A 39-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Ashi Productions, was broadcast on Animax from May 2001 to January 2002.

Written and illustrated by Natsuko Heiuchi [ja], Offside was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from January 22, 1987,[1] to April 15, 1992.

[2] Kodansha collected its chapters in 29 tankōbon volumes, released from June 12, 1987,[3] to May 12, 1992.

[4] A 50-minute original video animation (OVA) was released by Victor Entertainment on January 22, 1993.

[5] A 39-episode anime television series, produced by Ashi Productions, was broadcast on Animax from May 10, 2001, to January 31, 2002.