Well in a nutshell, my title sums it up. This was a generally good anime. I thought the characters were well thought up + excellently developed. They could be both amusing + interesting at different occasions. The soccer itself was enjoyable + extremely realistic. It may not be as crazy as other sports animes but I felt that its realistic portrayal of soccer made it, if anything, even more enjoyable. The story itself + the way it was developed was also quite good. I found episodes 7 - 9 hard to watch but as you'll c 4 yourselves if u watch it, they're meant to be the difficult ones. All in all a really good anime. My 1, small, regret is I wished it could be longer but 2b honest it was probably good enough with just 26 episodes. (show less)

Writing this review not even half way through the series, i must say my favorite thing about the show is the animation. Unlike having a style of Naruto or One-piece, your typical styles, giant killing brings an american-comic feel to the era of anime.

Unlike most sports anime, this show does not have players with superb skills. Theyre just your average people, nothing special about them. The coach however, is "rumored" to be one of the all time greats.

The story is a bit slow. The main problem with it i that most of the time is dialogue and not the actualy game.

This anime is not one of the all time greats, but there is not a flaw in the show that could cause people to hate it. If you have the time, this anime is worth it (show less)

This anime is very good if you like football and if you like to watch weak teams suppress themselves. Tittle of anime is very suited because they are bringing big teams down. In this anime you can say that the "main" hero is the coach, but the story is builded around all of the players, and they development. In this anime you will see what coaches really do, and how they work affecting the whole team.

So this anime is basically god choice if you really like football, and have spare time, beacuse it is really time-consuming show.

I warned you :] (show less)

Being mostly into shounen anime I don’t really ever watch sport anime let alone a football anime, being a avid Manchester United FC supporter I thought lets give this a shot. After watching episode 1, I was quite eager to see what happens in episode 2 and before long I found myself drawn into the world of East Tokyo United and the mind that is Tatsumi Takeshi. I couldn’t help but notice how Tatsumi reminded me of José Mourinhou (Real Madrid FC Manager) and how they implemented almost identical strategies to defeat the bigger clubs. This is entertaining from episode 1 right through to 26 it made feel apart of the team from the losses, training sessions, the conflicting fan support to the ecstatic joy felt when the team scores. It focuses on the development of the team and the players more than just the advancement of a specific main character. It had me SCREAMING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAL when they scored and there are very intense encounters that had me feeling as though I was in the stadium rooting them on and chanting for my favorite players, I figuratively pulled me hair when a scoring opportunity was missed and had me prasing Tatsumis’ stratergy. A Must Watch even if you don’t like sport.!!! (show less)

I've watched many football anime before and I think the most famous one would be Cabtin Tsubasa!

All of those anime are based on the team players and mostly they evolve around one main player character but never about a coach!

Giant Killing does not have a lot of matches because it is focused on how the coach is dealing with all kind of obstacles that face him and his team. I think Giant Killing sets a new bench mark in football anime. This show gives you an image about how much Japanese becomes professionals in football.

For me this show is new idea but a GREAT watch!! If you are a fan of football believe me you do not want to miss GIANT KILLING!! (show less)

I came across this anime and I decided to watch the first episode and the first scene got me hooked and the opening is kick-ass! It's great for any soccer-loving fan like me. The story is nice and simple to go along with and the characters a very unique. It sure does entertain me and you just can't quite guess what's going to happen next. The animation is great and it's nice and smooth with a great use of color but the character's noses look a bit weird and pointy which makes them look a bit grouchy and evil. Another thing with the animation is during the soccer matches, they don't seem to show every single movement and sometimes they skip scenes of the match like for example, when one of the soccer players went of to score - they kicked the ball and then the scene kinda froze in it's place and then all you see the next second is that the ball has already gone inside the goal box and it just hit the net. It's like as if the animators got too slack to animate all the action movements. But anyway, lovely anime. (show less)