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Captain Tsubasa
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Captain Tsubasa actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Captain Tsubasa reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The story
What it's 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 Roberto, Tsubasa starts his exciting journey to chase after his most desired dream - one day winning the FIFA World Cup.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 128 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
198914 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
198326 episodes
8.7IMDbBest episode · S01E02 A Career begins
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
198426 episodes
9.2IMDb
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
198426 episodes
9.3IMDb
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
198526 episodes
9.2IMDb
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
198524 episodes
9.5IMDb
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E14
Captain Tsubasa: The strongest opponent! Netherlands Youth
S00E13
Fly, Tsubasa! Praying to Heaven
S00E12
The Last Battle! Have You Seen The Best Team?
S00E11
The Final! Japan Vs Germany
S00E10
A Strong Team! The Bloodiest Battle!
S00E09
Neutralised! Break The Score!
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- Katsumi MinoguchiDirector
Music
- Takayuki BabaOriginal Music Composer
- Hiromoto TobisawaOriginal Music Composer
- Hiroshi UchikiOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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