Hungry Heart: Wild Striker

Overview

Hungry Heart: Wild Striker (ハングリーハート Wild Striker) is a highly acclaimed TV. Produced by the renowned Nippon Animation, this adaptation perfectly blends the Comedy, Slice of Life, Sports genres.

Hungry Heart: Wild Striker was released on DVD by Pony Canyon in Japan from February 19, 2003 to March 17, 2004.

With a deeply passionate fanbase, it has secured a global AniList score of 72% and attracted over 87 favorites worldwide. It currently holds a massive popularity ranking of #4650 globally, making it a must-read/watch for enthusiasts of the medium.

Synopsis

Kyosuke Kano has lived under the shadow of his successful brother Seisuke all his life who is a professional soccer player. Tired of being compared and downgraded at, he abandoned playing soccer until a boy from his new highschool discovered him and asked him to join their team. Kyosuke joins it and befriends two other first year players named Rodrigo and Sakai with the dream of becomming professional soccer players themselves.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Official Rankings

• #12
  highest rated 2002
• #42
  most popular 2002
• #6
  highest rated FALL 2002
• #13
  most popular FALL 2002