Ao Ashi

Synopsis

From Shogakukan: 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 tournament. Nevertheless, he catches the eye of someone important who happened to be visiting from Tokyo. How will things turn out for Ashito? Note: Winner of the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for "Best General Manga" category in 2019. Nominated for the 2017 Manga Taishou Award.