Ao Ashi Season 2 Will Pick Up From Manga Volume 12
The article gives returning and new viewers a clear entry point into the manga for the story that Season 2 will tell, confirming the adaptation's pacing and the arc ahead.
Reporting from 1 sources: Nijimen.
The Ao Ashi TV anime aired its first season in 2022, covering 24 episodes that adapted roughly the first 12 volumes of Yūgo Kobayashi's original manga. Season 2 is scheduled to air from October 2026 and will continue the story from volume 12 onward, following protagonist Ashito Aoi's promotion to the A team and his entry into the Premier League.
The first season of the Ao Ashi anime, which aired in 2022, adapted 24 episodes covering up to roughly volume 12, chapter 117 of Yūgo Kobayashi's original manga. The season ended with Ashito Aoi and his teammates winning a match against Musashino Youth and being promoted to the A team of Tokyo City Esperion Youth.
Season 2 is scheduled to air from October 2026 and will pick up from volume 12 onward. The story follows Ashito as he enters the A team, an environment far more demanding than the B team, and begins competing in the Premier League, the highest level for high school-age players. The article notes that if Season 2 maintains the same two-cour length as Season 1, it may cover the Premier League matches and confrontations with national-level rivals.
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