Captain Tsubasa

Captain Tsubasa
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Genre	Sports (Soccer)
Manga
Captain Tsubasa
Written by	Yōichi Takahashi
Published by	Shueisha
Anime
Captain Tsubasa
Directed by	Isamu Imakake
Studio	Group TAC, Toei Animation
Anime
Captain Tsubasa: Europe Daikessen (movie 1)
Directed by	Isamu Imakake
Studio	Group TAC
Anime
Captain Tsubasa: Ayaushi! Zen Nippon Jr. (movie 2)
Directed by	Isamu Imakake
Studio	Group TAC
Anime
Captain Tsubasa: Asu ni Mukatte Hashire! (movie 3)
Directed by	Isamu Imakake
Studio	Group TAC
Anime
Captain Tsubasa: Sekai Daikessen!~ Jr. World Cup (movie 4)
Directed by	Isamu Imakake
Studio	Group TAC
Manga
Captain Tsubasa: World Youth Saga
Written by	Yoichi Takahashi
Published by	Shueisha
Anime
Captain Tsubasa J
Studio	Nippon Animation, Studio Gallop
Anime
Captain Tsubasa: Holland Youth
Directed by	Isamu Imakake
Studio	Group TAC
Manga
Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002
Written by	Yoichi Takahashi
Published by	Shueisha
Anime
Captain Tsubasa: Road to Dream (a.k.a Captain Tsubasa ~ Road to 2002)
Directed by	Gisaburō Sugii
Studio	Group TAC, Madhouse Studios
Manga
Captain Tsubasa: Golden 23
Written by	Yoichi Takahashi
Published by	Shueisha

Captain Tsubasa (キャプテン翼, Kyaputen Tsubasa) is a Japanese manga, anime, and video game series, originally created by Yoichi Takahashi in 1981. The series mainly revolves around the sport of Football (soccer).

The story focuses on the adventures of a Japanese youth soccer team and its soccer captain Tsubasa Oozora (大空 翼, Ōzora Tsubasa), whose name literally translates to "Big Sky Wings". The series is characterized by dynamic soccer 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 soccer 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 Shonen 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.

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. 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 21 October 1994 and 22 December 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 7 October 2001 and 6 October 2002.

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 (the Japanese equivalent of Super NES) video game adaptations. Enoki Films holds the United States license to Captain Tsubasa, under the title Flash Kicker.

Storyline

Captain Tsubasa

Tsubasa Oozora is a young Japanese Elementary school student who is deeply in love with soccer 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. At the beginning of the story, both of them move to the city of Nankatsu, a town well-known for their talented high school soccer teams, and where Tsubasa meets Ryou Ishizaki, a soccer-loving young student who often sneaks out from his mother's public bathrooms and chores in order to play soccer, Sanae (also known as Anego), a young enthusiastic girl who also loves soccer 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 soccer 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 soccer skills, convincing him to join Nankatsu Elementary and its fledgling high school soccer team, where Roberto becomes their coach and teaches them the tricks and trades of the game, teaching Tsubasa the Overhead Kick, and later in the series the Drive Shot thanks to a book he left for 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 soccer, 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.

Captain Tsubasa World Youth

Tsubasa leaves Japan for Brazil, and starts playing, with his mentor Roberto as the manager, for São Paulo (F.C. Brancos in the anime) , 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.

Enthusiastic soccer-loving youngster Shingo Aoi, whom Tsubasa once played against while in the high school national championships, leaves Japan to play soccer 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.

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 Naturezza, who became the second person to score a goal on Wakabayashi from outside the goal area.

Tsubasa moves from São Paulo to FC Barcelona(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.

Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002

While Tsubasa moves from São Paulo (Brancos in the anime) to FC Barcelona(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, the reserve team that plays in the second division, because Tsubasa and Rivaul (inspired by Rivaldo) cannot play together.

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 Tresaga, who scores the winning goal as Juventus beat Parma 1-0.

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.

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, Jubilo 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, FC Tokyo led by Misugi draws 1-1 with Consadole Sapporo led by Matsuyama. In Italy Hyuga and Aoi are bought respectively by Reggiana and Albese.

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 Super Clasico 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.

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.

Captain Tsubasa Golden 23 (Sequel to Captain Tsubasa, Road to 2002 - Go to 2006)

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.

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.

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 A.C.F. Fiorentina, A.S. Roma, Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen. Minato Gamo meanwhile want counvince 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.

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.

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. The manga continues running up to date.

Characters

Main article: List of Captain Tsubasa characters

Japanese Players (Pics from Road to 2002)

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Tsubasa Ozora

• Tsubasa Ozora (大空　翼, Ōzora Tsubasa)
• 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 soccer 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 impossible to follow.

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Kojiro Hyuga

• 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 soccer 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 gentle boy who cares about his family and friends.

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Hikaru Matsuyama

• 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. 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.

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Taro Misaki

• 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 his is just as skilful as Tsubasa.

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Makoto Soda

• Makoto Soda (宗田 誠, Sōda Makoto)
• 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.

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Jun Misugi

• 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 the winning 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.

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Shun Nitta

• Shun Nitta
• 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.

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Genzo Wakabayashi

• 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. There are only three people whose shots sometimes cannot be saved by Genzo and they are Tsubasa himself , Hyuga and the Germany team captain, Karl Heinz Schneider. 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. 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 first loss to Tsubasa, he has learned to enjoy the game with his other teammates.

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Ken Wakashimazu

• 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 the 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.

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Mamoru Izawa

• 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 win 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.

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Hajime Taki

• 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.

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Teppei Kisugi

• Teppei Kisugi (来生 哲兵, Kisugi Teppei)
• Date of birth: 15th May
• National team jersey number: #19
• Position: Forward
• Nickname: Maintenor 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.

Foreign Players

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Karl Heinz Schneider

• Karl Heinz Schneider (Germany)
• Date of birth: 4th July
• National team jersey number: #11
• Position: Forward
• 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.

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Carlos Santana

• Carlos Santana (Brazil)
• Date of birth: 1st May
• National team jersey number: #11
• Position: Forward
• 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 soccer field. He is similar to Tsubasa in that he considers the ball to be his friend and like Tsubasa he has been playing soccer 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. 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.

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Elle Sid Pierre

• Elle Sid Pierre (France)
• Date of Birth: 16th August
• National team Jersey Number: #10
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Nickname: Field Artist, Beautiful Beast.

• He is the mid-field pivot and Play maker of the France team. Elle Sid 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. He is only outlet was soccer, he practiced soccer because in soccer 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.

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Juan Diaz

• Juan Diaz (Argentina)
• Date of Birth: 25th January
• National team Jersey Number: #10
• Position: Mid-fielder
• 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 soccer 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 Pascual. 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.

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Gino Hernandez

• Gino Hernandez (Italy)
• Date of Birth: 4th February
• National team Jersey Number: #1
• Position: Goalkeeper
• Nickname: Perfect Keeper.

Non-players

• Yayoi Aoba: Tsubasa's first friend and Jun Misugi's close friend. It's uncertain if her relationship with Misugi is of a romantic nature or not; fans generally assume it is, but it can be seen either way.
• Sanae Nakazawa (中沢　早苗, Nakazawa Sanae) (known as Anego -"older sister"- in the anime series): Tsubasa Oozora's cheerleader, team manager, girlfriend and later wife. In the new golden-23 series she is pregnant.
• Yoshiko Fujisawa: Hikaru Matsuyama'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 Hiroshi Jito 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 Kojiro Hyuuga'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.

History

Manga

• Captain Tsubasa (1981-1988 in Weekly Shonen Jump; 37 volumes)
• Captain Tsubasa Boku wa Misaki Taro (lit. I am Taro Misaki) (one-shot)
• Captain Tsubasa:Sakyo no teki:Holland Youth (one-shot)
• Captain Tsubasa: "World Youth" Saga (1994-1997 in Weekly Shonen 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)

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

CAPTAIN TSUBASA

• 1. The New Football Star
• 2. A Career Begins
• 3. Kick-Off for the Future
• 4. The Football is My Best Friend
• 5. Where is the Rival?
• 6. Blocked Off
• 7. The Show Must Go On
• 8. A Perfect Duo
• 9. The Last Chance
• 10. A Long Way to Brazil
• 11. The Provocation
• 12. No Easy Way
• 13. Fast Game in the Mud
• 14. Tsubasa is Sieged
• 15. An Unfair Enemy
• 16. The Verification Test
• 17. The Youth National Championship
• 18. Fatal Confrontation
• 19. The Mighty Shot
• 20. Soccer is My Dream
• 21. No Victory in Semi Final
• 22. The Brothers Tachibana
• 23. Ryo Shoots an Own Goal
• 24. The Fight for the Final
• 25. The Best Keeper of the Tournament
• 26. The End of a Career
• 27. Encounters in Semi-Final
• 28. The Brave Fighters from the North
• 29. Hard Confrontations
• 30. A Wounded Prince
• 31. A Brilliant Fight
• 32. Tsubasa in the Trap
• 33. I Can't Play
• 34. Tsubasa's Resurrection
• 35. Misugi, Don't Die
• 36. My Heart Still Beats
• 37. Mega-shot
• 38. A Wise Decision
• 39. The Finale
• 40. The Shooting Secret
• 41. The Duel
• 42. Roar, Lion
• 43. Nankatsu in Crisis
• 44. The Equalizer
• 45. The Game without Aces
• 46. Against Better Knowledge
• 47. Kojiro's Sign of Winning
• 48. Unsuccessful Overhead Kick
• 49. The Fight Continues
• 50. The Extra Time
• 51. What's the Result of the Extra Time
• 52. One New Strategy
• 53. Two Are Better Than One
• 54. The Duel of the Strikers
• 55. Tears Despite Success
• 56. Great Departures
• 57. The New Rival – Season 2
• 58. The Shooting of the Hawk
• 59. Nankatsu vs. Otomo
• 60. Tsubasa vs. Nitta
• 61. A Hard Comparison
• 62. The Challenge
• 63. Decisions
• 64. Race Against Time
• 65. The Journey to Europe
• 66. The Duel
• 67. A King Resigns
• 68. The Letter
• 69. The National Championship
• 70. A Strong Enemy
• 71. The Shot From a Distance
• 72. The Secret Goal
• 73. A Rival Does Not Give Up
• 74. Air Acrobats
• 75. The Catapult Shot
• 76. The Acrobats
• 77. A New Trick
• 78. The Quarter Final
• 79. An Uneventful Match
• 80. Tsugito's Trick Box
• 81. A Falcon with Lame Wings
• 82. A Special Shot
• 83. The Fight Continues
• 84. Teamwork
• 85. Match Preparations
• 86. Help Cry to the Substitutes' Bench
• 87. The Present for the Captain
• 88. Top Performance
• 89. The Letter from Europe
• 90. Who Will Be Chosen
• 91. Where Love Falls
• 92. The Attack Headlong
• 93. Fairness Goes First
• 94. The Attack
• 95. A Captain as Hero
• 96. Bitter Tears
• 97. Hyuga's Challenge
• 98. Feverish Ravings
• 99. Matchwinner Tsubasa
• 100. Surprise in Field
• 101. Tsubasa vs. Pierre, a Fair Fight
• 102. The Might of the Kaiser
• 103. Unexpected Visit
• 104. An Impossible Recovery
• 105. The Last Fight Begins
• 106. The Great Final
• 107. Nankatsu is Down
• 108. Don't Give Up
• 109. The Tiger Fights Alone
• 110. A Desperate Fight
• 111. Tsubasa Doesn't Give Up
• 112. Tsubasa is Hurt
• 113. Thrill
• 114. Keep on Fighting
• 115. Dream Goal
• 116. On Knife's Edge
• 117. With All Power
• 118. It's Getting Exciting
• 119. The Unsuccessful Tiger Shot
• 120. Still Tied
• 121. To the Last Gasp
• 122. Just 10 Minutes Left
• 123. All or Nothing
• 124. In Last Minute
• 125. Shared Victory
• 126. Memories
• 127. Hoping for Europe
• 128. The 17 Best

CAPTAIN TSUBASA J

CAPTAIN TSUBASA: ROAD TO DREAM

• 01. Road to Dream
• 02. Tsubasa meets Roberto
• 03. Taro Misaki Is Back
• 04. Blazing Kojiro
• 05. Captain Tsubasa Is Born!
• 06. The Boy's National Soccer Championship Opens!
• 07. Ace of Glass
• 08. Get Up, Jun Misugi!
• 09. Crash! Tsubasa vs. Hyuga
• 10. Sizzling Final Match!
• 11. Goodbye, Roberto
• 12. Kickoff for Tomorrow
• 13. Fierce Tiger Shot!
• 14. A Challenge From Jito
• 15. Hot Number 10 From A Snow Country
• 16. Upsetting Doctor's Decision
• 17. Tournament Final! Nankatsu vs. Toho
• 18. Driving Shot of Vengeance
• 19. Come Back! Tsubasa!
• 20. Go for it! Japan Junior Youth Team
• 21. Humiliating Test Match
• 22. Glorious Number 10
• 23. Golden Duo Reunites
• 24. 'God of Defense' of Italy
• 25. Genius Juan Diaz!
• 26. An Elegant Commander
• 27. Painful Yellow Card
• 28. Respectable Penalty - Tie-Breaker
• 29. Grueling Battle! Japan vs. Germany
• 30. A Message From Roberto
• 31. Shine in Glory! Japanese Team!
• 32. To the New Field
• 33. A Soccer Cyborg
• 34. Santana, The Son of God
• 35. The Shine of Rosario
• 36. The New Dream Land
• 37. Hyuga's Challenge for the Future
• 38. Golden Age of Hope
• 39. Shingo Aoi Is Here!
• 40. The New Japan National Team
• 41. Break the Dutch Wall
• 42. Restart To The World
• 43. Catalunya's Eagle
• 44. Run To The Opening Match!
• 45. Harsh Notice
• 46. Cross the Bridge of Hope
• 47. Hyuga's Italian Debut
• 48. Striker in Tears
• 49. Go For 10 Goals, 10 Assists!
• 50. Battle Against The Rival
• 51. Dream Pitch
• 52. Warriors In The Field

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
• 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

MATCH RESULTS FOR CAPTAIN TSUBASA WORLD YOUTH

• Inter Milan 2 - AC 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

MATCH RESULTS FOR CAPTAIN TSUBASA ROAD TO 2002

• 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

MATCH RESULTS FOR CAPTAIN TSUBASA GOLDEN-23

• 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-Siviglia 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): 3-0 (partial)
• Australia-Saudi Arabia (return match): 1-1 (partial)

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.

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 was distributed in the US 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). Tecmo World Cup, Tecmo World Cup '92, and Tecmo World Cup '93 for the Sega Genesis are unrelated to the Captain Tsubasa series.

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.

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.

List of games

• NES
  • Tecmo Cup Soccer Game

• Famicom
  • Captain Tsubasa
  • Captain Tsubasa 2: Super Striker

• 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

• Game Boy Advance
  • Captain Tsubasa: Eikou no Kiseki

• Mega-CD
  • Captain Tsubasa

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

• PlayStation 2
  • Captain Tsubasa

• GameCube
  • Captain Tsubasa: Ougon Sedai no Chousen

• PC
  • Captain Tsubasa Jikkyou Typing

• Mobile Phone
  • Captain Tsubasa: Nankatsu vs. Toho

Trivia

• 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, and Seigo Narazaki to play football and choose it as a career.
• A part of a scene from the famous Nankatsu-Toho Final appeared in another soccer 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. 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 soccer 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.

See also

• Football in Japan

External links

Official sites

• Captain Tsubasa manga official website Template:Ja icon
• TV Tokyo official Captain Tsubasa anime website Template:Ja icon
• Animax's Captain Tsubasa website Template:Ja icon
• Animax East Asia website for Captain Tsubasa Template:En icon
• Enoki Films USA Flash Kicker also known as Captain Tsubasa website Template:En icon
• Adidas x Captain Tsubasa website Template:Ja icon
• Captain Tsubasa TR CT Turkey Official Fan Site

TV anime (in order of appearance)

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• Captain Tsubasa J ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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Video Games

• Reviews at Anime Video Games