The WORST episodes of The Knight in the Area

Every episode of The Knight in the Area ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Knight in the Area!

The story centers around Aizawa Kakeru, the younger brother of the Kamakura School soccer team captain Suguru. While Suguru is so talented in soccer that he has been made part of Japan's national under-15 team, Kakeru is so weak at the sport that he is nicknamed "Mr. No Goal." Kakeru's life changes however, after a tragic accident.

Last Updated: 2/10/2024Network: TV AsahiStatus: Ended
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Welcome Home, Romeo-sama?!
star
7.28
36 votes

#1 - Welcome Home, Romeo-sama?!

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 8/25/2012

New Total Curtain
star
7.31
36 votes

#2 - New Total Curtain

Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 9/15/2012

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Ryouma Goes!
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7.38
37 votes

#3 - Ryouma Goes!

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 7/21/2012

Kakeru and other members of Eno High School decide to use their summer vacation to work part-time at a beach house run by Yakumo's relatives. Everyone is excited by the scorching sun and swimsuit girls. However, Shinobu, the owner of the beach house, was waiting for him to discover something shocking! ? And Araki falls in love with Shinobu's daughter, Momoka... What did Oda do then??

U-16 Representative Training Camp
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7.39
38 votes

#4 - U-16 Representative Training Camp

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 8/11/2012

Kickoff!!
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7.94
36 votes

#5 - Kickoff!!

Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 9/29/2012

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I Love Soccer
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8.00
11 votes

#6 - I Love Soccer

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2012

Kakeru Aizawa is the manager for his middle school soccer team and younger brother to soccer prodigy Suguru Aizawa. His childhood friend, Nana Mishima, returns from America and enrolls into his class. That night, Kakero secretly practices soccer at the park and is challenged to a match by a masked stranger. The next day, Suguru has Kakeru enter a soccer match for the chance to join the regulars as a forward.

Directors: Hirofumi Ogura
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Raise the Curtain! High School Championship
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8.14
36 votes

#7 - Raise the Curtain! High School Championship

Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 9/8/2012

World Match Debut
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8.14
36 votes

#8 - World Match Debut

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 8/18/2012

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Storm Warning!
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8.17
36 votes

#9 - Storm Warning!

Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 9/22/2012

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New Challenger
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8.19
37 votes

#10 - New Challenger

Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 9/1/2012

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Partly Cloudy
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8.22
37 votes

#11 - Partly Cloudy

Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 8/4/2012

Fierce Battle! Finale
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8.26
39 votes

#12 - Fierce Battle! Finale

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 6/30/2012

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Leonardo Silva
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8.64
11 votes

#13 - Leonardo Silva

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/28/2012

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Enoshima Soccer Club Reborn
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8.71
7 votes

#14 - Enoshima Soccer Club Reborn

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/24/2012

The Division of the Soccer Club
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8.71
7 votes

#15 - The Division of the Soccer Club

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/17/2012

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The Mythical Feint
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8.88
8 votes

#16 - The Mythical Feint

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/7/2012

The Knight in the Area
star
8.88
8 votes

#17 - The Knight in the Area

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2012

Kakeru displays his skills as a forward by predicting and receiving Suguru's skilled passes. Whenever Kakeru has a chance to score, he changes his footing and hits the ball with his right leg reducing the power of the shot and prevents him from scoring. That night, Kakeru meets the masked stranger and explains how he injured a classmate with his left leg during a soccer match which is the cause to his playing style. That morning on the way to school, Suguru attempts to tell Kakeru he is the only forward able to receive his passes. In the middle of the conversation, they are hit by a truck.

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Conclusion
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8.89
9 votes

#18 - Conclusion

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2012

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Enoshima High School's Soccer Club!?
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8.89
9 votes

#19 - Enoshima High School's Soccer Club!?

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2012

A year passes and Kakeru and Nana are now students in Enoshima High school. They enroll in a soccer club, discovering that their club is the school's unofficial soccer team dubbed FC. They learn that before nationals tournament, FC competes with the official soccer team, dubbed SC, to determine who represents the school. Kakeru and Nana remain on the team after realizing FC's unconventional training is more effective than SC's. Meanwhile, Kakeru attempts to persuade Ryuichi to rejoin FC, who quit soccer and become overweight after losing to SC. Ryuichi explains the same frustration he felt as Suguru about the lack of skilled forwards to accept his passes but is inspired by Kakeru who offers to accept that position.

The Summit Battle! Kamakura vs. Shukyu
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9.00
37 votes

#20 - The Summit Battle! Kamakura vs. Shukyu

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 7/28/2012

The final between seniors between Kamakura and Shukyu begins. Kamakura leads by a point at the end of the first half and ties during the second half. The game goes into time loss, where Silva scores the winning goal.

Professional
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9.00
10 votes

#21 - Professional

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 7/14/2012

Kakeru goes to watch Silva's semi-final match with Syuku High. There he meets Araki, who asks him to prevent Suguru from interfering with his games and focus on his abilities as a striker. Meanwhile, Nadeshiko Japan's training camp was moved to Kamakura allowing Mai to spend more with the Enoshima soccer team. On the way home, Mai sees a man he knows and ends up hiding in fear. The next day, Araki reveals that he has regained his weight to continue his cardio training.

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Seven's Rival
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9.00
8 votes

#22 - Seven's Rival

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/5/2012

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Festival Music Is the Melody of Love ?!
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9.00
7 votes

#23 - Festival Music Is the Melody of Love ?!

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/26/2012

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Strong Opponent!? Tsujido
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9.00
6 votes

#24 - Strong Opponent!? Tsujido

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/14/2012

Last Pass
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9.00
8 votes

#25 - Last Pass

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2012

Kakeru is unable to recall what happened when he kicked the ball, leading Nana to suspect Suguru's heart is the cause. At the hospital, Suguru's sport counselor, Ayaka Mine, examines Kakeru and reminds him to exercise for his heart. She secretly tasks Nana to watch for Suguru-like behavior from Kakeru possibly resulted from the transplant. That night, Kakeru learns that the masked stranger is Nana and that he received a heart transplant from Suguru. As Kakeru reads through Suguru's dairy, he discovers his brother's frustration with the forwards in Japan's national team and how he desires Kakeru to fill that position. The next day, Kakeru tells Nana he will enroll in Enoshima High where Ryuichi Araki, a passer with skills like Suguru, is located.

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