Captain Tsubasa: Golden-23

キャプテン翼 GOLDEN－23
I am Misaki Taro

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Synopsis

The continuation of Captain Tsubasa after Road to 2002. Focuses on the 23 selected members of the U-22 Japanese National Team, known as the "Golden 23," as they fight towards the goal of an Olympic Gold Medal. (Source: OneManga)

Published

2005 to 2009

Authors

Takahashi, Yoichi

External links

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Prequel

Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002

Sequel

Captain Tsubasa: Kaigai Gekitou-hen in Calcio - Hi Izuru Kuni no Giocatore

Main characters

Genzou Wakabayashi288 fan favorites
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Genzo Wakabayashi is an extroardinary goalkeeper who can catch almost anything thrown at him. Not many shots can come past Genzo. A charismatic guy, Genzo is also loyal to his friends and he is firm with his decisions. Genzo always keeps his feelings to himself and people close to him as seen in Shin Captain Tsubasa, when he's willingly criticize his teammates' performance in order to make them realize that football in Europe is different than what they play in Japan. His actions caused a lot of Japanese players to dislike him and Genzo only told Tsubasa his true intentions. From early childhood, he has aimed to be the best goalkeeper in the world. He tended to be selfish, and brag about his skills before he met and played a couple of games against Tsubasa. After his match against Tsubasa, he has learned to enjoy the game with his other teammates. (Source: Wikipedia)
Tarou Misaki116 fan favorites
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Birthday: May 5 National team jersey number: #11 Position: Mid-fielder Nickname: Field Artist He came to Nankatsu a few days after Tsubasa and becomes his best friend. Taro moves from one place to another, following his father who works as a traveling artist. Before he met Tsubasa at Nankatsu, he played with Hyuga, Takeshi, and Ken at Meiwa and with Matsuyama at Furano. Taro is sweet, kind, and loyal to his friends. He is also sensitive to everybody's feelings. Taro is a tender-hearted boy who is always smiling, but don't underestimate him because he is just as skillful as Tsubasa.
Jun Misugi103 fan favorites
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Birth date: June 23 National team jersey number: #14 Position: Defender / Part-time coach Nickname: Field Prince, Ace of Glass Special techniques: Drive shoot and Off-side strategy Jun Misugi is easily one of Japan's best players. Unfortunately, his failing heart condition forces him to play for only a short time almost every game. During Japan's match against Argentina, Japan's coach silently thought to himself that Jun would have been Japan's top player (even better than Tsubasa) if it wasn't for his current heart injury; indeed, Jun scored Japan's final goal in that match. He completely recovered in the World Youth Series though. Jun is strong-willed and dedicated beside being kind and clever. Jun can read the opposing team's formation and tactics even when he is not playing on the field; not to mention his ability on how to control his opponent's movements.
Hikaru Matsuyama64 fan favorites
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Date of birth: 21st June National team jersey number: #12 Position: Sweeper (defending midfielder) Nickname: Wild Eagle Hikaru Matsuyama is one of the best defenders in the world. He can intercept many passes and shots from the opposing team. Matsuyama is selfless and he is a smart leader. But he can be very reserved sometimes. Matsuyama is well-known for his great ball control and accuracy. Any team would be very lucky to have him as a defender. His trademark shot called Eagle Shot or Arawashishot(Wild Eagle Shot), a powerful ground shot. Special Techniques: Eagle shoot, Avalanche strategy
Ryou Ishizaki22 fan favorites
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Ishizaki Ryou is Tsubasa Ozora's best friend since the story's very beginning. He lives in the city of Nankatsu, Shizuoka and is introduced as the captain of the until then very unsucessful Nankatsu elementary soccer team. Though Ishizaki's soccer techniques are far from Tsubasa's level, his strong will and relentless personality has won himself a position in the national team. A demonstration of this is shown during World Youth Cup Finals when Ishizaki was knocked out-cold by blocking an extremely powerful shot at point blank range with his speciality, the face block defense.
Sanae Nakazawa8 fan favorites
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Sanae Nakazawa lives in Nankatsu, Shizuoka. She was formerly the chief of the Nankatsu Cheerleaders in Elemmentary School and then manager in Middle School. Thus she loves to support people who give their best to achieve their goals and dreams. As soon as meeting Tsubasa Ozora for the first time she became his biggest fan and developed a crush on him.
Masao Tachibana1 fan favorites
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One of the Flying Twins from the Akita prefecture. In elementary school, although their positions were forwards, they primarily serve as midfielders. Along with Ishizaki, they are called the Japan's monkeys because their faces look like monkeys. Their Skylab techniques are excellent acrobatic skills, however, they also increases the burden or risk of getting injured, thus the chance to play is not stable. (Source: Captain Tsubasa Wiki)
Kazuo Tachibana1 fan favorites
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One of the Flying Twins from the Akita prefecture. In elementary school, although their positions were forwards, they primarily serve as midfielders. Along with Ishizaki, they are called the Japan's monkeys because their faces look like monkeys. Their Skylab techniques are excellent acrobatic skills, however, they also increases the burden or risk of getting injured, thus the chance to play is not stable. (Source: Captain Tsubasa Wiki)