Captain Tsubasa is an anime that has 227 episodes divided into 8 seasons, with 19 filler episodes and its percentage is 8%. The anime adapted up to chapter 114 of the manga (this has 114 chapters, finished)
- Rating: 3.8/5 ( votes).
- Written by: Yōichi Takahashi
- Published by: Azychika
- Magazine: Weekly Shōnen Jump
- Original run (manga): April 13, 1981 – May 9, 1988
- Studio: Tsuchida Production
- Directed by: Hiroyoshi Mitsunobu
- Music by: Hiromoto Tobisawa
- Original run (anime): October 13, 1983 – March 27, 1986
Score MAL:
7.5/10 51,510 votes.
IMDb Rating:
7.9/10 7,204 votes.
Captain Tsubasa narrates the fervent tale of a young elementary school student whose entire world revolves around his deep passion for soccer. At the age of 11, Tsubasa Oozora initiates his soccer journey, initially a casual pastime for his friends but evolving into a profound fixation for him.
In his pursuit of realizing his dream with the skills of an elementary schooler, Tsubasa relocates with his mother to Nankatsu city, renowned for its exceptional elementary school soccer teams. Despite being the standout player in his previous town, the move exposes him to a heightened level of competition in Nankatsu, demanding that he employ all his abilities to distinguish himself among his new peers.
In this unfamiliar setting, Tsubasa not only faces rivals but also forges new connections, including Sanae Nakazawa, an attractive girl, and Genzo Wakabayashi, a gifted goalkeeper who shares Tsubasa's unwavering passion. Wakabayashi becomes an invaluable ally, supporting Tsubasa on his journey towards realizing his aspirations. While Tsubasa's ultimate goal is to represent Japan in the FIFA World Cup, he soon discovers that achieving this dream requires more than just innate talent.
Captain Tsubasa Filler Episodes List
The list will mark the filler episodes of Captain Tsubasa (if any) and so that you can watch the anime in order, the extra material, whether ovas or movies, will be located according to their chronology. At the end, I will mention to you which chapter of the manga the anime ends and where to start reading the manga after the anime.
Season 1: 1983-84
- 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"
Season 2: 1984
- 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"* Filler - 039. "The Finale"
- 040. "The Shooting Secret"
- 041. "The Duel"
- 042. "Roar, Lion"
- 043. "Nankatsu in Crisis"
- 044.
"The Equalizer"* Filler - 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"
Season 3: 1984-85
- 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. Nitta"
- 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"
Season 4: 1985
- 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"* Filler - 090.
"Who Will Be Chosen"* Filler - 091. "Where Love Falls"
- 092. "The Attack Headlong"
- <-------- Movie 1: Captain Tsubasa: The Great European Showdown -------->
- 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"* Filler - 100.
"Surprise in Field"* Filler - 101.
"Tsubasa vs. Pierre, a Fair Fight"* Filler - 102.
"The Might of the Kaiser"* Filler - 103.
"Unexpected Visit"* Filler - 104.
"An Impossible Recovery"* Filler
Season 5: 1985-86
- 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 Desperate Fight"
- 111. "Miraculous Drive Shoot"
- 112. "Hyuga Koujiro's Counter-attack"
- 113. "Thrill"
- 114. "Keep on Fighting"
- 115. "Dream Goal"
- <-------- Movie 2: Captain Tsubasa: Danger! All Japan Jr. -------->
- 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"* Filler - <-------- Movie 3: Captain Tsubasa: Run Towards Tomorrow! -------->
- 127.
"Hoping for Europe"* Filler - 128.
"The 17 Best"* Filler - <-------- Movie 4: Captain Tsubasa: World Great Battle! Jr. World Cup -------->
Shin Captain Tsubasa
- 01. "Take Flight, Tsubasa! Challenge the World"
- 02. "Defeated! Start from Scratch"
- 03. "Rebirth! Golden Duo"
- 04. "Gathering! Rivals All Over the World"
- 05. "Confrontation! Defeat Hernandez"
- 06. "Blast Off! J-Boys Soccer!"
- 07. "White Hot! The Genius Diaz vs. Japan"
- 08. "Battle! Clash of the Four Best"
- 09. "Counterattack! Break the Hometown Decision"
- 10. "Hard Fight! Bloody Ultimate Defense"
- 11. "Decisive Victory! Challenge the Steel Giant"
- 12. "Pursuit! Has the Number One in the World Seen This?"
- 13. "Soar, Tsubasa! The Oath to the Great Skies"
Captain Tsubasa J (1994)
- <-------- Movie 5: Captain Tsubasa: The Most Powerful Opponent! Holland Youth -------->
- 01. "Son of the Wind"
- 02. "Roberto's Secret"
- 03. "A Great Coach"
- 04. "The Impossible Challenge"
- 05. "Face to Face"
- 06. "What a Duo!!!"
- 07. "Selection for the Championship"
- 08. "Hyiga, the Great Rival"
- 09. "New Talent"
- 10. "Rivalry in the Rain"
- 11. "In the last seconds"
- 12. "The Comeback"
- 13. "The Great Rivals"
- 14. "Round of Fire"
- 15. "A Ball for Each Friend"
- 16. "Fighting Till the End"
- 17. "15 Minutes of Happiness"
- 18. "Acrobatic Duel"
- 19. "The Coach's Speech"
- 20. "Never Give Up"
- 21. "The New Goalkeeper"
- 22. "The Challenge has Begun"
- 23. "The Great Jun Misugi"
- 24. "Tsubasa's Ilness"
- 25. "Heart and Mind"
- 26. "It's Important to Participate"
- 27. "Details of the Challenge"
- 28. "A Casual Kick"
- 29. "Return of the Tiger"
- 30. "The Courage to Try"
- 31. "Like a Son"
- 32. "Don't Finish Like This"
- 33. "The Bitterness of Goodbye"
- 34. "Arriving in Italy"
- 35. "The Debut"
- 36. "An Importnat Game"
- 37. "Challenge of the Numbers"
- 38. "The Mystery of Japan"
- 39. "Road to The World Cup"
- 40. "The Awaited Ending"
- 41. "The Twins of Goals"
- 42. "Final Surprise"
- 43. "Together Again"
- 44. "Secret Weapon"
- 45. "The Real National Squad"
- 46. "A Promise of Victory"
- 47. "Aim! 2002"
Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002
- 01. "Road to Dream"
- 02. "Meeting Roberto"
- 03. "Taro Misaki Returns"
- 04. "The Burning Kojiro"
- 05. "Birth! Captain Tsubasa"
- 06. "Opening! Japan National Junior Competition"
- 07. "Ace of Glass"
- 08. "Get up! Misugi Jun"
- 09. "Crash! Tsubasa vs. Hyuga"
- 10. "Finals in the Dead Heat!"
- 11. "Farewell Roberto"
- 12. "Tomorrow's Kick Off"
- 13. "Fierce Tiger Shot!"
- 14. "A Challenge from Jito"
- 15. "Hot Number 10 from a Snow Country"
- 16. "Upsetting Doctor's Decision"
- 17. "Tournament Final! Nankatsu vs. Toho"
- 18. "Driving Shot of Vengeance"
- 19. "Come Back Tsubasa!"
- 20. "Go for it! Japan Youth Team!"
- 21. "Humiliating Test Match"
- 22. "Glorious Number 10"
- 23. "Golden Duo Reunites"
- 24. "'God of Defense' of Italy"
- 25. "Genius Juan Diaz!"
- 26. "An Elegant Commander"
- 27. "Painful Yellow Card"
- 28. "Respectable Penalty - Tie-Breaker"
- 29. "Grueling Battle! Japan vs. Germany"
- 30. "A Message From Roberto"
- 31. "Shine in Glory! Japanese Team!"
- 32. "To the New Field"
- 33. "A Soccer Cyborg"
- 34. "Santana, The Son of God"
- 35. "The Shine of Rosario"
- 36. "The New Dream Land"
- 37.
"Hyuga's Challenge for the Future"* Filler - 38.
"Golden Age of Hope"* Filler - 39.
"Shingo Aoi is Here!"* Filler - 40.
"The New Japan National Team"* Filler - 41.
"Break the Dutch Wall"* Filler - 42.
"Restart to the World"* Filler - 43. "Catalunya's Eagle"
- 44. "Run to the Opening Match!"
- 45. "Harsh Notice"
- 46. "Cross the Bridge of Hope"
- 47. "Hyuga Italian' s debut"
- 48. "Striker in Tears"
- 49. "Go for 10 Goals, 10 Assists!"
- 50. "Battle Against the Rival"
- 51. "Dream Pitch"
- 52. "Warriors in the Field"