Inazuma Eleven Episode 117

Plot Summary: The main character, Endou Mamoru, is a very talented goalkeeper and the grandson of one of the strongest goalkeepers in Japan, who died before he was born. Even though his skills are incredible his school lacks a real soccer club as the 6 other members don't appear very interested even in training. But as soon as a mysterious forward called Gouenji moves to Endou's town, the young goalkeeper sets out to find and recruit members for his soccer team.




Less important to the success of this volume are its visuals, which nevertheless mostly maintain the high quality established in previous volumes. The animation does not look as smooth in some key action sequences, but inevitably fares better when focusing on close-ups of characters. The small number of guest appearances all have appealing designs, while comments about established characters remain consistent with the reviews of previous volumes: Doug still looks like He-Man, Ayaka has the visual severity of the hard-nosed commander she is, Kurau looks decidedly unfeminine for an anime heroine, and Christmas looks charmingly girly without seeming delicate in providing an alternate take on the younger version of Kurau. Although the opener looks prettier, the simple elegance and detail of the closer leaves more of an artistic impression.