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Captain Tsubasa

Captain Tsubasa

TV-G1983•24m•7.8/10
ComedyDramaAnimation

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7.8/10(824)

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.

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Production

Tsuchida Production

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 13, 1983

Last Aired

March 27, 1986

Networks

TV Tokyo

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
The new Soccer Star
E1
The new Soccer Star
Air date: 1983-10-13
A Career begins
E2
A Career begins
Air date: 1983-10-20
Kick-Off for the Future
E3
Kick-Off for the Future
Air date: 1983-10-27
The Football is my best Friend
E4
The Football is my best Friend
Air date: 1983-11-03
Where is the Rival?
E5
Where is the Rival?
Air date: 1983-11-10
Blocked Off
E6
Blocked Off
Air date: 1983-11-17
The Show must go on
E7
The Show must go on
Air date: 1983-11-24
A perfect Duo
E8
A perfect Duo
Air date: 1983-12-01
The last Chance
E9
The last Chance
Air date: 1983-12-08
A long Way to Brazil
E10
A long Way to Brazil
Air date: 1983-12-15
The Provocation
E11
The Provocation
Air date: 1983-12-22
No easy Way
E12
No easy Way
Air date: 1983-12-29
Fast Game in the Mud
E13
Fast Game in the Mud
Air date: 1984-01-05
Tsubasa is sieged
E14
Tsubasa is sieged
Air date: 1984-01-12
An unfair Enemy
E15
An unfair Enemy
Air date: 1984-01-19
The verification Test
E16
The verification Test
Air date: 1984-01-26
The Youth National Championship
E17
The Youth National Championship
Air date: 1984-02-02
Fatal Confrontation
E18
Fatal Confrontation
Air date: 1984-02-09
The mighty Shot
E19
The mighty Shot
Air date: 1984-02-16
Soccer is my Dream
E20
Soccer is my Dream
Air date: 1984-02-23
No Victory in Semi Final
E21
No Victory in Semi Final
Air date: 1984-03-01
The Brothers Tachibana
E22
The Brothers Tachibana
Air date: 1984-03-08
Ryo shoots an Own Goal
E23
Ryo shoots an Own Goal
Air date: 1984-03-15
The Fight for the Final
E24
The Fight for the Final
Air date: 1984-03-22
The best Keeper of the Tournament
E25
The best Keeper of the Tournament
Air date: 1984-03-29
The End of a Career
E26
The End of a Career
Air date: 1984-04-05

Cast

Akari Hibino

Akari Hibino

Tsubasa Oozora (voice)

Fujiko Takimoto

Fujiko Takimoto

(voice)

Reiko Suzuki

Reiko Suzuki

(voice)

Yoshio Kawai

Yoshio Kawai

(voice)

Yasuhiro Takato

Yasuhiro Takato

(voice)

Hochu Otsuka

Hochu Otsuka

(voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

(voice)

Shigeru Nakahara

Shigeru Nakahara

(voice)

Kouichi Hashimoto

(voice)

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