Captain Tsubasa (1983–1986)

Stars:

Arihiro Hase, Kôichi Hashimoto, Ken'yû Horiuchi

Cast

Series cast summary:
Arihiro Hase	...	Koyama

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

soccer | anime | friendship | cult tv | character name in title

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Genres:

Animation | Biography | Drama | Family | Sport

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Details

Country:

Japan France

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

13 October 1983 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Super campeones

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toei Doga

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 24 min (128 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This series contains 128 episodes:

• 001. The New Soccer Star
• 002. A Career Begins
• 003. Kick-Off for the Future
• 004. The Football is My Best Friend
• 005. Where is the Rival?
• 006. Blocked Off
• 007. The Show Must Go On
• 008. A Perfect Duo
• 009. The Last Chance
• 010. A Long Way to Brazil
• 011. The Provocation
• 012. No Easy Way
• 013. Fast Game in the Mud
• 014. Tsubasa is Sieged
• 015. An Unfair Enemy
• 016. The Verification Test
• 017. The Youth National Championship
• 018. Fatal Confrontation
• 019. The Mighty Shot
• 020. Soccer is My Dream
• 021. No Victory in Semi Final
• 022. The Brothers Tachibana
• 023. Ryo Shoots an Own Goal
• 024. The Fight for the Final
• 025. The Best Keeper of the Tournament
• 026. The End of a Career
• 027. Encounters in Semi-Final
• 028. The Brave Fighters from the North
• 029. Hard Confrontations
• 030. A Wounded Prince
• 031. A Brilliant Fight
• 032. Tsubasa in the Trap
• 033. I Can't Play
• 034. Tsubasa's Resurrection
• 035. Misugi, Don't Die
• 036. My Heart Still Beats
• 037. Mega-shot
• 038. A Wise Decision
• 039. The Finale
• 040. The Shooting Secret
• 041. The Duel
• 042. Roar, Lion
• 043. Nankatsu in Crisis
• 044. The Equalizer
• 045. The Game without Aces
• 046. Against Better Knowledge
• 047. Kojiro's Sign of Winning
• 048. Unsuccessful Overhead Kick
• 049. The Fight Continues
• 050. The Extra Time
• 051. What's the Result of the Extra Time
• 052. One New Strategy
• 053. Two Are Better Than One
• 054. The Duel of the Strikers
• 055. Tears Despite Success
• 056. Great Departures
• 057. The New Rival
• 058. The Shooting of the Hawk
• 059. Nankatsu vs. Otomo
• 060. Tsubasa vs. Nita
• 061. A Hard Comparison
• 062. The Challenge
• 063. Decisions
• 064. Race Against Time
• 065. The Journey to Europe
• 066. The Duel
• 067. A King Resigns
• 068. The Letter
• 069. The National Championship
• 070. A Strong Enemy
• 071. The Shot From a Distance
• 072. The Secret Goal
• 073. A Rival Does Not Give Up
• 074. Air Acrobats
• 075. The Catapult Shot
• 076. The Acrobats
• 077. A New Trick
• 078. The Quarter Final
• 079. An Uneventful Match
• 080. Tsugito's Trick Box
• 081. A Falcon with Lame Wings
• 082. A Special Shot
• 083. The Fight Continues
• 084. Teamwork
• 085. Match Preparations
• 086. Help Cry to the Substitutes' Bench
• 087. The Present for the Captain
• 088. Top Performance
• 089. The Letter from Europe
• 090. Who Will Be Chosen
• 091. Where Love Falls
• 092. The Attack Headlong
• 093. Fairness Goes First
• 094. The Attack
• 095. A Captain as Hero
• 096. Bitter Tears
• 097. Hyuga's Challenge
• 098. Feverish Ravings
• 099. Matchwinner Tsubasa
• 100. Surprise in Field
• 101. Tsubasa vs. Pierre, a Fair Fight
• 102. The Might of the Kaiser
• 103. Unexpected Visit
• 104. An Impossible Recovery
• 105. The Last Fight Begins
• 106. The Great Final
• 107. Nankatsu is Down
• 108. Don't Give Up
• 109. The Tiger Fights Alone
• 110. A Despair Fight
• 111. Tsubasa Doesn't Give Up
• 112. Tsubasa is Hurt
• 113. Thrill
• 114. Keep on Fighting
• 115. Dream Goal
• 116. On Knife's Edge
• 117. With All Power
• 118. It's Getting Exciting
• 119. The Unsuccessful Tiger Shot
• 120. Still Tied
• 121. To the Last Gasp
• 122. Just 10 Minutes Left
• 123. All or Nothing
• 124. In Last Minute
• 125. Shared Victory
• 126. Memories
• 127. Hoping for Europe
• 128. The 17 Best

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Connections

Referenced in Camino (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Fuyu no Lion"
(Ending song)
Music by Takayuki Baba
Arrangements by Hiromoto Tobisawa
Lyrics by Osamu Yoshioka
Performed by Hiroyuki Okita

User Reviews

Captain Majid for the Middle East and Arabia

I haven't seen this one in ages but I thought I'd leave a comment to perhaps assist people who know this as "Captain Majid" in finding this page through Google or whatever.

This series wasn't the greatest in the world because let's be frank the animation is a bit rubbish and ultimately it's just a sports show for kids featuring characters with football 'superpowers', but to many (most?) Arab kids it was a very important and special show, and one that three or four generations have grown up on. That sort of influence and love is definitely remarkable.

Cheers.