Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
michidicchy
This anime is the "Football Manager" of football-related anime. This is a very fresh and almost realistic way of how a football club is run. Also, this anime introduces me to the manager's pov on managing the team, communicate with other players, thinking strategiclly, and many more related to running a football club. In a sense that this is the predecessor or test run of "All or Nothing" docuseries from Prime. No hate or shade to Captain Tsubasa, that heavily focused on Tsubasa and co's backstory. All I have to say is: I have a great time watching this series. Also, the opening is a banger tune. It always hype me up!
I really hope that there will be another anime like this.
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As a huge soccer/football fan, and a first-time sports anime watcher I was extremely satisfied. My only complaint is I want more! I want to know more about how ETU is doing in their league, how the players are stacking up in goal scoring races, and stuff like that. Not to mention the end leaves you wondering how the club finishes that season. On the other hand, the pacing is good - nothing is rushed over, and nothing is stretched out. The characters were the main focus for me, a lot of different personalities with a lot to offer came together under Tatsumi. On top of this, they sprinkled in just the right amount lighthearted, funnier scenes.
As I mentioned this was my first sports anime and if there are others that capture the team atmosphere like this, please let me know!
Read at the sourceAhmet_Yanlic
Tbh i don't really like the thesis of this anime upon football and dont really support pragmatist game plans, specially game plans like 4-2-3-1 that belongs to far past. But i guess anime is old enough to be in the time that 4-2-3-1 was still consider as reformist. I imagined Takeshi as some sort of revolutionist coach with super tactics, not like pep but at least like Gasperini or Klopp but he turns out to be more like Ancelotti or Zidane. Their pragmatistic game plans doesn't offers a strong team play such as takeshi's tactics. Anyway if i need to talk about anime's itself, musics was no different than real fan songs, character designs gives a unique feeling and story is above mediocre. To sum up if you are a football fan than this anime is a jewel, otherwise i woudln't reccoment.
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"Where's the fun in it if everything is going as planned?" - Takeshi Tatsumi
Giant killing follows the story of a professional soccer player turned manager going back to japan to revitalize a team no one thinks anything of. Wouldn't it be interesting if the underdogs won? Although, i must admit, the manga does a better job of sticking up to the name "giant killing", I still think the added atmosphere from the anime provides a unique enough experience that it's worth watching.
Animation is nothing special for it's time, some of the motion scenes are well animated so i assume the budget is being allocated into some sections, but of course you can't ignore The abhorrent cg sometimes on faraway shots.
The sound design is quite good at times, enhancing the experience and building tension or ex…
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wow, what an amazing anime, as someone who has been to many many football games since before i can even remember, i can not begin to describe the amount of nostalgia i had while watching the anime, so much effort and detail has been put into expressing football as a whole, fans pov, hooligans pov, managers pov, player pov, all the little details that u wouldn't expect them to add to an anime like this, i honestly thought that this anime would be like every other sports anime out there but it is so much more then other sport anime and is simply a very amazing and nostalgic anime for me.
now the story line is very good but quite corny as you would expect with something like this, but the character development, and hooligan atmosphere truly makes up for it, i can 100% see why some people wou…
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Soccer anime, where the protagonist is the technical director. I really liked how the players are changing and the problems they face with the fans, the board. I really liked the character design and how they are developed. The animation is very good, the soundtrack too and it's very enjoyable. I watched all 24 chapters in 2 days. So it hooks the only bad thing is that it has no end, that is, it is how they leave it without finishing the first season so that there is more but it goes until that moment. I recommend it if you want to see a soccer spokon. It is very entertaining.
En español:
Anime de futbol, donde el protagonista es el director tecnico. Me gusto mucho como va cambiando a los jugadores y los problemas que enfrenta con la aficion, la directiva. Me gusto mucho el diseño de perso…
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Speaking of football in the sphere of Japanese animation, where most of the works take place at school, this is one that comes out completely and presents the football situation as it is.
All the elements that exist in the world of football are faithfully portrayed. Managers, coaches, players (foreigners included), fans, journalists, club staff, among others, are shown in the most varied situations.
The managers betting on a former player of the club who became a coach, the fans protesting in the training centre, the journalists questioning this bet, the coach making controversial decisions, anyway. It also shows the players in their various aspects and relationships.
Giant Killing is not only a mirror of the real football world, but also a story of trying to rebuild a club and rescue t…
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As an action sports anime, Giant Killing failed miserably. There's simply not enough animated action for it to be super enjoyable and entertaining. They barely show the ball. The animations is subpar and the pacing is all over the place. Its without question a poor adaptation. Many dialogues should've been cut and replaced with on the pitch action but knowing the studio its not surprising at all they're incapable of doing something creative. The only things DEEN did right were the art style and music. Very uplifting and energetic OST & OP.
Despite all that Giant Killing wasn't all bad. It succeeded in portraying what club football is all about. This is due to the writer's excellent understanding of the sport. From the fans, hooligans, players, staffs, to the managing board they're all jus…
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I'm 10 years late to the party, and didn't know exactly what I was going to be watching going in to this anime.
The art looked low budget, the 3d scenes looked like a ps1 game, and the foreign voice acting sounded like they were recorded by (actual) foreigners in their own home on a cheap microphone, and the dutch voiceactor talks unnaturally (although native and fluently) slow. (I'm dutch)..
In spite of all that, having played football at a decent level when I was younger, the story is spot on, it's amazing, the characters are well thought out, the dilemma's are very recognizable, as is the atmosphere, and so is the tension, I have nothing but praise for this anime in spite of it's (at first sight) shortcomings.
I love it, and it truly pains me to see there has never been made a second se…
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If you want a realistic football anime, this is the best out there. Here is my breakdown of the sections
Story:8/10
The story is very captivating. It makes an unrealistic scenario feel realistic and achievable. It does what it needs to for a sports anime and it doesn’t make it over the top like haikyuu, free, kuroko no basket etc. I only have 2 small problems with the story. The first is that sometimes the results feel too cliche (a lot of the goals occur conveniently at the last few mins of the game). Also Tatsumi is basically Joseph Joestar with his personality being “you thought you outsmarted me, but I actually outsmarted your outsmarting!”
Art: 6/10
To be honest, the art is nothing to write home about. The characters are simple, but they are still easily distinguishable, which I lik…
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It's really hard to give something with art this terrible anything above a 5, even if it's made up elsewhere.
Story: 6
run of the mill underdog story. Pretty much the exact same character setup as one outs and extremely similar to many other sports animes. I don't mind them though.
Art: 1
Worst art for any show I've ever seen
Animation: 5
Sometimes you see nice scenes with people messing around with the ball or running, but otherwise it's the worst CG bullshit I've ever seen or stills. Sound: idk, bad
Nothing standout. Whenever I stop and try to pay attention, it's still boring and dull.
Character: 2
Main dude is one of the light novel protags with a mysterious background and laidback attitude wtih some random OP superpower... don't hate that in a sports anime myself, but everybody els…
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REVIEW WITH NO SPOILERS
Do not think that I disliked this anime because I scored 4. I did it because technically the anime is lower than the average.
You will only enjoy this if you're a football fan, like I am. Then you will probably find fun here... like I did.
But I can't ignore the bad animation (this is an anim produced in 2010 man!) and the ugly and strange design of the characters (whats up with their noses?).
And there is nothing fun in the story besides the football (you have no good comedy or any healthy fan servisse here).
So if you are looking for an anime about professional football, and just that, Giant Killing will satisfy you.
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Being an avid follower of the sport, the concept of underdog triumphs never cease to interest me, Giant Killing is one such show that is all about stealing wins out of the opponent's pocket and making comebacks.
East Tokyo United also known as ETU, find themselves in a slump after numerous slip-ups and consecutive defeats. As a result frequent sacking of the manager is not a rarity for the club. However, desperate for a reversal in fortunes, the club appoints the eccentric Tatsumi Takeshi as their very recent manager. Giant Killing revolves around Tatsumi as the manager of ETU as they try and get out of their losing streak into the once basking glory that's been lost in recent times. Now ETU are a fairly successful club in Japan's Pro Football League with their own share of history. A dec…
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Giant Killing is to soccer as One Outs is to baseball. Both rely on a main character who's an underdog trickster, both heavily resort to psychological battles. But the comparison stops here and the soccer one ends up behind in every aspect so far.
Giant Killing is somehow a soft show, not intimate but close enough, in a way, and there's an overall nostalgic feeling about it. There isn't any spectacular ambition showing, nothing is really fancy and the viewer's emotions rely on the story in its unraveling, more than on an audiovisual ride. Be it the art, the animation or the score: we're miles away from recent blockbusters like Kuroko no Basket or Haikyū!! Fortunately, the story here is better than in many shōnen in the sport category.
About the art, you will probably notice that the char…
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In the world of sports being the underdog can sometimes not be a bad thing. Because people do not expect that much of you, you can easily surprise them by putting in a very good performance. However this is not the case for many years for East Tokyo United football club. That is until the new young manager tatsumi takeshi begins his ETU managing career and they now look to regain their honor.
Giant killing is a sports anime. Sports anime have giants such as kuroko no basket, Haikyuu and diamond no ace. Even within the soccer sub genre giant killing is still rarely mentioned among fans. However I did find giant killing and started watching it due to my fondness of soccer in real life. However after finally finishing it I came to the conclusion that giant killing is an anime that I enjoyed…
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A sports anime that's fairly unique for the medium of anime, but viewers who've seen American sports films will recognize the tropes early on. Still, decent production values and execution of the premise make this series worth a watch (even if it won't be killing any giants in the ratings department).
STORY
It says something about the anime industry when not centering on high school or high school students is enough to make your show unique. Giant Killing takes a road less travelled and follows the fictional professional club East Tokyo United, going for a more realistic approach devoid of any over-the-top sports superpowers. The name 'Giant Killing' comes from what manager Tatsumi calls his tactics for defeating large, powerful clubs with a small, weak one. And considering that East Tok…
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I checked the recommendations for One Outs after I finished it and saw this show in the list. Never heard of it before, but it definitely surprised in a positive way.
ETU is a football (soccer) club that has gone through a number of different coaches, none of which produced any good results, in fact it was one disaster after another. ETU went from a storied team at its height, to a fringe club barely keeping up in the league play with its all around defensive play.
One of the new managers decides to hunt down one of ETU's last star players in England based on some rumors he had heard about his coaching prowess. It turned out that the former player, Tatsumi, was indeed a force in England. After an invitation to return to his old team, the story of the ETU Giant Killing begins.
From the t…
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Giant Killing is a adaptation of long running and popular manga series in Japan by the same name,so one would expect a proper adaptation to please current fans as well as bringing new ones.
Well for starters you look at the studio producing it and you see Studio DEEN,which in all fairness has produced some great series (such as Rurouni Kenshin,Higurashi ) but overall they usually lack the talent,resources and production values that other companies have and released a lot of mediocre/bad series.
Fortunately their work on Giant Killing is on the good side of the "balance spectrum".
The story revolves around a initially weak team by the name of East Tokyo United ,playing in Japans first football league with very little success.Everything changes however when one of their former star player…
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This anime is as genuine as it could get when it comes to animation modulation of football world.
It really provided a realistic image of the professional football and tackled every aspect in sports from players, coaching staff, management, and fans with absolute purity.
Tatsumi is a very interesting character with a unique personality and a strange sense of humor and work ethics. You will not get bored easily as every team ETU encounters add up many different yet very entertaining characters. The challenges rookie coach Tatsumi and ETU have to overcome just to survive in the top-flight Jleague just adds-up to the intensity of the show.
The pace of the series and the gap between every match is well-calculated, and
I really liked the idea of having the foreign head-coaches and players spe…
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Giant Killing..another anime about football. The question is will you enjoy it? If you want a more realistic look into a football match, then you will enjoy it. If you expect another Captain Tsubasa then you will be disappointed..
Giant Killing is about Tatsumi who came to his old club, East Tokyo United to become the new manager.He will try to bring back the glory days of the club. From there onwards people will think,"mehh, another typical anime where one man came, change it and win it all." well,..no. It doesn't go as smoothly as other anime showed it because it doesn't change too drastically. And that what makes it interesting, it's more realistic.Of course it will have it's glorious moments, but it's not all the time.And the gameplay is more realistic as well, not some bullshit one m…
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