Shueisha’s MANGA Plus digital manga app and service announced that it has added Yoichi Takahashi’s original soccer manga series Captain Tsubasa. All chapters of the manga will be free to read for one week, starting from April 6, 2025 until April 12, 2025.
After April 12, the manga series will be available exclusively through MANGA Plus’s Deluxe Subscription plan.
This marks the first time Captain Tsubasa will receive an English release. A bilingual edition in Japanese and English was previously released for the “eOneBook” reader device in September 2020.
Takahashi’s original manga ran in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from March 31, 1981 to May 9, 1988. A total of 37 tankobon volumes were released during its publication.
The manga also inspired several new manga sequels, one-shots, side stories, novels, and video games. It has been adapted in several long-running TV anime series and films, with the most recent installment adapting several story arcs between 2018 to 2024.
MANGA Plus describes the main synopsis of the Captain Tsubasa manga as:
Tsubasa Ozora is a boy who grew up considering his soccer ball as a friend. Tsubasa’s dream is to be a part of Japan winning the World Cup. After transferring to Nankatsu Elementary School, Tsubasa meets and challenges genius goalkeeper Genzo Wakabayashi of Shutetsu Elementary to a match! The journey of Tsubasa becoming the best soccer player in the world begins here!
Source: MANGA Plus Official Twitter, press release
