Manga are comics or graphic novels created in Japan or by creators in the Japanese language, conforming to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century. They have a long and complex pre-history in earlier Japanese art.
Yōichi Takahashi is a Japanese cartoonist and manga artist, best known for his work Captain Tsubasa. Takahashi has published art books, manga, novels, and guides, most of which are about Captain Tsubasa. He is also known for his soccer series, Hungry Heart: Wild Striker.
Captain Tsubasa, is a popular long-running Japanese manga series, originally created by Yōichi Takahashi in 1981. The series mainly revolves around the sport of association football focusing on Tsubasa Oozora. The series is characterized by dynamic and exciting football moves, often stylish and implausible. The plot focuses on Tsubasa's relationship with his friends, rivalry with his opponents, training, competition and the action and outcome of each football match. Across the multiple Captain Tsubasa mangas, the plot shows Tsubasa's and his friends' growth as they face new rivals. Takahashi decided to create Captain Tsubasa inspired by 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina.
The manga was published by Shueisha in the Weekly Shōnen Jump and collected in fifteen tankōbon volumes between June 2001 and August 19, 2004. Studio Comet adapted the series into an anime series simply titled Captain Tsubasa that aired on TV Tokyo between October 7, 2001 and October 6, 2002.[2]
Shueisha Inc. is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company.
Weekly Shōnen Jump is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. It is the best-selling manga magazine, as well as one of the longest-running; the first issue was released with a cover date of August 1, 1968. The manga series within the magazine target young male readers and tend to consist of a large number of action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. The chapters of series that run in Weekly Shōnen Jump are collected and published in tankōbon volumes under the "Jump Comics" imprint every two to three months.
Tankōbon is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series or corpus. In modern Japan, though, it is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a single manga, as opposed to magazines, which feature multiple series.
Road 141: "Last Moment"(決着の瞬間（とき）,"Ketchaku no Shunkan (Toki)")
Road 142: "Time Up"(タイムアップ,"Taimu Appu")
Road 143: "Tears and Smiles"(涙と笑顔,"Namida to Egao")
Road 144: "Football Is..."
uno…… "In a Corner of Italy"(イタリアの片隅で,"Itaria no Katasumi de")
due…… "One Step Forward...!!"(一歩ずつ前へ…!!,"Ichi ho Zutsu Mae he...!!")
tre…… "Debut Match Kick Off!!"(デビュー戦キックオフ!!,"Debyū Sen Kikkuofu!!")
quattro…… "With Feelings!"(思いを乗せて!!,"Omoi o Nose te!!")
cinque…… "Mind Bond"(心の絆,"Shin no Kizuna")
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