Offside (TV)
Japanese title: オフサイド
Alternative titles: Offside (2001)
Type: TV
Source: Manga
Episodes: 39
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: May 10, 2001 to Jan 31, 2002
Broadcast: Unknown
Duration: 23 min per ep
Rating: G - All Ages
Studios: Ashi Productions
Producers: Animax
Genres: Drama, Sports
Themes: Team Sports

Goro Kumagaya is an established, tall middle-school goalkeeper who wanted to enter Yokonan high-school that is considered to be among the elites in terms of its football club, only to fail and end up in the lowly-ranked school opposite to Yokonan because of an accident. However, he met Shingo, Hideki and Kazuhito Oda who are all skillful footballers there and together in the Kawasaki High School football club, they challenge Yokonan and any other schools that they have to face in order to improve and become the champions. Any setbacks that they face would instead be an opportunity for a better improvement; one of which was the discovery of Goro's natural talent as an ace striker. 

(Source: ANN)