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Captain Tsubasa

キャプテン翼

AnimeJapanese anime

Year
1983
Country
JP
Language
ja
Genre
Drama, Comedy, Animation
Runtime
24 min
Rating
7.8/10
Status
Ended
Seasons
5
Episodes
128
Specials
14
Director
Katsumi Minoguchi

Plot Overview

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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Director

KMKatsumi Minoguchi

Cast & Key Characters

Akari Hibino in Captain TsubasaAkari HibinoTsubasa Oozora (voice)Fujiko Takimoto in Captain TsubasaFujiko Takimoto(voice)Reiko Suzuki in Captain TsubasaReiko Suzuki(voice)Yoshio Kawai in Captain TsubasaYoshio Kawai(voice)Yasuhiro Takato in Captain TsubasaYasuhiro Takato(voice)Hochu Otsuka in Captain TsubasaHochu Otsuka(voice)Kazuhiko Inoue in Captain TsubasaKazuhiko Inoue(voice)Shigeru Nakahara in Captain TsubasaShigeru Nakahara(voice)KHKouichi Hashimoto(voice)

Writers

Yoichi Takahashi in Captain TsubasaYoichi Takahashi

Production

Tsuchida ProductionTV Tokyo

Season & Episode Breakdown

Specials 14 episodes
  1. 1 Spread Your Wings, Tsubasa! Towards The World Challenge! 1989-07-01
  2. 2 Defeat! A New Start From Zero! 1989-08-02
  3. 3 The Rebirth Of The Golden Combination! 1989-09-01
  4. 4 Reunited The World Rivals 1989-10-08
  5. 5 Crash! Hernández Defeated! 1989-11-01
  6. 6 There They Go! The Japanese Team! 1989-12-01
  7. 7 Explosion! Díaz Against Japan! 1989-12-21
  8. 8 The Last Battle! The Four Better! 1990-02-01
  9. 9 Neutralised! Break The Score! 1990-03-01
  10. 10 A Strong Team! The Bloodiest Battle! 1990-04-08
  11. 11 The Final! Japan Vs Germany 1990-05-01
  12. 12 The Last Battle! Have You Seen The Best Team? 1990-06-01
  13. 13 Fly, Tsubasa! Praying to Heaven 1990-07-01
  14. 14 Captain Tsubasa: The strongest opponent! Netherlands Youth 1994-11-06
Season 1 26 episodes
  1. 1 The new Soccer Star 1983-10-13
  2. 2 A Career begins 1983-10-20
  3. 3 Kick-Off for the Future 1983-10-27
  4. 4 The Football is my best Friend 1983-11-03
  5. 5 Where is the Rival? 1983-11-10
  6. 6 Blocked Off 1983-11-17
  7. 7 The Show must go on 1983-11-24
  8. 8 A perfect Duo 1983-12-01
  9. 9 The last Chance 1983-12-08
  10. 10 A long Way to Brazil 1983-12-15
  11. 11 The Provocation 1983-12-22
  12. 12 No easy Way 1983-12-29
  13. 13 Fast Game in the Mud 1984-01-05
  14. 14 Tsubasa is sieged 1984-01-12
  15. 15 An unfair Enemy 1984-01-19
  16. 16 The verification Test 1984-01-26
  17. 17 The Youth National Championship 1984-02-02
  18. 18 Fatal Confrontation 1984-02-09
  19. 19 The mighty Shot 1984-02-16
  20. 20 Soccer is my Dream 1984-02-23
  21. 21 No Victory in Semi Final 1984-03-01
  22. 22 The Brothers Tachibana 1984-03-08
  23. 23 Ryo shoots an Own Goal 1984-03-15
  24. 24 The Fight for the Final 1984-03-22
  25. 25 The best Keeper of the Tournament 1984-03-29
  26. 26 The End of a Career 1984-04-05
Season 2 26 episodes
  1. 1 Encounters in Semi-Final 1984-04-12
  2. 2 The brave Fighters from the North 1984-04-19
  3. 3 Hard Confrontations 1984-04-26
  4. 4 A wounded Prince 1984-05-03
  5. 5 A brilliant Fight 1984-05-10
  6. 6 Tsubasa in the Trap 1984-05-17
  7. 7 I Can`t Play 1984-05-24
  8. 8 Tsubasa`s Resurrection 1984-05-31
  9. 9 Misugi, don`t die 1984-06-07
  10. 10 My heart still beats 1984-06-14
  11. 11 Mega-shot 1984-06-21
  12. 12 A wise decision 1984-06-28
  13. 13 The finale 1984-07-05
  14. 14 The shooting secret 1984-07-12
  15. 15 The duel 1984-07-19
  16. 16 Roar, lion 1984-07-26
  17. 17 Nankatsu in crisis 1984-08-02
  18. 18 The equalizer 1984-08-09
  19. 19 The game without aces 1984-08-16
  20. 20 Against better knowledge 1984-08-23
  21. 21 Kojiro`s sign of winning 1984-08-30
  22. 22 Unsuccessful overhead kick 1984-09-06
  23. 23 The fight continues 1984-09-13
  24. 24 The extra time 1984-09-20
  25. 25 What`s the result of the extra time 1984-09-27
  26. 26 One new strategy 1984-10-04
Season 3 26 episodes
  1. 1 Two are better than one 1984-10-11
  2. 2 The duel of the strikers 1984-10-18
  3. 3 Tears despite success 1984-10-25
  4. 4 Great departures 1984-11-01
  5. 5 The new rival 1984-11-08
  6. 6 The shooting of the hawk 1984-11-15
  7. 7 Nankatsu vs. Otomo 1984-11-22
  8. 8 Tsubasa vs. Nita 1984-11-29
  9. 9 A hard comparison 1984-12-06
  10. 10 The challenge 1984-12-13
  11. 11 Decisions 1984-12-27
  12. 12 Race against time 1984-12-27
  13. 13 The journey to Europe 1985-01-03
  14. 14 The duel 1985-01-10
  15. 15 A king resigns 1985-01-17
  16. 16 The letter 1985-01-24
  17. 17 The national championship 1985-01-31
  18. 18 A strong enemy 1985-02-07
  19. 19 The shot from distance 1985-02-14
  20. 20 The secret goal 1985-02-21
  21. 21 A rival does not give up 1985-02-28
  22. 22 Air acrobats 1985-03-07
  23. 23 The catapult shot 1985-03-14
  24. 24 The acrobats 1985-03-21
  25. 25 A new trick 1985-03-28
  26. 26 The quarter final 1985-04-04
Season 4 26 episodes
  1. 1 An Uneventful Match 1985-04-11
  2. 2 Tsugito's Trick Box 1985-04-18
  3. 3 A Falcon with Lame Wings 1985-04-25
  4. 4 A Special Shot 1985-05-02
  5. 5 The Fight Continues 1985-05-09
  6. 6 Teamwork 1985-05-16
  7. 7 Match preparations 1985-05-23
  8. 8 Help cry to the substitutes` bench 1985-05-30
  9. 9 The present for the captain 1985-06-06
  10. 10 Top performance 1985-06-13
  11. 11 The letter from Europe 1985-06-20
  12. 12 Who will be chosen 1985-06-27
  13. 13 Where love falls 1985-07-04
  14. 14 The attack headlong 1985-07-11
  15. 15 Fairness goes first 1985-07-18
  16. 16 The attack 1985-07-25
  17. 17 A captain as hero 1985-08-01
  18. 18 Bitter tears 1985-08-08
  19. 19 Hyuga`s challenge 1985-08-15
  20. 20 Feverish ravings 1985-08-22
  21. 21 Matchwinner Tsubasa 1985-08-29
  22. 22 Surprise in field 1985-09-05
  23. 23 Tsubasa vs. Pierre, a fair fight 1985-09-12
  24. 24 The might of the Kaiser 1985-09-19
  25. 25 Unexpected visit 1985-09-26
  26. 26 An Impossible Recovery 1985-10-03
Season 5 24 episodes
  1. 1 The last fight begins 1985-10-10
  2. 2 The great final 1985-10-17
  3. 3 Nankatsu is down 1985-10-24
  4. 4 Don`t give up 1985-10-31
  5. 5 The tiger fights alone 1985-11-07
  6. 6 A despair fight 1985-11-14
  7. 7 Tsubasa doesn`t give up 1985-11-21
  8. 8 Tsubasa is hurt 1985-11-28
  9. 9 Thrill 1985-12-05
  10. 10 Keep on fighting 1985-12-12
  11. 11 Dream Goal 1985-12-19
  12. 12 On knife`s edge 1985-12-26
  13. 13 With all power 1986-01-09
  14. 14 It`s getting exciting 1986-01-16
  15. 15 The unsuccessful tiger shot 1986-01-23
  16. 16 Still tied 1986-01-30
  17. 17 To the last gasp 1986-02-06
  18. 18 Just 10 minutes left 1986-02-13
  19. 19 All or nothing 1986-02-20
  20. 20 In last minute 1986-02-27
  21. 21 Shared Victory 1986-03-06
  22. 22 Memories 1986-03-13
  23. 23 Hoping for Europe 1986-03-20
  24. 24 The 17 best 1986-03-27

Critical Reception & Ratings

Captain Tsubasa is rated 7.8 out of 10 by viewers — 845 votes.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is Captain Tsubasa about?

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 Ro

How many seasons and episodes does Captain Tsubasa have?

5 seasons and 128 episodes.

Is Captain Tsubasa still airing, and will there be another season?

This series has ended. It finished after 5 seasons and 128 episodes; no new season announced according to TMDB. According to TMDB; data last refreshed October 20, 2026.

Who stars in Captain Tsubasa?

Akari Hibino, Fujiko Takimoto, Reiko Suzuki, Yoshio Kawai, Yasuhiro Takato, Hochu Otsuka.

Who is the director of Captain Tsubasa?

Katsumi Minoguchi.

When was Captain Tsubasa released?

1983.

Where can I watch Captain Tsubasa?

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