"Captain Tsubasa" is a soccer manga by Yoichi Takahashi.
The series began running in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump" in 1981 and has had a tremendous impact, especially on Japanese soccer fans. A sequel series depicting the growth of the main character, Tsubasa Ozora, and his teammates was subsequently published. Captain Tsubasa Rising Sun" will be serialized in Shueisha's "Grand Jump" until 2019, and from 2020, it will be published in "Captain Tsubasa Magazine," an extra edition of "Grand Jump. The total number of copies sold in Japan has exceeded 70 million. It is a very popular work that has been translated into 20 languages and published in many foreign countries as well as in Japan.
