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Captain Tsubasa
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Tsubasa Oozora
キャプテン翼 (Kyaputen Tsubasa)
Genre
Sports
Manga
Written by
Yōichi Takahashi
Published by
Shueisha
English publisher
JP:Shueisha (bilingual)
Imprint
Jump Comics
Magazine
Weekly Shōnen Jump
Demographic
Shōnen
Original run
March 31, 1981 – May 9, 1988
Volumes
37 (List of volumes)
Further information
Anime television series
Directed by
Hiroyoshi Mitsunobu
Produced by
Hiromichi Shigegaki
Hyota Ezu
Masao Kodaira
Music by
Hiromoto Tobisawa
Studio
Tsuchida Production
Licensed by
NA:Enoki Films
Original network
TV Tokyo
Original run
October 13, 1983 – March 27, 1986
Episodes
128 (List of episodes)
Anime film
Captain Tsubasa: Europe Daikessen
Directed by
Hiroyoshi Mitsunobu
Produced by
Hiromichi Shigegaki
Written by
Yoshiyuki Suga
Music by
Hiromoto Tobisawa
Studio
Tsuchida Production
Released
July 13, 1985
Runtime
41 minutes
Anime film
Captain Tsubasa: Ayaushi, Zen Nippon Jr.
Directed by
Hiroyoshi Mitsunobu
Produced by
Hiromichi Shigegaki
Written by
Yoshiyuki Suga
Music by
Hiromoto Tobisawa
Studio
Tsuchida Production
Released
December 21, 1985
Runtime
60 minutes
Anime film
Captain Tsubasa: Asu ni Mukatte Hashire
Directed by
Noriyoshi Nakamura
Written by
Yoshiyuki Suga
Music by
Hiromoto Tobisawa
Studio
Tsuchida Production
Released
March 15, 1986
Runtime
35 minutes
Anime film
Captain Tsubasa: Sekai Daikessen!! Jr. World Cup
Directed by
Tatsuya Okamoto
Written by
Yoshiyuki Suga
Music by
Hiromoto Tobisawa
Studio
Tsuchida Production
Released
July 12, 1986
Runtime
57 minutes
Original video animation
Shin Captain Tsubasa
Directed by
Osamu Sekita
Produced by
Kaname Sakamoto
Masaki Sawanobori
Written by
Satoshi Namiki
Music by
Osamu Totsuka
Studio
Animate
Released
July 1, 1989 – July 1, 1990
Episodes
13 (List of episodes)
Manga
Captain Tsubasa: World Youth
Written by
Yōichi Takahashi
Published by
Shueisha
Imprint
Jump Comics
Magazine
Weekly Shōnen Jump
Demographic
Shōnen
Original run
April 18, 1994 – August 25, 1997
Volumes
18 (List of volumes)
Original video animation
Holland Youth
Directed by
Yoriyasu Kogawa
Produced by
Kyotaro Kimura
Michihisa Abe
Minoru Ohno
Written by
Yoriyasu Kogawa
Music by
Takeo Miratsu
Studio
J.C.Staff
Released
November 6, 1994
Runtime
48 minutes
Anime television series
Captain Tsubasa J
Directed by
Hiroshi Fukutomi
Produced by
Etsuko Komatsu
Hidetaka Ikuta
Koji Kaneda
Music by
Michihiko Ohta
Studio
Studio Comet
Original network
Fuji TV
Original run
October 21, 1994 – December 22, 1995
Episodes
47 (List of episodes)
Manga
Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002
Written by
Yōichi Takahashi
Published by
Shueisha
Magazine
Weekly Young Jump
Demographic
Seinen
Original run
December 21, 2000 – May 13, 2004
Volumes
15 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002
Directed by
Gisaburō Sugii
Produced by
Masao Maruyama
Shinsaku Hatta
Susumu Matsuyama
Written by
Kaoru Kurosaki (screenplay)
Music by
Akifumi Tada
Yasunori Iwasaki
Studio
Group TAC
Licensed by
NA:Enoki Films
Original network
TV Tokyo
Original run
October 7, 2001 – October 6, 2002
Episodes
52 (List of episodes)
Manga
Captain Tsubasa: Golden-23
Written by
Yōichi Takahashi
Published by
Shueisha
Magazine
Weekly Young Jump
Demographic
Seinen
Original run
October 6, 2005 – April 24, 2008
Volumes
12 (List of volumes)
Manga
Captain Tsubasa: Kaigai Gekitō-hen
Written by
Yōichi Takahashi
Published by
Shueisha
Magazine
Weekly Young Jump
Demographic
Seinen
Original run
May 7, 2009 – April 5, 2012
Volumes
8 (List of volumes)
Manga
Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun
Written by
Yōichi Takahashi
Published by
Shueisha
Magazine
Grand Jump (2013–2019)
Captain Tsubasa Magazine (2020–2024)
Demographic
Seinen
Original run
December 28, 2013 – April 4, 2024
Volumes
19 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by
Toshiyuki Kato (S1)
Katsumi Ono (S2)
Written by
Atsuhiro Tomioka
Music by
Hayato Matsuo
Studio
David Production (S1)
Studio Kai (S2)
Licensed by
NA:Viz Media
Original network
TV Tokyo
English network
US:Primo TV
Original run
April 2, 2018 – present
Episodes
69 (List of episodes)
Related media
Captain Tsubasa video games
Captain Tsubasa (Japanese: キャプテン翼, Hepburn: Kyaputen Tsubasa) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yōichi Takahashi. The series mainly revolves around the sport of association football focusing on Tsubasa Oozora and his relationship with his friends, rivalries with his opponents, training, competition, and the action and outcome of each football match. Across the multiple Captain Tsubasa series, the plot shows Tsubasa's and his friends' growth as they face new rivals.
The Captain Tsubasa manga series was originally serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump between 1981 and 1988, with the chapters collected in 37 tankōbon volumes. It was followed by various manga sequels. The original manga series was adapted into an anime television series by Tsuchida Production and broadcast on TV Tokyo from 1983 to 1986. Numerous movies and television series have followed with the latest one airing between 2018 and 2019; a second season premiered in 2023.
By 2023, the overall manga had over 90 million copies in circulation worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. Captain Tsubasa became one of the most popular manga and anime series worldwide, most notably in Japan due to how it popularized association football. Multiple real life players have been inspired to become professionals after seeing the series. In a poll conducted by TV Asahi in 2005, the Captain Tsubasa anime series ranked 41st in a list of top 100 anime series.
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