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Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002

7.7 / 10

2001

1 season

52 episodes

AnimationDramaAction & Adventure

Tsubasa becomes a superstar amongst soccer players in Brazil. He is now planning to play in Europe. At an important must-win game, as the fans cheer him on, Tsubasa looks back at the days when he started his soccer life. His passion to make goals and win the game is as strong as it was during his childhood. He recalls the games and moments that had decisive impact on his life. He remembers Goalkeeper Wakabayashi, Genius striker Hyuga, tender-hearted Misaki and Coach Roberto. He was happy to meet them, enjoyed playing with them, and learned many things from them. The whistle sounds and the game begins. Tsubasa dashes for the ball!

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Cast

Akira Ishida

Takehito Koyasu

Tomokazu Seki

Seasons

As pro soccer player Tsubasa Oozora prepares for a game that will be crucial to his future, he reflects on his lifelong devotion to the game.

Ep 1
1.Road to Dream
10.0
07-10-200130m
Tsubasa, now a successful soccer player in Brazil, is reminiscing the days when he grew passionate toward soccer. Soon after he moves to Nankatsu, he starts in Nankatsu's match aga...
2.Meeting Roberto
10.0
14-10-200130m
Roberto Hongo loses his career as a soccer player for an eye injury. He is friends with Tsubas's father who is a captain of a ship, and comes to stay at Tsubasa's house in Japan. N...
Ep 3
3.Taro Misaki Returns
10.0
21-10-200130m
The annual Nankatsu city soccer tournament opens. Tsubasa's Nankatsu elementary school practices hard and plays Wakabayashi's Syutetsu elementary school in the final. Nankatsu play...
Ep 4
4.The Burning Kojiro
10.0
28-10-200130m
Nankatsu city forms a representative team for the boy's national soccer championship. While the players are not playing together as a team at the start of practice, a boy jumps in....
Ep 5
5.Birth! Captain Tsubasa
10.0
04-11-200130m
Nankatsu and Syutetsu combo team, Nankatsu FC, plays their first regional match in Shizuoka. Kisugi, Izawa and Taki don't like Nankatsu players and don't pass them the ball. Genzo...
Ep 6
6.Opening! Japan National Junior Competition
10.0
11-11-200130m
The boy's National Soccer Championship begins. Tsubasa's Nankatsu FC faces Hyuga's Meiwa FC in the first match. Genzo is out for injury, and Hyuga says Nankatsu FC is no match for...
Ep 7
7.Ace of Glass
10.0
18-11-200130m
Nankatsu lost their first game but won the rest, and plays the semi-final game against Musashi FC, led by a great player, Jun Misugi. Jun dominates the game but Musashi FC's assist...
Ep 8
8.Get up! Misugi Jun
9.0
25-11-200130m
Tsubasa is shocked to find out about Jun's heart disease. Jun plays great, although holding his chest. Tsubasa, though, is so worried about Misugi that he can't play. Tsubasa agoni...
Ep 9
9.Crash! Tsubasa vs. Hyuga
9.0
02-12-200130m
The boy's national soccer championship final between Meiwa and Nankatsu starts. Besides the battle between Hyuga and Tsubasa, it’s also the battle between the Wakas as Nankatsu got...
Ep 10
10.Finals in the Dead Heat!
10.0
09-12-200130m
The boy's national soccer championship final goes into overtime. Nankatsu and Meiwa players do their best fighting fatigue and injury. Tsubasa and Hyuga also play hard to no avail,...
Ep 11
11.Farewell Roberto
10.0
16-12-200130m
After Tsubasa wins the boy's national soccer championship, Matsumoto, Toho School's scout, comes to make him an offer. Tsubasa is surprised to find out Hyuga will play for Toho. He...
Ep 12
12.Tomorrow's Kick Off
10.0
23-12-200130m
Tsubasa plays his last game for the Brancos, Brazil, and reminisces his old days in the elementary school. Meeting Ishizaki after he transferred school, challenging Genzo for the f...
Ep 13
13.Fierce Tiger Shot!
9.0
30-12-200130m
Tsubasa's Nankatsu junior high wins the national soccer championship two years in a row, and now they practice to win the third. Hyuga's Toho loses to Nankatsu two years in a row....
Ep 14
14.A Challenge From Jito
10.0
06-01-200230m
Tsubasa's last national junior high school soccer championship opens. Tsubasa's worried about Hyuga not playing for Toho school. Nankatsu plays their first game against a big guy,...
Ep 15
15.Hot Number 10 from a Snow Country
10.0
13-01-200230m
Tsubasa hurts his shoulder in the first game of the championship but goes to the semi-final. Nankatsu plays a tough game against Furano, led by their captain Matsuyama who're deter...
Ep 16
16.Upsetting Doctor's Decision
9.0
20-01-200230m
Tsubasa's shoulder condition worsens after the semi-final game against Furano, and his doctor tells him not to play in the final. Genzo visits him from his team, which happens to b...
Ep 17
17.Tournament Final! Nankatsu vs. Toho
10.0
27-01-200230m
Dr. Stein permits Tsubasa to play half of the final game. Toho's Hyuga gives a challenge to his coach Kitazume. Hyuga and his teammates bow to apologize and Kitazume decides to use...
Ep 18
18.Driving Shot of Vengeance
10.0
03-02-200230m
At the half time of the championship final, Toho leads Nankatsu by 3 to 0. Tsubasa finally comes in in the second half and encourages Nankatsu players, but Hyuga is calm. Tsubasa l...
Ep 19
19.Come Back! Tsubasa!
9.0
10-02-200230m
Tsubasa scores a game tying shot at the end of the second half of the final game against Toho, but he passes out for his shoulder pain. He wakes up in a doctor's office, determined...
Ep 20
20.Go for it! Japan Junior Youth Team!
10.0
17-02-200230m
Tsubasa played well in the national junior high school soccer championship and was selected for Japan junior youth team with his rivals such as Hyuga. However, Tsubasa cannot join...
Ep 21
21.Humiliating Test Match
9.0
24-02-200230m
For the first test match in Europe, Japan junior youth team challenges Wakabayashi's FC Gurenbald. Genzo has now become a great goalkeeper and Japan team cannot score. Also, Schnei...
Ep 22
22.Glorious Number 10
10.0
03-03-200230m
Japan junior youth team was scheduled to play Italy, however, Italy cancels the match after watching Japan lose to Gurenbald. Tsubasa takes it personal and dribbles to the Italy te...
Ep 23
23.Golden Duo Reunites
9.0
10-03-200230m
Katagiri visits Taro who has been living in Paris with his father since he left Nankatsu. Katagiri offers him to play for the Japan team, but Taro has concerns. Tsubasa goes to see...
Ep 24
24.'God of Defense' of Italy
10.0
17-03-200230m
Japan plays the International Junior Youth's first match against Italy. Japan plays a tough match against Italy's goalkeeper, Hernandez and gives up a score. However, Taro goes in...
Ep 25
25.Genius Juan Diaz!
10.0
24-03-200230m
Japan vs. Argentine. Japan must win this game to go to the final round, but Argentine's ace, Diaz, scores 3 against Japan. Tsubasa still manages to frustrate Diaz. Tsubasa reorgani...
Ep 26
26.An Elegant Commander
10.0
31-03-200230m
Japan plays France in the semi-final game. Japan scores first but France's mid-fielder, Pierre, penetrates Japan's defense with his fantastic skill and ties the game. Soda also get...
Ep 27
27.Painful Yellow Card
9.0
07-04-200230m
Tsubasa protests the referee for Soda's yellow card and ends up getting one for himself. France scores a penalty kick and Japan tries to catch up with 10 players. However, the refe...
Ep 28
28.Respectable Penalty - Tie-Breaker
10.0
14-04-200230m
After Soda goes out of the match, Japan plays with 10 players, and Wakashimazu also hurts his right arm. Japan occasionally plays offense in vain. The game goes to a penalty tie-br...
Ep 29
29.Grueling Battle! Japan vs. Germany
9.0
21-04-200230m
Japan beats France and goes to the International Junior Youth's final game against Schneider's Germany. Ken is out for injury and Genzo plays goalkeeper for Japan for the first tim...
Ep 30
30.A Message from Roberto
10.0
28-04-200230m
It's half time of Japan - Germany game. Japan is down by one. Katagiri gives Tsubasa a message from Roberto, "remember page 52 of the note." During the game, Tsubasa remembers Robe...
Ep 31
31.Shine in Glory! Japanese Team!
9.0
05-05-200230m
Hyuga gets Tsubasa's pass, smashes his Neo Tiger Shot into Germany's goal, and finally puts Japan team on top. However, Kaltz and Schneider's offense penetrates Japan's struggling...
Ep 32
32.To the New Field
9.0
12-05-200230m
Tsubasa wins his third junior high school championship title and leaves for Brazil. He takes a test to join Roberto's FC Brancos. Another applicant, Pepe, is jealous of Tsubasa's b...
Ep 33
33.A Soccer Cyborg
9.0
19-05-200230m
Tsubasa joins the Brancos, becomes a regular member of the top team, and plays Carlos Santana of Domingo. He scores first and comments that the ball is his friend, but Santana desp...
Ep 34
34.Santana, The Son of God
10.0
02-06-200230m
Santana remembers his childhood during a Brancos and Domingo match. Santana used to be a normal boy who loved soccer but lost his grandparents who had raised him in an accident. A...
Ep 35
35.The Shine of Rosario
10.0
09-06-200230m
The soccer cyborg, Santana, threw away everything else but soccer. But as he plays Tsubasa in the game, he loses his machine-like accuracy. Leo, who grew up with Santana, now sees...
Ep 36
36.The New Dream Land
10.0
16-06-200230m
Tsubasa leaves Brazil to transfer to a European team. Hyuga announces a transfer to F.C. Piemonte in Italy at the same time. Tsubasa visits Catalunya F.C. in Spain, sees their main...
Ep 37
37.Huega's Challenge for the Future
9.0
23-06-200230m
Hyuga goes to F.C. Piemonte's home stadium in Italy. He joins the players' individual practice before a camp, and declares he'll aim for the leading scorer. Willem of the Dutch nat...
Ep 38
38.Golden Age of Hope
9.0
30-06-200230m
Tsubasa, Genzo, Hyuga, Taro in Europe get offers to be on the Japan national team to play a training match against Holland. They find out all the other candidates are from the worl...
Ep 39
39.Shingo Aoi Is Here!
9.0
07-07-200230m
A match against Holland is coming up for the Japan national team. A new player, Shingo Aoi, joins the team. Ken finds out that he's just a second goalkeeper to Genzo and leaves the...
Ep 40
40.The New Japan National Team
14-07-200230m
The test match between Japan and Holland kicks off. Tsubasa and Hyuga lead Japan's offense at the beginning, but the Dutch defense blocks it easily. Holland starts dominating. Genz...
Ep 41
41.Break the Dutch Wall
10.0
21-07-200230m
Japan gave up a goal to Holland in the first half, so they sends in Jun to stabilize defense and focus on offense in the second half. Japan tries to score many times but can't brea...
Ep 42
42.Restart to the World
10.0
28-07-200230m
After the Holland match, Japan national team members go back to their club teams to retrain themselves for the coming international cup games. Hyuga goes to Okinawa, Tsubasa to Haw...
Ep 43
43.Catalunya's Eagle
9.0
04-08-200230m
Tsubasa goes back to Spain to join F.C.Catalunya's camp. On the first day, Tsubasa challenges Rivaul to a one-on-one match and gets beaten completely. In Italy, F.C.Piemonte's phys...
Ep 44
44.Run to the Opening Match!
9.0
11-08-200230m
On the second day of F.C.Catalunya's camp, the coach sets up a training match. Tsubasa was knocked down by Rivaul the day before, but he gets to play Rivaul again behind two tops i...
Ep 45
45.Harsh Notice
9.0
18-08-200230m
At Catalunya's camp, the coach tests Tsubasa on different positions in A team, and Tsubasa performs well at all positions. At the same time in Piemonte, Hyuga gets respect by his t...
Ep 46
46.Cross the Bridge of Hope
9.0
25-08-200230m
The coach tells Tsubasa to play for Catalunya B in division 2 instead of the top team. Tsubasa's old teammates gets the news all over the world. Hyuga tells him to go to Italy but...
Ep 47
47.Huega's Italian Debut
10.0
01-09-200230m
Hyuga plays Piemonte's opening match of the Italian league against A.C.Emilia as a starting member. The match kicks off and Hyuga cuts in Emilia's defense but defense makes him los...
Ep 48
48.Striker in Tears
9.0
08-09-200230m
Hyuga plays his debut match in the Italian League, but tough & rough defense stops him from taking a shot on goal. He is substituted at the 31st minute of the first half. He leaves...
Ep 49
49.Go for 10 Goals, 10 Assists!
10.0
15-09-200230m
Catalunya's coach Eduard requests Tsubasa to score 10 goals and 10 assists in Division Two in a year. Tsubasa tries to do it in a single match, his debut match. He scores 6 goals a...
Ep 50
50.Battle Against the Rival
9.0
22-09-200230m
Genzo's Gruenbald plays the German League champion, Schneider's Routburg. Gruenbald scores first by Genzo and Kaltz's clever play, but Routburg's passing tactic leads to Schneider'...
Ep 51
51.Dream Pitch
9.0
29-09-200230m
Tsubasa meets coach Eduard's requirement to score 10 goals and10 assists for Catalunya B team and gets to play for the top team. Tsubasa's old rival in Brazil, Santana, transfers t...
Ep 52
52.Warriors in the Field
10.0
06-10-200230m
Rivaul is injured and Tsubasa gets his first chance to play in the top team of Catalunya. The opponent's Santana plays superbly but Tsubasa manages to score a goal to tie the game....

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