history captain tsubasa

Captain Tsubasa (キャプテン翼 Kyaputen Tsubasa?) is a popular long running Japanese manga, anime, and video game series, originally created by Yoichi Takahashi in 1981. The series mainly revolves around the sport of Football.
The story focuses on the adventures of a Japanese youth football team and its football captain Tsubasa Ozora (大空 翼 Ōzora Tsubasa?), whose name literally translates to "Big Sky Wings". The series is characterized by dynamic football moves, often stylish and implausible. The plot focuses on Tsubasa's relationship with his friends, rivalry with his opponents, training, competition, and the action and outcome of each football match.
The Captain Tsubasa manga series was originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump manga magazine between 1981 and 1988, spanning a total of 37-tankōbon volumes. It was continued onto a sequel, Captain Tsubasa: "World Youth" Saga, which was serialized between 1994 and 1997 in Shōnen Jump, spanning 18 volumes, and another sequel, entitled Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002, which was serialized between 2001 and 2004 in Weekly Young Jump, which spanned 15 volumes. The manga is still running, with the latest sequel entitled Captain Tsubasa: Golden 23, serialized in Weekly Young Jump from 2005 to currently.
The original Captain Tsubasa manga series was adapted soon into an anime series, produced by Group TAC and Toei Animation, whose first season premiered in Japan on the TV Tokyo network between 10 October 1983 and 27 March 1986. This first serie tells only the synopsis of the first 25 volumes. Four anime movies followed soon, between 1985 and 1986, continuing the storyline. In 1989 a new anime series, entitled Shin Captain Tsubasa, was produced by Shueisha and CBS Sony Group inc. and spanned 13 OAV.[1] Shin captain Tsubasa tells the manga synopsis from volume 25 to volume 36. The anime series was followed soon after into a second sequel, entitled Captain Tsubasa J, produced by Nippon Animation, Studio Gallop, which aired between October 21, 1994 and December 22, 1995 in Japan on the Fuji Television network and spanned 47 episodes, as well an OVA series, Captain Tsubasa: Holland Youth, which was published in 1994. The anime series was continued on further into a third sequel, Captain Tsubasa: Road to Dream, also known as Captain Tsubasa ~ Road to 2002, the latest anime adaptation of the series, produced by Group TAC and Madhouse Studios, which aired in Japan between October 7, 2001 and October 6, 2002.
All of the versions of the Captain Tsubasa anime series has been broadcast by the anime satellite television network, Animax, across its original network in Japan and later across its respective networks worldwide, including East Asia, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and other regions. It has also been broadcast across several other regions over the world, including South America, Europe and the Middle East. The success of the series also spurred several Nintendo Super Famicom video game adaptations. Enoki Films holds the United States license to Captain Tsubasa, under the title Flash Kicker.


JAPANESE PLAYERS (Captain Tsubasa: Road to Dream / Road to 2002)
Tsubasa Ozora (大空　翼 Ōzora Tsubasa?)

• Date of birth: 28 July
• National team jersey number: #10
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Nickname: Soccer Genius, Field Samurai
• Tsubasa, the title character, is a boy whose was destined to become a born football player. His name translates to “Big Sky Wings”. His love and dedication towards the game is truly great. With his cheerful and positive personality, he overcomes many hardships in his quest to become a world-class star player. He made many friends every where he goes; even some ill-tempered players are fascinated by his friendliness. All his shots were powerful and his techniques are unique and were difficult to follow.
• Main Techniques: Drive Shoot, Flying Drive Shoot, Skywing Shoot
  • Other Techniques (some of them he learnt while playing with others: Barcelona Roulette (In Barça team), Heel Lift, Golden Combi (with Taro Misaki), Golden Trio (with Taro Misaki and Shingo Aoi), Sky Dive Shot, Overhead Kick (from Roberto), Drive Pass, Flying Drive Pass, Twin Shoot (with Taro), Drive Tiger Twin Shot (with Hyuga), Chokkaku Feint (from Shingo), Green Cut Pass(From Misaki),Back Spin Pass, Counter Arrow Shoot, Foul Inducing Dribble, Gamnen Block (from Ishisaki),Back Flip and acrobatics (from Dias), Sorachû Soccer Tachibana kyô (from Tachibana Bros.), Jumping Pass, Rolling Overhead Kick (from Santana), Santana Turn (from Santana), Skylab Defense (from Tachibana Bros.), Rivaul Turn (from Rivaul)

Kojiro Hyuga (日向　小次郎 Hyūga Kojirō?)

• Date of birth: 17 August
• National team jersey number: #9
• Position: Forward
• Nickname: Tiger Striker
• To help his family, Kojiro Hyuga wants to be a professional player, an ace striker. His devotion to football and his persistence to shoot the goal is outstanding. He was both Tsubasa’s and Genzo’s top rival. A great guy, Hyuga is not only strong, he is also tough but at the same time caring. Can be a bit impulsive at times, though. He was once famous because of his roughness and many players were scared of him. But, Hyuga is actually a kind boy who cares about his family and friends. In the World Youth series, Hyuga was one of the 7 players to be excluded from the Japanese National team after they lost 3 group matches with Real Japan 7 (R.J.7). Determined to get back into the team, Hyuga developed a new shot, the Raijuu shot, a shot which is a bit similar to Tsubasa's Drive Shoot, except that Hyuga's Raijuu Shot is a ground shot that will curve upward, unlike Tsubasa's Drive Shooter which will go up then curve downward.
• Special Techniques: Chokusenteki (Straight line) Dribble, Tiger Shot, Neo-Tiger Shot, Raiju Shoot, Overhead Kick and Toho Golden Combi

Genzo Wakabayashi (若林　源三 Wakabayashi Genzō?)

• Date of birth: 7 December
• National team jersey number: #1
• Position: Goalkeeper
• Nickname: SGGK (Super Great Goalkeeper)
• Genzo Wakabayashi is an extroardinary goalkeeper who can catch almost anything thrown at him. Not many shots can come past Genzo. A charismatic guy, Genzo is also loyal to his friends and he is firm with his decisions. Genzo always keeps his feelings to himself and people close to him as seen in Shin Captain Tsubasa, when he's willingly criticize his teammates' performance in order to make them realize that football in Europe is different than what they play in Japan. His actions caused a lot of Japanese players to dislike him and Genzo only told Tsubasa his true intentions. From early childhood, he has aimed to be the best goalkeeper in the world. He tended to be selfish, and brag about his skills before he met and played a couple of games against Tsubasa. After his match against Tsubasa, he has learned to enjoy the game with his other teammates.
• Special Techniques: Straight Defense and Upper Defense

Taro Misaki (岬　太郎 Misaki Tarō?)

• Date of birth: 5 May
• National team jersey number: #11
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Nickname: Field Artist
• He came to Nankatsu a few days after Tsubasa, whom he becomes his best friend. Taro moves from one place to another, following his father who works as a traveling artist. Before he met Tsubasa at Nankatsu, he played with Hyuga, Takeshi and Ken at Meiwa and with Matsuyama at Furano. Taro is sweet, kind and loyal to his friends. He is also sensitive to everybody’s feelings. Taro is a tender-hearted boy who is always smiling. But don’t underestimate him because he is as skilful as Tsubasa. Taro is also one of the 7 members to be excluded from the Japanese National Team after they lost to R.J.7 in 3 group matches in the Captain Tsubasa J series. The Boomerang Shot and the Boomerang Pass was something Taro developed after he was excluded from the Japanese Team.
• Special Techniques: Boomerang Shoot, Green Cut Pass and Golden Combi

Jun Misugi (三杉　淳 Misugi Jun?)

• Date of birth: 23 June
• National team jersey number: #14
• Position: Defender / Part-time coach
• Nickname: Field no Kikoshi (Field Prince), Ace of Glass
• Jun Misugi is easily one of Japan’s best players. Unfortunately his failing heart condition forces him to play for only a short time almost every game. During Japan's match against Argentina, Japan's coach silently thought to himself that Jun would have been Japan's top player(even better than Tsubasa) if it wasn't for his current heart injury; indeed, Jun scored Japan's final goal in that match. He completely recovered in the World Youth Series though. Jun is strong-willed and dedicated besides being kind and clever. Jun can read the opposing team’s formation and tactics even when he is not playing on the field; not to mention his ability on how to control his opponent’s movements.
• Special Techniques: Drive shoot, Overhead Kick and Off-side strategy

Hikaru Matsuyama (松山　光 Matsuyama Hikaru?)

• Date of birth: 21 June
• National team jersey number: #12
• Position: Sweeper (defending midfielder)
• Nickname: Wild Eagle
• Hikaru Matsuyama is one of the best defenders in the world. He can intercept many passes and shots from the opposing team. Matsuyama is selfless and he is a smart leader. But he can be very reserved sometimes. Matsuyama is well-known for his great ball control and accuracy. It was stated in an episode of Captain Tsubasa that he is considered to have the best footwork among the Japanese players. Any team would be very lucky to have him as a defender. His trademark shot called Eagle Shot or Arawashishot(Wild Eagle Shot), a powerful ground shot. In the Captain Tsubasa original series, it is said that Matsuyama's Arawashi Shot was inspired when he watched a group of girls playing volleyball with the Furano team manager and later his girlfriend, Yoshiko Fujisawa. However, in the Road to 2002 / Road to Dream series, the Arawashi Shot was something Matsuyama thought up himself to defeat Tsubasa and Nankatsu FC.
• Special Techniques: Eagle shoot, Eagle tackle, Avalanche strategy

Shingo Aoi (葵　新伍 Aoi Shingo?)

• Date of birth: 12 March
• National team jersey number: #20
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Nickname: Prince of the Sun, Green light,Midfield's Dynamo
• Excellent player who debuted in the series in the World Youth saga, previous number 12 of Nakahara FC and later went to train to Italy but previous to that he received three coins from Tsubasa that Aoi keeps as luck charms. He played in FC Inter Milan and became friends with Gino Hernandez, and he developed a grude against Gentile. After two years of training in that team, he was called to go back to the Japanese Youth Team to play against Thailand. He left Inter to go to play for a Serie C1 team, Albese. He's very fast and has excellent techniques, even becoming friends with Tsubasa and Misaki to made a "Golden Trio".
• Special Techniques: Overhead Kick, Chokkaku Feint, Chokkaku Tornedo Feint, Golden Trio(With Tsubasa and Misaki), Chokomaka Defense(One-Shot All Stars), Hinotama Press(One-Shot All Stars), Shinkansen Shoot, Twin Shoot, Heikaku Feint, Fake Chokkaku Feint, Chokkaku Dribble, Matanuki Shoot, Matanuki Rovesciata, Various Angle Feint.

Makoto Soda (早田 誠 Sōda Makoto?)

• Date of birth: 10 July
• National team jersey number: #7
• Position: Defender
• Nickname: Ace Killer, Kamisori Fighter
• Makoto Soda is a fearsome defender who knows how to injure people with tackles without the referee's knowledge. He is quite fast and he tends to put effects on his balls when he passes or shoots. A bit like Hyuga and Napoleon, he is an impulsive person and can get into a fight with someone. His various techniques include Kamisori Shoot, Kamisori pass and Kamisori tackle.
• Special Techniques: Kamisori Shoot, Kamisori Centering and Kamisori Tackle

Shun Nitta (新田 瞬 Nitta Shun?)

• Date of birth: 22 March
• National team jersey number: #18
• Position: Forward
• Nickname: Speed Star, Falcon Fighter
• Shun Nitta is one of the youngest player in Japan. But he is the fastest runner there. Being a forward in Japan national team, Nitta has an incredible speed. It is said that he can run 100 metres in 11 seconds or less. Nitta is very kind and he respected all the players on the team. Although he is a bit arrogant and impulsive at first, Nitta can be considered as one of the most talented forward in Japan.
• Special Techniques: Falcon Shoot, Jumping Falcon Volley Shoot, Running Falcon Shoot and Left Falcon Shoot

Ken Wakashimazu (若島津　健 Wakashimazu Ken?)

• Date of birth: 29 December
• National team jersey number: #17
• Position: Goalkeeper, Forward
• Nickname: SGKK (Super Great Karate Keeper)
• Ken Wakashimazu is one of Japan’s top goalkeepers. He used to be a karate fighter before becoming a goalkeeper. Known as the“ Karate Keeper ”, Ken uses his karate skills and speed to his advantage as a goalkeeper. A cool guy, Ken is faithful to his best friends, which are Hyuga and Takeshi. He is a bit conceited at first, though. Ken is calm and can read one team’s tactics very quickly. However, he always gets competitive with Genzo in seeing who is a better goalkeeper. In the new Golden-23 series he becomes a forward and scores a goal in a friendly match against Nigeria.
• Special Techniques: Shuto Defense & Sankaku geri defense Overhead Kick

Ryo Ishizaki (石崎　了 Ryo Ishizaki?)

• Date of birth: 1 April
• National team jersey number: 4
• Position: Defender
• Nickname: Monkey
• Ishizaki Ryo is Tsubasa's best friend since the story's very beginning. Though Ishizaki's soccer techniques are far from Tsubasa's level, his strong will and relentless personality has won himself a position in the national team. A demonstration of this is shown during World Youth Cup Finals when Ishizaki was knocked out-cold by blocking an extremely powerful shot at close distance with his face.
• Special Techniques: Face Block Defense

Takeshi Sawada (沢田タケシ Sawada Takeshi?)

• Date of birth: 2 January
• National team jersey number: 15
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Nickname: Star of Next Generation, Extension of Golden Age

Masao Tachibana (立花　政夫 Tachibana Masao?)

• Date of birth: 6 October
• National team jersey number: 2
• Position: Mid-fielder, Defender
• Nickname: Air Monkey
• Special Techniques: Aerial Soccer, Skylab Hurricane (with Kazuo or Jito)

Kazuo Tachibana (立花　和夫 Tachibana Kazuo?)

• Date of birth: 6 October
• National team jersey number: 3
• Position: Mid-fielder, Defender
• Nickname: Air Monkey
• Special Techniques: Aerial Soccer, Skylab Hurricane (with Masao or Jito)

Hiroshi Jito (次藤　洋 Jitō Hiroshi?)

• Date of birth: 29 April
• National team jersey number: 5
• Position: Defender
• Nickname: Giant
• Jito is a huge player. Because of this he always guards the other team's tallest player, as in the World Youth series he had to defend China's tallest member, Hi Sho, despite lack of jumping power, and Saudi Arabia's Vulcan, who is 210 cm. At first, he was a terrifying rival for Tsubasa. In the Shin Captain Tsubasa series, he scored a goal for the Hirado Football team by blowing Morisaki into the net with the ball. Tsubasa repaid him by doing the same, getting Jito in the net with his Drive Shoot.
• Special Techniques: Hirado Combi (with Sano), Skylab Hurricane (with Tachibana twins)

Mitsuru Sano (佐野　滿 Sano Mitsuru?)

• Date of birth: 2 August
• National team jersey number: 16
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Nickname: Field Acrobat
• Sano is a brilliant Midfielder. He and Jito form the Hirado Combi. He keeps the ball very skillfully from opposing players. His ball keeping ability can only be edged by Matsuyama.
• Special Techniques: Hirado Combi (with Jito)

Tomeya Akai (赤井　止也 Akai Tomeya?)

• Date of birth: 10 May
• National team jersey number: 23
• Position: Mid-fielder, Defender
• Nickname: Red Stopper

Gakuto Igawa (井川　岳人 Igawa Gakuto?)

• Date of birth: TBD
• National team jersey number: 32
• Position: Any Position (Including Goalkeeper)
• Nickname: TBD

Furukawa (古川　洸太郎 Furukawa?)

• Date of birth: TBD
• National team jersey number: 26
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Nickname: TBD

Shinnosuke Kazami (風見　信之介 Kazami Shinnosuke?)

• Date of birth: TBD
• National team jersey number: 25
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Nickname: TBD

Yuji Soga (曾我　佑二 Soga Yuji?)

• Date of birth: TBD
• National team jersey number: 32
• Position: Forward
• Nickname: TBD

Mamoru Izawa (井沢 守 Izawa Mamoru?)

• Date of birth: 20 December
• National team jersey number: #8
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Nickname: Field Soldier
• Mamoru Izawa is a substitute of Japan. He is a specialist at headers and usually wins most of his heading duels. He also has a good team play especially with Kisugi and Taki. The three of them form the Shutetsu Trio which is a combination of fast passes to each other. Izawa is the most skillful in the Shutetsu Trio. Although Izawa is only a substitute of Japan, he has proved himself several times that he was a good defender. In the new Golden-23 series, in a match vs Denmark, he replaces Jito and showed that he was capable of defending.
• Special Techniques: Shutetsu Trio

Hajime Taki (滝　一 Taki Hajime?)

• Date of birth: 8 August
• National team jersey number: #13
• Position: Forward
• Nickname: Excellent Wing
• Hajime Taki is a substitute of Japan. His best friend is Kisugi and they have always been together since primary school. Together with Kisugi and Izawa, The three of them form the Shutetsu Trio which is a combination of fast passes to each other. He is reasonably fast and his favourite technique is to run straight along the right side line of the field.
• Special Techniques: Shutetsu Trio and Nankatsu Silver Combi

Teppei Kisugi (来生 哲兵 Kisugi Teppei?)

• Date of birth: 15 May
• National team jersey number: #19
• Position: Forward
• Nickname: Maintainer of Score of Shutetsu
• Kisugi Teppei is a substitute of Japan. His best friend is Taki and they have always been together since primary school. Together with Taki and Izawa, the three of them form the Shutetsu Trio which is a combination of fast passes to each other.
• Special Techniques: Shutetsu Trio & Nankatsu Silver Combi

Yuzo Morisaki (森崎　有三 Morisaki Yuzō?)

• Date of birth: TBD
• National team jersey number: #21
• Position: Goalkeeper
• Nickname: STGK (Super Tenacity Goalkeeper)
• Yuzo Morisaki is the third-string goalkeeper of the team. At first, he doesn't standout very much. He was just a replacement keeper for Wakabayashi in Nankatsu. In The World Youth series versus Thailand, he was the starting keeper, as Wakashimazu left the team and Wakabayashi is still injured and in Germany. Even if he took 4 goals, which was a 4-1 start for Thailand, he held his own until Wakabayashi miraculously went to the game and praised him for his efforts, in which he managed to crash on the goal bar just to save a shot, where he got his nickname, STGK.
• Special Techniques: TBD

FOREIGN PLAYERS

Karl Heinz Schneider (Germany)

• Date of birth: 4 July
• National team jersey number: #11
• Position: Forward
• Team: Bayern Munich (Germany)
• Nickname: The Kaiser, King of German football
• He is the captain and ace striker of the German team. He is also the guy whom Genzo admired the most when he was in Germany since many shots from Schneider were untouchable. He can be called the European version of Tsubasa since they're surprisingly similar in looks (their only real differences are the eye and hair colors; Tsubasa has black hair and black eyes, while Schneider has blond hair and blue eyes). Schneider is very sweet and kind in real life (he loves his family dearly, specially after his parent's close divorce), but he is very dangerous on the field and is a very noble and dignified rival to Genzo.
• Special Techniques: Fire Shot, Non-Fire Shot, Chokusenteki Dribble

Carlos Santana (Brazil)

• Date of birth: 1 May
• National team jersey number: #11
• Position: Forward
• Team: Valencia CF (Spain)
• Nickname: Son of the Soccer God, Soccer Cyborg
• Special Techniques: " Arrow Jumping Overhead(Inspired by Tsubasa), Rolling Overhead, Rising Arrow Shoot(Inspired by Tsubasa), Santana Turn, Skywing Shoot(From Roberto), Tornado Arrow Skywing Shoot(Inspired by Roberto,Tsubasa and Hino), Twin Shoot(With Natureza)

Elle Sid Pierre (France)

• Date of Birth: 16 August
• National team Jersey Number: #10
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Team: Paris Saint Germain (France)
• Nickname: Field Artist, Beautiful Beast
• He is the Captain, and Play maker of the France team. El Sid (Alcide) Pierre is the son of a multi-millionaire, he was disgusted with how he was treated because of this whether it was with favoritism or discrimination. His only outlet was football, he practiced football because in football there are no relations, poor or rich, the rules are the same for everyone, and everyone's objective is the ball. Pierre is very patriotic and places enormous pressure upon himself to perform well for France. He has developed a rivalry with Misaki of Japan.
• Special Techniques: Slide Shoot, Off-side Strategy, Eiffel Attack(with Napoleon)

Juan Diaz (Argentina)

• Date of Birth: 25 January
• National team Jersey Number: #10
• Position: Mid-fielder
• Team: Argentinos Juniors (Argentina)
• Nickname: Heaven-sent Child of Soccer, Soccer Genius
• He is the Captain and top scorer of the Argentina team. At first Diaz is arrogant and conceited, but he is somewhat humbled after his match with Japan and duel with Tsubasa. Diaz has been playing football since he was 7 months old, and is considered to be a Soccer Genius. Throughout Argentina no one of his age group could compete with him, at 12 years old he was recruited by his hometown's club along with his best friend Alan Pascal. Diaz is very talented and has been deemed to be the next generation superstar of Argentina Soccer, even being compared to Diego Maradona. Because of their talents and similarities he has developed a rivalry with Tsubasa of Japan.
• Special Techniques: Drive Shooter, Argentina Golden Combi(with Pascal), Drive Shoot, Acrobatics

Gino Hernandez (Italy)

• Date of Birth: 4 February
• National team Jersey Number: #1
• Position: Goalkeeper
• Team: Internazionale FC (Italy)
• After Gino recognized Aoi's potential and determination. Gino's skills as a keeper is superb as he is able to stop many great shots from many great players. Gino also has the ability to remain calm in dire situations and create strategies as he displayed in Italy's match against Japan. Brazil, by been born in there he never play in any club of soccer and only train in his village with his friends. He is nicknamed the King of Soccer because of his great ability with the ball, he has all the attributes to be the greatest soccer player in the world, only compared to TsubasaBarcelona. He is still playing for the Real Madrid and we can see that a second confrontation with Tsubasa is about to happened in a chapter of the Golden 23 but the result is remain unknown.
• Special Techniques: Aurora Feint, Back Heel Pass, Kakudo 0 no Shoot (angle 0 shoot), Nidan Flying Drive Shoot, Rabona Feint, Flying Drive Shoot, Heel Lift, Jumping Volley, Overhead Kick, Handoshusoku Jinho (Reverse Shoot), Twin Shoot(With Roberto Carolus and Santana), Basketball Ball Keep, Brazil Golden Trio (with Santana and Rivaul)

NON-PLAYERS

• Sanae Nakazawa (中沢　早苗 Nakazawa Sanae?) (known as Anego -"older sister"- in the anime series): Ozora Tsubasa's cheerleader, team manager, girlfriend and later wife. In the new golden-23 series she is pregnant.
• Yayoi Aoba: Tsubasa's first friend and Jun Misugi's close friend.
• Yoshiko Fujisawa: Hikaru's assistant and later girlfriend. She moved to the United States, to return some months later.
• Kumi Sugimoto: Sanae's close friend, who joins the Nankatsu club because of her crush on Tsubasa. When she declares her love for him but he tells her that he loves Sanae, she accepts it and encourages him to tell her.
• Yukari Nishimoto: Originally from Nagasaki, she's the cousin of Jito Hiroshi and the best friend of Sanae. In the WYC manga, she falls for Ryo Ishizaki and they later start dating.
• Kaori Matsumoto: First the castout for the Toho team, later Hyuga Kojiro's manager.
• Roberto Hongo (ロベルト本郷 Roberuto Hongō?): A former Brazilian player who was forced to retire after an eye injury. Trained Tsubasa and Nankatsu's Team, and later, became the coach for Brazil.