Shin Captain Tsubasa OVA

Shin Captain Tsubasa (新・キャプテン翼, lit. New Captain Tsubasa) is a Japanese original video animation (OVA) animated by Animate Film and produced by CBS Sony Group and Shueisha.

Description[]

The OVA was released from July 1, 1989 to July 1, 1990 in a total of thirteen episodes. This animated direct-to-video series is canon and continues the story immediately after the end of Boys' Fight, which is based in the last part of the Captain Tsubasa arc, J Boys' Challenge, from chapters 85 to 108.

Tournament[]

International Jr. Youth tournament[]

Main article: International Jr. Youth tournament (table)

Staff[]

Opening credits[]

Production: Takahisa Abe, Ryuzo Shirakawa, Yutaka Takahashi
Production cooperation: WSJ
Original work: Yoichi Takahashi
Planning: Kazuo Nakano, Mitsuhisa Hida, Nagateru Kato
Producer: Kaname Sakamoto, Masaki Sawanobori

Music: Osamu Totsuka
Series composition: Satoshi Namiki
Character design, chief animation direction: Nobuhiro Okaseko
Direction: Osamu Sekita
Production & publication: Shueisha, CBS Sony Group, Movic

Cast[]

Episodes[]

Ep.	Title	Released
1	Spread your wings, Tsubasa! Towards the world challenge (翼よはばたけ! 世界への挑戦, Tsubasa yo Habatake! Sekai e no Chosen)	1989-07-01
2	Defeat! A restart from zero (敗北! ゼロからの再出発, Haiboku! Zero kara no Saishuppatsu)	1989-08-02
3	Revival! The Golden Combination (復活! ゴールデン・コンビ, Fukkatsu! Golden Combi)	1989-09-01
4	The gathering! The world rivals (集結! 世界のライバルたち; Shuketsu! Sekai no Rival-tachi)	1989-10-08
5	Confrontation! Defeat Hernandez (対決! ヘルナンデスを倒せ; Taiketsu! Hernandez o Taose)	1989-11-01
6	Takeoff! J-Boys football (発進! J-BOYSサッカー; Hasshin! J-boys Sakkā)	1989-12-01
7	Climax! The genius Diaz vs Japan (白熱! 天才ディアス対全日本; Hakunetsu! Tensai Diaz Tai Zennippon)	1989-12-21
8	Playoffs! Clash of the best four (決戦! ベスト4の激突; Kessen! Best 4 no Gekitotsu)	1990-02-01
9	Counterattack! Break the hometown decision (反撃! ホームタウンディシジョンを破れ; Hangeki! Hometown Decision o Yabure)	1990-03-01
10	Fierce battle! Bloody desperate defense (激闘! 血まみれの死守; Gekito! Chimamire no Shishu)	1990-04-08
11	The final! Challenge the Steel Giant (決勝! 鋼鉄の巨人に挑め; Kessho! Kotetsu no Kyojin ni Idome)	1990-05-01
12	Pursuit! Has the number one in the world been seen? (追撃! 世界一が見えた?; Tsuigeki! Sekaiichi ga Mieta?)	1990-06-01
13	Soar, Tsubasa! Oath to the sky (翼よ翔け! 大空への誓い; Tsubasa yo Habatake! Ozora e no Chikai)	1990-07-01

Ending credits[]

Script: Satoshi Namiki
Storyboards: Osamu Sekita (ep. 1, 5, 9, 12, 13), Mitsuo Kusakabe (ep. 2, 4), Junya Koshiba (ep. 3, 8, 11), Katsuyoshi Yatabe (ep. 6), Kiyoshi Egami (ep. 7), Hiroyuki Ebata (ep. 10)
Ep. direction: Osamu Sekita (ep. 1, 5, 9, 12, 13), Mitsuo Kusakabe (ep. 2), Junya Koshiba (ep. 3), Yoshinori Nakamura (ep. 4), Joshun Hiiro^[1] (ep. 6), Kazuhiro Ozawa (ep. 7), Yukina Hiiro (ep. 8, 11), Hiroyuki Ebata (ep. 10)
Animation direction: Nobuhiro Okaseko (ep. 1, 3-10), Kazuo Iimura (ep. 2), Hideto Kojima (ep. 11-13)
Art direction: Yoko Furumiya (ep. 1-5), Chikara Nishikura (ep. 6-13)
Sound direction: Noriyoshi Matsuura
Key animation: Studio Victory (ep. 1, 3-6, 8-13), Hideto Kojima (ep. 1, 3-6, 8-10), Satoru Shiraishi (ep. 1, 3-6, 8-13), Kazuo Kono (ep. 1, 3-6, 8-13), Yumiko Kanno (ep. 1-6, 8-13), Kumiko Kasuga (ep. 1-6, 8-13), Eiji Uemura (ep. 5-8), Masaharu Morinaka (ep. 5-8), Keiichiro Kimura (ep. 7), Masaki Nakao (ep. 7), Yoshio Noguchi (ep. 7), Shinko Uematsu (ep. 7), Shigeyuki Teraji (ep. 11-13)
In-between animation: Studio Victory (ep. 1, 3-13), Takeshi Ito (ep. 1, 3-13), Takahiro Hosoki (ep. 1, 3-13), Yoko Noguchi (ep. 1, 3-13), Keiko Abe (ep. 1, 3-10), Takako Inatomi (ep. 1, 3-10), Naoki Nemoto (ep. 1, 3-13), Tokiko Sei (ep. 1, 3-10), Noriko Nishinomiya (ep. 2), Junko Iraha (ep. 2), Sanae Kurihara (ep. 2), Mamiko Komiya (ep. 2), Kayoko Wakayama (ep. 2), Noriko Ogawa (ep. 2), Tadako Oki (ep. 4-13), Koichi Fukai (ep. 11-13)
In-between animation check: Miyuki Shimabukuro (ep. 2)
Color specification inspection: Miyoko Ichinose (ep. 2)
Finishing/clean-up: Ryu Production (ep. 1, 3-13), Suzuki Matsuko (ep. 1, 3-13), Shizuko Hirai (ep. 1, 3-13), Midori Sugawara (ep. 1, 3-13), Nobuko Igarashi (ep. 1, 3-13), Chieko Machida (ep. 1, 3-13), Studio Toys (ep. 2), Yuko Kobari (ep. 2), Kumiko Oka (ep. 2), Kazuko Sato (ep. 2)
Color specification: Tsuyoshi Okano (ep. 1-8), Reiko Yoshida (ep. 9-13)
Special effects: Noriyuki Ota
Backgrounds: Studio Aqua (ep. 1, 3-5, 7-13), Noriko Tsutsui (ep. 1, 3-5, 7-13), Tomie Kato (ep. 1, 3-5, 7-13), Chikako Yokota (ep. 1, 3-5, 7-13), Studio Who (ep. 2, 6), Goichi Katanosaka (ep. 2, 6), Motohiro Murakami (ep. 2, 6), Tomoko Shimomoto (ep. 2, 6)
Photography: Studio Partner (ep. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13), Kazunori Hashimoto (ep. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11), Mitsuru Sugiura (ep. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11), Studio Wood (ep. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12-13), Toshio Shirai (ep. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12), Seicho Sakamoto (ep. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12), Keiichi Shingu (ep. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)
Editing: Hajime Taniguchi
Film processing: Tokyo Genzosho
Titles: Maki Pro
Production manager: Kenji Yuki
Asst. production manager: Yuji Maehashi (ep. 1-7), Tadashi Kishimoto (ep. 12-13)
Sound effects: Daisuke Jinbo
Recording: Haruhisa Otsuka (ep. 1-6), Yoshio Obara
Recording studio: Seion Studio
Asst. sound direction : Jun Watanabe
Sound work manager: Keizo Inoue (ep. 1-6)
Sound work: Gen
Music work: From East
Music producer: Toshio Oguri, Yukio Nagasaki
Production generalisation: Eiji Abe (ep. 1-7), Masanori Kobayashi, Michihisa Abe (ep. 8-13)
Work assistance: J.C.Staff
Assistance/cooperation: Plus One
Work: Animate Film

Theme songs[]

Opening song: "So Long Dear Friend" by Jetz
Ending song: "Saigo no First Kiss" by Shoko Suzuki
Insert song: "Moete Hero '89" by Chika Sakamoto, Yoko Ogai and Eiko Yamada

Home video[]

The OVA was originally released on VHS and LaserDisc by CBS Sony Group. Years later it was re-released on DVD format by SME Visual Works both in retail and rental version as well as in a DVD Box.

VHS[]

Released by CBS Sony
Ep.	Released	Catalog no.	JAN
1	1989-07-01	35ZS-4033	4988009064772
2	1989-08-02	35ZS-4034	4988009067971
3	1989-09-01	35ZS-4035	4988009070476
4	1989-10-08	CSVW-1113	4988009111377
5	1989-11-01	CSVW-1114	4988009111476
6	1989-12-01	CSVW-1115	4988009111575
7	1989-12-21	CSVW-1116	4988009111674
8	1990-02-01	CSVW-1117	4988009111773
9	1990-03-01	CSVW-1118	4988009111872
10	1990-04-08	CSVW-1119	4988009111971
11	1990-05-01	CSVW-1120	4988009112077
12	1990-06-01	CSVW-1121	4988009112176
13	1990-07-01	CSVW-1122	4988009112275

Besides each episode, an extra VHS titled Shin Captain Tsubasa Character Catalogue Video Special Issue (新・キャプテン翼キャラクターカタログビデオ SPECIAL ISSUE) was released with catalog #XBZW-91501.

LaserDisc[]

Released by CBS Sony
Ep.	Released	Catalog no.	JAN
1	1989-07-01	35LS-4033	4988009103983
2	1989-08-02	35LS-4034	4988009104584
3	1989-09-01	35LS-4035	4988009105185
4	1989-10-08	CSLW-1113	4988009111384
5	1989-11-01	CSLW-1114	4988009111483
6	1989-12-01	CSLW-1115	4988009111582
7	1989-12-22	CSLW-1116	4988009111681
8	1990-02-01	CSLW-1117	4988009111780
9	1990-03-01	CSLW-1118	4988009111889
10	1990-04-08	CSLW-1119	4988009111988
11	1990-05-01	CSLW-1120	4988009112084
12	1990-06-01	CSLW-1121	4988009112183
13	1990-07-01	CSLW-1122	4988009112282

DVD[]

Released by SME Visual Works (retail)
DVD no.	Eps.	Released	Catalog no.	JAN
DVD Box	1-13	2002-05-09	SVZB-7096	4534530001245
1	1-3	2002-09-19	SVWB-7096	4534530001207
2	4-6	2002-09-19	SVWB-7097	4534530001221
3	7-9	2002-09-19	SVWB-7098	4534530001214
4	10-13	2002-09-19	SVWB-7099	4534530001238

Released by SME Visual Works (rental)
DVD no.	Eps.	Released	Catalog no.	JAN
1	1-3	2002-05-22	SVRB-2019	4534530001597
2	4-6	2002-05-22	SVRB-2020	4534530001603
3	7-9	2002-05-22	SVRB-2021	4534530001610
4	10-13	2002-05-22	SVRB-2022	4534530001627

Name in other languages[]

Italian: Holly e Benji: Sfida al mondo
Spanish: Campeones: Desafio al mundo

Gallery[]

Videos[]

Shin Captain Tsubasa Opening

Shin Captain Tsubasa Opening (English)

Shin Captain Tsubasa Ending HD

Notes[]

↑ Credited as 日色如春, likely a credit mistake intended to be for Yukina Hiiro (日色如夏).

External links[]

Official page at J.C.Staff (JP)
Article at Italian Wikipedia
OVA info at Yumeno World (JP)
OVA info at AniDB
OVA info at Anime News Network

OVA info at Media Arts DB of the Agency for Cultural Affairs
OVA info at Sakuhin DB (JP)
OVA info at Allcinema (JP)
OVA info at Masashi Hironaka website (JP)
OVA info at IMDb

[1] Credited as 日色如春, likely a credit mistake intended to be for Yukina Hiiro (日色如夏).

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