Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Asada ya yi gasa a duka Gasar ISU ba tare da mai horarwa ba, amma jami'in daga Hukumar Skating ta Japan ya raka shi. A karo na farko da ya yi gasa a Gasar Cin Kofin Nahiyoyi Hudu, Asada ya lashe bangarorin biyu kuma ya gama da maki 13.71 a gaban wanda ya lashe lambar azurfa Joannie Rochette. A watan Maris na shekara ta 2008, a gasar cin kofin duniya
, Asada ta lashe kofinta na farko a duniya. Ta kasance ta biyu a cikin gajeren shirin, 0.18 a bayan Carolina Kostner. A cikin wasan motsa jiki, ta kasance ta biyu ga Yuna Kim wanda ya lashe lambar tagulla da maki 1.92 amma 0.88 a gaban Carolina Kostner wanda ya lashe lambar azurfa.