The recent anime based on Yōichi Takahashi’s 1981-1988 Captain Tsubasa manga premiered in April 2018 on TV Tokyo and other stations.
In preparation for the International Junior Youth Tournament, Japan selects players from the Nankatsu Middle School and TOHO Academy Middle School teams: Tsubasa, Taro, Genzo, Kojiro, and Ken.
The English dub of the anime began airing on Primo TV in the United States in August 2018.
Crunchyroll and Pluto TV are both streaming the anime.