Captain Tsubasa (2018)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Yuko Sanpei
Tsubasa Oozora (voice) / Theme Song Performance
Kenichi Suzumura
Genzou Wakabayashi (voice)
Ayaka Fukuhara
Taro Misaki (voice)
Mutsumi Tamura
Ryo Ishizaki (voice)
Takuya Sato
Kojirou Hyuga (voice)
Yoichi Takahashi
Comic Book
Zhang Youwu
Tarou Misaki
Nobuo Tobita
Narrator (voice)
Atsushi Imaruoka
Shiroyama Tadashi
Takahiro Koyama
Art Direction
Katsumi Ono
Storyboard Artist
Toshiyuki Kato
Storyboard Artist / Series Director
Kazuhiro Yamada
Director of Photography
Shinichi Fukumoto
Director
Hikaru Murata
Director
Yuji Tokuno
Director
Masayuki Yamada
Director
Hayato Matsuo
Original Music Composer
Yoshikazu Iwanami
Sound Director
Hajime Watanabe
Supervising Animation Director / Character Designer
Kazunori Shibata
Key Animation / Animation Director
Tsuyoshi Kato
Key Animation
Hirotaka Kinoshita
Key Animation
Shinsuke Kasahara
Key Animation
Takuya Nishimichi
Key Animation
Masahiko Itojima
Animation Director
Yumiko Nakamura
Animation Director
Toyoaki Fukushima
Animation Director
Mitsunori Yamaguchi
Key Animation
Yoshito Narimatsu
Key Animation
Yoshiko Sasaki
Key Animation
Shinichiro Minami
Animation Director
Nobuhiro Nagata
Key Animation
Nagisa Nakajima
Supervising Animation Director
Ayako Ishihara
Key Animation
Shinichi Wada
Key Animation
Shinya Kameyama
Key Animation
Daisuke Ishibashi
Animation Director
Kiyoshi Nohji
Key Animation
Masashi Yamada
Key Animation
Azusa Miyanaga
Key Animation
Miyuki Matsumoto
Key Animation
Noriko Ogura
Key Animation
Yoshiko Shimizu
Key Animation
Atsushi Itou
Key Animation
Daisuke Saito
Animation Director
Yutaka Araki
Key Animation
Mayumi Oda
Key Animation
Hiroshi Akiyama
Key Animation
Masahiro Okamura
Key Animation
Kiyomi Masuda
Key Animation
Miyako Nishida
Key Animation
Hiroshi Imaoka
Animation Director
Koichi Takai
Key Animation
Hiroki Abe
Key Animation
Kazuhiko Ishii
Key Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 3, 2018
Original Nameキャプテン翼
StatusReturning Series
Seasons2
Episodes82
Running Time24m
Content RatingTV-G
Genres
Wiki.
Captain Tsubasa (Japanese: キャプテン翼, Hepburn: Kyaputen Tsubasa) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yōichi Takahashi since 1981. The series mainly revolves around the sport of association football focusing on Tsubasa Oozora. The series is characterized by dynamic and exciting football moves, often stylish and implausible. The plot focuses on Tsubasa's 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 Weekly Shōnen Jump comic book magazine between 1981 and 1988, with the chapters collected into a total of 37 tankōbon volumes. This was followed by numerous sequels. Captain Tsubasa and its sequels have sold over 80 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series. The original manga series was adapted into a TV anime series, produced by Tsuchida Production, whose first season premiered in Japan on the TV Tokyo network between October 1983 and March 1986. Numerous movies and television series have followed with the latest one airing between April 2018 and April 2019.
Captain Tsubasa became one of the most memorable manga and anime worldwide, most notably in Japan due to how it popularized association football. Multiple real life players have been inspired to become professionals after seeing the series. In a poll conducted by TV Asahi in 2005, the Captain Tsubasa anime series ranked 41 in a list of top 100 anime series.