The 37-volume Captain Tsubasa manga ran in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1981 to 1988, and it inspired three television anime series, four anime films, several original video anime projects, and a stage play.
Oranda Youth, Captain Tsubasa: World Youth, Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002, Captain Tsubasa Golden-23, Captain Tsubasa: Kaigai Gekitō-hen in Calcio, Captain Tsubasa: Kaigai Gekitō-hen En La Liga, and the ongoing Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun in Shueisha’s Grand Jump magazine.
The March issue of Shueisha’s Saikyō Jump magazine revealed on Friday that Kunikazu Toda (Ryūji) will launch the Captain Tsubasa: Kids Dream manga in the next issue on April 6.
The manga spawned additional sequels and spinoff series, including Captain Tsubasa: World Youth Tokubetsu-hen Saikyō no Teki!