Hungry Heart: Wild Striker

ハングリーハート Wild Striker

Genres: Shounen, Sports, Team Sports
Themes: Team Sports
Demographics: Shounen
Studios: Nippon Animation
Rating: 7.54 / 10
Rank: #1876
Popularity: #4717
Users Listed: 26,329
Users Scored: 13,977
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 03/10/2025
Aired: September 11, 2002 – September 10, 2003 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 52

Synopsis:

Kyousuke Kanou carries the weight of his brother's legacy. Constantly compared to the celebrated soccer prodigy Seisuke, Kyousuke has struggled to live up to expectations, leading him to abandon his own aspirations in the sport. His freshman year at Jouyou Akanegaoka High School presents a turning point when he encounters Miki Tsujiwaki, the determined captain of the girls' soccer team, and Mori Kazuto, the dedicated manager of the boys'. They both see something in Kyousuke – a potential he himself has suppressed. The series explores his internal conflict as he grapples with the possibility of returning to soccer, forced to confront past disappointments and decide whether to embrace his forgotten passion or remain defined by his brother's shadow. It’s a character-driven narrative focusing on personal growth within a high school sports setting.

Episodes:

Episode 1: Are You Kyousuke? (Aired: 09/11/2002)
Episode 2: Thank you... Coach! (Aired: 09/18/2002)
Episode 3: I'm Not Gonna Lose! (Aired: 09/25/2002)
Episode 4: Me? What? Defender? (Aired: 10/02/2002)
Episode 5: Running Away? (Aired: 10/09/2002)
... and 47 more episodes

Characters:

Jefferson, Kouji Sakai (Main) - Voice Actors: Vieira, José Manuel, Takatsuka, Masaya, Lepore, Davide, Gianvito, Fritz, Ruiz, Miguel Ángel
Kanou, Kyousuke (Main) - Voice Actors: Toriumi, Kousuke, Conforti, Corrado, Bezerra, Wendel, Balam, Ángel, Ugarte, Víctor, Guzmán, Juan
Rodrigo (Main) - Voice Actors: Ishizuka, Katashi, Indriago, Héctor, Quarta, Alessandro, Andreatto, Rodrigo, Castañeda, Arturo
Tsujiwaki, Miki (Main) - Voice Actors: Kato, Natsuki, De Bortoli, Federica, Baroli, Luciana, Villa, Angélica
Esaka , Masashi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsumoto, Yoshirou, Vivio, Marco, Júnior, Figueira, Íñigo, Carlos
Furuki, Ryosei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yusa, Kouji, Baldini, Nanni, Baroli, Hermes, Alonso, Gerardo
Ichikawa, Hiroshi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yoshino, Hiroyuki, Jimenez, Renzo, Baroni, Marco, Allende, David
Kamata, Gouzo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nomura, Kenji, Vidale, Fabrizio, Lima, Wellington, Horiuchi, Enrique
Kamiyama, Yuujirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lopes, Guilherme, Harasawa, Kouki, Lacy, Daniel
Kanou, Seisuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyasu, Takehito, Campos, Marcelo, Carreño, Luis, Borghetti, Giorgio, Bernal Cataneo, Emmanuel
Kazuto, Mori (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hibino, Akari, De Flaviis, Fabrizio, Longo, Thiago, Serrano, Ezequiel, Cataño, Arturo
Murakami, Kazuo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsuyama, Takashi, Amajones, Affonso, Loddi, Loris, del Roble, Daniel
Nakayama, Masashi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakayama, Masashi, Lima, Mauro Eduardo

Staff:

Kosao, Shunichi (Producer)
Naruke, Yoshinori (Producer)
Saga, Satoshi (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Takahashi, Hideo (Sound Director)
Fukushima, Toshinori (Episode Director)
Hiroshima, Hideki (Episode Director)
Igusa, Kahoru (Episode Director)
Kaburagi, Hiro (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Mikuriya, Kyousuke (Episode Director)
Miyake, Yuuichirou (Episode Director, Animation Director)
Nigorikawa, Atsushi (Episode Director)
Nishida, Kenichi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Okada, Takahiro (Episode Director)
Shiraishi, Michita (Episode Director)
Tsuda, Yoshizou (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Yamaguchi, Mihiro (Episode Director)
Mizuno, Kentarou (Script)
Suga, Yoshiyuki (Script, Series Composition)
Egami, Kiyoshi (Storyboard)
Fuchigami, Makoto (Storyboard)
Kagawa, Yutaka (Storyboard)
Kobayashi, Takashi (Storyboard)
Mikamoto, Yasumi (Storyboard)
Uehara, Hideaki (Storyboard)
Yasumura, Ryou (Storyboard)
KOKIA (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition)
Vanni, Giorgio (Theme Song Performance)
Aoki, Tetsurou (Animation Director, Chief Animation Director)
Arita, Shuuhei (In-Between Animation, Key Animation)
Bezerra, Wendel (ADR Director)
Imaizumi, Kenichi (Character Design)
Kajiura, Shinichirou (Animation Director)
Kase, Masahiro (Chief Animation Director, Animation Director)
Kitayama, Shuuichi (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Kobayashi, Katsutoshi (Animation Director)
Murai, Takashi (Animation Director)
Naganuma, Norihiro (Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation)
Nakajima, Yoshiko (Animation Director)
Okaseko, Nobuhiro (Animation Director)
Ooshita, Tomoyuki (Key Animation)
Saijou, Takashi (Animation Director)
Sakurai, Konomi (Animation Director)
Suzuki, Takaaki (Production Assistant)
Takahashi, Yoichi (Original Creator)
Taniguchi, Moriyasu (Animation Director)
Umeshiba, Gorou (Key Animation)
Watanabe, Junko (Animation Director)
Zambrano, Franklin (ADR Director)

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