Why Inazuma Eleven Matters

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  • @rugino3614
    @rugino3614 11 місяців тому +1962

    Inazuma Eleven Didn't need to go that hard.
    But it did

    • @Shitposting_IHMN
      @Shitposting_IHMN 11 місяців тому

      Its bad, cope

    • @adibhaikal9762
      @adibhaikal9762 11 місяців тому +54

      ​@@Shitposting_IHMN
      Nah, who let lil bro cook😂😂😂 get out of the kitchen.

    • @Ilikesceptile11
      @Ilikesceptile11 10 місяців тому +10

      ​@@Shitposting_IHMNlet me guess, you watch midpeice don't you?

    • @Shitposting_IHMN
      @Shitposting_IHMN 10 місяців тому

      @@Ilikesceptile11 let me guess, you insult midpieace that I dont watch but watch badruto, and badgonballs Zjebane

    • @Ilikesceptile11
      @Ilikesceptile11 10 місяців тому +3

      @@Shitposting_IHMN I don't watch the first one but watch the second

  • @xilgaro
    @xilgaro 11 місяців тому +1967

    if you were a spanish kid around 2010 you know Inazuma Eleven wasn't just a show that shit was a way of life

    • @imlivid2746
      @imlivid2746 10 місяців тому +57

      Factos

    • @ruizzpy2191
      @ruizzpy2191 10 місяців тому +47

      Representando

    • @bramt2000
      @bramt2000 10 місяців тому +115

      Same here in the Netherlands, everyone around my age at least knows about it, cause they watched it on tv when they were little

    • @GianniAka
      @GianniAka 10 місяців тому +12

      @@bramt2000 Same! Goeie show dat

    • @BigZaddy_
      @BigZaddy_ 10 місяців тому +18

      ​@@bramt2000ja bro al mijn vrienden en ik gingen buiten de schoten na doen😂😂

  • @aramalqestoma1450
    @aramalqestoma1450 Рік тому +1414

    This anime is too hidden in the web we need more videos like this my man.

    • @Iefan-oc
      @Iefan-oc Рік тому +1

      Fr

    • @brunolike8631
      @brunolike8631 11 місяців тому +10

      Come to Brazil and you'll change your mind

    • @SlurperOne
      @SlurperOne 11 місяців тому

      ​@@brunolike8631 or Spain! Inazuma Eleven, outside of Japan, is very popular in Spain

    • @Via_Satellite
      @Via_Satellite 11 місяців тому +10

      France, Belgium and Arab countries:

    • @BraxonGG
      @BraxonGG 11 місяців тому +34

      Tf you mean hidden in the web this thing was Spain's religion for a solid 4 years straight lol

  • @Flying_Titor
    @Flying_Titor 11 місяців тому +470

    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.

    • @necromax13
      @necromax13 11 місяців тому +15

      things that didn't happen for 500$, Alex

    • @Flying_Titor
      @Flying_Titor 11 місяців тому +25

      @@necromax13Lol is it really that implausible?

    • @rairaitheflyguy
      @rairaitheflyguy 10 місяців тому +27

      thats the best kind of childhood memories man

    • @Alppsoskskdniow88
      @Alppsoskskdniow88 10 місяців тому +17

      ​@@necromax13bro had no childhood😂

    • @moguraish
      @moguraish 8 місяців тому +1

      i am so proud of you, by the way did you try the inazuma-1 technique?😂

  • @ch1pr1to
    @ch1pr1to 11 місяців тому +733

    As a brazilian, the brazilian national team is stereotypical (and I love them for that)

    • @0O806tYfOr
      @0O806tYfOr 11 місяців тому +31

      Eu também achava o time brasileiro divertido, mas eu acho meio chato estrangeiros acharem que no Brasil todo mundo samba todo dia.

    • @matteoinvernazzi4331
      @matteoinvernazzi4331 11 місяців тому +55

      ​@@0O806tYfOryou 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

    • @diegordi1394
      @diegordi1394 11 місяців тому +12

      ​@@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.

    • @Paulo-jv6bq
      @Paulo-jv6bq 11 місяців тому +2

      Mano, certeza que vc assistia na rede tv né kkkkk

    • @ch1pr1to
      @ch1pr1to 10 місяців тому +8

      @@0O806tYfOr isso é o que você pensa, eu danço samba 24/7, sou tipo um tubarão se parar não consigo respirar

  • @felixfire6583
    @felixfire6583 11 місяців тому +462

    Just a remenmbrance that the creators of the show and game are the same of yo-kai watch, ni no kuni and professor layton

    • @ShinSennju
      @ShinSennju 11 місяців тому +68

      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.

    • @Bored-1007
      @Bored-1007 11 місяців тому +18

      Professor Layton? Ah… no wonder why the localization of the games is by english folks

    • @sarahchattaway95
      @sarahchattaway95 6 місяців тому

      That's why it gave heavy Layton vibes.😅

    • @nobody8911
      @nobody8911 6 місяців тому

      no one cares only inazuma 11 matters

  • @nickcoltz1526
    @nickcoltz1526 11 місяців тому +588

    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

    • @Noctis-fr3uc
      @Noctis-fr3uc 11 місяців тому +66

      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
      @SlurperOne 11 місяців тому +6

      ​@@Noctis-fr3uc partially true, Axel's sister wakes up at the end of that season

    • @buusinhojr.9555
      @buusinhojr.9555 11 місяців тому +36

      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.

    • @rubenmiguel13
      @rubenmiguel13 11 місяців тому +4

      @@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

    • @tijlfabian9301
      @tijlfabian9301 10 місяців тому

      @@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!

  • @luminents
    @luminents 3 роки тому +521

    Why does this not have more views? Such a well done video.

    • @Asim-nm1bc
      @Asim-nm1bc 11 місяців тому +3

      Bc nobody knows about inazuma eleven

    • @noonespecial3536
      @noonespecial3536 11 місяців тому

      @@Asim-nm1bc I do

    • @Asim-nm1bc
      @Asim-nm1bc 11 місяців тому

      @@noonespecial3536 one of the few

    • @Shitposting_IHMN
      @Shitposting_IHMN 11 місяців тому

      Because its bs

    • @TPCMusicYT
      @TPCMusicYT 10 місяців тому

      ​@@Asim-nm1bcsadly yeah that's how things are

  • @NavF1
    @NavF1 11 місяців тому +218

    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

    • @fblazt9434
      @fblazt9434 28 днів тому

      NavF1 is an Inazuma Eleven fan? My day just got a whole lot crazier.

  • @cuttululu
    @cuttululu 10 місяців тому +163

    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

    • @smileyent.3055
      @smileyent.3055 10 місяців тому +2

      Verissimo

    • @l3arbi725
      @l3arbi725 10 місяців тому +2

      I did

    • @locksquid2508
      @locksquid2508 10 місяців тому +4

      Avevo 10 anni, mi sono rotto il polso a calcio cercando di fare la Mano di Luce

    • @ldc0322
      @ldc0322 10 місяців тому +1

      So truee

    • @thehatman7638
      @thehatman7638 9 місяців тому +1

      @@locksquid2508 BRO UGUALE HAHAHAHAHA

  • @harryw3310
    @harryw3310 10 місяців тому +33

    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

    • @arusu6478
      @arusu6478 27 днів тому

      Even the less flashy, seemingly less interesting characters like Jim Wraith or Willly each have their own big part of the show.

  • @teowalcott6320
    @teowalcott6320 10 місяців тому +7

    Real ones know Galactic Football banged hard especially those 1v1 freestyle matches

  • @silveryninja7027
    @silveryninja7027 11 місяців тому +106

    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!

    • @RenzokuArc
      @RenzokuArc 11 місяців тому +6

      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.

  • @MatthewDamulira-p9s
    @MatthewDamulira-p9s 11 місяців тому +87

    More people need to talk about Inazuma Eleven and how great it really is

  • @Winter-Soldier...
    @Winter-Soldier... 23 дні тому +2

    9:10 zeus academy theme gave a unearthly god like air to the team and it scared the living nuts and bolts out of me

  • @slink0563
    @slink0563 Рік тому +180

    I think season 2 was the best season and best game. Shawn Frost and and Marks progressions seems to be amazing

    • @bigfish5544
      @bigfish5544 11 місяців тому +14

      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

    • @FiashTheFish
      @FiashTheFish 11 місяців тому +19

      ​@@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

    • @NerdThe3rd
      @NerdThe3rd 11 місяців тому +14

      ​@@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

    • @matteoinvernazzi4331
      @matteoinvernazzi4331 11 місяців тому +9

      ​@@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

    • @mangageekking4027
      @mangageekking4027 11 місяців тому +2

      Fubuki and Endou*

  • @Thran_ily
    @Thran_ily 11 місяців тому +36

    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

    • @lorettabes4553
      @lorettabes4553 11 місяців тому +6

      Im still sad Galatik Football got cancelled and left the show on a cliffhanger ending

  • @nunomartins467
    @nunomartins467 11 місяців тому +67

    This was my childhood, the reason I started playing and loving football.

  • @StackOfPancakes2216
    @StackOfPancakes2216 10 місяців тому +8

    The Dutch dub of the anime (the one i grew up with) is honestly really incredible

  • @nessatic
    @nessatic Рік тому +97

    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!

    • @odhranwright
      @odhranwright  Рік тому +11

      Thanks very much I really appreciate it!

  • @RodPrimata
    @RodPrimata 10 місяців тому +16

    here in brazil it is soooooooooooooo famous (what a surprise) but we all loved it and kinda everyone knows how to sing the oppenings

  • @JanusGreenway
    @JanusGreenway Рік тому +32

    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.

    • @Iefan-oc
      @Iefan-oc Рік тому +4

      Don’t forget about Ballzack 😂😂😂

  • @kevlar2037
    @kevlar2037 10 місяців тому +10

    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

  • @lucien6522
    @lucien6522 10 місяців тому +5

    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❤

  • @mr.x991
    @mr.x991 Рік тому +218

    This mf really used BAKUNETSU STORM and TENKUU OTOSHI, two of the coolest shots in the entire series, to introduce it.
    Nice.

    • @XAsh_black
      @XAsh_black Рік тому +3

      Tenku otoshi

    • @mr.x991
      @mr.x991 11 місяців тому +2

      ​@@XAsh_blackthanks, I mistook the move.

    • @UnFanDeInazumaEleven
      @UnFanDeInazumaEleven 9 місяців тому +1

      1:17 This is the peak moment of this video

  • @jkoda7420
    @jkoda7420 10 місяців тому +7

    My childhood. I've played every game from the first one up to Go Wildfire.

  • @Pepisis
    @Pepisis 11 місяців тому +32

    Inazuma Eleven is one of the most underated game series AND one of the most underated anime out there

  • @OutshineUwU
    @OutshineUwU 10 місяців тому +3

    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

  • @poyeah09
    @poyeah09 2 місяці тому +1

    Man, this is the first anime that made me name every little thing I do and that I can imagine and also made me draw a bunch of those actions. Good times

  • @nazarwardzyk3021
    @nazarwardzyk3021 Рік тому +30

    9:11 chills literal chills. Also nice video, you made me rewatch the anime, thank you

  • @MasterHelder
    @MasterHelder 10 місяців тому +5

    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

  • @laraprisma6381
    @laraprisma6381 11 місяців тому +35

    You don't know how nostalgic I am about this anime! It's literally the only football-related thing I love!

  • @muqti
    @muqti 11 місяців тому +20

    how does this not have more views, this video is so good. You can feel the love behind the video

  • @lthecatt9667
    @lthecatt9667 10 місяців тому +8

    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

  • @bohdanchaika8732
    @bohdanchaika8732 10 місяців тому +8

    First use of devil's hand is one of hypest moments in anime for me

  • @The_craft3r
    @The_craft3r 5 місяців тому +2

    I just found this video and I am so happy to not be the only one to think that the crunchy audio of eternal blizzard in the game is absolutely fantastic. I remember I spammed that move only to hear it

  • @j-mc2144
    @j-mc2144 11 місяців тому +6

    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.

  • @chesswithsomi7314
    @chesswithsomi7314 10 місяців тому +2

    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. ❤❤❤❤

  • @TanyaTulip
    @TanyaTulip 10 місяців тому +6

    Inazuma Eleven Go does two things good:
    1. It's plot is probably the best standalone plot we had Inazuma wise
    2. It's fanservice for veterans. Oh my god.

  • @slink0563
    @slink0563 Рік тому +15

    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

  • @brendantjeerdsma492
    @brendantjeerdsma492 10 місяців тому +8

    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.

    • @Loner098
      @Loner098 6 місяців тому +1

      So that's why everyone liked Chrono Trigger.

  • @FairPlayClubChads
    @FairPlayClubChads 10 місяців тому +4

    Even if this video is 2years old, im happy to see that peoples even 3 weeks ago still comments about how cool the anime was and how it inspired them the same way it did for me , yall are awesome ❤

  • @qingxianliu3597
    @qingxianliu3597 6 місяців тому +1

    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.

  • @kyokoro_p
    @kyokoro_p 11 місяців тому +6

    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~ ♥

  • @virtual_studios5862
    @virtual_studios5862 23 дні тому +1

    I play soccer now at high school level and lets just say that without this show I would not touch a soccer ball. I startes wathching at 6 and i've rewatched it like 3 times. The best part of it is now i can get my brother to vibe with be and now he is 5 and loves soccer to the ends of the earth.
    and also to this day jude will be my first love like i do not care he is the reason i am in midfield/ forward

  • @quackster725
    @quackster725 5 місяців тому +1

    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! ❤

  • @THO0TH
    @THO0TH 10 місяців тому +7

    "If you guess football, holy f*ck do you want a medal ?" That line just killed me 🤣

  • @idyllicomeraki
    @idyllicomeraki 11 місяців тому +4

    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!❤❤❤

  • @antoniohappy44
    @antoniohappy44 10 місяців тому +5

    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 ❤‍🩹

  • @toymachine117
    @toymachine117 10 місяців тому +5

    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!!

  • @StigmaKRL
    @StigmaKRL 2 місяці тому +1

    I really need to thank Level-5 for shaping my childhood, with InaEle and Danball-Senki

  • @BB_Promoter
    @BB_Promoter 11 місяців тому +4

    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...

  • @Dryrubbersock
    @Dryrubbersock 10 місяців тому +8

    Omfg, inazuma eleven is my childhood this video is awesome, i always thought the games came from the show

  • @chronoark6618
    @chronoark6618 10 місяців тому +2

    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

  • @welon17
    @welon17 10 місяців тому +6

    Inazuma Eleven games are Strategy games with a football disguise

  • @GodBard
    @GodBard 11 місяців тому +14

    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*

  • @krisgardner4885
    @krisgardner4885 10 місяців тому +3

    The UA-cam 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.

  • @max27955
    @max27955 10 місяців тому +2

    Man, this show brought up great memories from my childhood. Great video, keep it up!

  • @AM-gm5yt
    @AM-gm5yt 10 місяців тому +3

    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.

  • @Rizo0oto
    @Rizo0oto 10 місяців тому +3

    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

  • @dongy7297
    @dongy7297 10 місяців тому +2

    Man, I am honestly so happy that there are people like you out there appreciating this saga that made my childhood and that of the little Italians around me. Have you been playing the new game?

    • @odhranwright
      @odhranwright  10 місяців тому

      I haven’t got a chance to play the new game yet but the footage I’ve seen looks sick so I’m hoping for the best, and thanks for the support!

  • @annemijnrepelaer3239
    @annemijnrepelaer3239 10 місяців тому +2

    Amazing to see that the show still gets love. I enjoyed so much when I was younger. Tanks for the moment ❤

  • @ako9019
    @ako9019 10 місяців тому +2

    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

  • @jamon8139
    @jamon8139 11 місяців тому +4

    The fact that UA-cam 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 :)

  • @dstfirehearth7713
    @dstfirehearth7713 10 місяців тому +2

    the inazuma game i liked the most was the one that came out on Wii, with the scenario where we meet mark's grandson from the future

  • @natanota4087
    @natanota4087 Рік тому +7

    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

  • @6dm978
    @6dm978 5 місяців тому +1

    11:34 well well well, do I have a series for you… (inazuma eleven go galaxy)

  • @Miltiadbeshiri
    @Miltiadbeshiri 5 місяців тому +1

    I remember my dad waking me up at 7/8 a.m when i was a kid just to Watch inazuma eleven. It embrace the sense of football, inazuma eleven doesn’t want to tell a story with football, it wants to tell football, for this reason it’s the best football show alongside with holly e Benji

  • @Alzxx77
    @Alzxx77 10 місяців тому +4

    Inazuma was the best and is the best childhood sports show even now its still the best sports show

  • @MilkEnjoyer2
    @MilkEnjoyer2 10 місяців тому +4

    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

  • @ahmedgabr7416
    @ahmedgabr7416 10 місяців тому +2

    This anime built our passion towards football and to this day we still talk about those special moves and techniques.❤
    I cried a lot watching this video and listening to those tracks once again

  • @eparwa.khirkluis
    @eparwa.khirkluis 11 місяців тому +6

    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‼️

  • @sankalpbhardwaj-c3s
    @sankalpbhardwaj-c3s 10 днів тому +1

    this show is still an emotion for me

  • @VinceLovesToast
    @VinceLovesToast Рік тому +16

    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. 💯💯💯

    • @odhranwright
      @odhranwright  Рік тому +2

      Thanks Vince I really appreciate it, I’m really glad you enjoyed it!

  • @samuelericci3959
    @samuelericci3959 10 місяців тому +3

    1:03 i'm here asking myself why the italian version as a photo, and i know i'm here after years of the video's uplaoding, but i'm curious

    • @odhranwright
      @odhranwright  10 місяців тому

      It was the highest quality render of that cover I could find at the time😭

    • @Filippo_BruNo
      @Filippo_BruNo 5 місяців тому

      Mi chiedevo la stessa cosa

  • @vegeta9501
    @vegeta9501 10 місяців тому +2

    Jude was my favourite character, show was such a big part of my childhood, still havent played the 3rd game will get around to it one day, promised myself that after seeing it on shelves all those years ago

  • @Random_Gamer-sh6pf
    @Random_Gamer-sh6pf 10 місяців тому +6

    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...

    • @Nixahma
      @Nixahma 10 місяців тому

      DUTCH IE COMMUNITY UNITE

    • @Random_Gamer-sh6pf
      @Random_Gamer-sh6pf 10 місяців тому +1

      @@Nixahma bro jij WEET 💯

  • @xierno5093
    @xierno5093 11 місяців тому +6

    I’m happy to have discovered this precious video 2 years after its released. Really GOOD WORKS !

  • @slm8468
    @slm8468 10 місяців тому +4

    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

  • @JadeStaze1
    @JadeStaze1 11 місяців тому +6

    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

  • @kawa8149
    @kawa8149 3 місяці тому +1

    13:44 my god I started laughting. This show can be absurde, but I love it for that

  • @blandknight
    @blandknight 11 місяців тому +1

    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.

  • @francesco_____
    @francesco_____ 10 місяців тому +2

    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

  • @burncrowsp
    @burncrowsp 11 місяців тому +5

    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!

  • @abdullahnurhussein6297
    @abdullahnurhussein6297 10 місяців тому +2

    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.

  • @Nixahma
    @Nixahma 10 місяців тому +4

    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)

  • @TianTheTiger
    @TianTheTiger 10 місяців тому +3

    wauw i am suprised u only have 2 vids. this one was very good and i agree

  • @hetstandaardkanaal7167
    @hetstandaardkanaal7167 10 місяців тому +1

    3:15 tell me you don’t watch football without telling me you don’t watch football.

    • @odhranwright
      @odhranwright  10 місяців тому

      Obviously it’s not true that the strikers are more important than the other players, but it would be a lie to say that that isn’t the general perception among most people. It’s why the most iconic footballers of all time in the eyes of the public are usually strikers. You will never see a defender be considered for the title of “best of all time”, but you absolutely will see the likes of Messi and Ronaldo, both top goal scorers. And what I liked about Inazuma Eleven is that it let other positions shine instead of exclusively glorifying the strikers.

    • @hetstandaardkanaal7167
      @hetstandaardkanaal7167 10 місяців тому

      @@odhranwright messi isn’t even a striker and Ronaldo for most of his career was also no striker. People who only care about the goal scorers are probably fake fans who know nothing of football. I think of real football fans who go to games and really support the team, most of their favourite players is just anyone. Only exception is the goalkeeper.

    • @odhranwright
      @odhranwright  10 місяців тому

      @@hetstandaardkanaal7167 anyone can have a specific favourite player, no doubt about it. But even tho Messi and Ronaldo have played slightly different positions, they wouldn’t be nearly as acclaimed if they weren’t top goal scorers. And the fact that you excluded the goal keeper from the running of being the best or people’s favourite, kind of proves my point that there are positions people arbitrarily favour more than others. (And for the record I do watch football, liverpool fan 4life lmao)

  • @TimeDestroyer9
    @TimeDestroyer9 10 місяців тому +1

    This series is one of my favourites happy to see it get shown to this many people really amazing video

  • @YoShockwaver
    @YoShockwaver 11 місяців тому +2

    It's not often that I find a video that almost exactly mirrors how I grew up with a series but Inazuma 11 really hit me in the exact same way.
    It was the first anime I truly felt pationate enough to read subtitles for and got me to start being super active and join clubs thanks to it's influence. It will always be one of my favourite pieces of fiction ever for how much it shaped my youth!

  • @Amber-np3iu
    @Amber-np3iu Рік тому +8

    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.

  • @siyoucefdz6883
    @siyoucefdz6883 10 місяців тому +2

    This show used to air in an Arabic channel called spacetoon (it's still up to this day ) this show was one of it's gems and every kid knows that show , the Arabic version had a banger opening , voic acting and even the name was changed to football heros (ابطال الكرة) I remember some kids trying to do their Technics and that was funny , this show was a pillar in my childhood and I would never forget it even in a million year

  • @_Abdulziz506
    @_Abdulziz506 5 місяців тому +2

    1:17
    “this show doesn’t do that”
    and shows 3 S-tier hissatsu techniques (visually)
    +
    16:05
    oh you just did not play the inazuma eleven go game trilogy, they are now russian, french and hispanic too

  • @minidialga64
    @minidialga64 11 місяців тому +2

    bro, 2 years ago?! this video is so good, i love your editing and its probably the best actual analysis of the show and games that is engaging, well thought out and written
    even with 14k views this is an underappreciated video for sure. 5:10 made me laugh out loud

  • @RedDieGaming1
    @RedDieGaming1 10 місяців тому +1

    My younger brother started rewatching it again, we used sit and watch it together.good days

  • @rxck5749
    @rxck5749 10 місяців тому +6

    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

    • @odhranwright
      @odhranwright  10 місяців тому

      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!

  • @thomastakesatollforthedark2231
    @thomastakesatollforthedark2231 10 місяців тому +4

    ... The animé was an adaptation of the game?! I thought it was the other way around my whole life

  • @jackpot2596
    @jackpot2596 11 місяців тому +1

    Why did I not see this sooner, I remember binge watching this and the nostalgia hit me again. Great video man.

  • @dagogogoch
    @dagogogoch 11 місяців тому +9

    bro has more quality in the video than 90% of 1M+ channels

  • @Flovae
    @Flovae 11 місяців тому +3

    0:37 i literally have that game in the same language brings back memories. That last match was super hard took me years to beat it and my friends couldnt beat it either

    • @keithflippers4429
      @keithflippers4429 4 місяці тому

      How does it compare to this ice boss in Luigi's Mansion 2: Dark Moon