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| Genre | Sports |
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| Written by | Yōichi Takahashi |
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| Published by | Shueisha |
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| English publisher | Shueisha (digital) |
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| Imprint | Jump Comics |
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| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
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| Original run | March 31, 1981 – May 9, 1988 |
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| Volumes | 37 |
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| Directed by | Hiroyoshi Mitsunobu |
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| Produced by | - Hiromichi Shigegaki
- Hyota Ezu
- Masao Kodaira
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| Music by | Hiromoto Tobisawa |
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| Studio | Tsuchida Production |
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| Original network | MegaTON (TV Tokyo) |
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| Original run | October 13, 1983 – March 27, 1986 |
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| Episodes | 128 |
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| Directed by | Hiroyoshi Mitsunobu |
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| Produced by | Hiromichi Shigegaki |
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| Written by | Yoshiyuki Suga |
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| Music by | Hiromoto Tobisawa |
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| Studio | Tsuchida Production |
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| Released | July 13, 1985 |
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| Runtime | 41 minutes |
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| Directed by | Hiroyoshi Mitsunobu |
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| Produced by | Hiromichi Shigegaki |
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| Written by | Yoshiyuki Suga |
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| Music by | Hiromoto Tobisawa |
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| Studio | Tsuchida Production |
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| Released | December 21, 1985 |
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| Runtime | 60 minutes |
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| Directed by | Noriyoshi Nakamura |
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| Written by | Yoshiyuki Suga |
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| Music by | Hiromoto Tobisawa |
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| Studio | Tsuchida Production |
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| Released | March 15, 1986 |
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| Runtime | 35 minutes |
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| Directed by | Tatsuya Okamoto |
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| Written by | Yoshiyuki Suga |
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| Music by | Hiromoto Tobisawa |
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| Studio | Tsuchida Production |
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| Released | July 12, 1986 |
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| Runtime | 57 minutes |
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| Directed by | Osamu Sekita |
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| Produced by | - Kaname Sakamoto
- Masaki Sawanobori
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| Written by | Satoshi Namiki |
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| Music by | Osamu Totsuka |
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| Studio | Animate |
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| Released | July 1, 1989 – July 1, 1990 |
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| Episodes | 13 |
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| Written by | Yōichi Takahashi |
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| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Imprint | Jump Comics |
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| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
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| Original run | April 18, 1994 – August 25, 1997 |
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| Volumes | 18 |
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| Directed by | Yoriyasu Kogawa |
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| Produced by | - Kyotaro Kimura
- Michihisa Abe
- Minoru Ohno
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| Written by | Yoriyasu Kogawa |
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| Music by | Takeo Miratsu |
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| Studio | J.C.Staff |
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| Released | November 6, 1994 |
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| Runtime | 48 minutes |
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| Directed by | Hiroshi Fukutomi |
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| Produced by | - Etsuko Komatsu
- Hidetaka Ikuta
- Koji Kaneda
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| Music by | Michihiko Ohta |
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| Studio | Studio Comet |
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| Original network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
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| Original run | October 21, 1994 – December 22, 1995 |
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| Episodes | 47 |
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| Written by | Yōichi Takahashi |
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| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
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| Original run | December 21, 2000 – May 13, 2004 |
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| Volumes | 15 |
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| Directed by | Gisaburō Sugii |
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| Written by | Kaoru Kurosaki (screenplay) |
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| Studio | Group TAC |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo |
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| Original run | October 7, 2001 – October 6, 2002 |
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| Episodes | 52 |
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| Written by | Yōichi Takahashi |
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| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
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| Original run | October 6, 2005 – April 24, 2008 |
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| Volumes | 12 |
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| Written by | Yōichi Takahashi |
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| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
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| Original run | May 7, 2009 – April 5, 2012 |
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| Volumes | 8 |
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| Written by | Yōichi Takahashi |
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| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Magazine | - Grand Jump (2013–2019)
- Captain Tsubasa Magazine (2020–2024)
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| Demographic | Seinen |
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| Original run | December 28, 2013 – April 4, 2024 |
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| Volumes | 20 |
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| Written by | Atsuhiro Tomioka |
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| Music by | Hayato Matsuo |
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| Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo) |
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| Original run | April 2, 2018 – June 30, 2024 |
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| Episodes | 91 |
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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 in 37 tankōbon volumes. It 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 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 41st in a list of top 100 anime series.