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Captain Tsubasa

edited 2026-06-15

A complete watch and reading order for the Captain Tsubasa franchise — Yoichi Takahashi's original 1981 manga and its five sequel series, plus four separate anime adaptations that each re-tell the story from scratch: the 1983 original, the 1994 Captain Tsubasa J, the 2001 Road to 2002, and the 2018 reboot. Includes all theatrical films, OVAs, and the Shin Captain Tsubasa continuation OVA series, tagged by continuity.

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Tags · [manga-canon][1983-continuity][shin-ova][j-1994-continuity][road-2002-continuity][2018-continuity]
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01MANGA
1981–1988Yoichi Takahashi's original Captain Tsubasa manga, serialised in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1981 to 1988 and collected in 37 tankōbon volumes.…
02MANGA
1994–1997The first direct sequel to Takahashi's original manga, serialised in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1994 to 1997 and collected in 18 volumes. Set s…
03MANGA
2001–2004The second sequel manga, serialised in Weekly Young Jump from 2001 to 2004 and collected in 15 volumes. Now depicting the characters as esta…
04MANGA
2005–2008The third sequel manga, serialised in Weekly Young Jump from 2005 to 2008 and collected in 12 volumes. The story centres on the selection of…
05MANGA
2009–2010A short manga arc serialised in Weekly Young Jump from May to October 2009 and collected in 2 volumes, published under the 'Overseas Fierce…
06MANGA
2010–2012The second arc of the 'Overseas Fierce Fights' manga, serialised in Weekly Young Jump from February 2010 to April 2012 and collected in 6 vo…
07MANGA
2013–2024The concluding manga in Takahashi's series, serialised first in Grand Jump and then in the dedicated Captain Tsubasa Magazine from 2013 to 2…