"Captain Tsubasa" (1983) TV series 1983-1986

Director:

Hiroyoshi Mitsunobu

Writer:

Yôichi Takahashi (comic)

Release Date:

13 October 1983 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Sport

Plot Keywords:

Cult Favorite | Anime | Soccer | Friendship | Character Name In Title

Cast

Arihiro Hase	...	Koyama (voice)
Kôichi Hashimoto	...	Genzou Wakabayashi (voice)
Ken'yû Horiuchi	...	Taki Hajime and El Cid Pierre (voice)
Teiyû Ichiryûsai	...	Hikaru Matsuyama (voice) (as Mie Suzuki)
Kazuhiko Inoue	...	Carlos Santana (voice)
Fabrice Josso	...	Thomas Price / Ben Becker (voice: French version)
Waka Kanda	...	Kumi (voice)
Mathias Kozlowski	...	Olivier Atton / Ed Warner (voice: French version)
Takeshi Kusao	...	Juan Diaz (voice)
Naoko Matsui	...	Rika (voice)
Yasunori Matsumoto	...	Rui Napoleon (voice)
Yûko Mita	...	Andre (voice)
Shigeru Nakahara	...	Mamoru Izawa (voice)
Keiichi Nanba	...	Karl Heinz Schneider (voice)
Miki Narahashi	...	Masao Tachibana (voice)
Yôko Ogai	...	Tsubasa Ohzora (voice)
Hôchû Ôtsuka	...	Hayata (voice)
Chika Sakamoto	...	Sanae (voice)
Reiko Suzuki	...	Kazuo Tachibana and Masaru (voice)
Tomiko Suzuki	...	Yayoi (voice)
Hirotaka Suzuoki	...	Kojirou Hyuuga (voice)
Yasuhiro Takato	...	Jean (voice)
Fujiko Takimoto	...	Sanae Nakazawa (voice)
Hideyuki Tanaka	...	Roberto (voice)
Nobuo Tobita	...	Ken Wakashimazu (voice)
Eiko Yamada	...	Tarou Misaki (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi	...	Franz Shester (voice)
Kazuki Yao	...	Heffner (voice)

Runtime:

24 min (128 episodes) | Argentina:30 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Company:

Toei Doga

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Camino (2008)

Soundtrack:

Fuyu no Lion

Best soccer animation TV show Ever

No doubt about it, this TV series got everything about soccer right. I grew up watching this show in Peru(South America) when it was called "super Campeones", which is Spanish for Super Champions. The Story focuses on a little kid trying to become the best soccer player in the world. From relying on tricks and ability he makes his way up soccer championships by defeating the toughest adversaries.

So, what's so great about that?

Not only are the soccer matches very well-simulated(a little old and crappy for people in this era) but the players have extraordinary abilitys (superpowers you may call it). With a mix of kung-fu and other Japanese arts, this show takes soccer to a dragon ball z level. From "The Lion's Kick" and "The Eagle's Shot", the best of soccer (as a fun sport) is highlighted

If you want your kid (or yourself) to like soccer and grow up playin it then you should get one of these episodes to watch

Now, don't ask me where to get them cause i have problems myself finding any...