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Synopsis
From Kodansha:
During his last spring break before starting high school, Tsukushi Tsukamoto meets Jin Kazama, who invites him to a pick-up soccer game. Their chance meeting, and his first-ever experience with soccer, move kind-hearted, timid Tsukushi to enroll in his new high school's soccer club, which is among the strongest in all of Japan. Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, there's something amazing hidden inside Tsukushi's heart and through his trials and tribulations in the soccer club, it's beginning to blossom.
Official English: INKR, Azuki
Note: Nominated for Best Shōnen Manga at the 39th Kodansha Manga Awards. Won the 40th Kodansha Manga Award for Shounen in 2016.
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