Story – Whistle! is about a boy named Shō Kazamatsuri. He transfers from Musashinomori School to Sakura Josui Junior High School for better hopes to make the soccer team, since he never got a game at his old school due to his small stature. Yūko Katori, his teacher, introduces him as a former star of the famed Musashinomori team, causing his classmates to be wrongly ecstatic. Right after that, one of the players, Tatsuya Mizuno, reveals that he was never a regular. In other words, since he never got the chance to play, Shō is a poor player. Shō struggles to improve his skill so he can make the team at his new school and to ignore the drastic disadvantage he has due to his height.
Art/Animation – The animation is shonen style.
Sound/Music – The music (theme song) sounds like Techno.
Character –
Sho Kazamatsuri: Is a boy who loves soccer but is never able to join a team do to his short size. He transfers to a different school in hopes of being able to join the soccer team.
Tatsuya Mizuno:Tatsuya is a second year student and is also the best player and team captain for Josui Junior High. He became the captain after defeating the former captain (Honma) in a match alongside a bunch of substitutes as he didn’t think Honma was serious enough about soccer. Not only is he a talented player, but also an honor student. Tatsuya tutors the novice Shō after being impressed with his determination and hard work. He has the most fan girls in school.
Daichi Fuwa: Daichi ‘Crusher’ Fuwa is known in Josui as a genius, but many find him dangerous and eccentric. He is called the Crusher because he crushes people’s pride by outdoing them and saying what they have done wrong, not realizing that he’s hurting/irritating others. His way of speaking is very blunt and direct. Though he’s a genius at almost everything he does, the only things he doesn’t understand are the basics of socializing and the meaning of just having fun.
Shigeki Sato: He is said to be the one of the best players in the school. He quit the soccer club during his first year because the upperclassmen didn’t play seriously, so he got bored playing. But after Shō joined the club, he decided it was interesting again and decided to rejoin.
Yuki Kojima:Second year Yuki Kojima is the founder of the girls team after being club manager for the boy’s team and being tired of sitting on the sidelines. Many of the club members think Kojima is scary because of her bluntness and often unlady-like attitude. However, she often uses her good looks and girly charm to get the boys to do things for her. She is a very skilled player, and encourages Shō and Masato to never give up on soccer. She is also very serious about soccer, even to the point of cutting her hair short in order to play in a game with the boys. When the girls team isn’t going well, Shō turns that same positive encouragement around.
Enjoyment – I really enjoyed this anime because it really gets you into the sport. It makes you want to start playing soccer.
Islamic Factor – I think this anime is good for Muslims to view because they contain no bad content what-so-ever. Also, this anime tends to teach you about team work and to never give up. As a matter of fact, you can even watch this anime with your little brother/sister without worrying for mature content.
Conclusion– I recommend this anime to someone who likes sports; mainly soccer. The reason why I say that is because someone who does not have interest in sports will find the anime boring.
I watched it subbed off of an online website: crunchyroll.com
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Originally published by Anime4Muslims on DeviantArt. Source: https://www.deviantart.com/anime4muslims/journal/Whistle-Heart4Skies-222314466. Original contributor: Heart4Skies.