is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Higuchi. The series was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from March 1998 to October 2002. The series was adapted into a 39-episode anime television series broadcast exclusively by Animax across Japan and South Korea. In North America, the series was licensed for English language release by Viz Media. A sequel, titled Whistle! W, ran in Shogakukan's Ura Sunday and MangaONE web platforms from September 2016 to April 2021. Plot Whistle! is about a middle school boy named Shō Kazamatsuri. He transfers from Musashinomori School to Sakura Jōsui 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. Media Manga Whistle! is written and illustrated Daisuke Higuchi. The series was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from March 9, 1998, to October 21, 2002. Its 212 chapters were collected into twenty-four tankōbon volumes by Shueisha and released between July 3, 1998, and March 4, 2003. In North America, the series was licensed for English release by Viz Media. The twenty-four volumes were released from October 12, 2004, to January 2010. A sequel manga, title , started in Shogakukan's Ura Sunday manga website on September 26, 2016. The manga went on hiatus in April 2019 due to Higuchi's health issues. The series resumed publication after nearly two years on February 8, 2021, and finished on April 5, 2021. Shogakukan collected its chapters in five tankobon volumes, released from to May 19, 2017, to May 19, 2021. Anime A 39-episode anime television series adaptation aired in Japan on Animax from May 5, 2002, to February 3, 2003. The opening and ending themes are "Double Wind" and "Sweet Days" respectively, both performed by Minako Komukai. In 2016, a new Japanese audio track for the anime was aired. Video games Games include: Game Boy Advance and