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Captain Tsubasa (2018)

Animation · Drama · Family

The passionate story of an elementary school student whose thoughts and dreams revolve almost entirely around the love of soccer. 11-year-old Tsubasa Oozora started playing football at a very young age, and while it was mostly just a recreational sport for his friends, for him, it developed into something of an obsession. In order to pursue his dream to the best of his elementary school abilities, Tsubasa moves with his mother to Nankatsu city, which is well-known for its excellent elementary school soccer teams. But although he was easily the best in his old town, Nankatsu has a lot more competition, and he will need all of his skill and talent in order to stand out from this new crowd.

IMDb rating
8.1 (3,122 votes)
Episode average
8.1 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons
1
Streaming (US)
Netflix · Amazon Prime Video · Crunchyroll
Language
JA
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

8.08 avg 52 episodes 8.1 → 8.9 24 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 200 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 144 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 122 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 124 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 116 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 117 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 118 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 115 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 101 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 98 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 95 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 91 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 88 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 87 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 91 votesEp 16: 7.9 · 79 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 78 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 77 votesEp 19: 8.5 · 88 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 86 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 88 votesEp 22: 8.1 · 86 votesEp 23: 8.4 · 79 votesEp 24: 8.2 · 77 votesEp 25: 8.0 · 82 votesEp 26: 8.1 · 81 votesEp 27: 8.5 · 120 votesEp 28: 8.2 · 85 votesEp 29: 7.8 · 78 votesEp 30: 7.9 · 79 votesEp 31: 7.8 · 76 votesEp 32: 7.9 · 77 votesEp 33: 7.9 · 75 votesEp 34: 7.8 · 74 votesEp 35: 7.7 · 75 votesEp 36: 7.7 · 60 votesEp 37: 8.0 · 61 votesEp 38: 8.3 · 62 votesEp 39: 8.3 · 62 votesEp 40: 7.8 · 60 votesEp 41: 8.2 · 61 votesEp 42: 8.3 · 64 votesEp 43: 7.4 · 57 votesEp 44: 7.9 · 60 votesEp 45: 8.1 · 63 votesEp 46: 8.2 · 61 votesEp 47: 8.4 · 63 votesEp 48: 8.6 · 69 votesEp 49: 8.5 · 66 votesEp 50: 8.7 · 75 votesEp 51: 8.7 · 72 votesEp 52: 8.9 · 103 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Take Flight8.1200
2He's flying!7.9144
3A New Beginning for the Nankatsu Football Club7.5122
4Tsubasa and Roberto7.3124
5On the way to the Inter-School Tournament7.7116
6Kick-Off! Nankatsu vs Shuutetsu7.8117
7Fantasista Tsubasa8.2118
8Birth of Nankatsu Golden Duo8.3115
9Debonair End of Act8.2101
10Kojiro Arrives8.298
11A Surprisingly Difficult Match8.095
12Crushing Wakabayashi7.991
13Now it's the entire country!7.688
14Nankatsu burns to beat Meiwa8.287
15I Can't Lose Because It's My Dream!8.391
16This is Acrobatic Soccer!7.979
17Last 4 Minutes! Decisive Battle in the Air8.078
18Let's go! The Decisive Tournament7.877
19Fierce fight! Meiwa VS Furano8.588
20Musashi's Secret Plan8.386
21The Ace of Glass8.488
22Additional Time of Destiny8.186
23The Prodigy Goalkeeper Returns!8.479
24Tenacity, Definitely Tenacity!8.277
25Blazing Counter Attack8.082
26Illusory Goal8.181
27Moment of Glory8.5120
28Everyone's Setting Off8.285
29The Opening of the Summer (Start)!7.878
30Prefectural Tournament Final Game! Falcon Shoot Appeared!7.979
31The Falcon versus Tsubasa7.876
32Overthrow Tsubasa! Hyuga versus Misugi7.977
33Tokyo Tournament Conclusion7.975
34Fierce Battle Opening! Tournament Start7.874
35The explosive power of the razor7.775
36Everyone's Decision7.760
37Skylab Hurricane!8.061
38Assault! Tachibana Brothers8.362
39Nankatsu versus Hanawa Conclusion!8.362
40Furano goes to the front!7.860
41The Fearful Dark Horse8.261
42Phoenix Tsubasa8.364
43Meiwa vs Toho7.457
44Number 10 vs Number 107.960
45Tears in Airport8.163
46Kick off of the Century8.261
47Confrontation of Destiny Once More8.463
48The King Toho8.669
49Incandescent Fighters, the Fierce Tiger and Tsubasa8.566
50All-out war of Tenacity8.775
51Miracle Drive Shoot!8.772
52Endless Dream8.9103

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