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Captain Tsubasa
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Yuko Sanpei
Tsubasa Oozora (voice)
91 eps
Kenichi Suzumura
Genzou Wakabayashi (voice)
91 eps
Ayaka Fukuhara
Taro Misaki (voice)
91 eps
Mutsumi Tamura
Ryo Ishizaki (voice)
91 eps
Takuya Sato
Kojirou Hyuga (voice)
91 eps
Nobuo Tobita
Narrator (voice)
52 eps
Wataru Hatano
Hikaru Matsuyama (voice)
1 eps
Koudai Sakai
Teppei Kisugi (voice)
1 eps
Katsuyuki Konishi
Roberto Hongo (voice)
10 eps
Rina Sato
Natsuko Ozora (voice)
3 eps
Masaki Terasoma
Kodai Ozora (voice)
4 eps
Tomomichi Nishimura
Tatsuo Mikami (voice)
4 eps
Sayuri Hara
Sanae Nakazawa (voice)
7 eps
Soma Saito
Jun Misugi (voice)
6 eps
Ayako Takeuchi
Masao Tachibana (voice)
6 eps
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.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
The passionate story of an elementary school student whose thoughts and dreams revolve almost entirely around the love of soccer. 11-year-old Tsubasa Oozora started playing football at a very young age, and while it was mostly just a recreational sport for his friends, for him, it developed into something of an obsession. In order to pursue his dream to the best of his elementary school abilities, Tsubasa moves with his mother to Nankatsu city, which is well-known for its excellent elementary school soccer teams. But although he was easily the best in his old town, Nankatsu has a lot more competition, and he will need all of his skill and talent in order to stand out from this new crowd.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 91 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20191 episode
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201852 episodes
8.1IMDbTsubasa Ozora is an 11-year-old who dreams of becoming the world's best football player and winning the World Cup, his thoughts and dreams revolve almost entirely around the joy of football. Tsubasa moves with his mother to Nankatsu to pursue his dream, where he will need the best of his abilities to stand out. He encounters not only rivals but also friends.
Best episode · S01E02 He's flying!
Season 2 · Complete
Junior Youth Arc
202339 episodes
10.0IMDbThe International Junior Youth Tournament in Paris, France, is about to begin, and Tsubasa, Misaki, Wakabayashi, Hyuga, and Wakashimazu are ready. Japan’s team of elite players is to face off against the best the soccer world has to offer. Germany’s Schneider, France’s Pierre, Argentina’s Diaz, and Italy’s Hernandez await, along with a host of other new rivals. Let the battle begin!
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Take Flight
Tsubasa Oozora has just moved to Nankatsu in Shizuoka. He is a passionate soccer boy and instead of helping with the move, he runs away to dribble his ball around the city. What happens next is close to a fated encounter. He meets Genzo Wakabayashi. He is a young, genius goalkeeper. Tsubasa watches him catching one ball after another from his middle school partner and is impressed by Wakabayashi’s skills, so he challenges him. He says that he can shoot the ball all the way to Wakabayashi’s house and land it on the roof. As proof, he writes something on the ball.
- Directed by Hikaru Murata
- Written by Atsuhiro Tomioka
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Norio YamakawaProducer
- Shotaro UsuiProducer
- Satoshi UmetsuProducer
- Shuichiro TanakaProducer
Writing
- Atsuhiro TomiokaWriter
- Yoshifumi FukushimaWriter
Direction
- Yuji TokunoDirector
- Masayuki YamadaDirector
- Teru IshiiDirector
- Hikaru MurataDirector
- Shinichi FukumotoDirector
- Seiki TakunoDirector
Cinematography
- Kazuhiro YamadaDirector of Photography
Music
- Hayato MatsuoOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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