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Aoashi

2022, TV, 24 eps, 81%, Production I.G

Recommended by 9 Whistle! fans on AniList. The same kind of story: hot-blooded rise-to-the-top sports.

Ashito Aoi is a young, aspiring soccer player from a backwater town in Japan. His hopes of getting into a high school with a good soccer club are dashed when he causes an incident during a critical match for his team, which results in their loss and elimination from the…

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    Hungry Heart: Wild Striker

    2002, TV, 52 eps, 73%

    Recommended by 6 Whistle! fans on AniList. Both have Football.

  2. Cover of The Knight in the Area
    The Knight in the Area

    2012, TV, 37 eps, 68%

    Recommended by 5 Whistle! fans on AniList. The same kind of story: hot-blooded rise-to-the-top sports.

  3. Cover of Captain Tsubasa (2018)
    Captain Tsubasa (2018)

    2018, TV, 52 eps, 71%

    Recommended by 3 Whistle! fans on AniList. The same kind of story: hot-blooded rise-to-the-top sports.

  4. Cover of DAYS
    DAYS

    2016, TV, 24 eps, 68%

    Recommended by 3 Whistle! fans on AniList. Both have Football.

  5. Cover of Giant Killing
    Giant Killing

    2010, TV, 26 eps, 73%

    The same kind of story: hot-blooded rise-to-the-top sports.

  6. Cover of Galaxy Kickoff!!
    Galaxy Kickoff!!

    2012, TV, 39 eps, 68%

    Recommended by 3 Whistle! fans on AniList. The same kind of story: hot-blooded rise-to-the-top sports.

  7. Cover of Cross Game
    Cross Game

    2009, TV, 50 eps, 82%

    Baseball, School Club, Coming of Age

  8. Cover of Major S1
    Major S1

    2004, TV, 26 eps, 80%

    The same kind of story: hot-blooded rise-to-the-top sports.

  9. Cover of Slam Dunk
    Slam Dunk

    1993, TV, 101 eps, 83%

    Basketball, Shounen, School

  10. Cover of Howl‘s Moving Castle
    Howl‘s Moving Castle

    2004, Movie, 1 ep, 85%

    Magic, Female Protagonist, Steampunk

  11. Cover of To Be Hero X
    To Be Hero X

    2025, ONA, 24 eps, 85%

    Superhero, Conspiracy, Urban Fantasy

  12. Cover of Chiikawa
    Chiikawa

    2022, TV short, ongoing, 85%

    Animals, Surreal Comedy, Primarily Child Cast

  13. Cover of Samurai Champloo
    Samurai Champloo

    2004, TV, 26 eps, 84%

    Travel, Swordplay, Samurai

  14. Cover of LOOK BACK
    LOOK BACK

    2024, Movie, 1 ep, 86%

    Drawing, Female Protagonist, Coming of Age

  15. Cover of Steins;Gate
    Steins;Gate

    2011, TV, 24 eps, 89%

    Time Manipulation, Time Loop, Male Protagonist

  16. Cover of Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
    Cosmic Princess Kaguya!

    2026, ONA, 1 ep, 84%

    Female Protagonist, Virtual World, Fairy Tale

  17. Cover of Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
    Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

    2016, TV, 13 eps, 84%

    Rakugo, Acting, Historical

  18. Cover of NANA
    NANA

    2006, TV, 47 eps, 85%

    Female Protagonist, Shoujo, Primarily Adult Cast

  19. Cover of Delicious in Dungeon
    Delicious in Dungeon

    2024, TV, 24 eps, 85%

    Dungeon, Food, Magic

  20. Cover of Renegade Immortal
    Renegade Immortal

    2023, ONA, 180 eps, ongoing, 85%

    Full CGI, Cultivation, Revenge

  21. Cover of JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death – The Movie
    JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death – The Movie

    2025, Movie, 1 ep, 84%

    Urban Fantasy, Curses, Shounen

  22. Cover of Run with the Wind
    Run with the Wind

    2018, TV, 23 eps, 83%

    Athletics, Primarily Male Cast, Male Protagonist

  23. Cover of A Place Further Than the Universe
    A Place Further Than the Universe

    2018, TV, 13 eps, 84%

    Travel, Coming of Age, Ensemble Cast

Manga for fans of Whistle!

Captain Tsubasa1981, Manga, 356 ch, 75% Blue Lock2018, Manga, ongoing, 82% Tiempo2018, Manga, 146 ch, 69% BE BLUES!: Ao ni Nare2011, Manga, 489 ch, 83% The Knight in the Area2006, Manga, 498 ch, 72% Harlem Beat1994, Manga, 247 ch, 73% Aoashi2015, Manga, 410 ch, 87% Meister2008, Manga, 10 ch, 61%

About Whistle!

2002, TV, 39 eps, 70%

Kazamatsuri Shou's dream has always been to become a professional soccer player, but he has one problem: he's not very good at the game. He was accepted to the prestigious Musashi no Mori Junior High, known for its top rate soccer team, but he was never able to rise beyond the rank of third stringer. After transferring to Sakura Jousui Junior High, he can finally play soccer. And, with the support of his new friends and teammates, his strong determination, and lots of hard work, his soccer skills are developing rapidly and setting Shou well on his way to achieving his dream.

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