His plan is foiled by Natsumi Raimon the school counsellor's daughter, who promptly gets the teacher fired. Before the match, Kageyama uses the team's coach to spy on them, and orders him to kill them by draining the brake fluid from their bus. They prove themselves as a force-to-be reckoned-with, winning all of their matches and reaching the finals. The victory gets Raimon a lot of attention, allowing them access into the Football Frontier tournament, which they gladly accept. As the first goal scored against Teikoku Academy in years, Kidou counts it as a win for Raimon and leaves with his team. Gouenji decides to join the team to help them out, and his sudden appearance surprises Teikoku, which he uses as an opportunity to score a goal. They are much more powerful than anticipated, and Raimon's out-of-practice players take a horrible beating. They come to Raimon and challenge them to a football match, despite Gouenji refusing to join Raimon's team. Gouenji used to be the top striker at his old school, and has gained the attention of Teikoku Academy (led by team captain Yuto Kidou and principal Reiji Kageyama), the most prestigious school in the area. One day, a mysterious forward named Shuya Gouenji ( 豪炎寺修也, Gōenji Shūya) moves to Endou's school. The club is on the verge of disbanding, as the other members seem uninterested in training. High) football team, and dreams of competing in the Football Frontier tournament one day. He is captain of his school's (Raimon Jr. The main character, Mamoru Endou ( 円堂守, Endō Mamoru), is a very talented goalkeeper and the grandson of the late Daisuke Endou ( 円堂大介, Endō Daisuke), one of the strongest goalkeepers in Japan and coach of the legendary football team, the Inazuma Eleven (though Endou is unaware of this).

Mitsui has also created a collectible card game tie-in. An Inazuma Eleven manga based on the games began serialization in CoroCoro Comic in May 2008, while an anime based on the games aired in October 2008. The game has spawned a franchise, with numerous sequels and other media. The game was also included in an compilation for the Nintendo 3DS, Inazuma Eleven 1-2-3: Endo Mamoru's Legend, which released in Japan in December 2012.

A Nintendo 3DS port was released in the Western world on February 13, 2014, as a downloadable game via the Nintendo eShop, including updated graphics and visuals, and is the first and only game in the series available in North America. It was released in Japan in August 2008, and was localized in English in 2011. Inazuma Eleven is a role-playing sports video game for the Nintendo DS developed and published by Level-5.

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