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The Best Episodes of Captain Tsubasa Season 1

Every episode of Captain Tsubasa Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Captain Tsubasa Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Captain Tsubasa Season 1

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...

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  1. Background image for Take Flight
    8.2/10(161 votes)

    #1 - Take Flight

    S1:E1

    Tsubasa Oozora has just moved to Nankatsu in Shizuoka. He is a passionate soccer boy and instead of helping with the move, he runs away to dribble his ball around the city. What happens next is close to a fated encounter. He meets Genzo Wakabayashi. He is a young, genius goalkeeper. Tsubasa watches him catching one ball after another from his middle school partner and is impressed by Wakabayashi’s skills, so he challenges him. He says that he can shoot the ball all the way to Wakabayashi’s house and land it on the roof. As proof, he writes something on the ball.

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  2. Background image for He's flying!
    7.9/10(121 votes)

    #2 - He's flying!

    S1:E2

    Wakabayashi received a challenge from Tsubasa. He couldn’t hide the confusion about the immense power of Tsubasa’s kick and says that he will accept his challenge if he can face the B-team of Wakabayashi’s school of which he is the captain. While Ishizaki complains about the unfair conditions, Tsubasa accepts without hesitation. While the mysterious man Roberto Hongo watches over them, the two boys who later will turn the world of Japanese soccer upside down, face each other for the first time!

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  3. Background image for A New Beginning for the Nankatsu Football Club
    7.9/10(101 votes)

    #3 - A New Beginning for the Nankatsu Football Club

    S1:E3

    The former Brazilian professional soccer player Roberto Hongo started free-loading in Tsubasa’s house. He also declared himself the trainer of the Nankatsu elementary school soccer club and told Tsubasa he has a ‘thank you present’. It turns out it was a practice game against Nishigaoka elementary school. They start to boast about how they once won with 30 points difference against Nankatsu, just like Shutetsu did, which leaves Tsubasa, Ishizaki and the others determined to play to their full power. That’s where the new Nankatsu Elementary School Soccer Club starts!

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  4. Background image for Tsubasa and Roberto
    7.8/10(102 votes)

    #4 - Tsubasa and Roberto

    S1:E4

    Number 10, the tricot number of desire. Roberto shows Tsubasa his old tricot from the time he played for Brazil and Tsubasa gets all excited and says, ‘One day, I will become a player of the Japanese national team and will fight the world!’ Roberto shows a strange expression, halfway between happy for Tsubasa but at the same time as if he were somewhere else with his thoughts. On the top of their desk, there is an envelope for Roberto, coming from the university hospital. Tsubasa’s mother took a peek at the envelope because she got worried and now knows the shocking truth.

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  5. Background image for On The Way To The Inter-School Tournament
    8.2/10(95 votes)

    #5 - On The Way To The Inter-School Tournament

    S1:E5

    To prepare for the game against the Shutetsu Elementary team, Tsubasa trains every morning with Roberto. When Tsubasa and the rest of the soccer club find out that Wakabayashi and the others have a practice game, they head there to watch them. Their team is full of great players, including Wakabayashi, Izawa, Kisugi, Taki, Takasugi, and more. Tsubasa gets really excited after seeing how good the players are. Seeing Tsubasa like that motivates Ishizaki and the others! So they start their morning training together and walk to school while dribbling their ball!

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  6. Background image for Kick-Off! Nankatsu vs Shuutetsu
    8.3/10(97 votes)

    #6 - Kick-Off! Nankatsu vs Shuutetsu

    S1:E6

    The game against Shutetsu Elementary School has started! After the schools competed in baseball, volleyball, and judo, now the final game is soccer and it will decide which school will win the festival.

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  8. Background image for Fantasista Tsubasa
    8.7/10(98 votes)

    #7 - Fantasista Tsubasa

    S1:E7

    Wakabayashi is furious about Nankatsu’s unexpected strategy to keep striker Tsubasa in defense and orders his team to score 50 goals to challenge Tsubasa.

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  9. Background image for Birth of Nankatsu Golden Duo
    8.7/10(96 votes)

    #8 - Birth of Nankatsu Golden Duo

    S1:E8

    The second half of the match against Shutetsu starts.

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  10. Background image for Debonair End of Act
    8.1/10(85 votes)

    #9 - Debonair End of Act

    S1:E9

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  11. Background image for Kojiro Arrives
    7.9/10(81 votes)

    #10 - Kojiro Arrives

    S1:E10

    The Nankatsu Shonen Soccer Club starts preparing to join the Nankatsu SC for the National Youth Soccer Tournament. Tsubasa and the others were among 30 other boys who were chosen to start training together and have a chance to become a part of the final 15 boys who will form the team.

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  12. Background image for A Surprisingly Difficult Match
    7.7/10(75 votes)

    #11 - A Surprisingly Difficult Match

    S1:E11

    The National Youth Soccer Tournament for Shizuoka prefecture has started.

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  13. Background image for Crushing Wakabayashi
    7.6/10(71 votes)

    #12 - Crushing Wakabayashi

    S1:E12

    After leaving Shimada, the Nankatsu SC is in the final departmental against Shimizu FC. With the return of Wakabayashi in goal, the team has every chance of winning the ticket for the national tournament, but it is not counting on an opponent who will target their best player...

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  14. Background image for Now it's All Country!
    7.3/10(70 votes)

    #13 - Now it's All Country!

    S1:E13

    Winner of Shimizu FC, the Nankatsu SC validates the ticket for the national tournament. The team will unfortunately have to do without the services of Wakabayashi, whose injury proved to be worse than expected ...

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  15. Background image for Nankatsu burns to beat Meiwa
    8.0/10(71 votes)

    #14 - Nankatsu burns to beat Meiwa

    S1:E14

    The national tournament begins with a dream poster: Nankatsu vs. Meiwa! Spectators came in droves to attend this match which will have for main attraction the duel between Tsubasa and Hyuga...

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  16. Background image for I will not lose, because it is my dream!
    8.3/10(72 votes)

    #15 - I will not lose, because it is my dream!

    S1:E15

    The match between Nankatsu and Meiwa keeps its promises, as does the duel between Tsubasa and Hyuga. Despite the intense heat, both teams remain elbow-to-elbow. Who from Tsubasa or Hyuga will manage to tip definitely the balance in favor of his team?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for This is Acrobatic Football!
    7.7/10(64 votes)

    #16 - This is Acrobatic Football!

    S1:E16

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    Director:Unknown
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  18. Background image for 4 Minutes left! A decisive battle in mid-air!
    7.7/10(63 votes)

    #17 - 4 Minutes left! A decisive battle in mid-air!

    S1:E17

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    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Road to the final
    7.5/10(62 votes)

    #18 - Road to the final

    S1:E18

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  20. Background image for Tough match between Meiwa and Furano!
    8.4/10(72 votes)

    #19 - Tough match between Meiwa and Furano!

    S1:E19

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Musashi's secret plan
    8.1/10(71 votes)

    #20 - Musashi's secret plan

    S1:E20

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  22. Background image for The Crystal Star
    8.3/10(72 votes)

    #21 - The Crystal Star

    S1:E21

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  23. Background image for Decisive play stoppage
    7.9/10(72 votes)

    #22 - Decisive play stoppage

    S1:E22

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    Director:Yuji Tokuno
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for The Prodigy Goalkeeper Returns!
    8.3/10(65 votes)

    #23 - The Prodigy Goalkeeper Returns!

    S1:E23

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    Director:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Tenacity, Definitely Tenacity!
    8.0/10(64 votes)

    #24 - Tenacity, Definitely Tenacity!

    S1:E24

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    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Blazing Counter Attack
    7.8/10(66 votes)

    #25 - Blazing Counter Attack

    S1:E25

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Take Flight" is the best rated episode of "Captain Tsubasa" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 161 votes. Directed by Hikaru Murata and written by Atsuhiro Tomioka, it aired on 4/3/2018. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "He's flying!".