

What makes "Ao Ashi" different is that it's relatively new (the ongoing manga began its run in 2015), and is therefore very much in tune with the modern game. Like all the animated soccer stars that came before him, Aoi revolutionizes the sport in Japan.
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After recognizing his potential, the former pro invites Aoi to a training camp for Tokyo City Esperion FC's youth team. Luckily, coach Tatsuya Fukuda is willing to put the work in. Unfortunately for them, Nagi has his eye on someone else.Īoi Ashito, the protagonist of Yugo Kobayashi's "Ao Ashi," has plenty of raw talent but needs some work if he's going to make it all the way to the J League, Japan's premier soccer division. They soon discover that Nagi is actually her intended husband - they were accidentally switched as babies, and the parents believe a wedding is the perfect solution. She proposes that Nagi become her fake boyfriend so she doesn't have to go through with it, and he reluctantly agrees. Introverted high school student Nagi Umino is on the way to meet his biological parents for the first time when he encounters Erika Amano, a social media star trying to escape an arranged marriage. Two volumes of the cutesy rom-com were being sold every single second during the height of its popularity, and fans can't wait to see how director Yoshiyuki Shirahata ("The Great Pretender") handles the story.Īs the teaser trailer for the anime reveals, "A Couple of Cuckoos" is a love story about a shy boy and an internet-famous girl.

Written and illustrated by Miki Yoshikawa, who learned the tricks of the manga trade from "Fairy Tail" creator Hiro Mashima, "A Couple of Cuckoos" is massive in Japan.
