Inazuma Eleven (video game)

Inazuma Eleven
European cover art
DeveloperLevel-5
PublisherLevel-5
DirectorTakehiro Fujii
ProducerAkihiro Hino
ComposerYasunori Mitsuda
SeriesInazuma Eleven
PlatformsNintendo DS
Nintendo 3DS
Release
  • JP: August 22, 2008
  • EU: January 28, 2011
  • UK: August 26, 2011
  • USA: February 13, 2014 (3DS)
GenresRole-playing, sports
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Inazuma Eleven is a 2008 role-playing sports video game developed and published by Level-5 for the Nintendo DS. It was released in Japan in August 2008 and in Europe by Nintendo in 2011. An updated Nintendo 3DS port was included in a compilation for the Nintendo 3DS, Inazuma Eleven 1-2-3: Endou Mamoru's Legend, which was released in Japan in December 2012. This version was later released separately in North America on February 13, 2014, as a downloadable game via the Nintendo eShop, and was the first game in the series available in North America.

The game has spawned a franchise, with numerous sequels and other media. An Inazuma Eleven manga based on the games began serialization in CoroCoro Comic in May 2008, while an anime based on the games started airing in October 2008. Mitsui has also created a collectible card game tie-in. A direct sequel, Inazuma Eleven 2 released in 2009.

A remake titled Inazuma Eleven RE is slated for release on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Windows in 2026.