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“Captain Tsubasa” Anime Gets 2018 Remake, First Cast, Crew, Visual, & Trailer Revealed

Written By Samantha Ferreira

Get reach to head back to the pitch for some epic footie action!

Earlier today, an official website opened to announce that the Captain Tsubasa anime will receive a remake. The new show will retell the events of the original manga series from the beginning.

The first trailer and visual, as well as initial cast and crew were unveiled for the project. We break the details down below:

Trailer

The 90-second promo begins with an announcement of the remake project, before cutting to footage of the new series. The core story beats are conveyed through character dialogue as the major cast members are introduced.

https://youtu.be/uUK4zTkcz1U

Visual

The image features Tsubasa, both in his soccer uniform as he does a flip kick, and in his Wakabayashi Elementary School sports uniform.

Staff

Toshiyuki Kato (Full Moon o Sagashite, Level E) is directing the project at David Production, with Hajime Watanabe (Kodocha, Animation Runner Kuromi) providing character designs. Atsuhiro Tomioka (Pokémon XY, Trinity Blood) is in charge of series composition for the show.

Other confirmed crew members include:

  • Music: Hayato Matsuo
  • Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
  • Animation Director: Hajime Watanabe

Cast

The confirmed voice cast includes:

  • Tsubasa Oozora: Yuko Sanpei
  • Genzou Wakabayashi: Kenichi Suzumura
  • Tarō Misaki: Ayaka Fukuhara
  • Ryo Ishizaki: Mutsumi Tamura
  • Kojirou Hyuga: Takuya Sato (Zeppeli in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)
  • Roberto Hongo: Katsuyuki Konishi

Captain Tsubasa will hit Japanese TV in April 2018. TV Tokyo will air the show, along with other networks.

Yōichi Takahashi’s Captain Tsubasa manga kicked off in the pages of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in April 1981. The initial series ran through 1988, spanning 37 collected volumes. The title went on to spawn:

  • Five sequel manga series by Takahashi
  • Four anime films
  • Two OVA sequel
  • A 128-episode anime TV series that ran from 1983 – 1986
  • A 47-episode anime TV series that ran from 1994 – 1995
  • A 52-episode anime TV series that ran from 2001 – 2002
  • Numerous video game adaptations

Source: Ota-suke

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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