KEY POINTS

  • "Aoashi" Episode 4 is airing Saturday
  • The episode will stream on Crunchyroll
  • The anime is based on the story by Yugo Kobayashi

Fukuda informs the candidates that the Esperion Youth team players are playing out of their regular positions. Ashito and the other candidates are shocked, while the Esperion Youth team prepares for the second half in "Aoashi" Episode 4. The new episode is titled "Crow."

The official website has released the spoiler stills and synopsis of "Aoashi" Episode 4. Fukuda's information proves to be a shocker for the candidates who are already struggling against the pro team.

Ashito and Akutsu are at loggerheads. Akutsu's headbutt has injured Ashito but the latter still wants to give his all as he has no intentions of losing the game.

However, Akutsu's rough play in the second half of the match will force Ashito to gradually lose his fighting spirit.

Can the rookie team beat the Esperion Youth team in the tryouts?

"The final test turns out to be a game with the Esperion Youth team. Fukuda tells the candidates that he will give a piece of information to them during the game," the official synopsis of "Aoashi" Episode 3 read, according to Crunchyroll.

"While other candidates feel overwhelmed, Ashito is eager to beat the Youth team so everyone can pass the test. The candidates feel good about the game, but start to feel uneasy at the Youth team's sluggish play," the synopsis continued.

The cast of the anime includes Junya Enoki as Yuma Motoki, Kentaro Kumagai as Ryuichi Takeshima, Kouki Ohsuzu as Ashito Aoi, Seiichiro Yamashita as Soichiro Tachibana, Shun Horie as Kanpei Kuroda, Taku Yashiro as Keiji Togashi, Tatsumaru Tachibana as Eisaku Ōtomo, Wataru Katō as Martis Jun Asari, Makoto Furukawa as Eita Takasugi, Mie Sonozaki as Noriko Aoi, Mikako Komatsu as Aoi Kaneko, Reina Ueda as Anri Kaidō, Shunsuke Takeuchi as Nagisa Akutsu, Yoshiki Nakajima as Shun Aoi and Yuichiro Umehara as Haruhisa Kuribayashi.

"Aoashi" anime is based on the original work by Yugo Kobayashi.

The opening theme of the anime, "Mushin Hakusu," is performed by Alexandros. The closing theme song, titled "Blue Diary," is by Rinne.

"Aoashi" Episode 4 is scheduled to release Saturday. Fans in the U.S. can watch the episode on Crunchyroll. The episode will stream in Japanese with English subtitles.

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