Hikaru Kicker
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Format:TV
Episodes:49
Episode Length:24 mins
Season:FALL 1991
Source:original
Estimated watch time
19h 36m
⚡ 10 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Shounen79%Male Protagonist79%Primarily Male Cast79%Foreign79%Football60%
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Synopsis & Story
Hikaru Kicker is a 13-year-old boy who loves football. He has grown up playing with a football at all times ever since his father's friend gave him one when he was still only a baby. Hikaru goes to Italy to learn the sport. He first joins a strong team at Genova, but soon quits this team to join an extremely weak team named "Columbus" with his female friend Anna. Experiencing many hardships and difficulties, their team gradually becomes stronger and stronger, and finally they defeat Margerita, one of the strongest soccer teams in Genova. Soon Hikaru hears that Genova will stage its first soccer tournament. Throughout the tournament, Hikaru and his teammates confront many rivals and develop increasing maturity. Can Hikaru score a goal and which team will win the championship? (Source: nipponanimation.com/catalogue/073/index.html)
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Top Striker: should you watch it?
At a glance
Top Striker has been met with mixed reactions, with an average AniList score of 63/100 — 33% of 514 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #16 highest-rated anime of 1991, and #15 most popular anime of 1991 on AniList.
Of the 949 AniList users who started it, 9.4% dropped it, so it is dropped at a typical rate; 767 have finished it.
At roughly 19 h 36 min in total, it is a long commitment — about 3 weeks at an hour a day.
Best for viewers who enjoy Action, Sports — especially shounen, male protagonist, primarily male cast, foreign.
Episodes
49 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Series composition
- Yoshio Kuroda
Top Striker FAQ
- How many episodes does Top Striker have?
- Top Striker has 49 episodes of about 24 minutes each, roughly 19 h 36 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch Top Striker?
- About 19 h 36 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 25 days; at one hour a day, about 20 days.
- Is Top Striker finished?
- Yes. Top Striker has finished airing — the final episode aired September 24, 1992.
- Is there a season 2 of Top Striker?
- No sequel is listed for Top Striker as of October 2026.
- Is Top Striker based on a manga?
- No. Top Striker is an original anime story, not adapted from a manga or novel.