Episode 002

Teikoku is Here! (帝国がきた！, Teikoku ga kita!) is the second episode of the Inazuma Eleven anime.

Plot
Raimon have their first practice match. The downside is that they must face the number one team in Japan: Teikoku Academy. While watching Teikoku warm up, Kabeyama gets scared and excuses himself to go to the washroom. Since he didn't come back, Endou and the others quickly looked for him, only to find that he managed to get himself trapped in a locker. After some encouragement from Endou, they all go back and the match starts.

Raimon scored badly during the first half of the match and are completely at the mercy of Teikoku's hissatsu techniques which include Death Zone and Hyakuretsu Shot. The reason for Teikoku requesting the match is that their leader, Kageyama Reiji, wants to observe Gouenji's skill level. Since Gouenji is not participating, Kageyama ordered Kidou and the others to bring him out by any means necessary.

In the second half of the match, Endou refuses to give up even though he is badly injured, so Kidou and his teammates brutally attack him with their shoots, and Kidou threatens that if Gouenji does not play in the match, then he will obliterate the last person standing (which is Endou).

From the principal's office, Natsumi notices that Teikoku must be waiting for something to happen. Looking at the state of his teammates, Megane flees the pitch and takes off his t-shirt (which he drops in front of Gouenji). Gouenji picks up the t-shirt and joins the game, with the intent of stopping Kidou from attacking Endou further.

Endou is delighted to see Gouenji play and rushes to greet him, only to collapse and be caught by Gouenji. Knowing that Gouenji believes in him, Endou finally manages to stop Death Zone by using God Hand. Endou throws the ball to Gouenji who then scores using Fire Tornado.

Having seen all that they need of Gouenji's power, Teikoku forfeit, which means that Raimon wins the match by default. Endou welcomes Gouenji into the team, but Gouenji still refuses to join and hands his shirt to Endou.

Hissatsu Techniques

 *  [GK] God Hand (Debut)
 *  [DF] Cyclone (Debut)
 *  [SH] Fire Tornado (Debut)
 *  [SH] Death Zone (Debut)
 *  [SH] Hyakuretsu Shot (Debut)

Trivia

 * This is the first match that has a running commentary from Kakuma Keita.

Proverb
[Endou Mamoru] We won't know which side the goddess of victory will smile upon until the match is over!