Who is Yōichi Takahashi, creator of Captain Tsubasa?

Who is Yōichi Takahashi

It sparked the sport's popularity in Japan and remains beloved worldwide. Born in Tokyo in 1960, he started Captain Tsubasa in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1981, aged 20, inspired by the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.

高橋陽一 Born 1960

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Captain Tsubasa

1981–1988Writer & Artist

Captain Tsubasa

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.

37volumes

356chapters

24times it opened the magazine

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Captain Tsubasa debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 18 · 1981, on sale March 31, 1981. That same issue also carried Kochikame, Kinnikuman and Ring ni Kakero. Its last chapter in the magazine, number 356, ran in No. 22 · 1988 (April 26, 1988), after 7 years of serialization.

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