The world stage of soccer is about to light up in a new way, as Titan Manga plans omnibus collections of Yugo Kobayashi’s Aoashi manga. As revealed in an exclusive with Anime News Network , the first omnibus—which includes the first three volumes of the series—is lined up for a May 12, 2026 debut. The Aoashi manga kicked off in the pages of Shogakukan’s Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine in January 2015. Kobayashi plans to end the series with chapter 410, with the 40th volume to be its last . RELATED: Aoashi Season 2 Anime Announced for 2026 The series inspired an anime adaptation that has a second season on the way in 2026. Crunchyroll streams the series and describes the story: After a loss in his last junior high school soccer tourney, Ehime Prefecture’s ace player, Ashito Aoi, is devastated but in every loss there’s a victory. Tatsuya Fukuda, manager of an organization that trains students for one of the leading clubs in the J-League, sees Ashito’s raw talent and offers a tryout to his group. Together they’ll bring the youth club and Aoshi’s talents to new heights! Source: Anime News Network
