Captain Tsubasa

Captain Tsubasa
Cover of Captain Tsubasa Bunkoban edition volume 1 as published by Shueisha
キャプテン翼 (Kyaputen Tsubasa)
Genre	Sports (Football)
Manga
Written by	Yōichi Takahashi
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run	April 13, 1981 – May 9, 1988
Volumes	37 (List of volumes)
Manga
Captain Tsubasa: World Youth
Written by	Yōichi Takahashi
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run	April 18, 1994 – September 1, 1997
Volumes	18 (List of volumes)
Manga
Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002
Written by	Yōichi Takahashi
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Weekly Young Jump
Original run	2001 – 2004
Volumes	15 (List of volumes)
Manga
Captain Tsubasa: Golden-23
Written by	Yōichi Takahashi
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Weekly Young Jump
Original run	2005 – May 2008
Volumes	12 (List of volumes)
Manga
Captain Tsubasa: Kaigai Gekito Hen
Written by	Yōichi Takahashi
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Weekly Young Jump
Original run	May 2009 – February 2012
Volumes	8 (List of volumes)
Manga
Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun
Written by	Yōichi Takahashi
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Grand Jump
Original run	December 2013 – present
Volumes	4 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Hiroyoshi Mitsunobu
Produced by	Hiromichi Shigegaki Hyota Ezu Masao Kodaira
Music by	Hiromoto Tobisawa
Studio	Tsuchida Pro
Licensed by	NA Enoki Films
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	October 10, 1983 – March 27, 1986
Episodes	128 (List of episodes)
Anime film
Captain Tsubasa: Europe Daikessen
Directed by	Hiroyoshi Mitsunobu
Produced by	Hiromichi Shigegaki
Written by	Yoshiyuki Suga
Music by	Hiromoto Tobisawa
Studio	Tsuchida Pro
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 Pro
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 Pro
Released	March 15, 1986
Runtime	35 minutes
Anime film
Captain Tsubasa: Sekai Daikessen!! Jr. World Cup
Directed by	Tatsuya Okamoto
Written by	Yoshiyuki Suga
Music by	Hiromoto Tobisawa
Studio	Tsuchida Pro
Released	July 12, 1986
Runtime	57 minutes
Original video animation
Shin Captain Tsubasa
Directed by	Osamu Sekita
Produced by	Kaname Sakamoto Masaki Sawanobori
Written by	Satoshi Namiki
Music by	Osamu Totsuka
Studio	Studio Comet
Released	July, 1989 – July, 1990
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Holland Youth
Directed by	Yoriyasu Kogawa
Produced by	Kyotaro Kimura Michihisa Abe Minoru Ohno
Written by	Yoriyasu Kogawa
Music by	Takeo Miratsu
Studio	J.C.Staff Yomiko Advertising, Inc.
Released	November 6, 1994
Runtime	48 minutes
Anime television series
Captain Tsubasa J
Directed by	Hiroshi Fukutomi
Produced by	Etsuko Komatsu Hidetaka Ikuta Koji Kaneda
Music by	Michihiko Ohta
Studio	Studio Comet
Original network	Fuji Television
Original run	October 21, 1994 – December 22, 1995
Episodes	46 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002
Directed by	Gisaburō Sugii
Produced by	Masao Maruyama Shinsaku Hatta Susumu Matsuyama
Written by	Kaoru Kurosaki (screenplay)
Music by	Akifumi Tada Yasunori Iwasaki
Studio	Group TAC Madhouse
Licensed by	NA Enoki Films
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	October 7, 2001 – October 6, 2002
Episodes	52 (List of episodes)

Captain Tsubasa (Japanese: キャプテン翼, Hepburn: Kyaputen Tsubasa^?), is a popular long-running Japanese manga, animation, and video game series, originally created by Yōichi Takahashi in 1981. The series mainly revolves around the sport of Association football focusing on Tsubasa Oozora (大空 翼, Ōzora Tsubasa^?). 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.

The Captain Tsubasa manga series was originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump comic book magazine between 1981 and 1988, spanning a total of 37-tankōbon volumes. This was followed by numerous sequels. The Captain Tsubasa manga has sold over 70 million copies in Japan making it one of Shonen Jump's most popular series ever. The original Captain Tsubasa manga series was quickly adapted into a TV animation series, produced by Tsuchida Production, whose first season premiered in Japan on the TV Tokyo network between October 10, 1983 and March 27, 1986. Numerous movies and television series have followed.