Shows Like Inazuma Eleven: Ares

If you liked Inazuma Eleven: Ares (2018), a animation series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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Inazuma Eleven (2008)
★ 8/10Also animation
Mamoru Endou is a cheerful goalkeeper in Raimon Jr High, with six other players in the team. But there was a day when the team was almost lead to disbandment by Natsumi unless they are able to win the match against the…
2
Captain Tsubasa (1983)
★ 7.8/10Also animation
Tsubasa Ozora loves playing football since he was a little child. After moving to the japanese town of Nankatsu together with his mother, the 11-year-old boy quickly finds friends and joins the local football team of…
3
Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 (2001)
★ 7.8/10Also animation
Tsubasa becomes a superstar amongst soccer players in Brazil. He is now planning to play in Europe. At an important must-win game, as the fans cheer him on, Tsubasa looks back at the days when he started his soccer…
4
Fight! Kickers (1986)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
The Kitahara Kickers are a soccer who struggle to win a game, with a run of 22 consecutive losses. But then a newcomer joins the team whose attitude brings back the passion for soccer that his teammates have forgotten.
5
Captain Tsubasa (2018)
★ 8.2/10Also animation
The passionate story of an elementary school student whose thoughts and dreams revolve almost entirely around the love of soccer. 11-year-old Tsubasa Oozora started playing football at a very young age, and while it…
6
Major (2004)
★ 8.2/10Also animation
Honda Goro the son of a famous baseball player loves nothing more than baseball itself. His biggest dream is to show his father that he can become the best pitcher in the world despite all the hardships he had to…
7
The Knight in the Area (2012)
★ 7.5/10Also animation
Kakeru and Suguru are brothers who both have a flaming passion for soccer. However, while Suguru becomes a rising star in the Japanese youth soccer system, Kakeru decides to take on a managerial role after struggling…
8
Maison Ikkoku (1986)
★ 7.7/10Also animation
Godai is a ronin (someone who has failed university entrance exams) living in a run down apartment house called Maison Ikkoku. Among the other residents are the nosy Ichinose, the sexy Akemi Roppongi, and the…
9
Captain Tsubasa J (1994)
★ 8/10Also animation
Captain Tsubasa J is a TV anime series that retells the story of the original manga and also adds some arcs from the World Youth Saga manga. The anime was originally broadcast by Fuji Television in Japan from…
10
Giant Killing (2010)
★ 8.3/10Also animation
Giant Killing follows a ragtag bunch from East Tokyo who are struggling in Japan's top football league. Nearing the bottom, they have lost 5 matches in a row which hasn't done much to team morale. Even with the fan's…
11
Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
A diminutive pink creature orbiting in space named “Kirby” crash lands into Dream Land. Once getting acquainted with the citizens who live there in Cappy Town, he begins to defend the town from the monsters that King…
12
Baby Steps (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also animation
Eiichirō Maruo (nicknamed "Ei-chan" for his grades being straight "A") is an honor student, bookworm, and is not interested in anything other than studying. In order to solve his problem of lacking physical strength…
13
One Outs (2008)
★ 8.3/10Also animation
Hiromichi Kojima, the star batter of the Lycaons, heads to the southern Japanese island of Okinawa to train and find a new pitcher for the team. There, he meets Toa Tokuchi, a 134-kmph pitcher and the undisputed king…
14
The Villager of Level 999 (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also animation
In Earthclear, everyone is born into a fixed role, and villagers are the weakest of all. Most never rise above Level 5—except Koji Kagami, who is Level...999?! On a monster hunt, he meets Alice, the Demon King's…
15
Steins;Gate (2011)
★ 8.5/10Also animation
A group of friends have customized their microwave so that it can send text messages to the past. As they perform different experiments, an organization named SERN who has been doing their own research on time travel…
16
BanG Dream! (2017)
★ 6/10Also animation
Since she was very young, Kasumi Toyama has always been searching for the "Star Beat", a sparkling and exciting sound she heard while looking up at the night sky. Just after getting into high school, Kasumi comes…
17
Hikaru no Go (2001)
★ 7.8/10Also animation
Hikaru Shindo is like any sixth-grader in Japan: a pretty normal kid with a two-tone head of hair and a penchant for antics. His life completely changes when he finds an old bloodstained go board in his grandfather's…
18
Go for It, Nakamura-kun!! (2026)
★ 9.3/10Also animation
Nakamura falls for his classmate Hirose instantly, but they've never spoken. Can his bumbling attempts to say hello lead to a real connection?
19
Super Dragon Ball Heroes (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also animation
Trunks returns from the future to train with Goku and Vegeta. However, it disappears without warning. Then the mysterious Fu bursts in, telling them that Trunks has been imprisoned in the Prison Planet, a mysterious…
20
Tonbo! (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also animation
A dramatic tale of golf and humans, set on the beautiful Tokara Islands. Igarashi has thrown away his past and fled society, relocating to Hinoshima Island. Here, on "Japan's last hidden paradise," he meets Tonbo, the…