is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Michiteru Kusaba. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shà Ânen Sunday from July 1999 to March 2004. Its chapters were collected and published in twenty-five tankà Âbon volumes. A sequel manga, , was serialized in Weekly Shà Ânen Sunday from October 2012 to August 2015, which was collected into fourteen tankà Âbon volumes. A 3-episode anime OVA, produced by Xebec, was broadcast on Tokyo MX from December 8 to December 22, 2015. The episodes were released on DVD with volumes 8, 9, and 10 of the manga from September 2014 to February 2015.
The story follows Teppei Sakamoto, a country boy, who is a lover of soccer. His sister teaches him all about the game, then suggests he join the Mizumoto High School Soccer team to follow his dreams.
Fantasista is written and illustrated by Michiteru Kusaba. The series started in issue #35 of Shogakukan's Weekly Shà Ânen Sunday, where it ran from July 28, 1999, to March 3, 2004. The series was collected into twenty-five tankà Âbon volumes published by Shogakukan, released from January 18, 2000, to May 18, 2004 (which were reprinted from June 18, 2014, to May 18, 2015), and thirteen bunkoban volumes from November 15, 2008, to October 15, 2009. The sequel, Fantasista Stella, started in issue #45 of Weekly Shà Ânen Sunday, where it ran from October 10, 2012, to August 19, 2015. The series was collected into fourteen tankà Âbon volumes, released from January 18, 2013, to November 18, 2015.
A 3-episode OVA adaptation of Fantasista Stella, produced by Xebec and directed by Hideya Takahashi, was broadcast on Tokyo MX from December 8 to December 22, 2015, as part of . The episodes were released on DVD along with volumes 8, 9, and 10 of the manga from September 18, 2014, to February 18, 2015.