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Captain Tsubasa(TV show/series, 1983-1986)

Original title: "キャプテン翼" (Japanese/JA)
FSK: 0+ years
| 24min per episode | Genres: Comedy, Drama, Animation

Scripted Reality in 5 seasons with 128 episodes

Captain TsubasaRating: 3.9/5 (with 373 votes)
Captain Tsubasa (Japanese: キャプテン翼, Hepburn: Kyaputen Tsubasa) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yōichi Takahashi. The series mainly revolves around the sport of association football focusing on Tsubasa Oozora and his relationship with his friends, rivalries with his opponents, training, competition, and the action and outcome of each football match. Across the multiple Captain Tsubasa series, the plot shows Tsubasa's and his friends' growth as they face new rivals. The Captain Tsubasa manga series was originally serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump between 1981 and 1988, with the chapters collected into a total of 37 tankōbon volumes. This was followed by various manga sequels. The original manga series was adapted into an anime television series by Tsuchida Production and broadcast on TV Tokyo from 1983 to 1986. Numerous movies and television series have followed with the latest one airing between 2018 and 2019; a second season premiered in 2023. By 2023, the overall manga had over 90 million copies in circulation worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. Captain Tsubasa became one of the most popular manga and anime series worldwide, most notably in Japan due to how it popularized a... ()
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About Captain Tsubasa

Tsubasa Ozora loves playing football since he was a little child. After moving to the japanese town of Nankatsu together with his mother, the 11-year-old boy quickly finds friends and joins the local football team of his elementary school. Together with his newly made friends and Brazilian mentor Roberto, Tsubasa starts his exciting journey to chase after his most desired dream - one day winning the FIFA World Cup.

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Captain Tsubasa Seasons and Episodes

10/10/1985Season 5 - 24 episodes
#1 | 10/10/1985The last fight begins
#2 | 10/17/1985The great final
#3 | 10/24/1985Nankatsu is down
#4 | 10/31/1985Don`t give up
#5 | 11/07/1985The tiger fights alone
#6 | 11/14/1985A despair fight
#7 | 11/21/1985Tsubasa doesn`t give up
#8 | 11/28/1985Tsubasa is hurt
#9 | 12/05/1985Thrill
#10 | 12/12/1985Keep on fighting
#11 | 12/19/1985Dream Goal
#12 | 12/26/1985On knife`s edge
#13 | 01/09/1986With all power
#14 | 01/16/1986It`s getting exciting
#15 | 01/23/1986The unsuccessful tiger shot
#16 | 01/30/1986Still tied
#17 | 02/06/1986To the last gasp
#18 | 02/13/1986Just 10 minutes left
#19 | 02/20/1986All or nothing
#20 | 02/27/1986In last minute
#21 | 03/06/1986Shared Victory
#22 | 03/13/1986Memories
#23 | 03/20/1986Hoping for Europe
#24 | 03/27/1986The 17 best
04/11/1985Season 4 - 26 episodes
10/11/1984Season 3 - 26 episodes
04/12/1984Season 2 - 26 episodes
10/13/1983Season 1 - 26 episodes
07/13/1985Specials - 18 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: Japan
Derivative works/Adaptions: "Captain Tsubasa" (find it on Amazon), "Captain Tsubasa J" (TV show/series, 1994-), "Shin Captain Tsubasa" (TV show/series, 1989-), "Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002" (TV show/series, 2001-), "Captain Tsubasa" (TV show/series, 2018-)
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 17 languages: Arabic (AR), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 10/13/1983
Last episode released on: 03/27/1986
Appearing Characters: Ricardo Espadas
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Super Campeões"
"足球小将"
"Die tollen Fussballstars"
"Olive & Tom"
"Olive et Tom, champions de foot"
"Flash Kicker"
"فوتبالیستها"
"Kyaputen Tsubasa"
"Super Campeones"
"Kapitan Tsubasa"
"Super Campeones"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:2805, Added: 05/12/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024