The latest anime adaptation of Yoichi Takahashi’s Captain Tsubasa soccer manga got underway in Japan as part of the spring 2018 season and now some new North American distribution has been set. With Viz Media having picked up the rights to it but not the broadcast rights, we haven’t had any actual streaming of it. What we had was plans by Primo TV to bring it out with an English dub back on July 7th, 2018 but that never materialized. Now, the network has revealed an August 5th, 2018 debut for it where available.
The show has Toshiyuki Kato directing based on the series composition by Atsuhiro Tomioka. Hajime Watanabe is serving as character designer and chief animation director with David Productions handling the animation production.
We learned back in January that Viz Media has confirmed that they’ve picked up the North American and Latin American rights to the show for streaming, home video, and merchandising. They’ll be able to set their streaming plans soon.
The Japanese cast includes Yuko Sanpei as Tsubasa Ōzora, Kenichi Suzumura as Genzō Wakabayashi, Ayaka Fukuhara as Tarō Misaki, Mutsumi Tamura as Ryō Ishisaki, Takuya Satō as Kojirō Hyūga, Katsuyuki Konishi as Roberto Hongō, Megumi Han as Takeshi Sawada, Yuichiro Umehara as Ken Wakashimazu, Ayako Takeuchi as Masao Tachibana and Yurina Watanabe as Kazuo Tachibana, Sōma Saitō as Jun Misugi, and Wataru Hatano as Hikaru Matsuyama.
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Plot Concept: Captain Tsubasa is 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 soccer 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.
He encounters not only rivals, but also new friends like the pretty girl Sanae Nakazawa and the talented goalkeeper, Genzo Wakabayashi, who shares the same passion as Tsubasa, and will prove to be a treasured friend in helping him push towards his dreams. Representing Japan in the FIFA World Cup is Tsubasa’s ultimate dream, but it will take a lot more than talent to reach it.
[Source: ANN]
