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Yoichi Takahashi1981–1988

Captain Tsubasa

Kyaputen Tsubasa · キャプテン翼

Tsubasa Ozora lives for soccer and dreams of winning the World Cup for Japan, from his school pitch all the way to Brazil and Europe.

356chapters
37volumes
7years in the Jump
24times it opened the magazine

What it is about

Captain Tsubasa debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 648 on March 31, 1981. Created by Yoichi Takahashi, the series follows Tsubasa Ozora, a boy whose dream is to win the FIFA World Cup. Captain Tsubasa is credited with inspiring a generation of professional footballers worldwide, including many current and former stars. Its debut issue also carried Kochikame, Kinnikuman and Ring ni Kakero.

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Its story in the Jump

3 sagas, from its first chapter to its last one in the Weekly

  1. DebutChapter 1WSJ No. 648 · March 31, 1981See that issue →
  2. 1981–1982 · Ch. 1–67 · 71 issuesYouth League
  3. 1982–1984 · Ch. 68–159 · 94 issuesNational Tournament
  4. 1984–1988 · Ch. 160–356 · 197 issuesWorld Youth Cup
  5. Final chapterChapter 356WSJ No. 1009 · April 26, 1988See that issue →

Main characters

With their birthday: share it with any of them?

  • Tsubasa Ozora July 28July 28 Tsubasa Ozora大空翼
  • Kojiro Hyuga August 17August 17 Kojiro Hyuga日向小次郎
  • Taro Misaki May 5May 5 Taro Misaki岬太郎
  • Ryo Ishizaki April 1April 1 Ryo Ishizaki石崎了
  • Roberto Hongo Roberto Hongoロベルト・本郷
  • Genzo Wakabayashi Genzo Wakabayashi若林源三

Character data: AniList

Character birthdays

5 characters from Captain Tsubasa, month by month

Next birthday: Ken Wakashimazu, December 29 in 63 days

  1. December

    1. 29Ken Wakashimazu
  2. April

    1. 1Ryo Ishizaki
  3. May

    1. 5Taro Misaki
  4. July

    1. 28Tsubasa Ozora
See the rest of the year (1 months)
  1. August

    1. 17Kojiro Hyuga
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