NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Dream Pitch
Season 1 Episode 51 - Aired 9/29/2002
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 to Catalunya's rival, San Jose in the Spanish League. Rivaul gets injured during the match against San Jose, and Tsubasa goes in to play against Santana.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - Warriors in the Field
Season 1 Episode 52 - Aired 10/6/2002
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. Hyuga also gets the last 5 minutes of game time and shows off his training results by scoring a game-winning goal. Genzo also saves his rival, Schneider's shot in the last match of the German League. Japan team now gets together back in Japan to play the International Cup games of their dream.
Director: N/A
Writer: Kaoru Kurosaki
5.3/1033 votesLoading...#3 - Tomorrow's Kick Off
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/23/2001
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 first time, playing with Taro who became his partner as the golden duo, playing his rival players such as Hyuga, Jun, Ken, in the Boy's National Championship and farewell to Roberto. Tsubasa continued playing soccer, grew up in the field, and now he feels one with his rivals and friends through soccer.
Director: Gisaburō Sugii
Writer: N/A
6.3/1033 votesLoading...#4 - Hot Number 10 from a Snow Country
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/13/2002
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 determined to break the jinx of northern teams which cannot win the championship. Furano plays as a team rather than dependent on individual skills, and they wear bandannas made by the team assistant Yoshiko. The bandanna she made for Matsuyama also has a special message for him.
Director: Gisaburō Sugii
Writer: N/A
6.3/1033 votesLoading...#5 - Humiliating Test Match
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/24/2002
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, Schneider scores a hat trick in the first half. When Japan team's spirit is down, Tsubasa shows up. He came out of his injury and Japan team is excited for the expectation. However, coach Mikami declares he can't use Tsubasa for the game.
Director: Gisaburō Sugii
Writer: N/A
6.3/1030 votesLoading...#6 - Golden Age of Hope
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 6/30/2002
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 world junior youth champion team. However, they hear a rumor that Holland is not pleased with the Japanese selection of the young players...
Director: Satoshi Nakagawa
Writer: N/A
6.3/1032 votesLoading...#7 - Restart to the World
Season 1 Episode 42 - Aired 7/28/2002
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 Hawaii. The Holland match made them realize the high world standard.
Director: N/A
Writer: Kaoru Kurosaki
6.4/1042 votesLoading...#8 - Meeting Roberto
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2001
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. Nankatsu members find out he is a great soccer player in Brazil and ask him to coach them. The first thing Roberto teaches them is to "be friends with a soccer ball." The team is stunned to see Roberto's overhead kick performance.
Director: Ittoku Tanahashi
Writer: N/A
6.4/1035 votesLoading...#9 - Farewell Roberto
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/2001
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's also shocked to learn that Taro is leaving for France and Genzo for Germany. Tsubasa feels lonely, and Roberto teaches him a new shot. Roberto tells him he'll need the shot someday, and leaves Tsubasa's house the next day...
Director: Gisaburō Sugii
Writer: N/A
6.4/1035 votesLoading...#10 - Tournament Final! Nankatsu vs. Toho
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/27/2002
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 him as a starter. On the day of the final, Hyuga rushes out to the field, but Tsubasa is not there.
Director: Gisaburō Sugii, Satoshi Nakagawa
Writer: Kaoru Kurosaki
6.4/1031 votesLoading...#11 - Catalunya's Eagle
Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 8/4/2002
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 physical coach, Mazzantini calls Hyuga a failure as a soccer player for his unbalanced body.
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6.4/1030 votesLoading...#12 - Run to the Opening Match!
Season 1 Episode 44 - Aired 8/11/2002
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 in B team. Tsubasa gets knocked down but he keeps challenging.
Director: Satoshi Nakagawa
Writer: N/A
6.4/1030 votesLoading...#13 - Cross the Bridge of Hope
Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 8/25/2002
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 he refuses by saying he can't run away. Tsubasa runs in the streets of Barcelona to fight the pain and renews his hope on a hill looking over the city.
Director: N/A
Writer: Kaoru Kurosaki
6.4/1031 votesLoading...#14 - Huega's Italian Debut
Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 9/1/2002
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 lose balance. However, he uses wit and lets the other forward, Franchesco, score the first goal for the team. The fans are happy about Hyuga's first assist but the referee blows a whistle.
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6.5/1033 votesLoading...#15 - A Challenge From Jito
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/2002
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, Jito's Hirado junior high. Jito charges at Tsubasa for power defense.
Director: Gisaburō Sugii
Writer: N/A
6.5/1034 votesLoading...#16 - Upsetting Doctor's Decision
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/2002
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 be staying in Japan for a training match. Genzo takes Tsubasa to his team doctor, Stein, who's famous in the field of sports medicine. Tsubasa also learns of the high level of Genzo's team. Tsubasa gets the diagnosis.
Director: Gisaburō Sugii
Writer: N/A
6.5/1030 votesLoading...#17 - The Shine of Rosario
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 6/9/2002
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 the change in Santana and expects Tsubasa to melt Santana's cold heart. The game is in injury time, and it's the last play. Tsubasa and Santana rush to the loose ball.
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6.5/1030 votesLoading...#18 - Huega's Challenge for the Future
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 6/23/2002
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 national team stands in his way.
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6.6/1038 votesLoading...#19 - Taro Misaki Returns
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2001
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 plays good defense and shuts out Syutetsu in the first half. Frustrated Wakabayashi makes a stunning long shot in the second half, and Syutetsu starts playing their game. Ishizaki goes out for an injury and Nankatsu almost loses the match. Then, a boy shows up at Nankatsu's bench...
Director: Gisaburō Sugii
Writer: N/A
6.6/1040 votesLoading...#20 - Birth! Captain Tsubasa
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2001
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 gets frustrated and orders them to pass to Tsubasa. They do it reluctantly at first, but as they exchange passes through Tsubasa, Nankatsu FC starts penetrating the defense easily. Nankatsu FC starts playing together and makes it to the final.
Director: Gisaburō Sugii
Writer: N/A
6.6/1037 votesLoading...#21 - Ace of Glass
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2001
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 assistant, Yayoi, is worried. When Tsubasa and Jun struggle for the ball, Tsubasa elbows Jun's chest and....
Director: Gisaburō Sugii
Writer: N/A
6.6/1034 votesLoading...#22 - Fierce Tiger Shot!
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/30/2001
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. Hyuga has a burning desire to beat Tsubasa, however the gap between Toho coach Kitazume's vision and Hyuga's is widening. That's when Hyuga's old coach Kira shows up.
Director: Gisaburō Sugii
Writer: Kaoru Kurosaki
6.6/1032 votesLoading...#23 - 'God of Defense' of Italy
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/17/2002
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 as a substitute and Japan ties by Taro and Tsubasa's combination play. Italy restructures defense under Hernandez' direction and time passes by with no score. At the last minute, Tsubasa's shot is blocked by Hernandez, but Hyuga rushes to the ball...
Director: Gisaburō Sugii
Writer: N/A
6.6/1031 votesLoading...#24 - Genius Juan Diaz!
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/24/2002
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 reorganizes Japan team to score back one by one, and Diaz gets hot. Tsubasa plays with his team but Diaz persists in playing one-on-one with Tsubasa and challenges him...
Director: Gisaburō Sugii, Satoshi Nakagawa
Writer: N/A
6.6/1031 votesLoading...#25 - Break the Dutch Wall
Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 7/21/2002
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 break the Holland's iron defense. Japan sends in Aoi to stir things up.
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The Worst Episodes of Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002
Every episode of Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002!
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...
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Dream Pitch" is the worst rated episode of "Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/29/2002. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Warriors in the Field".