The

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''Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002'' is a sequel to

Yōichi Takahashi is a Japanese cartoonist and manga artist, best known for his work ''Captain Tsubasa''. Takahashi has published art books, manga, novels, and guides, most of which are about ''Captain Tsubasa''. He is also known for his soccer series, '' Hungr ...

's ''

Captain Tsubasa is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yōichi Takahashi. The series mainly revolves around the sport of association football focusing on Tsubasa Oozora and his relationship with his friends, rivalries with h ...

'' series. The series follows

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, a soccer player who moves from São Paulo (Brancos in the anime) to

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Captain Tsubasa, Barca hero in Japan
noticias info (Catalunya in the anime). The manga was published by

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in the ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

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'' and collected in fifteen ''

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'' volumes between June 2001 and August 19, 2004.

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adapted the series into an

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series simply titled ''Captain Tsubasa'' that aired on

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between October 7, 2001 and October 6, 2002.

Volume list

References

Road to 2002 {{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002'' chapters