is a 2018 Japanese television anime television series produced by OLM. Part of the Inazuma Eleven franchise, it is a sequel to the special Inazuma Eleven: Reloaded, which takes place in an alternate timeline where the original anime's Alius Academy arc never happened. A sequel series, Inazuma Eleven: Orion, started airing on October 5, 2018. An English dub of the series, produced by SDI Media, began airing on Disney XD on April 13, 2019, replacing Yo-kai Watch, another anime based on a Level-5 video game series by the same dubbing company. This is the third Inazuma Eleven series to receive an English dub after the original series and Inazuma Eleven GO.

Plot summary Ares depicts an alternative canon following the events of the first season of the original Inazuma Eleven anime after their victory in the Football Frontier, with the alien attack from the second season never occurring. When Japanese soccer has been deemed weak compared to international competition, the Raimon Eleven disband with its members transferring into different soccer teams across the country to strengthen Japan's soccer at a national level. Furthermore, sponsorship has become a vital aspect in a Japanese youth soccer team's survival, as it prevents a team's disbandment, while being essential to partake in matches.

The series focuses on the forward Asuto Inamori and his team, Inakuni Raimon, which is made up of players from the remote Inakunijima Island. Needing to maintain their club, they have replaced the original Raimon Eleven as Raimon Junior High's soccer team and compete as underdogs in the annual Football Frontier youth tournament. The team faces multiples challenges throughout their journey but manages to win the tournament.

Cast CharacterJapanese voice actorEnglish dubbing actorSonny Wright ()Ayumu MuraseKyle McCarleyElliot Ember ()Hiroshi KamiyaTomo Muranaka (young)Steve CannonCristina Valenzuela (young)Heath Moore ()Jun FukuyamaLucien DodgeValentin Eisner ()Sōma SaitōSandra Fischer ()Ai KayanoCherami LeighNino Nango ()Haruka TomatsuChristine Marie CabanosCliff Parker ())Kenta MiyakeKaiji TangMaxime Dassier ()Ryohei KimuraCesar Montalban ()Natsuki HanaeGriffin BurnsAdriano Donati ()Shunsuke TakeuchiTony AzzolinoTrevor Cook ()Takahiro SakuraiJohnny Yong BoschKiko Calavente ()Yuka TerasakiErika HarlacherBasile Hardy (Yuki KajiBryce PapenbrookMister Yi ()Yuichi NakamuraChris SmithAxel Blaze ()Hirofumi NojimaNathan SharpHunter Foster (Takahiro MizushimaDean Rush ()Haruo YamagishiRichard EpcarAurelia Dingle ()Akane FujitaChristine Marie CabanosRegina Mulgrave ()Rie TakahashiCristina ValenzuelaJude Sharp ()Hiroyuki YoshinoBryce PapenbrookByron Love/Aphrodite ()Yūko SanpeiGriffin BurnsDuske Grayling ()Kenichi SuzumuraKaiji TangNathan Swift ()Yuka NishigakiGriffin BurnsFaith Winter ()Haruka TomatsuErika HarlacherXavier Schiller ()Toshiki MasudaRyoko Shiraishi (young)Griffin BurnsCristina Valenzuela (young)Shawn Froste ()Mamoru MiyanoJohnny Yong BoschAiden Froste ()Brian BeacockMark Evans ()Junko TakeuchiLucien DodgeCaleb Stonewall ()Yuki KajiNathan SharpJoseph "Joe" King ()Yuichi NakamuraBrian BeacockOthman Laspic ()Richard EpcarRay Dark ()Seiji SasakiJack Wallside ()Megumi TanoBunny Cottontail ()Inori MinaseErika HarlacherThe Murdock tripletsJimmy Wongfu ()Yuka TerasakiBrian BeacockDavid "Dvalin" Quagmire ()Takashi HikidaLucien DodgeChester Horse ()Tetsu InadaMichael Sorich

Music Opening: "To the Top" () by pugcat's Ending: "A Girl in Love is a Sign of Rain" () by alom

Episode list

Home media The first eight episodes were released on DVD in North America from NCircle Entertainment on February 4, 2020.Amazon.com: Inazuma Eleven Ares: Kickoff! : Nathan Sharp, Akihiro Hino, Yumi Kamakura: Movies & TV

See also Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road

References

External links Inazuma Eleven Series (meta series official site) Inazuma World TV Tokyo Inazuma Eleven: Ares site

Inazuma Eleven Ares (US official site)