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“Elementary soccer prodigy Tsubasa moves to Nankatsu, faces rivals, forms friendships, and dreams of World Cup glory.”
Flash Kicker
キャプテン翼
7.36
2,702 rank · 92,870 viewers · 644 favorites
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Team Sports
Shounen
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Synopsis
Elementary soccer prodigy Tsubasa moves to Nankatsu, faces rivals, forms friendships, and dreams of World Cup glory.
Captain Tsubasa is the passionate story of an elementary school student whose thoughts and dreams revolve almost entirely around the love of soccer. 11-year-old Tsubasa Oozora started playing soccer at a very young age, and while it was mostly just a recreational sport for his friends, for him, it developed into something of an obsession. In order to pursue his dream to the best of his elementary school abilities, Tsubasa moves with his mother to Nankatsu city, which is well-known for its excellent elementary school soccer teams. But although he was easily the best in his old town, Nankatsu has a lot more competition, and he will need all of his skill and talent in order to stand out from this new crowd. He encounters not only rivals, but also new friends like the pretty girl Sanae Nakazawa and the talented goalkeeper, Genzo Wakabayashi, who shares the same passion as Tsubasa, and will prove to be a treasured friend in helping him push towards his dreams. Representing Japan in the FIFA World Cup is Tsubasa’s ultimate dream, but it will take a lot more than talent to reach it.
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Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
8.6
/10
What 5 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.20
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.20 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.60
Running avg · Oct 2007 → Jan 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I like 'CT' for many reasons. It's the first anime I watched in my life and thanks to it I discovered anime Tsubasa ia great friend of the ball and thanks to it he is always a better football...”
- 8 “I watched this anime when I was in elementary school, and including me all my friends were really into it. This got us all into soccer too lol, I would imagine myself being Tsubasa, or Misaki and...”
- 10 “I know that 8+8+8+8+10=Overall 10. But that's how I feel. This is not the best drawn anime. It's not the best character driven or have the best plot or even sound. But this anime has something that...”
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Medium · 60%
Long · 20%
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- Format 128 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 51h 12m all episodes
- Aired Oct 1983 – Mar 1986 Fall 1983
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-1936 catalog
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- TV Tokyo Producer