During my childhood, Inazuma Eleven was massive between me and my friends at school, so much so we entered into a football tournament and tried our best to replicate the more plausible techniques from the show. We ended up winning the whole thing, and to this day I have the gold medal in my wall.
@@0OB08Oyou are right about that, i am italian and i love how our team was clearly italian based on some design but had a distinct charm and character design unrelated to italy as a country. But to me the cool thing about brazil in IE was the plot they had, probably one of the best in IE3 and some of Brazil characters such as the gk are so iconic
@@matteoinvernazzi4331 The Brazil team was my favorite only because of its story and I felt the same way when I saw a Brazilian in the comment section of a subtitled episode of Orion rant about the new Brazil team. I wonder how people feel about Orion now.
So glad that the algorithm decided to blow this up. Inazuma Eleven is incredible and strikes that sweet spot between anime's flamboyance, football's passion and a beautiful storyline to bind it all together
inazuma eleven has never been only a show, inazuma eleven is a way of life, every single kid here in italy used to go outside and try to recreate the moves they watched on tv (still trying to recreate shawn frost eternal blizzard lol)... this "simple show of football" made me get into football, and i'm sure so many people did too
Fubuki/Shawn Frost is what makes me say i'm a definitive Inazuma Eleven Fan. He has a Split personality with his Dead brother who is a Striker while he himself is a defender. At the current moment, the team was lacking a Striker since Axel/Gouenji was not present (i forgot why) so when they met Fubuki and knowing the current situation, they need Atsuya more than him, making him feel like useless and feeling like they don't need him, they only need Atsuya. Only when got ball kicked in the face by Gouenji (Who's back) and guide him to show that they need him too, and he finally lets go of Atsuya and became himself, Fubuki became Fubuki. And damn man, it really just hits
Axel left because he was beign threatened. If he didn't leave the team or made them worse, they would kidnapp his sister, who had jus woken up from a coma.
@@SlurperOne his sister wakes up at the end of the first season, but season 2 starts at the same day of the last episode of the last season, so yeah his sister had just woken up from the coma
@@buusinhojr.9555 The idea: WAKE UP. WE ARE ON THE FIELD. GO SOB AT HOME YOU CRYBABAY. YOU HAVE ENDURED THIS MUCH. YOU CAN TAKE THESE EXTRA 30 MINUTES!
As someone from the UK who started with the first game, the Dub really drew me into the series. While its definitely very hit and miss, I think the fact that they localised it so thouroughly really made me connect to the characters and plot dispite not really liking football that much because it felt very familiar to child me, to the point where I actually can't learn the Japanese names now because they'll always be Mark and Axel to me instead of Endou and Gouenji. That causes a lot of problems whenever I try to read the wiki but I manage somehow. It's really nice to see someone actually put why the series is so good into words and not just say how ridiculous all the special moves are over and over again, this video has helped me put why I like the games and anime so much into words as well!
I found out recently that there is episodes of IE3 brit dub on youtube. The quality isn't the greatest but it's there! I think they had to rip the episodes from the 3DS eshop or something.
So glad you highlighted Someoka (Kevin). From his dynamic with Axel growing, to not accepting his new partner Shawn, to them combining, his injury, missing out on selection, the call up, starting in the final. Inazuma does so many characters right, having a favourite is near impossible
@@bigfish5544 i have to agree with you. The hype and fear players hade when playing against national team was so well represented and realistic that i was in tension when i watched the game against korea or little giants
Found this video from Reddit. Like the top comment says, this video is so well done and definitely deserves more attention. I like that it doesn’t give the wrong idea of what Inazumw Eleven is and breaks it down in a fair way. I also like the length of the video. Even though you pretty much went over every important aspect of the Anime, it’s still only 18 minutes long. I even like the editing! All in all, this is a great video that I really enjoyed!
as someone who is an Inazuma Eleven and Galactik Football enjoyer years later I have to say the algorithm absolutely blessed me. Like seriously this video is actually great and just well put together. I was so happy when you mentioned Kevin and Axel cause their interactions were also some of my favorites moments in the show
Honestly agree a lot with this video as a morbid IE fan myself. And a lot of the localisation is...interesting, to say the least. Especially with special move names. I'd say either Go or Ares are the biggest contenders for this. Their dub names go hard...sometimes not in a good way. Big ups to whoever came up with "Claw De Force" for Terry Archibald's "Rising Slash". And whoever localized Arion's special move names. Big W in Hyper-Swiper, Whirly-Whirly, Easy Breezy and Holy Roller etc.
I've always been such a football fan and since I live in America not many people like football. Finding this series made me so happy. The anime always was fun to watch and made me feel like I could do anything. Great video and captures mostly everything I feel about the show. Lastly Scotty Banyan on top. Greatest Raimon Player to ever touch the field
I had NO idea that the show was based on the games, as a childhood enjoyer of Inazuma Eleven, stumbling on it during wild west youtube. Your video captured its feeling perfectly.
I really burst into tears while watching this video, it really hit me hard inside the deep of my heart, i dont know if other video in my entire life had me feeling like this, it brings me so much memories and honestly, inazuma eleven in general, the first 3 games plus the anime, really developed things about my personality by seeing the characters overcome situations and everything. Im so glad that i clicked on this video because i didn't think i would have needed it this much, big hug for everybody ❤🩹
AAAAAAAA I STARTED SQUEALING AT 7:02 THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT THE CHARACTER DESIGNS As an artist, the variety in body types, skin, hair, and eyes in Inazuma Eleven is by far the diverse I've seen compared to anime and that amazes me so much creatively. Thank you for making this awesome video!❤❤❤
The fact that RUclips has only recommended my this now is ridiculous, I loved hearing about your personal experiences and insights into the series. I think it's much needed too, because Inazuma Eleven warrants being talked about, but unfortunately I've never met anyone in my personal life who has ever heard of it. I definitely will look into watching the anime now - I've only ever played the games and wasn't sure how the anime would compare, but you've definitely convinced me to check it out. You hit the nail on the head saying that IE has a lot of heart, because you really can feel the passion and the love put into every inch of the series. You really captured a lot of the sheer coolness of the football itself (I especially appreciated the nod to the sound design of the special moves in the games), but I think the characters and the journeys they go through is why I love IE the most. It's nothing revolutionary of course, but I do think the writing is stronger than you'd expect. The second game in particular is so full of powerful emotions and really memorable character moments - Nathan's arc in the second game is my favourite for how heart breaking but real it is. Feeling like you need to be better but you can't and that you'll never be good enough is something I think any teenager can relate to, and seeing it lead to being physically broken as well as mentally just really impacted me personally. I think using injuries (which are a common part of real football) is such a genius idea to both create tense, emotional moments as well as allow new characters to come into the team. Likewise I love Kevin's arc in the first game (and honestly he's one of the best characters in general imo), and while I think the third game was a bit of a step down writing-wise from the others, it still had some of the best individual moments in the series imo. The scene with Jude and Caleb having a heartfelt but heated discussion while smashing the ball at each other is probably my favourite from that game. I'd never heard anyone else mention the British dub before, but it did always strike me as kind of cool actually. It let me even further connect to the characters, being from the West Midlands personally, hearing all the accents that I recognise (even if a bit silly and over the top) who were all these super cool characters with struggles I could connect to playing the sport I love; it really meant a lot to me as a kid. It is definitely amusing to look back on though, Darren LaChance's accent has to be my favourite like come on bro your ass is NOT Japanese. I replayed the original trilogy last summer and it's always such a delight. The first game feels so cozy and nice, it's like stepping into a warm bath full of childhood memories, I can't help but smile from sheer nostalgia half the time I'm playing. The second game brings the feels and my favourite story of the bunch, and the third is still a really fun victory lap for the trilogy with some great aspects of it's own. I love that the third game is a 3DS game and they can now animate the ball in the 2D world, which they used for some really cool training scenes. Sorry to ramble so long if anyone read this lmao, this video was just such a great love letter to Inazuma Eleven and it really brought a lot of thoughts and feelings to my mind. I hope to make my own retrospective videos discussing the original three games once I get a job and can buy some equipment/software. That probably won't be for some years though because I'm barely holding up with just my university degree right now lmao. Thank you for making this video :)
Clicked cause: Gotta support the GOAT Stayed cause: Holy Shit OD this is so good, I really hope you start making content again, this was not only super entertaining, but also really heartfelt. 💯💯💯
Thanks for this video man! Amazing to see so many people having a shared experience of liking this show as a kid, and coming back to it years later and it still holding up.
Physically shook when I heard you call them "Jack" and "Axel", I keep forgetting this game has official localised names. Anyway, great video, it's always great to see people showing love for this franchise~ ♥
Inazuma Eleven has been incredibly important for me starting to love real life football. Noone in my family was into it, and therefore, neither was I. This started my interest in it
thank you for making this video!! its kind of like the introduction videos other franchises get, but thats also really nice for nostalgia freaks. this def deserves more attention
The RUclips algorithm brought me here. I love the way you convey your thoughts and humour, had me smiling the whole video. I am so happy to see Inazuma Eleven get some love despite it's rocky road after the OG series.
Really glad to see this video popping up on my feed. Inazuma Eleven was a pretty big thing in my country, and I have really fond memories of watching the anime and spending many hours playing the second game. I don't even like football, but the over-the-top style of the series was fuel for my 8-year old mind. You definitely did it justice!
Fun Fact. The Soundtrack was Composed by Yasunori Mitsuda and Natsumi Kameoka, the former being the conposer of the Chrono Series, Xeno Series, and other banger soundtracks. They composed all 3 seasons as well as GO 2 and GO Galaxy, along with their respective games.
The video game dubs probably come from the Professor Layton series as it was also made by Level 5 games. Professor Layton primarily based upon London characters so having the same voice actors makes sense for a small video game company imo but obviously looks strange from a neutral perspective
I need to rewatch this show. And the Go sequels. For the 7th time. Man I love Inazuma Eleven so much. Thank you for making this video! Inazuma was my very first anime. I watched the Dutch dub on tv back when it was airing and something about it was so... different to me. So I looked it up and found out there was more than just the first season, but in English. I watched that, but halfway through season 2 I could suddenly only find episodes in this strange language (I'd never heard Japanese before haha) and the characters had weird names. After a while my curiosity won out and I ended up watching the rest as well as Go and its sequels while they were airing and I've never looked back. The localised names both make me cringe and feel really nostalgic. I can still quote some parts of the first season in Dutch from how many times the episodes aired. Such an amazing show
Thought that you would talk about Inazuma Eleven GO because even though it’s as simple as the other series storywise, but if you scratch the surface, you would find that it has a very deep story about liberate school football league from corrupt association which made it very interesting story in my opinion
Hi, here to bring an Italian perspective on Inazuma Eleven. I Always feel here in Italy the show and the game was perceived much more intensely than most other countries. Of course everyone else from different countries, feel free to correct me, but this was definitely the idea perceived by us, 2000s Italian kids. I even remember reading that for the Inazuma Eleven game that didn't make it to be published in the west, the Italian fan made localisation was accomplished secondly just to the English one. Anyway, here in Italy we all followed the TV series and the game.
this video exactly conveys how i feel about this series as a whole even the uk dub lmaooo. really good video overall bro! hoping more ppl see this and give the series a watch!!
All the teams in Inazuma do have a small person and a bigger build one. They want to show us that football is for everyone and even without any skill you can get skills by showing discipline,courage and get more skills by training of course. Loved the series and definitely the games aswell. Glad victory road is on its way so we can enjoy this game!
ngl that show made my entire childhood, i have basically all games, watched the show at least 30 times, and yet i never get tired of it. Strangely the characters ended up feeling like old friends i would meet again after some time- It just feels nostalgic and great, calming even. Also, I've noticed there has been more than one follow-up season of Inazuma, after Go, they basically dropped Go Chrono Stones, Galaxy and after all of that? Another reboot in an alternate universe which is actually pretty good, it's called Ares and Orion for those who are interested
I JUST found this. And I'll be honest, you only covered the Anime to a small degree. For the Ares/Orion series, they returned to the more basic series, but ran with a new story and cast in place of season 2. Like the Aliens are actually just their orphanage but they still developed world class skills and similar techniques, and Shirou and Atsuya(Shawn and Aiden) are both alive and playing as a team. New characters and Hissatsus appear as well. But for the Inazuma Eleven Go series, they had time travel and actual Aliens.
I watched that show in Arabic when I was kid and it was such an awesome and inspirational story and the Arabic voice acting was great too and I made sure my small siblings watched it and sure enough, they loved it too.
I've been watching this since the day it came out on Dutch TV when I was like 10 or something. Since then I never stopped loving this anime And I love the wackiness especially when I'm super stoned haha
Inazuma Eleven went so hard, after IE GO they also made an alternative timeline of what happens after what happens in the first Inazuma Eleven game, IE Ares and Orion, it's pretty good! Also new game for switch HYPE
This anime is so beloved it's one of the very few I can find a complete record of the dutch dub of. Once in a while me and my dutch friends go "oh right I forgot about inazuma eleven, that show fucking slaps" and we spend the week doing watch parties on discord. I love this show so much, I'm going to download every episode of the dutch dub I can find and keep it on my hard drive incase it ever gets taken down. Edit: Oh also Afuro Terumi (or as I know him, Byron Love) was my bisexual awakening. Thank you for that, king. Even trying to remain objective I still think his dutch voice is far and out the best dub for the character (especially given that Inazuma Eleven's dub was made before dutch dubs devolved into directly translating sentences from english, leading to weird and unnatural sentence structure)
its sad to see you only have 2 videos because you defintly have the talent to become a youtuber i laughed alot during this video and you told the story in your own way perfectly even gave me alot more inside about inazuma eleven
At last, found a video that appreciates the genuineness, earnestness, the charm, the heart, lovable, real-like characters, good conflicts, character arcs, character development... which makes us really invested in them, their story, their journey and the stakes in Inazuma 11... No matter how absurd it gets. Seriously, season 3's weakest opponents can take out the season 2 opponents, the Aliens, who caused mass destruction that even the Japanese govt was worried about it. But apart from this one thing, which is miniscule in the grand scheme of things, it's actually really good... And has a lot if tension, stakes that make us invested in it, takes itself seriously and delivers the excitement, enjoyment and edge of the seat thrill, and ofc cool action. Of course Haikyuu is objectively a better sports anime, and inazuma 11 is also one of my favourite anime, and even though I think I might've out grown it, it still has a special place in my heart, I'll always cherish it and I'll still feel as much pumped, excited and emotional whwn I listen to the OSTs. It taught me a lot , helped me through my tough times, gave me the drive and motivation to face challenges difficulties head-on and accept the reality and grow through it. And all this I've learnt at the time when needed it the most. And Endou Mamoru (Mark Evens) will always be one of my favourite characters till date (no matter how cliched protagonist he is)... It deserves more videos and attention on the internet. I got very much excited about the sequels like Go, Chronostone etc, but they felt more of style without substance. I never felt the amount of connection I've fekt with the OG characters. OG Inazuma 11 Japanese anime is excellent at what it tries to do,
I’ve been rewatching this show a couple of times, and it’s so interesting how I keep learning new things from it. One quote that really strikes me is when Mark told Jack who was scared of practice “if you love soccer, you can’t give up, because even when it gets difficult, you will always love it, and always find a way to get better, so you cannot give up as long as you love it”, it went something like that. I think this anime’s spirit is so uplifting and wise, it keeps me moving forward on so many aspects of my life. Thank you inazuma eleven, truly.
Good watch remembered watching the anime as a kid really fun and creative take on football. Your content is so well put together bro cant wait to see more
I feel like I know this show inside and out by this point. Grew up with it. played pretty much most of the important games, watched the anime, seen bits of the manga, and created my own ideas for hissatsus. This show is nuts and the best sports anime I've watched, next to like Hajime No Ippo.
Loved this video, I was watching it and at some point I was like "okay this guy's personality is sick and the content is great, I'm definitely subscribing" and then I see you dont have like thousands of subs?????????? Keep up the good work man because I can definitely see tons of people enjoying your content!! ☀️
the thing i like the most about inazuma eleven is how it inspire you to evolve, which in most part of the season raimon/inazuma japan are the underdogs and evolve as the season goes on and even during the matches, and this culminates in the last FFI game every little giants players were based on the first raimon mainly, and they were so much better than everyone in the FFI, then comes their match with inazuma japan and of course they were dominating them, but once inazuma japan ties the game it forces the little giants realize they were wrong and make them evolve also, with the entire match being both teams surpassing themselves until the end
Bro I remember watching this when I was like 9 way back on the Nintendo Anime Channel, thank you for making me remember what it's called, now I just need to find somewhere to watch it...
Thank you for this love letter of one of my favourite franchises of all time! The OG Inazuma Eleven trilogy has been a substantial part of my adolescence and it still occupies an important spot in my heart, and it's lovely to know there are people out there that still feel the same! ❤
2 years late but thank you for making this video. Inazuma Eleven has been a huge part of my life since childhood and it's always nice to see others who find the same enjoyment from it that I do, especially considering how small the fanbase is. I love this series and I always will
Grew up with this show, and MAN, was it awsome. Also, I don't care whether it's nostalgia or not, the Dutch version of the intro is absolutely the best one. The Japanese intro just don't hit the same. Then again, probably _is_ just nostalgia...
The way Inazuma Eleven comes into my life at a young age and i still love it like i did when i was a kid is wild. Keep making videos like this. I really enjoy the entire video
Inazuma Eleven has some of the best OST / Ending and Openings. A lot of people might get turned off from watching it cause it's a bunch of children but there are people LITERALLY dying in inazuma eleven it is more adult themed than some of the other anime lmao. Also super hype
Man I can still remember, me and my younger brother exiting school, running back home so we could watch the show before it ends. Buying snacks on the way home and singing along with the intro, it is one of our most precious memories together, especially for us being Brazilians where football (soccer) is very popular in general.
man I remember watching this series on the nintendo anime channel on my 3ds lmao. I loved this show and I don't even like football but the characters and their growth was what hooked me.
It's so heartwarming that this vid is here and got tons of views bcs i'm an isolated ina11 fan in my country I'm so glad to be finding out ppl who loves it too 🥹
First of all great video man, it deserves many more views. I loved Inazuma Elevn too as a kid and I both watched the anime and grinded the games so hard but I always thought that the games were made after the anime and not the opposite. You blew my mind lol
What a phenominal video about a really good set of games and a stellar anime. This was a great nostalgia trip. Maybe I'll give the GO anime a fair shot after all That is after I do a full rewatch of the original of course.
if you were a spanish kid around 2010 you know Inazuma Eleven wasn't just a show that shit was a way of life
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Same here in the Netherlands, everyone around my age at least knows about it, cause they watched it on tv when they were little
@@bramt2000 Same! Goeie show dat
@@bramt2000ja bro al mijn vrienden en ik gingen buiten de schoten na doen😂😂
Inazuma Eleven Didn't need to go that hard.
But it did
Its bad, cope
@@Shitposting_IHMN
Nah, who let lil bro cook😂😂😂 get out of the kitchen.
@@Shitposting_IHMNlet me guess, you watch midpeice don't you?
@@Ilikesceptile11 let me guess, you insult midpieace that I dont watch but watch badruto, and badgonballs Zjebane
@@Shitposting_IHMN I don't watch the first one but watch the second
This anime is too hidden in the web we need more videos like this my man.
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Come to Brazil and you'll change your mind
@@brunolike8631 or Spain! Inazuma Eleven, outside of Japan, is very popular in Spain
France, Belgium and Arab countries:
Tf you mean hidden in the web this thing was Spain's religion for a solid 4 years straight lol
During my childhood, Inazuma Eleven was massive between me and my friends at school, so much so we entered into a football tournament and tried our best to replicate the more plausible techniques from the show. We ended up winning the whole thing, and to this day I have the gold medal in my wall.
things that didn't happen for 500$, Alex
@@necromax13Lol is it really that implausible?
thats the best kind of childhood memories man
@@necromax13bro had no childhood😂
i am so proud of you, by the way did you try the inazuma-1 technique?😂
As a brazilian, the brazilian national team is stereotypical (and I love them for that)
Eu também achava o time brasileiro divertido, mas eu acho meio chato estrangeiros acharem que no Brasil todo mundo samba todo dia.
@@0OB08Oyou are right about that, i am italian and i love how our team was clearly italian based on some design but had a distinct charm and character design unrelated to italy as a country. But to me the cool thing about brazil in IE was the plot they had, probably one of the best in IE3 and some of Brazil characters such as the gk are so iconic
@@matteoinvernazzi4331 The Brazil team was my favorite only because of its story and I felt the same way when I saw a Brazilian in the comment section of a subtitled episode of Orion rant about the new Brazil team.
I wonder how people feel about Orion now.
Mano, certeza que vc assistia na rede tv né kkkkk
@@0OB08O isso é o que você pensa, eu danço samba 24/7, sou tipo um tubarão se parar não consigo respirar
Just a remenmbrance that the creators of the show and game are the same of yo-kai watch, ni no kuni and professor layton
I love Level-5, they're brilliant at coming up with new creative IPs, but they're kind of terrible at sustaining them long term.
Professor Layton? Ah… no wonder why the localization of the games is by english folks
That's why it gave heavy Layton vibes.😅
no one cares only inazuma 11 matters
So glad that the algorithm decided to blow this up. Inazuma Eleven is incredible and strikes that sweet spot between anime's flamboyance, football's passion and a beautiful storyline to bind it all together
Why does this not have more views? Such a well done video.
Bc nobody knows about inazuma eleven
@@Asim-nm1bc I do
@@noonespecial3536 one of the few
Because its bs
@@Asim-nm1bcsadly yeah that's how things are
inazuma eleven has never been only a show, inazuma eleven is a way of life, every single kid here in italy used to go outside and try to recreate the moves they watched on tv (still trying to recreate shawn frost eternal blizzard lol)... this "simple show of football" made me get into football, and i'm sure so many people did too
Verissimo
I did
Avevo 10 anni, mi sono rotto il polso a calcio cercando di fare la Mano di Luce
So truee
@@locksquid749 BRO UGUALE HAHAHAHAHA
Fubuki/Shawn Frost is what makes me say i'm a definitive Inazuma Eleven Fan. He has a Split personality with his Dead brother who is a Striker while he himself is a defender. At the current moment, the team was lacking a Striker since Axel/Gouenji was not present (i forgot why) so when they met Fubuki and knowing the current situation, they need Atsuya more than him, making him feel like useless and feeling like they don't need him, they only need Atsuya. Only when got ball kicked in the face by Gouenji (Who's back) and guide him to show that they need him too, and he finally lets go of Atsuya and became himself, Fubuki became Fubuki. And damn man, it really just hits
Axel left because he was beign threatened. If he didn't leave the team or made them worse, they would kidnapp his sister, who had jus woken up from a coma.
@@Noctis-fr3uc partially true, Axel's sister wakes up at the end of that season
And what’s with Gouenji kicking balls at his teammates to teach them life lessons? It worked like 2/2 (or more) times so whatever.
@@SlurperOne his sister wakes up at the end of the first season, but season 2 starts at the same day of the last episode of the last season, so yeah his sister had just woken up from the coma
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The idea:
WAKE UP. WE ARE ON THE FIELD. GO SOB AT HOME YOU CRYBABAY. YOU HAVE ENDURED THIS MUCH. YOU CAN TAKE THESE EXTRA 30 MINUTES!
As someone from the UK who started with the first game, the Dub really drew me into the series. While its definitely very hit and miss, I think the fact that they localised it so thouroughly really made me connect to the characters and plot dispite not really liking football that much because it felt very familiar to child me, to the point where I actually can't learn the Japanese names now because they'll always be Mark and Axel to me instead of Endou and Gouenji.
That causes a lot of problems whenever I try to read the wiki but I manage somehow. It's really nice to see someone actually put why the series is so good into words and not just say how ridiculous all the special moves are over and over again, this video has helped me put why I like the games and anime so much into words as well!
I found out recently that there is episodes of IE3 brit dub on youtube. The quality isn't the greatest but it's there!
I think they had to rip the episodes from the 3DS eshop or something.
More people need to talk about Inazuma Eleven and how great it really is
So glad you highlighted Someoka (Kevin). From his dynamic with Axel growing, to not accepting his new partner Shawn, to them combining, his injury, missing out on selection, the call up, starting in the final. Inazuma does so many characters right, having a favourite is near impossible
I think season 2 was the best season and best game. Shawn Frost and and Marks progressions seems to be amazing
To me that was season 3.
Yes, season 2 had the best story, but I thing the matches, hype and pure writing of season 3 was unmatched
@@bigfish5544 Personally, I think season 1 was the best. Sure, it was generic but HOLY SHIT when Endou shouts out "MAJIN THE HAND!" It was PEAK
@@FiashTheFish Seeing Majin the Hand for the first time had child me jumping for dear life
I remember trying to recreate the move so many damn times
@@bigfish5544 i have to agree with you. The hype and fear players hade when playing against national team was so well represented and realistic that i was in tension when i watched the game against korea or little giants
Fubuki and Endou*
Found this video from Reddit. Like the top comment says, this video is so well done and definitely deserves more attention. I like that it doesn’t give the wrong idea of what Inazumw Eleven is and breaks it down in a fair way. I also like the length of the video. Even though you pretty much went over every important aspect of the Anime, it’s still only 18 minutes long. I even like the editing! All in all, this is a great video that I really enjoyed!
Thanks very much I really appreciate it!
This was my childhood, the reason I started playing and loving football.
as someone who is an Inazuma Eleven and Galactik Football enjoyer years later I have to say the algorithm absolutely blessed me. Like seriously this video is actually great and just well put together. I was so happy when you mentioned Kevin and Axel cause their interactions were also some of my favorites moments in the show
Im still sad Galatik Football got cancelled and left the show on a cliffhanger ending
Inazuma Eleven is one of the most underated game series AND one of the most underated anime out there
You don't know how nostalgic I am about this anime! It's literally the only football-related thing I love!
9:11 chills literal chills. Also nice video, you made me rewatch the anime, thank you
how does this not have more views, this video is so good. You can feel the love behind the video
Honestly agree a lot with this video as a morbid IE fan myself. And a lot of the localisation is...interesting, to say the least. Especially with special move names. I'd say either Go or Ares are the biggest contenders for this. Their dub names go hard...sometimes not in a good way. Big ups to whoever came up with "Claw De Force" for Terry Archibald's "Rising Slash". And whoever localized Arion's special move names. Big W in Hyper-Swiper, Whirly-Whirly, Easy Breezy and Holy Roller etc.
Don’t forget about Ballzack 😂😂😂
here in brazil it is soooooooooooooo famous (what a surprise) but we all loved it and kinda everyone knows how to sing the oppenings
I've always been such a football fan and since I live in America not many people like football. Finding this series made me so happy. The anime always was fun to watch and made me feel like I could do anything. Great video and captures mostly everything I feel about the show. Lastly Scotty Banyan on top. Greatest Raimon Player to ever touch the field
Nathan Swift the goat I fear
I had NO idea that the show was based on the games, as a childhood enjoyer of Inazuma Eleven, stumbling on it during wild west youtube. Your video captured its feeling perfectly.
I really burst into tears while watching this video, it really hit me hard inside the deep of my heart, i dont know if other video in my entire life had me feeling like this, it brings me so much memories and honestly, inazuma eleven in general, the first 3 games plus the anime, really developed things about my personality by seeing the characters overcome situations and everything.
Im so glad that i clicked on this video because i didn't think i would have needed it this much, big hug for everybody ❤🩹
AAAAAAAA I STARTED SQUEALING AT 7:02
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT THE CHARACTER DESIGNS
As an artist, the variety in body types, skin, hair, and eyes in Inazuma Eleven is by far the diverse I've seen compared to anime and that amazes me so much creatively. Thank you for making this awesome video!❤❤❤
The fact that RUclips has only recommended my this now is ridiculous, I loved hearing about your personal experiences and insights into the series. I think it's much needed too, because Inazuma Eleven warrants being talked about, but unfortunately I've never met anyone in my personal life who has ever heard of it.
I definitely will look into watching the anime now - I've only ever played the games and wasn't sure how the anime would compare, but you've definitely convinced me to check it out. You hit the nail on the head saying that IE has a lot of heart, because you really can feel the passion and the love put into every inch of the series. You really captured a lot of the sheer coolness of the football itself (I especially appreciated the nod to the sound design of the special moves in the games), but I think the characters and the journeys they go through is why I love IE the most. It's nothing revolutionary of course, but I do think the writing is stronger than you'd expect.
The second game in particular is so full of powerful emotions and really memorable character moments - Nathan's arc in the second game is my favourite for how heart breaking but real it is. Feeling like you need to be better but you can't and that you'll never be good enough is something I think any teenager can relate to, and seeing it lead to being physically broken as well as mentally just really impacted me personally. I think using injuries (which are a common part of real football) is such a genius idea to both create tense, emotional moments as well as allow new characters to come into the team. Likewise I love Kevin's arc in the first game (and honestly he's one of the best characters in general imo), and while I think the third game was a bit of a step down writing-wise from the others, it still had some of the best individual moments in the series imo. The scene with Jude and Caleb having a heartfelt but heated discussion while smashing the ball at each other is probably my favourite from that game.
I'd never heard anyone else mention the British dub before, but it did always strike me as kind of cool actually. It let me even further connect to the characters, being from the West Midlands personally, hearing all the accents that I recognise (even if a bit silly and over the top) who were all these super cool characters with struggles I could connect to playing the sport I love; it really meant a lot to me as a kid. It is definitely amusing to look back on though, Darren LaChance's accent has to be my favourite like come on bro your ass is NOT Japanese. I replayed the original trilogy last summer and it's always such a delight. The first game feels so cozy and nice, it's like stepping into a warm bath full of childhood memories, I can't help but smile from sheer nostalgia half the time I'm playing. The second game brings the feels and my favourite story of the bunch, and the third is still a really fun victory lap for the trilogy with some great aspects of it's own. I love that the third game is a 3DS game and they can now animate the ball in the 2D world, which they used for some really cool training scenes.
Sorry to ramble so long if anyone read this lmao, this video was just such a great love letter to Inazuma Eleven and it really brought a lot of thoughts and feelings to my mind. I hope to make my own retrospective videos discussing the original three games once I get a job and can buy some equipment/software. That probably won't be for some years though because I'm barely holding up with just my university degree right now lmao. Thank you for making this video :)
Clicked cause: Gotta support the GOAT
Stayed cause: Holy Shit OD this is so good, I really hope you start making content again, this was not only super entertaining, but also really heartfelt. 💯💯💯
Thanks Vince I really appreciate it, I’m really glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for this video man! Amazing to see so many people having a shared experience of liking this show as a kid, and coming back to it years later and it still holding up.
Physically shook when I heard you call them "Jack" and "Axel", I keep forgetting this game has official localised names.
Anyway, great video, it's always great to see people showing love for this franchise~ ♥
Me several years ago: Football and an RPG? What's the worst that could happen?
Me now: VIVTORY ROAD WHEN *replays IE3 and GO3 to bridge thegap*
This anime holds a very special place in my childhood thank you for making such a banger video for it, I cant believe you only have a hundred subs‼️
Inazuma Eleven has been incredibly important for me starting to love real life football. Noone in my family was into it, and therefore, neither was I. This started my interest in it
"If you guess football, holy f*ck do you want a medal ?" That line just killed me 🤣
thank you for making this video!! its kind of like the introduction videos other franchises get, but thats also really nice for nostalgia freaks. this def deserves more attention
The RUclips algorithm brought me here. I love the way you convey your thoughts and humour, had me smiling the whole video. I am so happy to see Inazuma Eleven get some love despite it's rocky road after the OG series.
First use of devil's hand is one of hypest moments in anime for me
This mf really used BAKUNETSU STORM and TENKUU OTOSHI, two of the coolest shots in the entire series, to introduce it.
Nice.
Tenku otoshi
@@ashanime5655thanks, I mistook the move.
1:17 This is the peak moment of this video
Really glad to see this video popping up on my feed. Inazuma Eleven was a pretty big thing in my country, and I have really fond memories of watching the anime and spending many hours playing the second game. I don't even like football, but the over-the-top style of the series was fuel for my 8-year old mind. You definitely did it justice!
My childhood. I've played every game from the first one up to Go Wildfire.
Fun Fact. The Soundtrack was Composed by Yasunori Mitsuda and Natsumi Kameoka, the former being the conposer of the Chrono Series, Xeno Series, and other banger soundtracks. They composed all 3 seasons as well as GO 2 and GO Galaxy, along with their respective games.
So that's why everyone liked Chrono Trigger.
The video game dubs probably come from the Professor Layton series as it was also made by Level 5 games. Professor Layton primarily based upon London characters so having the same voice actors makes sense for a small video game company imo but obviously looks strange from a neutral perspective
Omfg, inazuma eleven is my childhood this video is awesome, i always thought the games came from the show
Real ones know Galactic Football banged hard especially those 1v1 freestyle matches
I’m happy to have discovered this precious video 2 years after its released. Really GOOD WORKS !
I need to rewatch this show. And the Go sequels. For the 7th time. Man I love Inazuma Eleven so much. Thank you for making this video!
Inazuma was my very first anime. I watched the Dutch dub on tv back when it was airing and something about it was so... different to me. So I looked it up and found out there was more than just the first season, but in English. I watched that, but halfway through season 2 I could suddenly only find episodes in this strange language (I'd never heard Japanese before haha) and the characters had weird names. After a while my curiosity won out and I ended up watching the rest as well as Go and its sequels while they were airing and I've never looked back. The localised names both make me cringe and feel really nostalgic. I can still quote some parts of the first season in Dutch from how many times the episodes aired. Such an amazing show
Thought that you would talk about Inazuma Eleven GO because even though it’s as simple as the other series storywise, but if you scratch the surface, you would find that it has a very deep story about liberate school football league from corrupt association which made it very interesting story in my opinion
Hi, here to bring an Italian perspective on Inazuma Eleven.
I Always feel here in Italy the show and the game was perceived much more intensely than most other countries.
Of course everyone else from different countries, feel free to correct me, but this was definitely the idea perceived by us, 2000s Italian kids. I even remember reading that for the Inazuma Eleven game that didn't make it to be published in the west, the Italian fan made localisation was accomplished secondly just to the English one. Anyway, here in Italy we all followed the TV series and the game.
this video exactly conveys how i feel about this series as a whole even the uk dub lmaooo. really good video overall bro! hoping more ppl see this and give the series a watch!!
All the teams in Inazuma do have a small person and a bigger build one. They want to show us that football is for everyone and even without any skill you can get skills by showing discipline,courage and get more skills by training of course. Loved the series and definitely the games aswell. Glad victory road is on its way so we can enjoy this game!
ngl that show made my entire childhood, i have basically all games, watched the show at least 30 times, and yet i never get tired of it. Strangely the characters ended up feeling like old friends i would meet again after some time- It just feels nostalgic and great, calming even.
Also, I've noticed there has been more than one follow-up season of Inazuma, after Go, they basically dropped Go Chrono Stones, Galaxy and after all of that? Another reboot in an alternate universe which is actually pretty good, it's called Ares and Orion for those who are interested
I JUST found this. And I'll be honest, you only covered the Anime to a small degree. For the Ares/Orion series, they returned to the more basic series, but ran with a new story and cast in place of season 2. Like the Aliens are actually just their orphanage but they still developed world class skills and similar techniques, and Shirou and Atsuya(Shawn and Aiden) are both alive and playing as a team. New characters and Hissatsus appear as well.
But for the Inazuma Eleven Go series, they had time travel and actual Aliens.
I watched that show in Arabic when I was kid and it was such an awesome and inspirational story and the Arabic voice acting was great too and I made sure my small siblings watched it and sure enough, they loved it too.
I've been watching this since the day it came out on Dutch TV when I was like 10 or something. Since then I never stopped loving this anime
And I love the wackiness especially when I'm super stoned haha
Inazuma Eleven went so hard, after IE GO they also made an alternative timeline of what happens after what happens in the first Inazuma Eleven game, IE Ares and Orion, it's pretty good! Also new game for switch HYPE
This anime is so beloved it's one of the very few I can find a complete record of the dutch dub of. Once in a while me and my dutch friends go "oh right I forgot about inazuma eleven, that show fucking slaps" and we spend the week doing watch parties on discord. I love this show so much, I'm going to download every episode of the dutch dub I can find and keep it on my hard drive incase it ever gets taken down.
Edit: Oh also Afuro Terumi (or as I know him, Byron Love) was my bisexual awakening. Thank you for that, king. Even trying to remain objective I still think his dutch voice is far and out the best dub for the character (especially given that Inazuma Eleven's dub was made before dutch dubs devolved into directly translating sentences from english, leading to weird and unnatural sentence structure)
its sad to see you only have 2 videos because you defintly have the talent to become a youtuber i laughed alot during this video and you told the story in your own way perfectly even gave me alot more inside about inazuma eleven
Got a new project on the way since I’ve finally had the time to work on them again, so keep an eye out for that, and thank you!
At last, found a video that appreciates the genuineness, earnestness, the charm, the heart, lovable, real-like characters, good conflicts, character arcs, character development... which makes us really invested in them, their story, their journey and the stakes in Inazuma 11... No matter how absurd it gets.
Seriously, season 3's weakest opponents can take out the season 2 opponents, the Aliens, who caused mass destruction that even the Japanese govt was worried about it.
But apart from this one thing, which is miniscule in the grand scheme of things, it's actually really good... And has a lot if tension, stakes that make us invested in it, takes itself seriously and delivers the excitement, enjoyment and edge of the seat thrill, and ofc cool action.
Of course Haikyuu is objectively a better sports anime, and inazuma 11 is also one of my favourite anime, and even though I think I might've out grown it, it still has a special place in my heart, I'll always cherish it and I'll still feel as much pumped, excited and emotional whwn I listen to the OSTs.
It taught me a lot , helped me through my tough times, gave me the drive and motivation to face challenges difficulties head-on and accept the reality and grow through it. And all this I've learnt at the time when needed it the most. And Endou Mamoru (Mark Evens) will always be one of my favourite characters till date (no matter how cliched protagonist he is)...
It deserves more videos and attention on the internet.
I got very much excited about the sequels like Go, Chronostone etc, but they felt more of style without substance. I never felt the amount of connection I've fekt with the OG characters. OG Inazuma 11 Japanese anime is excellent at what it tries to do,
I’ve been rewatching this show a couple of times, and it’s so interesting how I keep learning new things from it.
One quote that really strikes me is when Mark told Jack who was scared of practice “if you love soccer, you can’t give up, because even when it gets difficult, you will always love it, and always find a way to get better, so you cannot give up as long as you love it”, it went something like that. I think this anime’s spirit is so uplifting and wise, it keeps me moving forward on so many aspects of my life.
Thank you inazuma eleven, truly.
Good watch remembered watching the anime as a kid really fun and creative take on football. Your content is so well put together bro cant wait to see more
I feel like I know this show inside and out by this point. Grew up with it. played pretty much most of the important games, watched the anime, seen bits of the manga, and created my own ideas for hissatsus. This show is nuts and the best sports anime I've watched, next to like Hajime No Ippo.
Loved this video, I was watching it and at some point I was like "okay this guy's personality is sick and the content is great, I'm definitely subscribing" and then I see you dont have like thousands of subs?????????? Keep up the good work man because I can definitely see tons of people enjoying your content!! ☀️
the thing i like the most about inazuma eleven is how it inspire you to evolve, which in most part of the season raimon/inazuma japan are the underdogs and evolve as the season goes on and even during the matches, and this culminates in the last FFI game
every little giants players were based on the first raimon mainly, and they were so much better than everyone in the FFI, then comes their match with inazuma japan and of course they were dominating them, but once inazuma japan ties the game it forces the little giants realize they were wrong and make them evolve also, with the entire match being both teams surpassing themselves until the end
I am so glad to see someone appreciate Inazuma eleven it's my favorite and I have seen it tens of times but every time I enjoy it. ❤❤❤❤
As a 22 year old I haven‘t watched Inazuma Eleven in a long time and you just brought back so many childhood memories so thank you❤
Bro I remember watching this when I was like 9 way back on the Nintendo Anime Channel, thank you for making me remember what it's called, now I just need to find somewhere to watch it...
The Dutch dub of the anime (the one i grew up with) is honestly really incredible
Inazuma eleven is a fucking Miracle, like is something that you may not want but once you found it u actually needed it all along, legendary
bro has more quality in the video than 90% of 1M+ channels
Could’ve heard you out for 10 more hours dude, GREAT VIDEO. Will definitely watch again!
Great vid man, i've shared it so hopefully your viewcount is going up with viewers from the Netherlands!
Thank you for this love letter of one of my favourite franchises of all time! The OG Inazuma Eleven trilogy has been a substantial part of my adolescence and it still occupies an important spot in my heart, and it's lovely to know there are people out there that still feel the same! ❤
Inazuma was the best and is the best childhood sports show even now its still the best sports show
I loved this show ! The french dub was also great !
la VF est un banger vraiment
2 years late but thank you for making this video. Inazuma Eleven has been a huge part of my life since childhood and it's always nice to see others who find the same enjoyment from it that I do, especially considering how small the fanbase is. I love this series and I always will
Giving its letters of honors to a license that made my childhood fucking great, take my thumb and subscribtion for your good work on this earth 👍
Literally when I started playing football I was a goal keeper because of this show
“Sunlight karate” thats the best way to describe Hamon i’ve ever heard
Grew up with this show, and MAN, was it awsome. Also, I don't care whether it's nostalgia or not, the Dutch version of the intro is absolutely the best one. The Japanese intro just don't hit the same. Then again, probably _is_ just nostalgia...
DUTCH IE COMMUNITY UNITE
@@Nixahma bro jij WEET 💯
Man, this show brought up great memories from my childhood. Great video, keep it up!
The way Inazuma Eleven comes into my life at a young age and i still love it like i did when i was a kid is wild. Keep making videos like this. I really enjoy the entire video
That scale comparision between realistic haikyu and oh no of inazuma got a laugh out of me, well done lmao. Keep up the good work !
Amazing to see that the show still gets love. I enjoyed so much when I was younger. Tanks for the moment ❤
Inazuma Eleven has some of the best OST / Ending and Openings. A lot of people might get turned off from watching it cause it's a bunch of children but there are people LITERALLY dying in inazuma eleven it is more adult themed than some of the other anime lmao. Also super hype
That was actually just a really really good video, awesome job
Man I can still remember, me and my younger brother exiting school, running back home so we could watch the show before it ends. Buying snacks on the way home and singing along with the intro, it is one of our most precious memories together, especially for us being Brazilians where football (soccer) is very popular in general.
Why did I not see this sooner, I remember binge watching this and the nostalgia hit me again. Great video man.
This series is one of my favourites happy to see it get shown to this many people really amazing video
All this years and I had no idea Inazuma Eleven was a video game adaptation holy
Great video!
Such a good adaptation too!
man I remember watching this series on the nintendo anime channel on my 3ds lmao. I loved this show and I don't even like football but the characters and their growth was what hooked me.
i've been thinking about making a video like this myself. I think you did an infinitely better job than I ever could've. Well done, great video
HOW AM I JUST FINDING THIS VID YOUR COMMENTARY IS AWESOME INA11 IS MY LIFE
It's so heartwarming that this vid is here and got tons of views bcs i'm an isolated ina11 fan in my country I'm so glad to be finding out ppl who loves it too 🥹
This was my first sports anime as a kid. And might be my favorite till this day.
First of all great video man, it deserves many more views. I loved Inazuma Elevn too as a kid and I both watched the anime and grinded the games so hard but I always thought that the games were made after the anime and not the opposite. You blew my mind lol
wauw i am suprised u only have 2 vids. this one was very good and i agree
Thank you for letting me relive a very specific part of my childhood for 18 minutes
What a phenominal video about a really good set of games and a stellar anime. This was a great nostalgia trip. Maybe I'll give the GO anime a fair shot after all
That is after I do a full rewatch of the original of course.
I hope you do a video on inazuma eleven go. Talking more about dystopian football, time travel and aliens
Damn I loved this serious growing up, so seeing such a fun look back on it is amazing! Amazing video dude, kudos!