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“Young soccer prodigy Tsubasa trains in Brazil, turning rivals into friends and chasing World Cup dreams.”
Captain Tsubasa
キャプテン翼
7.5
3,212 rank · 8,030 readers · 191 favorites
Shounen
Team Sports
Action
Sports
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Synopsis
Young soccer prodigy Tsubasa trains in Brazil, turning rivals into friends and chasing World Cup dreams.
11-year-old Tsubasa Ohzora transfers to his new school where he quickly becomes the star of the school's soccer team. His Brazilian coach, Roberto Hongo, notices the potential of the young athlete and soon offers him a chance to come with him to Brazil. Young Tsubasa trains more and more and is with each passing game more confident in his abilities. Old enemies become his friends and the World Cup seems closer and closer for him.
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8.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 0.47
Agreement
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σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.67
Running avg · Sep 2009 → Dec 2018
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I love the optimistic vision and unique graphic style of 'CT', a legendary series defined by the core philosophies that "the ball is my friend" and "you can't win alone." There are no criticisms to...”
- 9 “The story is incredibly entertaining and binge-worthy, complemented by a cast of characters I genuinely enjoyed. While the art style remains nice, it admittedly does not hold up to the technical...”
- 8 “The story is well-written with a compelling cast of characters, and the art holds up exceptionally well, surpassing that of any modern soccer manga. While the quality is high, the writing and art...”
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Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 114 × 37 ch × vol
- Total read 15h 12m approx
- Published Mar 1981 – Apr 1988
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1606 catalog