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Captain Tsubasa
キャプテン翼 (Kyaputen Tsubasa)
Genre	Sports (Soccer)
Manga: Captain Tsubasa
Author	Yōichi Takahashi
Publisher	Shueisha
Other publishers: Glénat Glénat Tora Aman
Demographic	Shōnen
Serialized in	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run	1981 – 1988
Volumes	37
TV anime: Captain Tsubasa
Director	Isamu Imakake
Studio	Group TAC, Toei Animation
Network	Animax, TV Tokyo
Other networks: Animax Rede Manchete, Cartoon Network, Rede TV! TF1, La Cinq, Mangas TV2 RTL II, Tele 5 A+ Caracol TV Megavisión, Chilevisión, Etc...TV Telefe Italia 1 XHGC-TV, Cartoon Network TV7, RCTI TVE2, Antena 3 RTP1, 2:, SIC, Canal Panda Polonia 1/NTW ERT Kanal D
Original run	October 10, 1983 – March 27, 1986
Episodes	128
Animated film: Captain Tsubasa: Europe Daikessen (movie 1)
Director	Isamu Imakake
Studio	Group TAC
Released	July 13, 1985
Runtime	41 minutes
Animated film: Captain Tsubasa: Ayaushi! Zen Nippon Jr. (movie 2)
Director	Isamu Imakake
Studio	Group TAC
Released	December 21, 1985
Runtime	60 minutes
Animated film: Captain Tsubasa: Asu ni Mukatte Hashire! (movie 3)
Director	Isamu Imakake
Studio	Group TAC
Released	35 minutes
Runtime	March 15, 1986
Animated film: Captain Tsubasa: Sekai Daikessen!~ Jr. World Cup (movie 4)
Director	Isamu Imakake
Studio	Group TAC
Released	July 12, 1986
Runtime	57 minutes
Manga: Captain Tsubasa: World Youth Saga
Author	Yōichi Takahashi
Publisher	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōnen
Serialized in	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run	1994 – 1997
Volumes	18
TV anime: Captain Tsubasa J
Studio	Nippon Animation, Studio Gallop
Network	Animax, TV Tokyo
Other networks: Animax Rede Manchete RTL II Italia 1, Italia Teen Television TV Azteca Canal Panda Chilevisión
Original run	October 21, 1994 – December 22, 1995
Episodes	47
OVA: Captain Tsubasa: Holland Youth
Director	Isamu Imakake
Studio	Group TAC
Episodes	1 (46 minutes)
Released	1994
Manga: Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002
Author	Yoichi Takahashi
Publisher	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōnen
Serialized in	Weekly Young Jump
Original run	2001 – 2004
Volumes	15
TV anime: Captain Tsubasa: Road to Dream (a.k.a Captain Tsubasa ~ Road to 2002)
Director	Gisaburō Sugii
Studio	Group TAC, Madhouse Studios
Network	Animax, TV Tokyo
Other networks: Animax RedeTV! RTL II Caracol TV Chilevisión Italia 1, Italia Teen Television Televisa Canal 5 SIC, Canal Panda] Kanal D
Original run	October 7, 2001 – October 6, 2002
Episodes	52
Manga: Captain Tsubasa: Golden 23
Author	Yoichi Takahashi
Publisher	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōnen
Serialized in	Weekly Young Jump
Original run	2005 – ongoing
Volumes	9+

Captain Tsubasa (キャプテン翼, Kyaputen Tsubasa^?) is a popular long running Japanese manga, anime, and video game series, originally created by Yoichi Takahashi in 1981. The series mainly revolves around the sport of Football (soccer). “Soccer” redirects here. ... This article is about the comics created in Japan. ... Yoichi Takahashi (高橋陽一 Takahashi Yōichi, born July 7, 1961) is a famous mangaka, best known for his work Captain Tsubasa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Shueisha ) is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Glénat is a French publisher. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malaysia. ... Tora Aman is a comic publisher in Malaysia. ... Bleach , a well-known example of Shōnen manga This article is about the shōnen style of anime and manga. ... 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The story focuses on the adventures of a Japanese youth football team and its football captain Tsubasa Ozora (大空 翼, Ōzora Tsubasa^?), whose name literally translates to "Big Sky Wings". The series is characterized by dynamic football moves, often stylish and implausible. The plot focuses on Tsubasa's relationship with his friends, rivalry with his opponents, training, competition, and the action and outcome of each football match.

The Captain Tsubasa manga series was originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump manga magazine between 1981 and 1988, spanning a total of 37-tankōbon volumes. It was continued onto a sequel, Captain Tsubasa: "World Youth" Saga, which was serialized between 1994 and 1997 in Shōnen Jump, spanning 18 volumes, and another sequel, entitled Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002, which was serialized between 2001 and 2004 in Weekly Young Jump, which spanned 15 volumes. The manga is still running, with the latest sequel entitled Captain Tsubasa: Golden 23, serialized in Weekly Young Jump from 2005 to currently. Shueisha ) is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. ... Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 40 (Japanese version), featuring Hikaru no Go in the cover Weekly Shonen Jump (週刊少年ジャンプ ShÅ«kan Shōnen Janpu), with a circulation of over 3 million, is one of the longest-running, weekly manga compilations in Japan. ... Tankōbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... Weekly Young Jump (週刊ヤングジャンプ, ShÅ«kan Yangu Janpu), launched in 1979, is a weekly Japanese magazine that publishes various manga in each issue. ...

The original Captain Tsubasa manga series was adapted soon into an anime series, produced by Group TAC and Toei Animation, whose first season premiered in Japan on the TV Tokyo network between 10 October 1983 and 27 March 1986. This first serie tells only the synopsis of the first 25 volumes. Four anime movies followed soon, between 1985 and 1986, continuing the storyline. In 1989 a new anime series, entitled Shin Captain Tsubasa, was produced by Shueisha and CBS Sony Group inc. and spanned 13 OAV.^[1] Shin captain Tsubasa tells the manga synopsis from volume 25 to volume 36. The anime series was followed soon after into a second sequel, entitled Captain Tsubasa J, produced by Nippon Animation, Studio Gallop, which aired between October 21, 1994 and December 22, 1995 in Japan on the Fuji Television network and spanned 47 episodes, as well an OVA series, Captain Tsubasa: Holland Youth, which was published in 1994. The anime series was continued on further into a third sequel, Captain Tsubasa: Road to Dream, also known as Captain Tsubasa ~ Road to 2002, the latest anime adaptation of the series, produced by Group TAC and Madhouse Studios, which aired in Japan between October 7, 2001 and October 6, 2002. Group TAC (株式会社グループ・タック Kabushiki Kaisha Gurūpu · Takku) is an animation and computer graphics studio located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan and founded in 1968. ... Toei Animation Company, Limited ) (JASDAQ: 4816) is a Japanese animation studio owned by the Toei Company. ... The logo of TV Tokyo. ... is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Shueisha ) is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. ... Nippon Animation logo. ... Studio Gallop ) is a Japanese animation studio. ... is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Fuji Television Network, Inc. ... Original Video Animation ), abbreviated OVA ), is a term used for anime titles that are released direct-to-video, without prior showings on TV or in theaters. ... Group TAC (株式会社グループ・タック Kabushiki Kaisha Gurūpu · Takku) is an animation and computer graphics studio located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan and founded in 1968. ... Madhouse ) is a Japanese animation studio, founded in the early 1970s by ex-Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. ... is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

All of the versions of the Captain Tsubasa anime series has been broadcast by the anime satellite television network, Animax, across its original network in Japan and later across its respective networks worldwide, including East Asia, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and other regions. It has also been broadcast across several other regions over the world, including South America, Europe and the Middle East. The success of the series also spurred several Nintendo Super Famicom video game adaptations. Enoki Films holds the United States license to Captain Tsubasa, under the title Flash Kicker. Animax ) is a Japanese anime satellite television network, established and owned by Sony Corporation, and dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. ... This article is about the geographical region. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... This article should be merged with Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Famicom design differed from that of the American SNES, though the controllers are almost the same. ... Computer and video games redirects here. ... Enoki Films is a producer of anime based in Tokyo. ...

Storyline

Captain Tsubasa

Tsubasa Ozora is a young Japanese Elementary school student who is deeply in love with football and dreams of one day winning the FIFA World Cup for Japan. He lives together with his mother in Japan, while his father is a seafaring captain who travels around the world. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the mens national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the...

Tsubasa Ozora is known as the Soccer no Moshigo which translates as "heaven-sent child of soccer". When he was only barely a year old, he was almost run over by a rushing bus while playing with a football (soccer ball). However, Tsubasa had held the ball in front of him which served as a cushion for most of the impact. The force of the bump blew him away, but he was able to right himself over again with the ball. Hence, Tsubasa Ozora's motto of "The ball is my friend". Ever since he was little, he always went out with a football. His mother now having concluded that he was indeed born only to play football. At a very young age, Tsubasa Ozora already has amazing speed, stamina, dribbling skills and kick power, astounding anyone who sees him play.

At the beginning of the story, both of them move to the city of Nankatsu, a town well-known for their talented high school football teams, and where Tsubasa meets Ryou Ishizaki, a football-loving young student who often sneaks out from his mother's public bathrooms and chores in order to play football, Sanae (also known as Anego), a young enthusiastic girl who also loves football and helps cheer the Nankatsu High team on, and Genzo Wakabayashi, a highly talented young goalkeeper whom he soon challenges to a game in Nankatsu's annual Sports Festival. He also meets Roberto Hongo, one of the best Brazilian football players, who is a friend of Tsubasa's father, and who arrives in Japan and starts living with Tsubasa and his mother. Roberto becomes a mentor to Tsubasa and helps him to harness his football skills, convincing him to join Nankatsu Elementary and its fledgling high school football team, which Roberto coaches later as he passes his techniques onto Tsubasa.

Tsubasa also meets Taro Misaki, who has travelled around Japan due to his father's job and soon joins Nankatsu, and the two become the best of friends in both the pitch and real life, forming a partnership soon to be renowned as the "Golden Duo" or "dynamic duo" of Nankatsu. Soon Tsubasa and his Nankatsu team start taking on the best of high school football, meeting such talented players as Kojiro Hyuga, Ken Wakashimazu, Jun Misugi, Hikaru Matsuyama, and many others. His Nankatsu squad wins numerous youth national championships, and wins the U-16 World Championships for Japan, before leaving the country to play in Brazil. The FIFA U-17 World Cup, formerly the FIFA U-17 World Championship and before the FIFA U-16 World Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 17 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). ...

Captain Tsubasa World Youth

Tsubasa leaves Japan for Brazil, and starts playing, with his mentor Roberto as the manager, for São Paulo^[2] (F.C. Brancos in the anime^[3]) , in Brazil's premier professional league, Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, winning the final against Flamengo (F.C. Domingos in the anime), 4-3. While in Brazil, Tsubasa gets to meet several talented Brazilian players, such as his teammate and roommate Pepe, who comes from humble backgrounds to become one of the primary playmakers in the squad along with Tsubasa, and Flamengo playmaker Carlos Santana, a prodigious talent. São Paulo Futebol Clube, usually called São Paulo FC or just São Paulo, is a traditional Brazilian football team from São Paulo, founded on January 25, 1930, and re-founded on December 16, 1935. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ... Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is a Brazilian multisport club from Rio de Janeiro. ...

Enthusiastic football-loving youngster Shingo Aoi, whom Tsubasa once played against while in the high school national championships, leaves Japan to play football in Italy, where he hopes to play for a major Italian professional team. After arriving in Italy, however, Shingo gets tricked by a man who gives him fraudulent promises of getting him selected for an Italian team, but after Shingo is taken to a badly-furnished field, the man runs away, stealing all his money in the process. Shingo realizes that he is swindled, and tries hard to get his money back, doing such jobs as shoeshining, and his enthusiastic attitude catches the eye of one of the coaches of one of the local teams, Inter Milan, who sign him to play for their squad as an attacking midfielder.

The Japan's youth side plays the first phase of AFC Youth Championship without Taro Misaki, Makoto Soda, Jito, Nitta, the Tachibana brothers and Kojiro Hyuga. After Tsubasa, Wakabayashi and Shingo join the team, it defeats Thailand 5-4 after being 4-1 down at one stage. In the second phase Japan beats Uzbekistan 8-1, China 6-3 and Saudi Arabia 4-1. In the semifinals Japan beats Iraq 3-0. The Japanese win the Asia Youth title beating South Korea 2-0 and qualifying for the FIFA World Youth Championship. The AFC Youth Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sports Asian governing body, Asian Football Confederation (AFC). ... The FIFA U-20 World Cup, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). ...

In the first phase Japan defeats Mexico 2-1, Uruguay 6-5 and Italy 4-0. In the quarterfinals, they beat Sweden 1-0 and Netherlands 1-0 in the semifinal. The Japanese win in the "Great Final" the World Youth Championship, defeating Brazil 3-2 after extra time with Tsubasa scoring a hat-trick and the golden goal despite the fact that Brazil used a new player at the extra time called Natureza, who became the second person to score a goal on Wakabayashi from outside the goal area. In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ...

Tsubasa moves from São Paulo to FC Barcelona^[4](FC Catalunya in the anime) , in the Spanish La Liga, after the end of the FIFA World Youth Championship final, taking his childhood friend and now wife, Sanae. He asked her out before moving to Brazil, and the couple maintained a long-distance relationship before he proposed to her after the World Youth Championship. (Professional Football League), commonly known as the Primera División or simply La Liga, is the top professional football league in Spain. ...

Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002

While Tsubasa moves from São Paulo (Brancos in the anime) to FC Barcelona^[5](FC Catalunya in the anime) , Kojiro Hyuga is bought by Juventus (F.C. Piemonte in the anime). Tsubasa plays very well in training, displaying all his skills, but the Dutch coach Van Saal (Edward in the anime) demotes him to FC Barcelona B,^[5] the reserve team that plays in the second division, because Tsubasa and Rivaul (inspired by Rivaldo) cannot play together.^[6] Futbol Club Barcelona (Spanish IPA: , Catalan IPA: ), known familiarly as Barça (Spanish IPA: , Catalan IPA: ), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. ... Juventus redirects here. ... The Reserve team is what many european football clubs have as a backup behind their regular first team, its main purpose is to give young talented players a chance to prove themselves without risking them in more high profile matches with the main squad. ... Vítor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco), commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of the best Brazilian professional football players of all time, currently playing for AEK Athens in the Super League Greece. ...

Meanwhile, Kojiro Hyuga plays for his first game for F.C. Juventus (F.C. Piemonte in the anime) against Parma in the Italian Serie A, but does not score because of his physical imbalance. Juventus coach Carlo Monetti replaces him with David Trezeguet (David Tresaga in the anime), who scores the winning goal as Juventus beat Parma 1-0. This article is about the Italian football league. ... David Sergio Trezeguet (IPA: []) (born 15 October 1977 in Rouen, France) is a French-Argentine football striker who plays for Juventus and France. ...

In Germany, Genzo Wakabayashi and his Bundesliga team, Hamburger SV (Grunwald / Gurenbald in the anime version), play against Bayern Munich (Routburg in the anime version), led by Karl Heinz Schneider. Wakabayashi makes several saves but he makes two mistakes, allowing Bayern to win 2-1. The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germanys football league system. ... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... Wikinews has related news: 2007/08 Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs. ...

In Spain the liga championship begins and the match between Barcelona (led by Rivaul) and Valencia (San Jose in the anime) (who have just bought Tsubasa's old rival Carlos Santana) ends 2-2. Tsubasa watches the match from the tribune (in the anime version Tsubasa plays as a substitute the match and scores a goal).

In the 2nd stage of the Japanese J. League, Júbilo Iwata, led by Misaki, Gon Nakayama (inspired to real player Masashi Nakayama), Ishizaki and Urabe, defeats the Urawa Red Diamonds led by Igawa and Sawada 2-1. In others J.League matches, F.C. Tokyo led by Misugi draws 1-1 with Consadole Sapporo led by Matsuyama. ^[7] In Italy Hyuga and Aoi are bought respectively by Reggiana and Albese. The Japan Professional Football League ), or J.League ), is the top professional football (soccer) league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. ... Júbilo Iwata (ジュビロ磐田) is a J. League team. ... Masashi Nakayama (中山 雅史 Nakayama Masashi; born September 23, 1967, Shizuoka) is a professional footballer for Jubilo Iwata of the J. League, the top professional football league in Japan. ... The Urawa Red Diamonds ), or Urawa Reds ), are one of the most popular football clubs in the J. League. ... F.C. Tokyo ) is a Japanese football (soccer) club playing in J. League Division 1. ... Consadole Sapporo (Japanese: コンサドーレ札幌) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J-league Division 2. ...

In Spain, Tsubasa plays three matches with FC Barcelona B and he records 12 goals and 11 assists in three matches. Tsubasa is inserted in the Barcelona lineup because of an injury to his rival Rivaul and the disastrous results of the Barça (one point in four matches), and plays the Súper Clásico against Real Madrid, who have just bought his old rival Natureza. Tsubasa ends the match with three goals and three assists and Barcelona wins 6-5. In football (soccer), an assist is attributed to the one, or occasionally two, previous players of the scoring team who directed the ball to the scoring teammate (including any pass or shot rebounding off the crossbar or posts), meaning that they were assisting in the goal. ... Futbol Club Barcelona (Spanish IPA: , Catalan IPA: ), known familiarly as Barça (Spanish IPA: , Catalan IPA: ), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. ... El clásico (English: ) is the name given to football matches between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. ... Real Madrid redirects here. ...

Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002 - Go For 2006

This is the epilogue of Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002. It is composed by 5 chapters. This manga follows Kojiro Hyuga and Shingo Aoi in Italy. In this manga Kojiro Hyuga plays in AC Reggiana while Shingo Aoi plays in Albese. Kojiro Hyuga makes a hard training and he makes his debut scoring a hat-trick. ^[8] An epilogue, or epilog, is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature or drama, usually used to bring closure to the work. ... Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 is an Italian football club, based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. ... In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ...

Captain Tsubasa Golden 23

While Tsubasa plays for Barcelona against Real Valladolid, recording a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win, the 23 players of Japan's U-22 national team ("The Golden 23") are convoked to play two friendly matches against Denmark and Nigeria. Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club. ... An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event) is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor (such as tournament or season rankings, or prize money) regardless of the outcome of...

Two futsal players, Kazami and Furukawa, join the national team and display great skills, scoring two goals in a training match. Meanwhile, the Japan U-20 side led by Takeshi Sawada win the AFC Youth Championship, defeating South Korea 6-5 on penalty kicks in the final. In Brazil, Minato Gamo, the former coach of the U-20 national team, tries unsuccessfully to convince Soga, a Japanese player who plays in Vasco da Gama, to join the national team. Futsal in Germany Futsal is an indoor version of football (soccer). ... The AFC Youth Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sports Asian governing body, Asian Football Confederation (AFC). ... Penalty shootouts, officially named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament) following a draw in a game of football. ... Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, (after the famous Portuguese explorer of the same name) is a Brazilian sports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898 (although the football department started on November 5, 1915[1...

Tsubasa's wife Sanae informs him that she is pregnant. In Japan the match with Denmark begins. At the end of the match Japan-Denmark Japan defeats Denmark 4-2 (scorers: Misaki (J), Haas (D), Nitta (J), Nitta (J), Matsuyama (J), Haas (D)).

In Germany Hamburger SV plays a Bundesliga match and Genzo Wakabayashi isn't in the line up because of the bad relationship with the coach Zeeman. In January probably Hamburg will sell him to another team. A lot of teams want buy Wakabayashi such us ACF Fiorentina, A.S. Roma, Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen. Minato Gamo meanwhile wants to convince Igawa, a player who can play in all the roles (Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder, Forward), to join the national team. In Spain FC Barcelona plays a liga match against Real Betis and Tsubasa scores two goals and makes an assist for Rikaar. In Japan Genzo Wakabayashi joins the national team. Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germanys football league system. ... ACF Fiorentina is an Italian football club based in Florence (Firenze), Tuscany. ... Associazione Sportiva Roma (ISE: IT0001008876) is a major professional football club both in Italy’s Serie A and in European football. ... Wikinews has related news: 2007/08 Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs. ... Werder Bremen is a German football club playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... This article is about association football players. ... Futbol Club Barcelona (Spanish IPA: , Catalan IPA: ), known familiarly as Barça (Spanish IPA: , Catalan IPA: ), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. ... (Professional Football League), commonly known as the Primera División or simply La Liga, is the top professional football league in Spain. ... Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Seville founded in 1907. ...

The match Japan-Nigeria begins and Nigeria plays very well. It has two champions Ochado (that plays in Paris SG) and Bobang (that plays with Shingo Aoi in Albese). After some minutes from the beginning of the match Nigeria has the first great opportunity to score the first goal in the match with a penalty kick but the Japanese goalkeeper Genzo Wakabayashi saves in corner kick. Wakabayashi saves another shot and makes an assist for Ken Wakashimazu who scores a goal with a overhead kick. However Nigeria scores two goals with Bobang and Ochado. Nigeria at the end of the first half is winning 2-1. Meanwhile Minato Gamo convinces Gakuto Igawa to join the national team. The second half begins, the Japan attacks and during the injury time Misaki scores the equalizing goal. The match ends 2-2. This article is about the football (soccer) club. ... Bonaventure Kalou of the Ivory Coast takes a penalty against Dragoslav Jevrić of S&M during the 2006 World Cup. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... In association football a corner kick is awarded if the defensive team is the last to touch the ball before it crosses its own goal line (goal line of the end of the field it is defending) outside of the goal itself (whether by kicking or off the hands of... In football (soccer), an assist is attributed to the one, or occasionally two, previous players of the scoring team who directed the ball to the scoring teammate (including any pass or shot rebounding off the crossbar or posts), meaning that they were assisting in the goal. ... A bicycle kick, scissors kick, or overhead kick is a move in football, which is made by throwing the body up into the air, making a shearing movement with the legs to get one leg high overhead to reach the ball (in original head height), which gets kicked backward over...

In Spain Barcelona wins 3-2 the match against Valencia led by Carlos Santana

In Japan,the match Japan-Paraguay begins, at the end Japan defeats Paraguay 3-0(scorers: Gakuto with his Bullet Shoot, Wakashimazu with a Jumping Head, Nitta with a Running Volley Shoot).

In Spain, Barcelona plays against Athletico Madrid, this team is very good and Fersio Torres quickly scores a goal.But Barcelona replies quickly and Tsubasa scores a goal with his famous Overhead Kick and an another goal with a Twin Shoot Tsubasa-Rivaul.

The Asiatic qualifications begins and Japan beats Malaysia (6-0 for the first match and 5-0 for the return match), Thailand (2-0 for the first match, 3-0 for the return match), and Bahrain (score unknown for the first match and 5-0 for the return match) and qualifies to the third round. In the third round Japan beats Vietnam 5-0, draws against Saudi Arabia 1-1 and loses against Australia 3-1. Standings after Day 3 (of 6): Australia 9; Japan and Saudi Arabia 4; Vietnam 0. Only the first classified is admitted to Olympic Games.

In the Day 4, Japan defeats Saudi Arabia 2-0. Unfortunately, Australia defeats Vietnam 5-0. In Day 5, Japan defeats Vietnam 4-0 and Australia draws against Saudi Arabia 1-1. Standings after Day 5 (of 6): Australia 13; Japan 10; Saudi Arabia 5; Vietnam 0. In the last day Japan plays against Australia. If Japan defeat Australia 3-0, 4-1, 5-2, 6-3 etc. qualifies to Olympic Games. If Japan wins 3-1, 4-2, 5-3 etc. plays a playoff against Australia. The match against Australia begins and Japan scores the first goal of the match with Tachibana brothers's skylub hurricane; unfortunately Tachibana brothers gets injured and are substituted by Wakashimazu and Nitta.

Nitta scores another goal. Japan tries to score the third goal but unfortunately all their shots hit the bar or are saved by the goal keeper. In the second half Australia scores the goal of 2-1 but Japan reacts and scores two goals (scorers: Igawa and Misaki). Japan wins 4-1 and qualifies to Olympic Games. The manga continues running up to date.

Characters

Main article: List of Captain Tsubasa characters

This is a list of characters who appear in anime, videogames and manga of Captain Tsubasa. ...

Japanese Players (Pictures from Captain Tsubasa: Road to Dream / Road to 2002)

Tsubasa Ozora (大空 翼, Ōzora Tsubasa^?) Tsubasa Oozora 大空 翼 ) is the main character of the manga and anime series Captain Tsubasa, authored by Yoichi Takahashi. ...

• Date of birth: 28th July
• National team jersey number: #10
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Nickname: Soccer Genius, Field Samurai
• Tsubasa, the title character, is a boy whose was destined to become a born football player. His name translates to “Big Sky Wings”. His love and dedication towards the game is truly great. With his cheerful and positive personality, he overcomes many hardships in his quest to become a world-class star player. He made many friends every where he goes; even some ill-tempered players are fascinated by his friendliness. All his shots were powerful and his techniques are unique and were difficult to follow.
• Main Techniques: Drive Shooter, Flying Drive Shooter, Skywing Shoot
  • Other Techniques (some of them he learnt while playing with others: Barcelona Roulette (In Barça team), Heel Lift, Golden Combi (with Taro Misaki), Golden Trio (with Taro and Shingo Aoi), SkyDive Shot, Overhead Kick (from Roberto), Drive Pass, Flying Drive Pass, Twin Shoot (with Taro), Drive Tiger Twin Shot (with Hyuga), Chokkaku Feint (from Shingo), Green Cut Pass(From Misaki),Back Spin Pass, Counter Arrow Shoot, Foul Inducing Dribble, Gamnen Block (from Ishisaki),Back Flip and acrobatics (from Dias), Sorachû Soccer Tachibana kyô (from Tachibana Bros.), Jumping Pass,Rolling Overhead Kick (from Santana), Santana Turn (from Santana), Skylab Defense (from Tachibana Bros.), Rivaul Turn (from Rivaul)

Genzo Wakabayashi (若林 源三, Wakabayashi Genzō^?)

• Date of birth: 7th December
• National team jersey number: #1
• Position: Goalkeeper
• Nickname: SGGK (Super Great Goalkeeper)
• Genzo Wakabayashi is an extroardinary goalkeeper who can catch almost anything thrown at him. Not many shots can come past Genzo. A charismatic guy, Genzo is also loyal to his friends and he is firm with his decisions. Genzo always keeps his feelings to himself and people close to him as seen in Shin Captain Tsubasa, when he's willingly criticize his teammates' performance in order to make them realize that football in Europe is different than what they play in Japan. His actions caused a lot of Japanese players to dislike him and Genzo only told Tsubasa his true intentions. From early childhood, he has aimed to be the best goalkeeper in the world. He tended to be selfish, and brag about his skills before he met and played a couple of games against Tsubasa. After his match against Tsubasa, he has learned to enjoy the game with his other teammates.
• Special Techniques: Straight Defense and Upper Defense

Kojiro Hyuga (日向 小次郎, Hyūga Kojirō^?)

• Date of birth: 17th August
• National team jersey number: #9
• Position: Forward
• Nickname: Tiger Striker
• To help his family, Kojiro Hyuga wants to be a professional player, an ace striker. His devotion to football and his persistence to shoot the goal is outstanding. He was both Tsubasa’s and Genzo’s top rival. A great guy, Hyuga is not only strong, he is also tough but at the same time caring. Can be a bit impulsive at times, though. He was once famous because of his roughness and many players were scared of him. But, Hyuga is actually a kind boy who cares about his family and friends. In the Captain Tsubasa J series, Hyuga was one of the 7 players to be excluded from the Japanese National team after they lost 3 group matches with Real Japan 7 (R.J.7). Determined to get back into the team, Hyuga developed a new shot, the Raijuu shot, a shot which is a bit similar to Tsubasa's Drive Shooter, except that Hyuga's Raijuu Shot is a ground shot that will curve upward, unlike Tsubasa's Drive Shooter which will go up then curve downward.
• Special Techniques: Chokusenteki (Straight line) Dribble, Tiger Shot, Neo-Tiger Shot, Raiju Shoot, Overhead Kick and Toho Golden Combi

Taro Misaki (岬 太郎, Misaki Tarō^?)

• Date of birth: 5th May
• National team jersey number: #11
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Nickname: Field Artist
• He came to Nankatsu a few days after Tsubasa, whom he becomes his best friend. Taro moves from one place to another, following his father who works as a traveling artist. Before he met Tsubasa at Nankatsu, he played with Hyuga, Takeshi and Ken at Meiwa and with Matsuyama at Furano. Taro is sweet, kind and loyal to his friends. He is also sensitive to everybody’s feelings. Taro is a tender-hearted boy who is always smiling. But don’t underestimate him because he is as skilful as Tsubasa. Taro is also one of the 7 members to be excluded from the Japanese National Team after they lost to R.J.7 in 3 group matches in the Captain Tsubasa J series. The Boomerang Shot and the Boomerang Pass was something Taro developed after he was excluded from the Japanese Team.
• Special Techniques: Boomerang Shoot, Green Cut Pass and Golden Combi

Jun Misugi (三杉 淳, Misugi Jun^?)

• Date of birth: 23rd June
• National team jersey number: #14
• Position: Defender / Part-time coach
• Nickname: Field no Kikoshi (Field Prince), Ace of Glass
• Jun Misugi is easily one of Japan’s best players. Unfortunately his failing heart condition forces him to play for only a short time almost every game. During Japan's match against Argentina, Japan's coach silently thought to himself that Jun would have been Japan's top player(even better than Tsubasa) if it wasn't for his current heart injury; indeed, Jun scored Japan's final goal in that match. He completely recovered in the World Youth Series though. Jun is strong-willed and dedicated besides being kind and clever. Jun can read the opposing team’s formation and tactics even when he is not playing on the field; not to mention his ability on how to control his opponent’s movements.
• Special Techniques: Drive shoot, Overhead Kick and Off-side strategy

Hikaru Matsuyama (松山 光, Matsuyama Hikaru^?)

• Date of birth: 21st June
• National team jersey number: #12
• Position: Sweeper (defending midfielder)
• Nickname: Wild Eagle
• Hikaru Matsuyama is one of the best defenders in the world. He can intercept many passes and shots from the opposing team. Matsuyama is selfless and he is a smart leader. But he can be very reserved sometimes. Matsuyama is well-known for his great ball control and accuracy. It was stated in an episode of Captain Tsubasa that he is considered to have the best footwork among the Japanese players. Any team would be very lucky to have him as a defender. His trademark shot called Eagle Shot or Arawashishot(Wild Eagle Shot), a powerful ground shot. In the Captain Tsubasa original series, it is said that Matsuyama's Arawashi Shot was inspired when he watched a group of girls playing volleyball with the Furano team manager and later his girlfriend, Yoshiko Fujisawa. However, in the Road to 2002 / Road to Dream series, the Arawashi Shot was something Matsuyama thought up himself to defeat Tsubasa and Nankatsu FC.
• Special Techniques: Eagle shoot, Avalanche strategy

Aoi Shingo

• Date of birth: 12th March
• National team jersey number: #20
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Nickname: Prince of the Sun, Green light,Midfield's Dynamo
• Excellent player who debuted in the series in the World Youth saga, previous number 12 of Nakahara FC and later went to train to Italy but previous to that he received three coins from Tsubasa that Aoi keeps as luck charms. He played in FC Inter Milan and became friends with Gino Hernandez, and he developed a grude against Gentile. After two years of training in that team, he was called to go back to the Japanese Youth Team to play against Thailand. He left Inter to go to play for a Serie C1 team, Albese. He's very fast and has excellent techniques, even becoming friends with Tsubasa and Misaki to made a "Golden Trio".
• Special Techniques: Overhead Kick, Chokkaku Feint, Chokkaku Tornedo Feint, Golden Trio(With Tsubasa and Misaki), Chokomaka Defense(One-Shot All Stars), Hinotama Press(One-Shot All Stars), Shinkansen Shoot, Twin Shoot, Heikaku Feint, Fake Chokkaku Feint, Chokkaku Dribble, Matanuki Shoot, Matanuki Rovesciata, Various Angle Feint.

Makoto Soda (宗田 誠, Sōda Makoto^?) Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ...

• Date of birth: 10th July
• National team jersey number: #7
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Nickname: Ace Killer, Kamisori Fighter
• Makoto Soda is a fearsome defender who knows how to injure people with tackles without the referee's knowledge. He is quite fast and he tends to put effects on his balls when he passes or shoots. A bit like Hyuga and Napoleon, he is an impulsive person and can get into a fight with someone. His various techniques include kamisori Shoot, kamisori pass and kamisori tackle.
• Special Techniques: Kamisori Shoot, Kamisori Centering and Kamisori Tackle

Nitta Shun

• Date of birth: 22nd March
• National team jersey number: #18
• Position: Forward
• Nickname: Speed Star, Hayabusa Fighter
• Shun Nitta is one of the youngest player in Japan. But he is the fastest runner there. Being a forward in Japan national team, Nitta has an incredible speed. It is said that he can run 100 metres in 11 seconds or less. Nitta is very kind and he respected all the players on the team. Although he is a bit arrogant and impulsive at first, Nitta can be considered as one of the most talented forward in Japan.
• Special Techniques: Hayabusa Shoot, Jumping Hayabusa Volley Shoot and Left Hayabusa Shoot

Other Japanese players

Ken Wakashimazu (若島津 健, Wakashimazu Ken^?)

• Date of birth: 29th December
• National team jersey number: #17
• Position: Goalkeeper
• Nickname: SGKK (Super Great Karate Keeper)
• Ken Wakashimazu is one of Japan’s top goalkeepers. He used to be a karate fighter before becoming a goalkeeper. Known as the“ Karate Keeper ”, Ken uses his karate skills and speed to his advantage as a goalkeeper. A cool guy, Ken is faithful to his best friends, which are Hyuga and Takeshi. He is a bit conceited at first, though. Ken is calm and can read one team’s tactics very quickly. However, he always gets competitive with Genzo in seeing who is a better goalkeeper. In the new Golden-23 series he becomes a forward and scores a goal in a friendly match against Nigeria.
• Special Techniques: Shuto Defense & Sankaku geri defense

Mamoru Izawa (井沢 守, Izawa Mamoru^?)

• Date of birth: 20th December
• National team jersey number: #8
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Nickname: Field Soldier
• Mamoru Izawa is a substitute of Japan. He is a specialist at headers and usually wins most of his heading duels. He also has a good team play especially with Kisugi and Taki. The three of them form the Shutetsu Trio which is a combination of fast passes to each other. Izawa is the most skillful in the Shutetsu Trio. Although Izawa is only a substitute of Japan, he has proved himself several times that he was a good defender. In the new Golden-23 series, in a match vs Denmark, he replaces Jito and showed that he was capable of defending.
• Special Techniques: Shutetsu Trio

Hajime Taki (滝 一, Taki Hajime^?)

• Date of birth: 8th August
• National team jersey number: #13
• Position: Forward
• Nickname: Excellent Wing
• Hajime Taki is a substitute of Japan. His best friend is Kisugi and they have always been together since primary school. Together with Kisugi and Izawa, The three of them form the Shutetsu Trio which is a combination of fast passes to each other. He is reasonably fast and his favourite technique is to run straight along the right side line of the field.
• Special Techniques: Shutetsu Trio and Nankatsu Silver Combi

Teppei Kisugi (来生 哲兵, Kisugi Teppei^?)

• Date of birth: 15th May
• National team jersey number: #19
• Position: Forward
• Nickname: Maintainer of Score of Shutetsu
• Kisugi Teppei is a substitute of Japan. His best friend is Taki and they have always been together since primary school. Together with Taki and Izawa, the three of them form the Shutetsu Trio which is a combination of fast passes to each other.
• Special Techniques: Shutetsu Trio & Nankatsu Silver Combi
• Ryo Ishizaki-He plays as defender in the team.He is the first person to ask Tsubasa to join the team.He starts dating Yukari after world youth

Foreign Players

Karl Heinz Schneider (Germany)

• Date of birth: 4th July
• National team jersey number: #11
• Position: Forward
• Team: Bayern Munich (Germany)
• Nickname: The Kaiser, King of German football
• He is the captain and ace striker of the German team. He is also the guy whom Genzo admired the most when he was in Germany since many shots from Schneider were untouchable. He can be called the European version of Tsubasa since they're surprisingly similar in looks (their only real differences are the eye and hair colors; Tsubasa has black hair and black eyes, while Schneider has blond hair and blue eyes). Schneider is very sweet and kind in real life (he loves his family dearly, specially after his parent's close divorce), but he is very dangerous on the field and is a very noble and dignified rival to Genzo.
• Special Techniques: Fire Shot, Neo Fire Shot, Chokusenteki Dribble

Carlos Santana (Brazil)

• Date of birth: 1st May
• National team jersey number: #11
• Position: Forward
• Team: Valencia CF (Spain)
• Nickname: Son of the Soccer God, Soccer Cyborg
• He is one of the best strikers currently playing in Brazil. He is nicknamed Son of the Soccer God because he was left abandoned on a football field. He is similar to Tsubasa in that he considers the ball to be his friend and like Tsubasa he has been playing football since he was a young child. Despite his nickname Santana is an atheist, when his adoptive parents were sick Santana prayed to God and begged him to make them live. Despite this his parents still died, and he was then abused by his new foster father. Santana prefers the Nickname Soccer Cyborg since he claims to have never felt anything since he was a child. However, after playing against Tsubasa, he somewhat regained his faith, and later on even thanked God for giving him the chance to play against Tsubasa again.
• Special Techniques: Brazil Golden Combi(With Léo), Brazil Golden Trio(With Natureza and Rivaul), Chokusenteki Dribble, Flying Drive Shoot(From Tsubasa,)Golden Eagle Shoot(From Tsubasa), Heel Lift, Jumping Volley Arrow Shoot(Inspired by Tsubasa),Overhead Kick, Rolling Arrow Jumping Overhead(Inspired by Tsubasa), Rolling Overhead, Rising Arrow Shoot(Inspired by Tsubasa), Santana Turn, Skywing Shoot(From Roberto), Tornado Arrow Skywing Shoot(Inspired by Roberto,Tsubasa and Hino), Twin Shoot(With Natureza)

Elle Sid Pierre (France)

• Date of Birth: 16th August
• National team Jersey Number: #10
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Team: Paris Saint Germain (France)
• Nickname: Field Artist, Beautiful Beast
• He is the Captain, and Play maker of the France team. El Sid (Alcide) Pierre is the son of a multi-millionaire, he was disgusted with how he was treated because of this whether it was with favoritism or discrimination. His only outlet was football, he practiced football because in football there are no relations, poor or rich, the rules are the same for everyone, and everyone's objective is the ball. Pierre is very patriotic and places enormous pressure upon himself to perform well for France. He has developed a rivalry with Misaki of Japan.
• Special Techniques: Slide Shoot, Off-side Strategy, Eiffel Attack(with Napoleon)

Juan Diaz (Argentina)

• Date of Birth: 25th January
• National team Jersey Number: #10
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Team: Argentinos Juniors (Argentina)
• Nickname: Heaven-sent Child of Soccer, Soccer Genius
• He is the Captain and top scorer of the Argentina team. At first Diaz is arrogant and conceited, but he is somewhat humbled after his match with Japan and duel with Tsubasa. Diaz has been playing football since he was 7 months old, and is considered to be a Soccer Genius. Throughout Argentina no one of his age group could compete with him, at 12 years old he was recruited by his hometown's club along with his best friend Alan Pascal. Diaz is very talented and has been deemed to be the next generation superstar of Argentina Soccer, even being compared to Diego Maradona. Because of their talents and similarities he has developed a rivalry with Tsubasa of Japan.
• Special Techniques: Argentina Golden Combi(with Pascal), Drive Shoot, Acrobatics

Gino Hernandez (Italy) Diego Armando Maradona (born October 30, 1960) is a former Argentine football player. ...

• Date of Birth: 4th February
• National team Jersey Number: #1
• Position: Goalkeeper
• Team: Internazionale FC (Italy)
• Nickname: Perfect Keeper
• Hernandez is the Italy Team's Regular Goal Keeper. He is widely considered to be the best goal Keeper for Italy in the Youth division and was even considered to be the best keeper in Europe amongst the Jr Youth Division(even above Wakabayashi Genzo). Gino is a strong patriot which is evident as he made his best efforts to prevent Italy from losing to un-developed Soccer nations during the International Jr Youth Tournament so that Italy's Soccer tradition and legend would not be tarnished. Gino plays in the Inter Milan club along with Aoi Shingo, the two developed a friendship after Gino recognized Aoi's potential and determination. Gino's skills as a keeper is superb as he is able to stop many great shots from many great players. Gino also has the ability to remain calm in dire situations and create strategies as he displayed in Italy's match against Japan.

Natureza (Brazil)

• Date of birth: Unknown
• National team jersey number: #10
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Team: Real Madrid CF (Spain)
• Nickname: King of Soccer, The Galactic Army (Along with the other stars of Real Madrid)
• He is an extremely talented young player born in the Amazonas in Brazil, by been born in there he never play in any club of soccer and only train in his village with his friends. He is nicknamed the King of Soccer because of his great ability with the ball, he has all the attributes to be the greatest soccer player in the world, only compared to Tsubasa. He is founded by Roberto Hongo in one of his trips and saw in the young boy a great spirit just like he saw in Tsubasa years ago. The first time he appeared in the story is in the final of the U-20 World Youth between Brazil and Japan, he scores a superb goal by passing through Tsubasa with the Aurora Feint and finally doing an Overhead shoot named Nidan Flying Drive Shoot, scoring to Wakabayashi out of the penalty area, something that only two players had done. Later the Brazil team loses the match by a golden goal of Tsubasa been this the reason for him to decide to play for a club to continue playing against Tsubasa. He later is contracted by the Real Madrid and they confronted again in the Super Clasico: Real Madrid vs. Barcelona where he is defeated again in a great match that ends 6-5 for Barcelona. He is still playing for the Real Madrid and we can see that a second confrontation with Tsubasa is about to happened in a chapter of the Golden 23 but the result is remain unknown.
• Special Techniques: Aurora Feint, Back Heel Pass, Kakudo 0 no Shoot (angle 0 shoot), Nidan Flying Drive Shoot, Rabona Feint, Flying Drive Shoot, Heel Lift, Jumping Volley, Overhead Kick, Pass Mawashi, Handoshusoku Jinho (Reverse Shoot), Twin Shoot(With Roberto Carolus and Santana), Basketball Ball Keep, Brazil Golden Trio (with Santana and Rivaul)

Non-players

• Sanae Nakazawa (中沢 早苗, Nakazawa Sanae^?) (known as Anego -"older sister"- in the anime series): Oozora Tsubasa's cheerleader, team manager, girlfriend and later wife. In the new golden-23 series she is pregnant.
• Yayoi Aoba: Tsubasa's first friend and Jun Misugi's close friend.
• Yoshiko Fujisawa: Hikaru's assistant and later girlfriend. She moved to the United States, to return some months later.
• Kumi Sugimoto: Sanae's close friend, who joins the Nankatsu club because of her crush on Tsubasa. When she declares her love for him but he tells her that he loves Sanae, she accepts it and encourages him to tell her.
• Yukari Nishimoto: Originally from Nagasaki, she's the cousin of Jito Hiroshi and the best friend of Sanae. In the WYC manga, she falls for Ryo Ishizaki and they later start dating.
• Kaori Matsumoto: First the castout for the Toho team, later Hyuga Kojiro's manager.
• Roberto Hongo (ロベルト本郷, Roberuto Hongō^?): A former Brazilian player who was forced to retire after an eye injury. Trained Tsubasa and Nankatsu's Team, and later, became the coach for Brazil.

History

Manga

• Captain Tsubasa (1981-1988 in Weekly Shōnen Jump; 37 volumes)
• Captain Tsubasa Boku wa Misaki Taro (lit. I am Taro Misaki) (one-shot)
• Captain Tsubasa:Saikyo no teki:Holland Youth (one-shot)
• Captain Tsubasa: "World Youth" Saga (1994-1997 in Weekly Shōnen Jump; 18 volumes)
• Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 (2001-2004 in Weekly Young Jump; 15 volumes; 144 chapters)
• Captain Tsubasa Millennium Dream (one-shot)
• Captain Tsubasa Final Countdown (one-shot)
• Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 - Go for 2006 (5 chapters included in the 15th volume of Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002)
• Captain Tsubasa FCRB (one-shot)
• Captain Tsubasa Golden dream (one-shot)
• Captain Tsubasa: All Star Game (one-shot; 5 chapters)
• Captain Tsubasa: Golden 23 (2005-present in Weekly Young Jump)
• Captain Tsubasa Japan Dream 2006 (one-shot)

Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 40 (Japanese version), featuring Hikaru no Go in the cover Weekly Shonen Jump (週刊少年ジャンプ Shūkan Shōnen Janpu), with a circulation of over 3 million, is one of the longest-running, weekly manga compilations in Japan. ... Weekly Young Jump (週刊ヤングジャンプ, Shūkan Yangu Janpu), launched in 1979, is a weekly Japanese magazine that publishes various manga in each issue. ... In the American comic book industry, the term one-shot is used to denote a pilot comic or a stand-alone story created to last as one issue. ...

Anime

• 1983 ~ 1986: Captain Tsubasa (TV Series)
• 1985/07/13: Captain Tsubasa: Europe Daikessen (Movie)
• 1985/12/21: Captain Tsubasa: Ayaushi! Zen Nihon Jr. (Movie)
• 1986/03/15: Captain Tsubasa: Asu ni Mukatte Hashire (Movie)
• 1986/07/12: Captain Tsubasa: Sekai Daikessen! Jr. World Cup! (Movie)
• 1989 ~ 1990: Shin Captain Tsubasa (OVA Series)
• 1994: Captain Tsubasa Saikyou no Teki! Holland Youth (OVA)
• 1994 ~ 1995: Captain Tsubasa J (TV Series)
• 2001 ~ 2002: Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002 (TV Series: officially known as simply Captain Tsubasa and "Road to Dream")

Episodes

See also: List of Captain Tsubasa episodes

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Match Results

MATCH RESULTS FOR CAPTAIN TSUBASA

• Nankatsu 5 - Nishigaoka 2
• Nankatsu 2 - Shutetsu 2
• Nankatsu SC 7 - Fuji FC 0
• Nankatsu SC 10 - Igawa SC 0
• Nankatsu SC 11 - Kakegawa FC 0
• Nankatsu SC 8 - Hatsukura SC 0
• Nankatsu SC 9 - Nakano FC 0
• Nankatsu SC 7 - Hamana FC 0
• Nankatsu SC 3 - Shimada SC 2
• Nankatsu SC 3 - Shimizu FC 0
• Meiwa FC 4 - ????? 3
• Furano 1 - Sapporo FC 0
• Nankatsu SC 6 - Meiwa FC 7
• Nankatsu SC 9 - Oozu SS 0
• Nankatsu SC 3 - Hanawa 2
• Nankatsu SC 5 - Naniwa SC 1
• Nankatsu SC 7 - Shinshiro 0
• Musashi FC 6 - Hitachi 2
• Meiwa FC 5 - Katsunishi 1
• Furano 3 - Yonago 1
• Nankastu SC 5 - Musashi FC 4
• Meiwa FC 3 - Furano 2
• Nankatsu SC 4 - Meiwa FC 2
• Nankatsu 6 - Ito 0
• Nankatsu 3 - Kawane 0
• Nankatsu 7 - Hamanaka 1
• Nankatsu 4 - Otaichi 0
• Nankatsu 5 - Okabe 1
• Nanktasu 3 - Ohtomo 1
• Tohou 3 - Musashi 2
• Nankatsu 2 - Azumaichi 1
• Nankatsu 6 - Nishikigaoka 0
• Nankatsu 3 - Hanawa 2
• Nankatsu 4 - Hirado 3
• Meiwa 2 - Kanemura 0
• Tohou 3 - Chuubo 0
• Furano 2 - Minamiuwa 1
• Nankatsu 3 - Furano 2
• Tohou 2 - Meiwa 1
• Nankatsu 4 - Tohou 4

MATCH RESULTS FOR SHIN CAPTAIN TSUBASA

• Japan 3 - Mihara FC (more than 21 years old team) 1
• Japan 2 - Mikadowa FC (more than 21 years old team) 0
• Japan 2 - Toho FC (more than 21 years old team) 1
• Japan 1 - Hamburger SV 5
• Japan 2 - Werder Bremen 3
• Italy 1 - Werder Bremen 0
• Japan 3 - Bayern Munich 0
• Japan 3 - Belgium 1
• Germany 4 - Canada 0
• Germany 4 - Portugal 1
• Portugal 1 - Canada 0
• Uruguay 3 - Belgium 1
• Uruguay 1 - Spain 0
• Spain 2 - Belgium 2
• France 3 - England 1
• England 2 - Malaysia 0
• France 3 - Malaysia 0
• Japan 2 - Italy 1
• Argentina 5 - Italy 0
• Japan 5 - Argentina 4
• Germany 6 - Uruguay 1
• France 4 - Japan 4 (4-5 after penalty kicks)
• Japan 3 - Germany 2
• Japan (more than 21 years old team) 3 - Grêmio 3
• Bayern Munich 1 - Hamburger SV 2
• Nankatsu SC 0 - Ohtomo FC 1
• Nankatsu SC 1 - Toho FC 2

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• Inter Milan 2 - A.C. Milan 1
• Inter Milan 2 - Juventus 3
• Inter Milan 1 - Sampdoria 0
• São Paulo FC 4 - CR Flamengo 3
• Japan1 2 - R.J.7 3
• Japan2 0 - R.J.7 5
• Japan3 0 - R.J.7 6
• Japan 2 - Chinese Taipei 1
• Thailand 12 - Guam 0
• Japan 4 - Guam 0
• Thailand 11 - China Tai Pei 0
• Guam 1 - China Tai Pei 1
• Japan 5 - Thailand 4
• Japan (excluded players) 10 - R.J.7 2
• Japan 8 - Uzbekistan 1
• Japan 4 - Saudi Arabia 1
• Japan 6 - People's Republic of China 3
• Japan 3 - Iraq 0
• Japan 2 - South Korea 0
• Japan 2 - Mexico 1
• Japan 6 - Uruguay 5
• Japan 4 - Italy 0
• Japan 1 - Sweden 0
• Japan 1 - Holland 0
• Japan 3 - Brazil 2

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• São Paulo-Palmeiras 5-1
• Hamburger SV-Werder Bremen 1-0
• Hamburger SV-Koln 2-0
• Hamburger SV-Freiburg 1-0
• Juventus-Parma 1-0
• Barcelona B-Albacete 10-0
• Barcelona-Valencia 2-2
• Bayern Munich-Hamburger SV 2-1
• Málaga B-Barcelona B 1-7
• Sanfrecce Hiroshima-Shimizu S-Pulse 2-1
• Cerezo Osaka-Tokyo Verdy 1969 2-0
• Gamba Osaka-Yokohama F. Marinos 1-0
• Avispa Fukuoka-Ichihara Jef United 2-1
• Kashima Antlers-Vissel Kobe 4-2
• Nagoya-Kashiwa 1-0
• Consadole Sapporo-FC Tokyo 1-1
• Jubilo Iwata-Urawa Red Diamond 2-1
• Barcelona B-Santander 7-1
• Barcelona-Rayo Vallecano 2-3
• Celta Vigo-Barcelona 3-0
• Barcelona-Real Madrid 6-5

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• Japan-Germany 2-2
• Real Valladolid-Barcelona 0-2
• Real Madrid-Oviedo 2-2
• Japan U-20-Korea U-20 1-1 6-5 pk
• Japan U-22-Denmark U-22 4-2
• Barcelona-Sevilla 3-1
• Japan U-22-Nigeria U-22 2-2
• Valencia-Barcelona 2-3
• Japan U-22-Paraguay U-22 3-0
• Barcelona-Athletico Madrid 2-1
• Japan-Malaysia: 6-0
• Japan-Malaysia(return match): 5-0
• Japan-Thailand:2-0
• Japan-Thailand(return match): 3-0
• Japan-Bahrain: ???-???(Japan wins)
• Japan-Bahrain(return match): 5-0
• Japan-Vietnam : 5-0
• Japan-Saudi Arabia : 1-1
• Japan-Australia : 1-3
• Japan-Saudi Arabia (return match): 2-0
• Australia-Vietnam (return match): 5-0
• Japan-Vietnam (return match): 4-0
• Australia-Saudi Arabia (return match): 1-1
• Japan-Australia (return match) : 4-1

Music

Captain Tsubasa

• Opening

1. Moete Hero by Hiroyuki Okita

• Ending

1. Fuyu no Lion (『冬のライオン』)by Hiroyuki Okita

Shin Captain Tsubasa

• Opening

1. So Long Dear Friend by JETZT

• Ending

1. Saigo no FIRST KISS by Maimoku Sakura

Captain Tsubasa J

• Opening

1. Fighting by Face Free

• Ending

1. Otokodaro (『男だろっ』) by Yamazaki Ayako

Captain Tsubasa Road To 2002 / Road To Dream

• Opening

1. Dragon Screamer by Da Pump (EP 1 - 37)
2. Our Relation by Imai Eriko (EP 38 - 52)

• Ending

1. Feel So Right by MAX (EP 1 - 13)
2. Katsu Arranged by Toul Soul Brothers, Music by D.A.I(EP 14 - 26)
3. Keep On Going by Enomoto Atsuko (EP 27 - 39)
4. Break Off! by DASEIN - (EP 40 - 52)

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Video games

Captain Tsubasa was adapted into several Nintendo Super Famicom (the Japanese equivalent of Super NES) video game adaptations. It can be considered either a "Sports RPG" or "Soccer simulation". Characters run down the field in real time, but when a player comes into contact with an opposing player, a turn based battle is initiated. The player can select moves such as "slide tackle" or "head butt" depending on the situation, and success is based on individual teammate stats, which improves with each win. Animations are impressive for the original Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System), demonstrating smooth and dynamic moves, large and fast moving sprites, and physics-defying moves. This article is about games in which one plays the role of a character. ... This article is about the general term. ... A sliding tackle or slide tackle is a tactic used in football (soccer) in which a defending player attempts to take the ball away from an opposing player by deliberately leaving his or her feet and sliding along the ground with one leg extended to push the ball away from...

Upon release, the soccer-based RPGs topped the sales charts in both Japan and South America, even an official Spanish languaged version was published.

Captain Tsubasa for NES was distributed in North America as Tecmo Cup Soccer Game, as part of the Tecmo sports franchise. It was heavily Americanized, featuring a different main character, a different introduction, different music, and more American looking characters (no spiky black hair, for example). “NES” redirects here. ... Tecmo Cup Soccer Game is a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. ... Tecmo, Ltd. ...

Tecmo Cup Football Game, on the other hand, is a Captain Tsubasa rip-off designed for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and targeted for the European market. It features an overall looking much more reminiscent to the Japanese series, only avoiding the original Captain Tsubasa characters' and instead replacing them with similar redesigned ones, following characteristics from the German ethnicity (mostly spiky blonde/brown hair and large blue eyes) along with using western names. Tecmo Cup Football Game is a 1993 video game published by Sega with license from Tecmo for the Mega Drive/Genesis and released only in Europe. ... The Sega Mega Drive ) is a video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988, North America in 1989, and the PAL region in 1990. ...

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Each subsequent release in the series improved on graphics and gameplay. Captain Tsubasa J, the final Captain Tsubasa game for the Super Famicom (Super NES), abandons the RPG formula and plays as a traditional soccer action title. Another game based on Captain Tsubasa J was later released on the Sony PlayStation, "Captain Tsubasa J: Get In The Tomorrow" by Bandai. For other uses, see PlayStation (disambiguation). ...

In the Nintendo DS crossover fighting game Jump Ultimate Stars, Tsubasa, Wakabayashi and Hyuga appear as support characters, while Roberto and Sanae appear as helper characters. The Nintendo DS (sometimes abbreviated NDS or more commonly DS) is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. ... Jump Ultimate Stars is a fighting video game developed by Ganbarion and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is the sequel to the popular Nintendo DS title, Jump Super Stars. ...

List of games

• Famicom
  • Captain Tsubasa
  • Captain Tsubasa Vol. II: Super Striker

• NES
  • Tecmo Cup Soccer Game

• Super Famicom
  • Captain Tsubasa 3: Koutei no Chousen (Challenge of Kaiser)
  • Captain Tsubasa 4: Pro no Rival Tachi (Pro's Rivals)
  • Captain Tsubasa 5: Hasha no Shougou Canpione (Boy's Soccer Team)
  • Captain Tsubasa J: The Way to World Youth

• Game Boy
  • Captain Tsubasa Vs.
  • Captain Tsubasa J

• Mega Drive
  • Tecmo Cup Football Game

• Mega-CD
  • Captain Tsubasa

• PlayStation
  • Captain Tsubasa J: Get In The Tomorrow
  • Captain Tsubasa: Aratenaru Densetsu Joshou

• PlayStation 2
  • Captain Tsubasa

• Game Boy Advance
  • Captain Tsubasa: Eikou no Kiseki

• GameCube
  • Captain Tsubasa: Ougon Sedai no Chousen

• PC
  • Captain Tsubasa Jikkyou Typing

• Mobile Phone
  • Captain Tsubasa: Nankatsu vs. Toho

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Impact

• Because of its potential to help promote the sport, Japan Football Association assisted with the development of the Captain Tsubasa series.
• Captain Tsubasa has inspired the likes of prominent footballers such as Hidetoshi Nakata,^[9] Seigo Narazaki, Zinedine Zidane, Francesco Totti, Fernando Torres, Matias Fernandez, Alexis Sanchez and Alessandro Del Piero ^[10] to play football and choose it as a career.
• Some characters in the Captain Tsubasa series are based on real life football players. For example Juan Diaz, Brain Cruyfford and Mark Owairan are based on Diego Maradona, Johan Cruijff and Saeed Al-Owairan respectively.
• Real life players such as Yasuhiko Okudera and Ruud Gullit have been actively featured in the manga.
• A part of a scene from the famous Nankatsu-Toho Final appeared in another football anime called Pegasus.
• There is a small parody of captain Tsubasa in the first episode of "Eyeshield 21" which is an American football anime.
• Shaolin Soccer was inspired by Captain Tsubasa.^[11] The final shot in the movie, in which the ball mimics the form of a tiger, is based on Hyuga's trademark tiger shot.
• In the Arabic dub of the show, Tsubasa is called Majed after the Saudi football star Majed Abdullah.
• Recently a Japanese-aid truck in Iraq was decorated with images of Captain Tsubasa, to dissipate people's fear of it, due to the popularity of the program.
• In volume 52 of JoJo's Bizarre adventure, inside of Coco Jumbo's stand-created room, there's a Tv showing the face of the protagonist Tsubasa Oozora.
• Captain Tsubasa has been very successful in Mexico and other Latin American countries that have a great love for football. In Mexico there were several name changes, as the series being called Super Campeones. Tsubasa Ozora was named Oliver Atom, Kojiro Hyuga was named Steve Hyuga, Genzo Wakabayashi was named Benji Price, Taro Misaki was named Tom Misaki and Ken Wakashimazu was named Richard Tex-Tex, among others. Of the most popular characters, Aoi Shingo actually kept his name intact, although he was known as Terry in Spain dubbing.
• In Brazil, even though all Japanese family names were retained (except for Roberto, who had his Hongo surname replaced with the nickname Maravilha, which means "wonder"), three of the characters had their given names changed: Ozora was renamed Oliver Tsubasa, Genzo was rebaptized Benji Wakabayashi and Taro was rechristened Carlos Misaki.
• Captain Tsubasa was also highly popular in Italy and Spain. Entitled "Holly & Benji" in Italy and "Campeones: Oliver y Benji" in Spain, most of the characters' Japanese names were changed to English names, such as Oliver "Holly" Hutton (pronounced "Atton", also spelled Atton in the spanish version) for Captain Tsubasa and Benji Price for Genzo Wakabayashi. Other notable names included Mark Landers, as Tsubasa Ozora's arch-rival Kojiro Hyuga. The team names were also changed to more English sounding names such as the "New Team" for Nankatsu (probably due to the "N" on their jerseys),"Saint Francis" for Shutetsu, "Mambo" for Musashi FC, and "Muppet" for Meiwa FC. Also, in Mexican version, the name for Nankatsu team was changed to Niupi, Meiwa FC was translated to "Franco Canadiense", Toho to "Colegio Superior", Musashi FC to "Colegio Aleman".
• As of may 2006 Captain Tsubasa has sold the 7th most copies of any manga serialized in Shōnen Jump, out selling series such as Rurouni Kenshin and Yu Yu Hakusho.

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See also

• Football in Japan

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Notes and references

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External links

Official sites

• Captain Tsubasa manga official website (Japanese)
• Captain Tsubasa English Scanlations (English)
• Captain Tsubasa Forum (English)
• TV Tokyo official Captain Tsubasa anime website (Japanese)
• Animax's Captain Tsubasa website (Japanese)
• Animax East Asia website for Captain Tsubasa (English)
• Enoki Films USA Flash Kicker also known as Captain Tsubasa website (English)
• Adidas x Captain Tsubasa website (Japanese)

TV anime (in order of appearance)

• Captain Tsubasa (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Shin Captain Tsubasa (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Captain Tsubasa J (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Captain Tsubasa (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

Video Games

• Reviews at Anime Video Games