Inazuma Eleven Episode 118

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.




As good as the writing is, the emotional content could not work without great musical accompaniment. At its best the musical score wraps the viewer up in the wonder of the experience, especially when using variations on the strong closing theme “Moonlight” or its ethereal insert song. Other numbers, which offer some combination of light jazz, light rock, and electronica and often play during the action scenes, prove only marginally effective in establishing and supporting the mood.

Effective voice acting is another key. Whatever one may say about the casting, there can be little question about the ability of the English voice actors to bring out the requisite emotions of their roles. John Gremilion deserves special recognition for his efforts as Dr. Amami, while Monica Rial proves that she can handle the tearjerker scenes as good as anyone and Jessica Boone infuses Christmas with just the right amount of wonder and earnestness. (And could you imagine any English VA more suited to the role of Doug than Jason Douglas? He even already has the name!) Although ADV's English script often scrambles the order of the wording, it rarely strays too far from the subtitles.