First edition cover in a 's comic book magazine 1981. Original network Original run October 10, 1983 – March 27, 1986 Episodes 128 () Anime film Captain Tsubasa: Europe Daikessen Directed by Hiroyoshi Mitsunobu Produced by Hiromichi Shigegaki Written by Yoshiyuki Suga Music by Hiromoto Tobisawa Studio Tsuchida Production Released July 13, 1985 Runtime 41 minutes Anime film Captain Tsubasa: Ayaushi, Zen Nippon Jr. Directed by Hiroyoshi Mitsunobu Produced by Hiromichi Shigegaki Written by Yoshiyuki Suga Music by Hiromoto Tobisawa Studio Tsuchida Production Released December 21, 1985 Runtime 60 minutes Anime film Captain Tsubasa: Asu ni Mukatte Hashire Directed by Noriyoshi Nakamura Written by Yoshiyuki Suga Music by Hiromoto Tobisawa Studio Tsuchida Production Released March 15, 1986 Runtime 35 minutes Anime film Captain Tsubasa: Sekai Daikessen!! Original run April 2, 2018 – present Episodes 19 () Captain Tsubasa (: キャプテン翼,: Kyaputen Tsubasa), is a popular long-running Japanese series, originally created by in 1981. The series mainly revolves around the sport of focusing on. The series is characterized by dynamic and exciting 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. Across the multiple Captain Tsubasa mangas, the plot shows Tsubasa's and his friends' growth as they face new rivals.

Takahashi decided to create Captain Tsubasa inspired by in. The Captain Tsubasa manga series was originally serialized in 's comic book magazine between 1981 and 1988, spanning a total of 37 volumes.

For Captain Tsubasa on the PlayStation 2, GameFAQs has 5 save games. Captain Tsubasa (PS2) - Japan Jr. Youth Vs Argentina Jr. Youth All Events. Captain Tsubasa PS2 (キャプテ.

This was followed by numerous sequels. Captain Tsubasa and its sequels have sold over 80 million copies worldwide, making it one of the. The original Captain Tsubasa manga series was adapted into a TV series, produced by, whose first season premiered in Japan on the network between October 10, 1983 and March 27, 1986. Numerous movies and television series have followed with the latest one starting in April 2018. Captain Tsubasa became into one of the most memorable manga and anime worldwide, most notably in Japan due to how it popularized the association football. Multiple real life players have been inspired to become professionals after seeing the series.

In a poll conducted by TV Asahi in 2005, the Captain Tsubasa anime series ranked 41 in a list of top 100 anime series. Main article: The first manga is Captain Tsubasa published 1981–1988 in Weekly Shōnen Jump in a total of 37 volumes. This section needs expansion. You can help. (April 2018) Captain Tsubasa has been adapted into multiple video games: • The first one shares the series' name.

It was developed by Tecmo for the NES in 1988 using role-playing game elements. It was released in Western regions with multiple changes to the point of renaming it in 1992.

• Captain Tsubasa Vol. II: Super Striker • Captain Tsubasa IV: Pro no Rival Tachi a 1993 sports game by Tecmo. • Captain Tsubasa VS A 1992 Graphic Research game for the Game Boy. • Captain Tsubasa 3: Koutei no Chousen: A 1992 game by Tecmo.

• Captain Tsubasa J: A 1995 Bec arcade game. • Captain Tsubasa J: Zenkoku Seiha e no Chousen: A 1995 Bandai game for the Game Boy Color. •: a 1995 Super Nintendo game by Bandai with RPG elements. •: a 1994 game by Tecmo.

•: A 1995 game with traditional sports elements combined with special techniques capable to be used by some players and goalkeepers. • Captain Tsubasa: Aratanaru Densetsu Joshou: A 2002 WinkySoft game for the PlayStation. • Captain Tsubasa: Ougonsedai no Chosen: a 2002 sports game for the Nintendo GameCube. • Captain Tsubasa: A 2006 that combines RPG elements and regular sports games. •: A 2010 game by Konami. • Captain Tsubasa Dream Team: A mobile game for Android and iOS.