootballErneck. Image source: "Football Boy" official social platform
The Captain and Core Commander of the French Team, who debuted as the three major boss-level figures of the World Junior Championships, is the fateful enemy of Misaki, who not only has gorgeous and excellent skills, but also has the leadership temperament of commanding and leading the team, like the French superstar Platini.
Captain Germany: Karl Heinz Schneider – Rummenigge
Infographic: Schneider, a character in FootballErman. Image source: "Football Boy" official social platform
The Bayern striker, who is known as Germany's "young ball king" in the cartoon, appeared as wakabayashi's fateful rival. His unique personality, temperament, charm and powerful aura are quite a bit of Bayern star Rummenigge.
Infographic: Santana, a character from FootballErnople. Image source: "Football Boy" official social platform
Due to the age, the "prototypes" of that year have long hung up their boots, and most of them have become the elders of football. And in the new works, in addition to seeing these familiar faces, what new elements will appear?
Judging from the announced voice actors, the voice actor team of the new work can be described as very luxurious. Naruto: Hiroto Hiroto Uzumaki's voice actor Hiroto Yukiko will voice the protagonist Ōkuichi; Kenzo Wakabayashi's voice acting voice actor Kenichi Suzumura from Asuka's Mobile Suit Gundam seed destiny; Ayaka Fukuhara, voice actress Ayaka Fukuhara from Rin Shibuya in Idol Master Cinderella Girl, will be the voice actor for Misakitaro, and Taku Sato, voice actor for Kanda Yu in Exorcism Shonen.
Infographic: Illustration of the Soccer Boy comic. Image source: "Football Boy" official social platform
In addition, the "new setting" in The mouth of Yoichi Takahashi is also reminiscent. Will the current hottest stars, Messi Ronaldo, appear in a new image? Worth the expectations of all fans. The post-80s and post-90s generations who ran on the court with the big air wing and Hyuga Kojiro, when Nankatsu Junior High School re-set sail next April, will you still have the feeling of continuing to follow them? (End)