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* HonorBeforeReason: In ''Road to 2002'', Hamburg is going to tie 1-1 against Bayern Muenchen, and Hamburg's coach all but instruct every Hamburg player to go for a draw, which should be still good enough for Hamburg considering Bayern is a top-class team while Hamburg is middle-to-high-class team, not to mention they play in Bayern's Home. So what does Wakabayashi do when Hamburg get corner kick ''at the last minutes''? He left his own goalpost to assist Hamburg's last-minutes-attack.... which ends in failure. This allows Schneider to launch a quick counter-attack and easily score a goal at Wakabayashi's abandoned goalpost, thus Bayern won for 2-1 ''at those last minutes''. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice job breaking it, Wakabayashi!]] What's even more stupid is that it's just a league match and not a very crucial one other than being "Wakabayashi v. Schneider match that Wakabayashi really needs to win to prove a point at Schneider", so it's generally unreasonable for goalkeeper to do something like that. It's understandable for Hamburg's coach to put him on the bench in the next matches. In the beginning of ''Golden 23'', it's mentioned that Wakabayashi and Hamburg's coach had falling out because apparently Wakabayashi never become starting goalkeeper anymore in any match. Can also be considered as BreakTheHaughty/[[BreakTheBadass Badass]].
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* HonorBeforeReason: In ''Road to 2002'', Hamburg is going to tie 1-1 against Bayern Muenchen, and Hamburg's coach all but instruct every Hamburg player to go for a draw, which should be still good enough for Hamburg considering Bayern is a top-class team while Hamburg is middle-to-high-class team, not to mention they play in Bayern's Home. So what does Wakabayashi do when Hamburg get corner kick ''at the last minutes''? He left his own goalpost to assist Hamburg's last-minutes-attack....last-minutes-attack... which ends in failure. This allows Schneider to launch a quick counter-attack and easily score a goal at Wakabayashi's abandoned goalpost, thus Bayern won for 2-1 ''at those last minutes''. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice job breaking it, Wakabayashi!]] What's even more stupid is that it's just a league match and not a very crucial one other than being "Wakabayashi v. Schneider match that Wakabayashi really needs to win to prove a point at Schneider", so it's generally unreasonable for goalkeeper to do something like that. It's understandable for Hamburg's coach to put him on the bench in the next matches. In the beginning of ''Golden 23'', it's mentioned that Wakabayashi and Hamburg's coach had falling out because apparently Wakabayashi never become starting goalkeeper anymore in any match. Can also be considered as BreakTheHaughty/[[BreakTheBadass Badass]].
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* SecondaryCharacterTitle: Even though the series is only Tsubasa-centric, in many European adaptations the anime is known with a NameAndName title that makes it look like that Tsubasa and Wakabayashi are both equally important protagonists (evidenced also by the theme songs). While still a major character, Wakabayashi is often kept OutOfFocus (or even PutOnABus) due to injuries or other reasons.
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* SecondaryCharacterTitle: Even though the series is only Tsubasa-centric, in many European adaptations the anime is known with a NameAndName title that makes it look like that Tsubasa and Wakabayashi are both equally important protagonists (evidenced also by the theme songs). While still he ''is'' a major character, Wakabayashi is often kept OutOfFocus (or even PutOnABus) due to injuries or other reasons.
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* AchillesHeel: His acrobatic style allows him to perform very long ranged catches, but this logically impedes him from being able to correct his momentum if he initiates a maneuver in the wrong direction. This is exploited by Schneider, as he tricks Wakashimazu into lunging towards a side before actually shooting on the opposite.
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* AchillesHeel: His acrobatic style allows him to perform powerful and very long ranged catches, but this logically impedes him from being able to correct his momentum if he initiates a maneuver in the wrong direction. This is exploited by Schneider, as he tricks Wakashimazu into lunging towards a side before actually shooting on the opposite. In contrast, Wakabayashi has a shorter range and is less strong, but his reduced mobility makes him much harder to mislead decisively.
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* EvilCounterpart: Subverted in that he does not address the trope like Wakashimazu does, but in a sense, he is to Hyuuga what Misaki is to Tsubasa.
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* EvilCounterpart: Subverted in that he does not address the trope like Wakashimazu does, but in a sense, he Subverted. He is clearly to Hyuuga what Misaki is to Tsubasa.Tsubasa, down to character design and personality, but he is much less arrogant than Hyuuga or Wakashimazu, which makes him almost a TokenGoodTeammate every time the Meiwa players are the bad guys.
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* HeroAntagonist: His attributes which mirror Tsubasa's ones and expands them, namely being the soul of the team and a motivated player, to the point he could be the protagonist of his own soccer manga.
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* HeroAntagonist: His character attributes which mirror Tsubasa's ones and expands them, namely being the soul of the team and even expand them in some cases: he's a very motivated player, to works as the point he the soul of his team, and has an open LoveInterest. He could believably be the protagonist of his own soccer manga.
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* RealityEnsues: ''Skylab Hurricane'' is a fearsome technique: one guy kicks the other guy to jump way above enemy defenders. Later on, however, the ''Olympic'' series revealed that as the Tachibanas grow older, and therefore heavier, they can only pull this technique once in a match. Afterward, their legs will get injured and they will have to be substituted.
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* RealityEnsues: ''Skylab Hurricane'' is a fearsome technique: one guy kicks the other guy to jump way above enemy defenders. Later on, however, However, the ''Olympic'' series revealed that as the Tachibanas grow older, and therefore heavier, they can only became unable to pull this technique more than once in a match. Afterward, their legs will get injured and they will have to be substituted.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Not as much as Hyuga, but still there. Justified since he's from a port city AND used to be in the rugby club before switching to soccer.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Not as much as Hyuga, Hyuuga, but still there. Justified since he's from a port city AND used to be in the rugby club before switching to soccer.
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* GeniusBruiser: He rarely shows it, but is a shockingly clever player, and he also knows a bit about dynamic shoots.
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* GeniusBruiser: He rarely shows it, but is a shockingly clever player, player and he also even knows a bit about dynamic shoots.shoots himself.
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* MartialArtsAndCrafts: Subverted. He practises amateur sumo, but he uses it relatively little compared to Wakashimazu when playing soccer.
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* MartialArtsAndCrafts: Subverted. He practises amateur sumo, but he uses it relatively little compared to Wakashimazu when playing soccer.soccer compared to Wakashimazu.
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* UnskilledButStrong: He prefers ramming people out of his way rather than dribbling. However, as said above, he is far from being unskilled in other areas.
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* UnskilledButStrong: He definitely prefers ramming people out of his way rather than dribbling. However, dribbling, but the example ends there - as said above, he is far from being unskilled in other areas.he's surprisingly skilled and has a few tricks up his sleeve.
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* SatelliteCharacter: He mostly works as a contrast/assistant to Jito, both narratively and on the field.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Noticeably more tanned than others. Kind of a JustifiedTrope when one realises that some of his part-time jobs as a kid included heavy physical work that took place out in the sun, therefore it'd be stranger if he was ''not'' super tanned.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Noticeably more tanned than others.most Japanese characters. Kind of a JustifiedTrope when one realises that some of his part-time jobs as a kid included heavy physical work that took place out in the sun, therefore it'd be stranger if he was ''not'' super tanned.
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* {{Deuteragonist}}: During the elementary school and middle school arcs, Hyuga gets as least as much focus as Tsubasa does, and it actually makes both characters sympathetic enough that you could route for either of them. In the elementary school's national championship, Tsubasa's goal of winning the tournament is to go with his mentor Roberto Hongo to Brazil and become a better soccer player, while Hyuga wants to win the tournament to get scouted by Touou and earning financial support for his family. While Tsubasa wins, Roberto flies back to Brazil without him, and Hyuga is scouted thanks to Tsubasa's decline. In the middle school's national championship, both of them want to win it for competetive reasons: Tsubasa wants to win the championship a third time in a row while he has to endure all the injuries he has to take that year, Hyuga wants to finally win the championship and defeat his rival for once. Both of their teams eventually win the championship as their final match ends in a draw.
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* {{Deuteragonist}}: During the elementary school and middle school arcs, Hyuga gets as least as much focus as Tsubasa does, and it actually makes both characters sympathetic enough that you could route root for either of them. In the elementary school's national championship, Tsubasa's goal of winning the tournament is to go with his mentor Roberto Hongo to Brazil and become a better soccer player, while Hyuga wants to win the tournament to get scouted by Touou and earning financial support for his family. While Tsubasa wins, Roberto flies back to Brazil without him, and Hyuga is scouted thanks to Tsubasa's decline. In the middle school's national championship, both of them want to win it for competetive reasons: Tsubasa wants to win the championship a third time in a row while he has to endure all the injuries he has to take that year, Hyuga wants to finally win the championship and defeat his rival for once. Both of their teams eventually win the championship as their final match ends in a draw.
* UnskilledButStrong: Unlike Tsubasa's Dynamic Shoot and other physically improbable techniques, Hyuga's own Tiger Shoot is a regular chute, only kicked with physically improbable strength.
* AchillesHeel: His acrobatic style allows him to perform very long ranged catches, but this logically impedes him from being able to correct his momentum if he initiates a maneuver in the wrong direction. This is exploited by Schneider, as he tricks Wakashimazu into lunging towards a side before actually shooting on the opposite.
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* EnigmaticMinion: Before his introduction as the Meiwa keeper, he was often seen watching the matches with his cap over his eyes and smirking.
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* EnigmaticMinion: Before his introduction as the Meiwa keeper, player, he was often seen watching the matches with his cap over his eyes and smirking.smirking. It was hinted he was a keeper due to his attire somewhat resembling Wakabayashi's, but his allegiance and identity weren't revealed until much later.
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* {{Foil}}: To Wakabayashi. Their roles and even their names are similar, but while Genzo is quite hotheaded and uses a stationary goalkeeping style, Ken is much more collected and specializes in flips and acrobatic catches.
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* {{Foil}}: To Wakabayashi. Their roles and even their names are similar, but while Genzo is quite hotheaded and uses a stationary goalkeeping style, Ken is much more collected and ironically specializes in flips and acrobatic catches.
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* MasterOfAll: It is implied that he would have been just as good as a field player as he is as a goalkeeper. According to Hyuga, Ken has the best shot on the entire team only second to himself, which puts him over Sawada and probably people from other teams around Sawada's level, and that despite Ken being trained mostly to keep.
* MoralityPet: Downplayed. He and Sawada are the closest players to Hyuga, but despite being apparent that Hyuga knew Wakashimazu much before their time in the team, it is Sawada the one who becomes his main emotional support, while Ken remains in the sidelines.
* MoralityPet: Downplayed. He and Sawada are the closest players to Hyuga, but despite being apparent that Hyuga knew Wakashimazu much before their time in the team, it is Sawada the one who becomes his main emotional support, while Ken remains in the sidelines.
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* MasterOfAll: It is implied that he would have been just as good as a field player as he is as a goalkeeper. According to Hyuga, Hyuga himself states Ken has the best shot on the entire team only second to himself, which technically puts him over Sawada and probably people from other teams around Sawada's level, level - and that despite Ken being presumably trained mostly to keep.
* MoralityPet: Downplayed. He and Sawada are the closest players to Hyuga, but despite being apparent that Hyuga knew Wakashimazu much before their time in the team, it is Sawada the one who becomes his main emotionalsupport, support while Ken remains in the sidelines.
* MoralityPet: Downplayed. He and Sawada are the closest players to Hyuga, but despite being apparent that Hyuga knew Wakashimazu much before their time in the team, it is Sawada the one who becomes his main emotional
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* TheRedMage: Usually loses the keeper contest with Wakabayashi, but Wakashimazu has been showed to be a strong outfield player aside from a keeper (with Hyuga even considering him better than Sawada!), which is something that Genzo can't boast of.
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* TheRedMage: Usually loses the keeper contest with Wakabayashi, but Wakashimazu has been showed to be a strong outfield player aside from a keeper (with Hyuga even considering him better than Sawada!), which is something that Genzo and most other keepers in the series can't boast of.
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* RedBaron: "Super Brave Goal Keeper" (given by Wakabayashi, to supports him). This is due to him clearly knowing he can't out-perform the Waka goalkeepers but still pressing on.
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* RedBaron: "Super Brave Goal Keeper" (given by Wakabayashi, to supports support him). This is due to him clearly knowing he can't out-perform the Waka goalkeepers but still pressing on.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Associated with his Body Block skill, and he once catches Soda's Razor Shoot.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Associated with his Body Block skill, and he once catches Soda's ''very'' powerful and hard to catch Razor Shoot.
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Started as TheRival, became TheLancer with time. Having lost his dad at an early age, he became hateful and rude towards the world as a whole, but very loving and hardworking to his mother and siblings. HotBlooded to the max and one of the best scorers in the Japanese Team, but with serious problems towards authority that hav brought him trouble more than once. After working on some of such issues and graduating from school, he now plays for Juventus in Italy's Serie A.
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Started as TheRival, became TheLancer with time. Having lost his dad at an early age, he became hateful and rude towards the world as a whole, but very loving and hardworking to his mother and siblings. HotBlooded to the max and one of the best scorers in the Japanese Team, but with serious problems towards authority that hav have brought him trouble more than once. After working on some of such issues and graduating from school, he now plays for Juventus in Italy's Serie A.
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** His treatment of Morisaki, in the beginning.
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** His treatment of Morisaki, in the beginning. At some point he ''deliberately'' kicked a ball into the poor kid's face, which traumatized him quite badly.
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->Voiced by: Noriko Uemura (original series), Creator/TetsuyaIwanaga (OVAs), Creator/JunkoTakeuchi (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/KoheiKiyasu (''Road to 2002'', second half); Anabel Mendez and Ricardo Mendoza (''Captain Tsubasa''), Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/EnzoFortuny (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Noriko Uemura (original series), Creator/TetsuyaIwanaga (OVAs), Creator/JunkoTakeuchi (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/KoheiKiyasu (''Road to 2002'', second half); Anabel Mendez and Ricardo Mendoza Creator/RicardoMendoza (''Captain Tsubasa''), Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/EnzoFortuny (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub]
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* TheReliableOne
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* TheReliableOneTheReliableOne: As the more emotionally stable of the Meiwa/Toho trio.
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* BrokenAce: He is implied to be Tsubasa's technical superior on the field and a leader probably just as good, but his heart condition limits deeply his performance.
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* BrokenAce: He is implied to be Tsubasa's technical superior on the field and a leader probably just as good, but his heart condition limits deeply his performance.performance ''and'' puts a damper in his self-worth.
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* {{Determinator}}: When young, because his illness gave him a near ''suicidal'' obsession with leading his team to victory before he has to go through treatment. As he grows up, one can still see some traces of this every now and then, like when he manages to come back to action after his illness, through the standard "operation" and ''very'' hard work.
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* {{Determinator}}: When young, because his illness gave him a near ''suicidal'' obsession with leading his team to victory before he has to go through treatment. As he grows up, one can still see some traces of this every now and then, like when he manages to come back to action after his illness, illness through the standard "operation" and ''very'' hard work.
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* WeakButSkilled: He's crazily talented and skilled, to the point that his introduction has him outperforming Tsubasa of all people, but his stamina remains very low, so he can barely play half a match.
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* WeakButSkilled: He's crazily talented and skilled, to the point that his introduction has him outperforming Tsubasa of all people, but his stamina remains very low, low so he can barely play half a match.
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* GlassCannon: They can perform complex and surprising team moves to bypass the rival team's defenses, but the inherent complexity of their teamwork means they are constantly risking their bodies, so they are royally screwed whenever they botch it (see Unwitting Instigator of Doom) or after its abuse (see RealityEnsues).
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* GlassCannon: They can perform complex and surprising team moves to bypass the rival team's defenses, but the inherent complexity of their teamwork means they are constantly risking their bodies, so they are royally screwed whenever they botch it (see Unwitting Instigator of Doom) (seen in UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom) or after its abuse (see (seen in RealityEnsues).
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: ''Almost''. [[spoiler: He commits a HUGE mistake in the WYC match vs. Uruguay, which puts the team in serious risk. He decides to make up for it by pulling a very risky move with Hyuuga's help, and it works.]]
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: ''Almost''. [[spoiler: He commits a HUGE mistake ''scores in his own goal zone'' in the WYC match vs. Uruguay, which puts the team in serious risk. He decides to make up for it by pulling a very risky move with Hyuuga's help, help (and Hyuuga himself is all "are you crazy?!" when Jito asks him for help), and it works.]]
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: As said above, [[spoiler: what was supposed to be a mere ankle sprain for Tsubasa made him vulnerable to Souda's fouls, becoming a far more serious wound that coupled with his injured shoulder, put him at ''serious'' risk towards the end of the Junior High arc.]]
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* TheRedMage: Usually loses the keeper contest with Wakabayashi, but Wakashimazu has been showed to be a strong field player aside from a keeper (with Hyuga even considering him better than Sawada!), which is something that Genzo can't boast of.
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* TheRedMage: Usually loses the keeper contest with Wakabayashi, but Wakashimazu has been showed to be a strong field outfield player aside from a keeper (with Hyuga even considering him better than Sawada!), which is something that Genzo can't boast of.
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->Voiced by: Eiko Yamada (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/MegumiOgata (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as a child), Creator/AkiraIshida (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as an adult), Creator/SatsukiYukino (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/KosukeToriumi (''Road to 2002'', second half), Creator/AyakaFukuhara (2018 anime); Sylvia Garcel and Javier Rivero (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/JesusBarrero (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Sara Vivas (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Road to 2002''), Creator/MartaSainz (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Eiko Yamada (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/MegumiOgata (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as a child), Creator/AkiraIshida (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as an adult), Creator/SatsukiYukino (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/KosukeToriumi (''Road to 2002'', second half), Creator/AyakaFukuhara Ayaka Fukuhara (2018 anime); Sylvia Garcel and Javier Rivero (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/JesusBarrero (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Sara Vivas (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Road to 2002''), Creator/MartaSainz (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Creator/YokoOgai (in ''Captain Tsubasa'', the first half of ''Captain Tsubasa J'' and ''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game), Creator/NozomuSasaki (second half of ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/KikukoInoue (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/TomokazuSeki (''Road to 2002'', second half); [[Creator/ElsaCovian Elsa Covián]] and Jorge Roig Jr. (''Captain Tsubasa''), Gustavo Melgarejo (''Captain Tsubasa J''), [[Creator/BenjaminRivera Benjamín Rivera]] (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Teresa Acaso (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/JorgeSaudinos (''Captain Tsubasa J'' and ''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Creator/YokoOgai (in ''Captain Tsubasa'', the first half of ''Captain Tsubasa J'' and ''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game), Creator/NozomuSasaki (second half of ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/KikukoInoue (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/TomokazuSeki (''Road to 2002'', second half); half), Creator/YukoSanpei (2018 anime); [[Creator/ElsaCovian Elsa Covián]] and Jorge Roig Jr. (''Captain Tsubasa''), Gustavo Melgarejo (''Captain Tsubasa J''), [[Creator/BenjaminRivera Benjamín Rivera]] (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Teresa Acaso (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/JorgeSaudinos (''Captain Tsubasa J'' and ''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Creator/KoichiHashimoto (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/ShinichiroMiki (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/KenichiSuzumura (''Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002''); Eduardo Tejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), [[Creator/BenjaminRivera Benjamín Rivera]] and Roberto Mendiola (''Captain Tsubasa J''), and José Arenas (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Creator/PepeCarabias (all the series) [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Creator/KoichiHashimoto (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/ShinichiroMiki (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/KenichiSuzumura (''Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002''); 2002'' and 2018 anime); Eduardo Tejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), [[Creator/BenjaminRivera Benjamín Rivera]] and Roberto Mendiola (''Captain Tsubasa J''), and José Arenas (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Creator/PepeCarabias (all the series) [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Eiko Yamada (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/MegumiOgata (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as a child), Creator/AkiraIshida (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as an adult), Creator/SatsukiYukino (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/KosukeToriumi (''Road to 2002'', second half); Sylvia Garcel and Javier Rivero (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/JesusBarrero (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Sara Vivas (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Road to 2002''), Creator/MartaSainz (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Eiko Yamada (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/MegumiOgata (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as a child), Creator/AkiraIshida (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as an adult), Creator/SatsukiYukino (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/KosukeToriumi (''Road to 2002'', second half); half), Creator/AyakaFukuhara (2018 anime); Sylvia Garcel and Javier Rivero (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/JesusBarrero (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Sara Vivas (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Road to 2002''), Creator/MartaSainz (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Hiroko Maruyama (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/KappeiYamaguchi (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/UraraTakano (in ''Road to 2002''); Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Roberto Mendiola (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Arturo Mercado Jr. (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Ana Sánchez (''Captain Tsubasa''), Álex Saudinós (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Javier Balas (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Hiroko Maruyama (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/KappeiYamaguchi (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/UraraTakano (in ''Road to 2002''); 2002''), Creator/MutsumiTamura (2018 anime); Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Roberto Mendiola (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Arturo Mercado Jr. (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Ana Sánchez (''Captain Tsubasa''), Álex Saudinós (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Javier Balas (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Creator/HirotakaSuzuoki (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/NobuyukiHiyama (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/RicaMatsumoto (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (''Road to 2002'', second half), Creator/KenNarita (''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game); Jorge Roig Jr. (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Road to 2002''), Creator/RicardoMendoza (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Cholo Moratalla (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Road to 2002''), Creator/JoseMariaCarrero (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Creator/HirotakaSuzuoki (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/NobuyukiHiyama (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/RicaMatsumoto (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (''Road to 2002'', second half), Creator/KenNarita (''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game); game), Creator/TakuyaSato (2018 anime); Jorge Roig Jr. (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Road to 2002''), Creator/RicardoMendoza (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Cholo Moratalla (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Road to 2002''), Creator/JoseMariaCarrero (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]
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-->''European and Latin-American DubNameChange: Oliver Atton (aka Oliver Atom/Oliver "Holly" Hutton/Olivier "Olive" Atton'')
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-->''European and Latin-American DubNameChange: Oliver Atton (aka Oliver Atom/Oliver "Holly" Hutton/Olivier "Olive" Atton'')
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Atton (aka Oliver Atom/Oliver "Holly" Hutton/Olivier "Olive" Atton'')
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* MarriedToTheJob: He's so married to soccer that boy-and-girl relationships are the rarest element to be found around him; considering this a Shounen genre, it's not very strange. Subverted slightly when he confesses his love to Sanae. Then he goes to Brazil and marries the job again, so that his girlfriend has to follow him there, love-struck and almost in tears before they finally get married for real.
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* WildCard: He is the trump card of the Japanese team in the Asian qualification round.
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->Voiced by: Creator/YokoOgai (in ''Captain Tsubasa'', the first half of ''Captain Tsubasa J'' and ''Tatakau ''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game), Creator/NozomuSasaki (second half of ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/KikukoInoue (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/TomokazuSeki (''Road to 2002'', second half); [[Creator/ElsaCovian Elsa Covián]] and Jorge Roig Jr. (''Captain Tsubasa''), Gustavo Melgarejo (''Captain Tsubasa J''), [[Creator/BenjaminRivera Benjamín Rivera]] (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Teresa Acaso (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/JorgeSaudinos (''Captain Tsubasa J'' and ''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruNakahara (in ''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Tatakau ''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game); Anabel Méndez and Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Moisés Iván Mora (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Conchita Núñez (''Captain Tsubasa''), Mercedes Espinosa (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/BlancaRada (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Shin Mori (original series and ''Tatakau ''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game), Yuki Masuda (''Road to 2002''); Creator/AraceliDeLeon and Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa''), Paco Mauri (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Celia Ballester (''Captain Tsubasa'') [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Creator/HirotakaSuzuoki (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/NobuyukiHiyama (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/RicaMatsumoto (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (''Road to 2002'', second half), Creator/KenNarita (''Tatakau (''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game); Jorge Roig Jr. (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Road to 2002''), Creator/RicardoMendoza (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Cholo Moratalla (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Road to 2002''), Creator/JoseMariaCarrero (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Creator/MasamiKikuchi (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/ShowtaroMorikubo (in ''Road to 2002''), Creator/AyumuMurase (''Tatakau (''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game); Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Enrique Mederos (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Emilio García (''Captain Tsubasa J''), David Robles (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruNakahara (in ''Captain Tsubasa''); Tsubasa'' and ''Tatakau Dream Team'' smartphone game); Anabel Méndez and Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Moisés Iván Mora (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Conchita Núñez (''Captain Tsubasa''), Mercedes Espinosa (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/BlancaRada (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Yuko Masuda Shin Mori (original series); series and ''Tatakau Dream Team'' smartphone game), Yuki Masuda (''Road to 2002''); Creator/AraceliDeLeon and Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa''), Paco Mauri (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Celia Ballester (''Captain Tsubasa'') [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Noriko Uemura (original series), Creator/TetsuyaIwanaga (OVAs), Creator/JunkoTakeuchi (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/KoheiKiyasu (''Road to 2002'', second half); Anabel Mendez and Ricardo Mendoza (''Captain Tsubasa''), Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/EnzoFortuny (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Aya Mizoguchi (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/YukoKobayashi (''Captain Tsubasa J'', child), Shinichirou Ohta (''Captain Tsubasa J'', adult), Creator/AiOrikasa (''Road to 2002'', child), Issei Miyazaki (''Road to 2002'', adult); adult), Creator/MegumiOgata (Playstation 2 game); Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Roberto Mendiola (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/IrwinDaayan (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Celia Ballester (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/BlancaRada (''Captain Tsubasa J'' and ''Road to 2002''), [European Spanish dub]
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* NoCelebiritiesWereHarmed: His personality has some shades of the legendary Japanese Team Captain, Hidetoshi Nakata.
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* FlatCharacter: A rare case where the main character is this. He's very good at soccer, passionate, and appears to be a decent guy but there's nothing interesting about his personality, especially compared to other secondary characters. It doesn't help that he's a flawless InvicibleHero who has ''zero'' negative traits.
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* FlatCharacter: A rare case where the main character is this. He's very good at soccer, passionate, and appears to be a decent guy but there's nothing interesting about his personality, especially compared to other secondary characters. It doesn't help that he's a flawless InvicibleHero InvincibleHero who has ''zero'' negative traits.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: A milder version. Natsuko, his mother, says that Tsubasa didn't have friends other than Yayoi until they moved to Shizuoka. Tsubasa himself doesn't seem to mind that much since soon the Nankatsu kids befriend him.
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* {{Expy}}: His personality FlatCharacter: A rare case where the main character is this. He's very good at soccer, passionate, and appears to be a decent guy but there's nothing interesting about his personality, especially compared to other secondary characters. It doesn't help that he's a flawless InvicibleHero who has some shades of the legendary Japanese Team Captain, Hidetoshi Nakata.''zero'' negative traits.
* NiceGuy: He's a friendly person, supportive of his teammates, and respectful of his adversaries.
* NoCelebiritesWereHarmed: His personality has some shades of the legendary Japanese Team Captain, Hidetoshi Nakata.
* NoCelebiritesWereHarmed: His personality has some shades of the legendary Japanese Team Captain, Hidetoshi Nakata.
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* AcademicAthlete: Contrary to most other juvenile soccer players, Misaki is a student with exceptional grades at school.
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** BrokenAce: Had some shades of this as a kid, due to his massive arrogance and entitlement. It's not fully gone as he grows up.
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* YouHave48Hours: Or better said, "You Have A Year To Prove Yourself As a Better GK Than Karate Practitioner".
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* ThePollyAnna: Nothing brings him down for too long. At most [[TenderTears he cries a little easily sometimes]], but then he wipes his tears away and bounces back.
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* {{Determinator}}: Wind or snow over him, he never stops working hard.
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* BreakTheHaughty: At least ''twice''.
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* BreakTheHaughty: At least ''twice''.
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* TheAce: As a goalkeeper he's one of the best, if not '''the''' best... to the point that the author had to put him on a bus to keep matches interesting. There are not a lot of players able to score to Wakabayashi (like Schneider) and those who can are pretty much ''heroes'' to the crowd.
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* TheAce: As a goalkeeper he's one of the best, if not '''the''' best... to the point that the author had to put him on a bus to keep matches interesting. There are not a lot of players able to score to Wakabayashi (like Schneider) and those who can are pretty much ''heroes'' to the crowd. He is also the only rival that didn't lose against Tsubasa in a match.
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!!Nankatsu
[[folder: Tsubasa Ozora]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/YokoOgai (in ''Captain Tsubasa'' and the first half of ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/NozomuSasaki (second half of ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/KikukoInoue (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/TomokazuSeki (''Road to 2002'', second half); [[Creator/ElsaCovian Elsa Covián]] and Jorge Roig Jr. (''Captain Tsubasa''), Gustavo Melgarejo (''Captain Tsubasa J''), [[Creator/BenjaminRivera Benjamín Rivera]] (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Teresa Acaso (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/JorgeSaudinos (''Captain Tsubasa J'' and ''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
The protagonist of the story, his dream is to one day win the World Cup for Japan. As a ChildProdigy, he was captain of his school Nankatsu's varsity team, and became the youngest captain of Japan's U-17 in the Youth World Cup. After graduation, he turned professional and played for both Sao Paulo in Brazil and Barcelona in Spain's La Liga. He is now the captain of Japan's Senior Men's Football Team.
* TheAce: He constantly walks the thin line between The Ace and BoringInvincibleHero (and TheMinnesotaFats, within the story). His Ace qualities are slightly downplayed in ''World Youth Cup'' and ''Road to 2002'', but not ''that'' much.
* AnimalMotif: He's usually represented by a peregrin falcon, specially in the anime. Or [[ThePhoenix phoenix]], in much rarer occassions.
* BigBrotherMentor: To Shingo.
* BoisterousBruiser: Milder case when compared to others. Is a more innocent, slightly less energetic but still idealistic and determined version.
* CatchPhrase: Tsubasa Oozora's motto is "The ball is my friend".
* ChasteHero: He's so MarriedToTheJob that his ObliviousToLove nature becomes the source of many a RunningGag, [[spoiler: until Sanae finally gets to date ''and'' marry him]].
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Sanae. They have known each other since their Elementary days, which eventually grown into love when they are teenagers. [[spoiler: They are currently married, and she's pregnant with their first child.]]
* CluelessChickMagnet: Oblivious to his popularity with girls and even puzzled as to why girls like him that much.
* {{Determinator}}: Boy, is this guy ever. An example: in the final of the third National championship he plays despite ''numerous'' injuries.
* DisappearedDad: His father is a ship captain, so he's usually absent.
* {{Expy}}: His personality has some shades of the legendary Japanese Team Captain, Hidetoshi Nakata.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:To Sanae.]]
* HeroicBSOD: The semi-canon ''Endless Dream'' one-shot shows that he spent the days that follwed Nankatsu's first cup in a brief but intense depressive state, after [[spoiler: Roberto goes back to Brazil alone]] and both Wakabayashi and Misaki move away from Shizuoka.
* TheHero: He is the main character of the manga and anime. A prodigious football player, Tsubasa dreams of one day winning the FIFA World Cup for Japan. His position is midfielder and sometimes plays as forward, usually wearing jersey #10.
* InvincibleHero: He simply never loses. You wonder why people in the anime even think he can. At the very worst, it will be a draw.
* KindheartedSimpleton: When off work.
* TheLeader: Type IV (Charismatic). Of both the Nankatsu and the Japanese national team.
* LovableJock: Yes, he's handsome and popular. Yes, he's a ChildProdigy in regards to soccer. But he works ''very'' hard for his success, truly loves the sport, and cares very much for his teammates and his friends. He embodies this trope so much he's possibly the TropeCodifier in anime and manga.
* ObliviousToLove: He fails to see Sanae's interest in him for quite a while.
* ProtagonistTitle
* RedBaron: ''Soccer no houshigo'' (Heaven Sent Child of Soccer), Soccer Genius, Field Samurai.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive Guy to Wakabayashi and Hyuuga's Manly Man.
* WideEyedIdealist:
** His dream is to win the World Cup, in a time when Japan hadn't ever even classified for participating in the tournament.
** His celebration speech [[spoiler: after having won the World Youth tournament]] also reflects this. In it, he reminds about the civil war in the World Youth tournament's initial host country, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burundi the Burundi]]; he wishes war would never exist and that fights should be settled with a fair-and-square soccer match, and calls for "world peace through soccer".
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[[folder:Genzo Wakabayashi]]
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-->''European and Latin-American DubNameChange: Benjamin/Thomas(Fr) Price, aka "Benji"''
->Voiced by: Creator/KoichiHashimoto (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/ShinichiroMiki (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/KenichiSuzumura (''Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002''); Eduardo Tejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), [[Creator/BenjaminRivera Benjamín Rivera]] and Roberto Mendiola (''Captain Tsubasa J''), and José Arenas (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Creator/PepeCarabias (all the series) [European Spanish dub]
Goalkeeper for Shutetsu and Tsubasa's [[TheRival main rival]] before he transferred to Nankatsu. Also played for Japan's U-17. After turning professional, he played for the German Bundesliga's Hamburger SV, and was constantly on the talks to transfer to Bayern Munich, to his refusal.
* TheAce: As a goalkeeper he's one of the best, if not '''the''' best... to the point that the author had to put him on a bus to keep matches interesting. There are not a lot of players able to score to Wakabayashi (like Schneider) and those who can are pretty much ''heroes'' to the crowd.
* BrokenAce: Had some shades of this as a kid, due to his massive arrogance and entitlement. It's not fully gone as he grows up.
* BigBrotherMentor: For Morisaki.
* EyeObscuringHat: Sometimes his hat cover the eyes.
* FatalFlaw: His massive {{pride}}.
* GameBreakingInjury: [[spoiler: AT LEAST two]].
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: First is given one by Mikami, then gives another to Tsubasa.
* HonorBeforeReason: In ''Road to 2002'', Hamburg is going to tie 1-1 against Bayern Muenchen, and Hamburg's coach all but instruct every Hamburg player to go for a draw, which should be still good enough for Hamburg considering Bayern is a top-class team while Hamburg is middle-to-high-class team, not to mention they play in Bayern's Home. So what does Wakabayashi do when Hamburg get corner kick ''at the last minutes''? He left his own goalpost to assist Hamburg's last-minutes-attack.... which ends in failure. This allows Schneider to launch a quick counter-attack and easily score a goal at Wakabayashi's abandoned goalpost, thus Bayern won for 2-1 ''at those last minutes''. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice job breaking it, Wakabayashi!]] What's even more stupid is that it's just a league match and not a very crucial one other than being "Wakabayashi v. Schneider match that Wakabayashi really needs to win to prove a point at Schneider", so it's generally unreasonable for goalkeeper to do something like that. It's understandable for Hamburg's coach to put him on the bench in the next matches. In the beginning of ''Golden 23'', it's mentioned that Wakabayashi and Hamburg's coach had falling out because apparently Wakabayashi never become starting goalkeeper anymore in any match. Can also be considered as BreakTheHaughty/[[BreakTheBadass Badass]].
* HotBlooded: To the MAX.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Heavy on the jerk at first, then gearing more to the heart of gold.
* LonelyRichKid: Strongly implied to be one in the first anime. He lives in a BigFancyHouse but seems to be alone there aside of [[BigBrotherMentor Mikami]], and it's later revealed [[ParentalAbandonment that his parents work and live in London.]]
* NiceHat: He more often than not wears a red cap, and sometimes a white one, but when he plays for the National Team he switches to a black one that matches the official uniform.
* PetTheDog: He's got a cute puppy named John, ''and'' he's very protective of Morisaki.
* RealityEnsues: In most recent manga chapters, he screws up ''badly'' in a match and ends up benched as punishment.
* RedBaron: "Super Great Goal Keeper"
* TheRival: To Tsubasa, initially. Later, to Schneider.
* SecondaryCharacterTitle: Even though the series is only Tsubasa-centric, in many European adaptations the anime is known with a NameAndName title that makes it look like that Tsubasa and Wakabayashi are both equally important protagonists (evidenced also by the theme songs). While still a major character, Wakabayashi is often kept OutOfFocus (or even PutOnABus) due to injuries or other reasons.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Manly Man to Tsubasa's Sensitive Guy.
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[[folder:Taro Misaki]]
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-->''European DubNameChange: Tom/Ben(Fr) Baker''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Tom Misaki''
->Voiced by: Eiko Yamada (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/MegumiOgata (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as a child), Creator/AkiraIshida (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as an adult), Creator/SatsukiYukino (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/KosukeToriumi (''Road to 2002'', second half); Sylvia Garcel and Javier Rivero (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/JesusBarrero (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Sara Vivas (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Road to 2002''), Creator/MartaSainz (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]
Played in several teams due to his father traveeling through Japan all the time. Settled in Nankatsu for a semester and became Tsubasa's closest companion, but right after the championship was over, he moved away again. Later he went to France, where he joined the Japanese Team in the Youth Cup, and returned to Nankatsu to finish his education. Currently in France, where he developed a friendly rivalry with El Sire Pierre.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Most of the time, he's very peaceful and nice. But ''don't'' push him too far, as he's quite capable of standing on his own when needed. Notably when he ''destroys a table'' to prove his GameBreakingInjury is no more.
* BeyondTheImpossible: Misaki [[spoiler: scores the second goal in the Japan-Brazil WYC finals by performing a Raiju shoot alongside Tsubasa and Hyuuga. Let's keep in mind the fact that Hyuuga learned the Raiju shoot through TrainingFromHell and Tsubasa took months to learn it after seeing Roberto do it. Misaki learned it ''on the spot'' and kicks it ''harder'' than Tsubasa with his ''injured leg'', which proves to be a crucial move as it changes the path of the ball so that the keeper can't catch it. True, his leg gives out immediately afterward, but ''damn''.]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards his [[spoiler: younger half sister Yoshiko]]. Most notable when he [[spoiler: saves her from being hit by a bus at the cost of his opportunity to play in the World Youth Tournament.]]
* BreakTheCutie: His familiar problems make him suffer more than once, but he's not completely broken. [[spoiler: By WYC, he retakes contact with his MissingMom ''and'' gets along real well with his kind stepfather and cute half-sister]].
* {{Determinator}}: During the WYC, everyone believes that Misaki [[spoiler: won't be able to play due to his leg injury from being hit by a truck. He manages to come back for the last match against Brazil right when [[DarkestHour things look hopeless for Japan]], [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome and his arrival marks the turning point for Japan's comeback as the team now has a second game maker aside from Tsubasa]].]]
* GameBreakingInjury: In the first arc, due to Sawada accidentally kicking his leg while aiming for the ball. Later, in the WYC [[spoiler: by pulling a DivingSave to save his sister from being hit by a bus]].
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: In the Holland Youth movie, his self-esteem takes a ''massive'' nosedive when [[spoiler: he becomes the temporary captain of the Japanese team but doesn't perform well, since he's too used to be a follower in the fields]]. Misugi has to talk him out of it.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He is referred to in universe as Tsubasa's greatest partner when on the field and one of his best friends overall. Their combined play is so in sync with each other that they're called the "Golden Pair" and can understand each others intentions with a single glance.
* JackOfAllStats: Aside teaming with Tsubasa, he's mostly a balanced player with no specialization like most of the rest.
* TheLancer: To Tsubasa. Misaki is the only one who completely understands Tsubasa's motives and can continue following him even when the other players are too tired to keep going.
* MissingMom: Parents are divorced, [[ParentWithNewParamour mother remarried]]. [[spoiler: They make amends later]].
* NiceGuy: One of the nicest you'll find in the series.
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[[folder:Ryo Ishizaki]]
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-->''European and Latin-American DubNameChange: Bruce Harper''
->Voiced by: Hiroko Maruyama (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/KappeiYamaguchi (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/UraraTakano (in ''Road to 2002''); Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Roberto Mendiola (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Arturo Mercado Jr. (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Ana Sánchez (''Captain Tsubasa''), Álex Saudinós (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Javier Balas (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
One of Tsubasa's closest friends, and the first Nankatsu captain. He lacks Tsubasa and others's natural skills, but replaces it with his will of iron and his cheerful disposition. His family owns a popular bath house in Shizuoka.
* BaldOfAwesome: To a degree, since he keeps his hair ''very'' short.
* BoisterousBruiser: With his cheerful attitude and his determination, he is probably the straightest example in the series.
* ButtMonkey: If anything funny or humiliating is about to happen in Nankatsu, he's the most likely candidate.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: BookDumb, childish, stubborn - but capable of marvelous things for his friends and team when he puts his heart to it.
* DeadpanSnarker: When not being himself that butt of the other's jokes, he has his snarky moments.
* {{Determinator}}: Has no world level skill, but definitely has world level willpower.
* TheDutifulSon: Shows some traces in WYC, since he knows he'll sooner or later have to take over the FamilyBusiness. Not helped by him being very aware that he CantCatchUp. [[spoiler: In his LoveConfession to Yukari, he asks her if she'd be up for staying with him even if he leaves soccer to take over the ''sento'', and after a brief {{Tsundere}} moment she says that she will.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: At least twice, each time by blocking a critical opponent shoot with his face, leaving him KO for the count and sent in the stadium's infirmary. Counts as this as he's fully aware of the risks and has been warned about them repeteadly, yet he still pulls such moves.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: While Misaki is the closest to Tsubasa in regards to soccer, Ishizaki is very close to him in more personal matters.
* HotBlooded: Seen pretty well not just in the fields, but when he steps to defend Sanae from a certain HopelessSuitor and ends up beaten for his trouble.
* PluckyComicRelief: He's not completely useless, but most of the time he's used as a comical characater and a ButtMonkey more than anything else.
* RedBaron: "[[PluckyComicRelief Funky]] [[DeTerminator Gutsman]]"
* ShipTease: With Kumi in the first anime's rendition of the junior high arc, with Youko in the videogames, and with Yukari in the WYC manga. [[spoiler: He and Yukari eventually have a RelationshipUpgrade.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Urabe.
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[[folder:Mamoru Izawa]]
-->''European and Latin American DubNameChange: Paul Diamond''
->Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruNakahara (in ''Captain Tsubasa''); Anabel Méndez and Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Moisés Iván Mora (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Conchita Núñez (''Captain Tsubasa''), Mercedes Espinosa (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/BlancaRada (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
An ex-Shutetsu player who joined the Nankatsu team, as well as an old friend of Wakabayashi.
* ChickMagnet: Seems to be pretty well-liked by girls.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* PowerTrio: With Taki and Kisugi.
* TallDarkAndHandsome
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[[folder:Hajime Taki]]
-->''European DubNameChange: Ted Carter''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Eddie Carter''
->Voiced by: Creator/KenyuHoriuchi (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/JunkoTakeuchi (in ''Road to 2002''); Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Carlos Enrique Bonilla (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Álex Saudinós (''Captain Tsubasa'') [European Spanish dub]
Another of the four ex-Shutetsus that got into Nankatsu. He and his friend Kisugi are dubbed the "Silver Duo".
* DeadpanSnarker
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Kisugi.
* PowerTrio: With Izawa and Kisugi.
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[[folder:Teppei Kisugi]]
-->''European and Latin-American DubNameChange: Johnny Mason''
->Voiced by: Yoshiko Kamei (''Captain Tsubasa''); Anabel Méndez and Ulises Maynardo Zavala (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Gabriel Ortiz (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub]
Third of the four ex-Shutetsus that got into Nankatsu. Taki's best friend and partner.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Despite having the shortest hair of the trio. Probably it's because of his long, almost girlish eyelashes.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Taki.
* PowerTrio: With Izawa and Taki.
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[[folder:Shingo Takasugi]]
-->''European DubNameChange: Bob Denver''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Ulises Denver''
->Voiced by: Yuko Masuda (original series); Creator/AraceliDeLeon and Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa''), Paco Mauri (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Celia Ballester (''Captain Tsubasa'') [European Spanish dub]
The fourth and last of the four ex-Shutetsus that got into Nankatsu. Quiet, but very dependable when push comes to shove.
* TheBigGuy: The largest of the four Shutetsu players. Noticeable in that he wasn't ''that'' big as a kid, but apparently hit a huge growth spurt as a teenager
* LightningBruiser: As proved by his goal against [[spoiler:Souda]]'s team, where Takasugi ''literally'' [[DynamicEntry appeared out of nowhere]] on the rival side of the field... and right in the moment when Tsubasa needed help to get the decisive goal. Then Tsubasa makes a pass instead of shooting, Takasugi pulls a header, and the rest is done.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Yuuzo Morisaki]]
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-->''European and Latin-American DubNameChange: Alan "Al" Crocker''
A sweet and shy young boy who has a big responsability on his shoulders: cover up for Genzo when he's injured in the Nankatsu team. For a NaiveNewcomer like Morisaki, this is NOT easy, and he has to struggle very hard to get his work done.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Associated with his Body Block skill, and he once catches Soda's Razor Shoot.
* {{Determinator}}: He is! He keeps getting better, and puts himself in front of powerful shoots if he can stop them. See RedBaron.
* HeroWorshipper: To Morisaki, Wakabayashi is his "goal".
* OvershadowedByAwesome: Genzo, Ken and most of the aces' shoots are ''far'' beyond his abilities, and even lesser keepers like Nakanishi or Ichijo are tougher keepers than him if their flaws aren't exploited. It comes as almost as an InformedAbility that he's supposed to be the third best goalie of Japan.
* RedBaron: "Super Brave Goal Keeper" (given by Wakabayashi, to supports him). This is due to him clearly knowing he can't out-perform the Waka goalkeepers but still pressing on.
* ShrinkingViolet: At the beginning. More or less understandable, considering how he has to live up to super goalkeepers like Ken and Genzo.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He can be ''paralyzed'' if there's a chance of him being hit in the face. [[KickTheDog Thank you, Hyuga]]. It takes him a long time to get over it.
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!!Meiwa Higashi / Toho
[[folder:Kojirou Hyuuga]]
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-->''European DubNameChange: Mark Lenders''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Steve Hyuuga''
->Voiced by: Creator/HirotakaSuzuoki (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/NobuyukiHiyama (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/RicaMatsumoto (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (''Road to 2002'', second half); Jorge Roig Jr. (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Road to 2002''), Creator/RicardoMendoza (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Cholo Moratalla (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Road to 2002''), Creator/JoseMariaCarrero (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]
Started as TheRival, became TheLancer with time. Having lost his dad at an early age, he became hateful and rude towards the world as a whole, but very loving and hardworking to his mother and siblings. HotBlooded to the max and one of the best scorers in the Japanese Team, but with serious problems towards authority that hav brought him trouble more than once. After working on some of such issues and graduating from school, he now plays for Juventus in Italy's Serie A.
* TheAce: In ''Road to 2002''.
* AlwaysSecondBest: To Tsubasa, specially at first.
* AnimalMotifs: "The Tiger"
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Noticeably more tanned than others. Kind of a JustifiedTrope when one realises that some of his part-time jobs as a kid included heavy physical work that took place out in the sun, therefore it'd be stranger if he was ''not'' super tanned.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: More of the aggressive kind than the boastful one, but he knows his (high) place and even after his CharacterDevelopment, he doesn't let anyone to dispute it.
* CantCatchUp: In a strange way. Hyuga felt this was about himself for losing to Tsubasa 3 years in a row during the National Tournament. His old Coach Kira is the one who made him realise that. Thus he went to Okinawa to train leaving his Team. [[spoiler: And then he was punished by his current coach because he did it ''without permission'', thus he caused problems to the team as a whole.]]
* BreakTheHaughty: At least ''twice''.
* TheComicallySerious: Starting from the World Youth saga, and scenes of this pop up from time to time with increased frequency as the series goes on.
%%* DeadpanSnarker
* {{Determinator}}: It's obvious from his backstory and his attitude in general. He never gives up.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: During the elementary school and middle school arcs, Hyuga gets as least as much focus as Tsubasa does, and it actually makes both characters sympathetic enough that you could route for either of them. In the elementary school's national championship, Tsubasa's goal of winning the tournament is to go with his mentor Roberto Hongo to Brazil and become a better soccer player, while Hyuga wants to win the tournament to get scouted by Touou and earning financial support for his family. While Tsubasa wins, Roberto flies back to Brazil without him, and Hyuga is scouted thanks to Tsubasa's decline. In the middle school's national championship, both of them want to win it for competetive reasons: Tsubasa wants to win the championship a third time in a row while he has to endure all the injuries he has to take that year, Hyuga wants to finally win the championship and defeat his rival for once. Both of their teams eventually win the championship as their final match ends in a draw.
* DisappearedDad: Who either died of illness (anime series) or in an accident (manga). To be fair the accident deal wasn't revealed until WYC, [[AdaptationExpansion so the anime series had to make up something out of scratch.]]
* HeroOfAnotherStory: ''Kaigai Gekito Hen in Calcio - Hi Izuru Kuni no Giocatore'' is this for both him and Aoi, as they get ready for a match between their teams and it also offers an insight in Hyuuga's daily life in Italy.
* HotBlooded: Very impulsive but also very passionate, and one of the most determined characters in the series.
* JerkJock: How he begins, though little by little he defrosts.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Though he starts off as a {{Jerkass}} before his CharacterDevelopment.
* KickTheDog:
** His treatment of Morisaki, in the beginning.
** Slapping Matsuyama across the face and to the floor, [[DisproportionateRetribution just for physically standing in his way.]]
* MoralityPet: His family, and later Takeshi and Maki.
* MrFanservice: TallDarkAndHandsome, also [[TallDarkAndSnarky snarky]] and [[TroubledButCute somewhat of a bad boy]] ([[JerkWithAHeartOfGold but kind underneath]]), has several {{Shirtless Scene}}s...
* PoseOfSupplication: Does this to his SternTeacher when begging him to let him re-enter the team for the finale of the third Junior High National Championship.
* PromotionToParent: Partially. His mom does ''not'' want him to work outside of school, but he insists on doing so.
* RedBaron: ''Mouko'' ([[AnimalMotifs Fierce Tiger]])
* TheRival: Tsubasa's original and arguably most iconic rival in Japan.
* SelfMadeMan: He comes from a very impoverished family and then trains and works his way up.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Manly Man to Takeshi's Sensitive Guy.
* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Pulls off a ''weak'' one each time his friends tease him regarding his relationship with his sweetheart Maki Akamine.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Tries to tell that to Tsubasa during their first match. [[InsultBackfire It does NOT work]] ([[ShutUpHannibal "Soccer is my DREAM!"]]).
* SleevesAreForWimps: He ''always'' rolls up his shirt's sleeves.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: A fairly tall guy with suntanned skin and a dry wit.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Or drink. He ''loves'' Coca-Cola. And this gets him remarks from other athletes such as Maki and Gozza, about sodas being not good for sportsmen. This doesn't faze him a single bit. That's because Hyuga was VERY poor as a kid so he couldn't afford to drink Coca-Cola regularly. (And one of his part-time jobs was carrying around empty bottles); now that he has a regular income and a good part of his goals are secured, he feels that he can allow himself that little pleasure. You can say it's a bit of ComfortFood effect.
* TroubledButCute: ''Very'' popular among fangirls, both in-story and in the fandom.
* {{Tsundere}}: Arguably, in regards to Maki Akamine.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Although he's never a bad guy, he was ''much'' more of a CheerfulChild before his father's death.
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[[folder:Ken Wakashimazu]]
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-->''European DubNameChange: Edward "Ed" Warner''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Richard Tex-Tex''
->Voiced by: Creator/NobuoTobita (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/DaikiNakamura (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as a child), Creator/TomokazuSeki (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as an adult), Creator/KentaroIto (in ''Road to 2002''); Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J'') and Creator/LuisDanielRamirez (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Iván Jara (''Captain Tsubasa''), Roberto Cuenca, Jr. (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
A close friend of Hyuuga, and the goalie for their team. A TallDarkAndHandsome UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} HeirToTheDojo who is caught between what his heart desires and his duty as heir, and later with severe self-esteem problems.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He feels that he'll never have a chance to be the titular if Wakabayashi's around. [[spoiler: Which causes everyone trouble when this belief becomes strong enough of a motivation to ''leave'' the team in WYC.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: Save his team in the semi-final against the Furano team.
* ChickMagnet: ''Very'' popular with the girls. [[{{Adorkable}} It's quite cute.]]
* DivingSave: To rescue a puppy. The injuries he sustained [[GameBreakingInjury would cause trouble later]].
* TheDutifulSon: Torn between his love for soccer and his duty to his karate dojo.
* EnigmaticMinion: Before his introduction as the Meiwa keeper, he was often seen watching the matches with his cap over his eyes and smirking.
* EvilCounterpart: Lampshaded by himself towards Wakabayashi.
* {{Foil}}: To Wakabayashi. Their roles and even their names are similar, but while Genzo is quite hotheaded and uses a stationary goalkeeping style, Ken is much more collected and specializes in flips and acrobatic catches.
* HeirToTheDojo: Subverted - he loves the family dojo but does ''not'' want to inherit it.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: So very pretty-looking, and keeps his hair longer than any of the Japanese players.
* MartialArtsAndCrafts: His gimmick: he uses karate strikes and blocks to stop shoots.
* MasterOfAll: It is implied that he would have been just as good as a field player as he is as a goalkeeper. According to Hyuga, Ken has the best shot on the entire team only second to himself, which puts him over Sawada and probably people from other teams around Sawada's level, and that despite Ken being trained mostly to keep.
* MoralityPet: Downplayed. He and Sawada are the closest players to Hyuga, but despite being apparent that Hyuga knew Wakashimazu much before their time in the team, it is Sawada the one who becomes his main emotional support, while Ken remains in the sidelines.
* RedBaron: "Karate Keeper".
* TheRedMage: Usually loses the keeper contest with Wakabayashi, but Wakashimazu has been showed to be a strong field player aside from a keeper (with Hyuga even considering him better than Sawada!), which is something that Genzo can't boast of.
* TheRival: To Wakabayashi, like Hyuuga to Tsubasa.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: As mentioned.
* TenMinuteRetirement: In WYC, after [[spoiler: believing that he'd never have a chance to be the titular GK]].
* YouHave48Hours: Or better said, "You Have A Year To Prove Yourself As a Better GK Than Karate Practitioner".
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[[folder:Takeshi Sawada]]
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-->''European DubNameChange: Daniel "Danny" Melow''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Ralph Mellows (original series and J), Ralph Sawada (Road to 2002)''
->Voiced by: Creator/JunkoTakeuchi (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/KoheiKiyasu (''Road to 2002'', second half); Anabel Mendez and Ricardo Mendoza (''Captain Tsubasa''), Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/EnzoFortuny (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub]
Hyuuga's best friend and surrogate little brother, one of the few people in the Meiwa team who can keep him in line.
* EvilCounterpart: Subverted in that he does not address the trope like Wakashimazu does, but in a sense, he is to Hyuuga what Misaki is to Tsubasa.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Had VERY short hair while in Meiwa Elementary, has let it grow a little longer by the time he goes to Toho.
* JackOfAllStats: Like Misaki, he has no discernible field of specialization, being just a good player who syncs well with Hyuga.
* KidAppealCharacter: Unusually polite and emotional for the rest of Kid Appeal Characters in the series.
* TheLancer: To Hyuga.
* MoralityPet: Almost the only one in Meiwa, aside of Kira and perhaps Ken, that Hyuga regularly listens to.
* TheReliableOne
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive Guy to Hyuuga's Manly Man.
* UndyingLoyalty: Towards Hyuga. In the original series, he goes as far as [[spoiler: asking Sanae if she can tell Tsubasa about Hyuga's problems with his coach so he will intervene.]]
[[/folder]]
!!Musashi
[[folder:Jun Misugi]]
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-->''European DubNameChange: Julian Ross''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Andy Johnson''
->Voiced by: Aya Mizoguchi (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/YukoKobayashi (''Captain Tsubasa J'', child), Shinichirou Ohta (''Captain Tsubasa J'', adult), Creator/AiOrikasa (''Road to 2002'', child), Issei Miyazaki (''Road to 2002'', adult); Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Roberto Mendiola (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/IrwinDaayan (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Celia Ballester (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/BlancaRada (''Captain Tsubasa J'' and ''Road to 2002''), [European Spanish dub]
Captain of the Musashi school team, an excellent player... with a fatal flaw: his very weak heart. Not even an operation and treatment are fully able to let him overcome it: whie his skill is intact, his stamina is severely limited. His analytical mind, however, gives him a sort-of solution: becoming TheSmartGuy and TheStrategist, alongside a reserve player who comes out in crucial moments.
* BrokenAce: He is implied to be Tsubasa's technical superior on the field and a leader probably just as good, but his heart condition limits deeply his performance.
* ChickMagnet: Girls loooooove him.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: [[ShipTease All but stated]] to have this going on with Yayoi.
* {{Determinator}}: When young, because his illness gave him a near ''suicidal'' obsession with leading his team to victory before he has to go through treatment. As he grows up, one can still see some traces of this every now and then, like when he manages to come back to action after his illness, through the standard "operation" and ''very'' hard work.
* DontYouDarePityMe: ''Very'' extreme version, as he'd rather put his life in risk than lose a match. He loosens up later, though.
* DramaPreservingHandicap: His heart illness.
* HandicappedBadass: As seen below.
* IllBoy: Due to his weak heart, making him prone to {{Hollywood Heart Attack}}s.
* RedBaron: ''Garasu no Ace'' ([[IllBoy Glass Ace]])
* TheStrategist: His role, both in and outside the fields.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: He's calm and not really prone to any emotional outbursts, but he's also very wise and kind to those close to him.
* WeakButSkilled: He's crazily talented and skilled, to the point that his introduction has him outperforming Tsubasa of all people, but his stamina remains very low, so he can barely play half a match.
[[/folder]]
!! Furano
[[folder:Hikaru Matsuyama]]
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-->''European DubNameChange: Philip Callahan''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Armand Callahan''
->Voiced by: Mie Suzuki (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/TsutomuKashiwakura (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/AkiraIshida (in ''Road to 2002''); Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/ReneGarcia (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Álex Saudinós (''Captain Tsubasa''), Amelia Jara (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Jesús Pinillos (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
The captain of the Furano team, which is from Hokkaido. Serious, dependable and responsible, as well as with a bittersweet emotional baggage in his highschool years.
* AnimalMotif: The eagle.
* AFatherToHisMen
* {{Determinator}}: Wind or snow over him, he never stops working hard.
* HeroAntagonist: His attributes which mirror Tsubasa's ones and expands them, namely being the soul of the team and a motivated player, to the point he could be the protagonist of his own soccer manga.
* MartialArtsHeadband: Proud owner of a hand-sewn one, courtesy of Yoshiko; also qualifies as IconicOutfit and IconicItem.
* NumberTwo: In ''WYC'', he becomes the vice-captain of the Japanese team.
* RedBaron: ''Hokkai no Arawashi'' (The Wild Eagle of the Northern See)
* TheSmartGuy: ''Very good'' at {{indy ploy}}ing and capable of keeping his cool in harsh crisis.
* TeamDad: Not only to Furano, but also when [[spoiler: several players get kicked out of the National Team (Hyuuga included) after they fail Gamo's Real Japan 7 test]].
* TwiceShy: With his assistant Yoshiko.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Sometimes, with Hyuga.
[[/folder]]
!! Hanawa
[[folder:Kazuo and Masao Tachibana]]
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-->''European DubNameChange: Jason and James Derrick''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Kazuo and Masao Korioto''
->Voiced by: Reiko Suzuki (Kazuo), Miki Narahashi (Masao). (Original series); Armando Coria (Masao) and Sergio Gutiérrez Coto (Kazuo) (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/RicardoTejedo (Kazuo) and Armando Coria (Masao) (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Sara Vivas (Kazuo) and Álex Saudinós (Masao) (''Captain Tsubasa''), Amelia Jara (Kazuo) and Creator/BlancaRada (Masao) (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]
Twin brothers from the same team, whose combination is very hard to beat.
* {{Butt Monkey}}s: ''Not'' PlayedForLaughs, since the poor dudes [[TheWorfEffect almost always get injured]] in one way or another [[PutOnABus and almost never can finish a game.]]
* {{Deadpan Snarker}}s: Very much so, and their favorite "victim" is Ishizaki. Though that might be because he and Tsubasa are among the few able to counter their attacks.
* FastballSpecial: Their signature ''Sky Hurricane''.
* GlassCannon: They can perform complex and surprising team moves to bypass the rival team's defenses, but the inherent complexity of their teamwork means they are constantly risking their bodies, so they are royally screwed whenever they botch it (see Unwitting Instigator of Doom) or after its abuse (see RealityEnsues).
* RealityEnsues: ''Skylab Hurricane'' is a fearsome technique: one guy kicks the other guy to jump way above enemy defenders. Later on, however, the ''Olympic'' series revealed that as the Tachibanas grow older, and therefore heavier, they can only pull this technique once in a match. Afterward, their legs will get injured and they will have to be substituted.
* SingleMindedTwins: ''Weaponized'', even. If they weren't twins and didn't know each other as well as they do, their partnership wouldn't be as succesful as it is.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In the junior high arc, [[spoiler: Tsubasa gets his ''very'' serious shoulder injury when the Tachibanas fail to pull their Skylab Hurricane and he protects Masao, who got the worst part, with his own body. To be fair, had he not done that Masao would've probably gotten ''even more'' injured, and Masao is sincerely apologetic afterwards.]]
[[/folder]]
!! Hirado
[[folder:Hiroshi Jito]]
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-->''European DubNameChange: Clifford Yuma''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Victor''
->Voiced by: Creator/RyoHorikawa (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/KiyoyukiYanada (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Masaya Takatsuka (in ''Road to 2002''); Miguel Ángel Ghigliazza and Creator/RicardoMendoza (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J'') and Alfredo Gabriel Basurto (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Eduardo Bosch (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
An eager player from Nagasaki who appears in the second half of the original series. He turns out to be less of a DumbMuscle than everyone thinks he is, and specially when he and his partner Mitsuru Sano work together.
* AdaptationalWimp: Downplayed. In ''Road to 2002'', he is still shown as a powerful player and a nasty threat, but his more technical feats (like his surprising Backspin Pass) are cut out, leaving him as a stylistically flatter character.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Not as much as Hyuga, but still there. Justified since he's from a port city AND used to be in the rugby club before switching to soccer.
* TheBigGuy: The largest player in the Japanese Team.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: The big guy to Sano.
* BoisterousBruiser: Very stubborn and spirited in the fields.
* CasanovaWannabe: ''Hilariously'' used in his first anime appearance.
* GeniusBruiser: He rarely shows it, but is a shockingly clever player, and he also knows a bit about dynamic shoots.
* HotBlooded
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Sano.
* MartialArtsAndCrafts: Subverted. He practises amateur sumo, but he uses it relatively little compared to Wakashimazu when playing soccer.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: His main character trait and strength during the National Junior Interhigh arc. Hadn't Tsubasa responded with a LetsGetDangerous of his own, his team would have won against Nankatsu.
* RedBaron: "Power Defense"
* VolleyingInsults: With his cousin Yukari.
* UnskilledButStrong: He prefers ramming people out of his way rather than dribbling. However, as said above, he is far from being unskilled in other areas.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: ''Almost''. [[spoiler: He commits a HUGE mistake in the WYC match vs. Uruguay, which puts the team in serious risk. He decides to make up for it by pulling a very risky move with Hyuuga's help, and it works.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mitsuru Sano]]
-->''European DubNameChange: Sandy Winters''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Ringo''
->Voiced by: Hisao Ohyama (in ''Captain Tsubasa''); Ricardo Hill and Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Rubén León and Creator/RicardoMendoza (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub]
Jito's best friend and the one who got him into soccer in the first place.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: The little guy to Jito.
* BlindingBangs: His eyes are sometimes covered by his hair.
* FragileSpeedster: He is extremely short and petite and can ''fly'' through the field, but his field of skill is mainly assisting Jitto in his strategies.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jito.
* LetsGetDangerous: The sign when he gets serious is when his eye(s) are shown through his bangs.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: A mini-version, but his hair can rival Wakashimazu's in length.
* PeekABangs: His eyes are seldom seen through his bangs.
* RedBaron: ''Hengejizai no Karuwazashi'' (Phantasmagoric Actrobat)
* ShorterMeansSmarter
[[/folder]]
!! Azumaichi
[[folder:Makoto Soda]]
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-->''European DubNameChange: Ralph Peterson''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Guillermo Peterson''
->Voiced by: Creator/HochuOtsuka (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/HideoIshikawa (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''); Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa'') [Latin American Spanish dub]
A very, very aggressive and arrogant player from Osaka, whose temper will bring him trouble more than once.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: He can take players out and he knows it.
* BloodKnight: Which cause trouble once he clashes with another (unfortunately for Soda, smarter) BloodKnight like Napoleon.
* TheBerserker: His style is direct and forward, and he goes for the leg if he feels the need.
* BreakTheHaughty: His team and Nankatsu's match manages to knock him off his pedestal, and save for one or three moments he's noticeably more agreeable.
* CombatPragmatist: Does ''NOT'' hesitate to go for the kill and hurt his rivals if he can get away with it. In fact, [[spoiler: what was supposed to be a simply ankle sprain for Tsubasa becomes a ''massive'' injury after Soda targets him.]]
* GeniusBruiser: Might look like his aggression is his only trump card on the field, but none of it - he is skilled enough to cause trouble to more technical players, and his Razor Shoot can easily score against the third best goalie to that point, Nakanishi.
* HotBlooded: His FatalFlaw, [[spoiler:''specially'' in the ''Shin'' match against France, when Napoleon exploits this and gets him kicked out.]]
* TheIdiotFromOsaka: While '''not''' stupid, he plays up another Osaka stereotype: being HotBlooded and arrogant.
* RedBaron: ''Kamisori Fighter'' ("Razor Fighter")
* TallDarkAndSnarky
* TearsOfRemorse: [[spoiler: When expelled in the match against France]]
* TokenEvilTeammate: Is the only dirty player in a national team otherwise composed by regular ones.
[[/folder]]
!! Otomo
[[folder:Shun Nitta]]
-->''European DubNameChange: Patrick Everett''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: David Everett''
->Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruNakahara (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Hiroyuki Satou (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''); Luis Alfonso Mendoza (''Captain Tsubasa''), Rolando de la Fuente (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Mercedes Espinosa (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]
Younger than Tsubasa and Co. for two years, Nitta succeeded them after they left Nanaktsu Elementary. Then he goes to another school (Otomo) and gets the chance to be their rival..
* AnimalMotif: The falcon.
* BigBadWannabe: During his career in the Otomo, he tries to shape itself as the next big rival, complete with a team with [[EvilWearsBlack black uniforms]], overwhelming 4-on-1 tactics and another superb goalie. Unfortunately for him, he doesn't live up his expectatives.
* BrattyHalfPint: Literal, as he is quite petite.
* CripplingOverspecialization: His Falcon Shoot is the fastest shoot of the series, but it actually lacks the aim necessary to become a gamebreaking skill like the main ones.
* CuteLittleFangs: To show his pettiness.
* FragileSpeedster: He is crazily fast, possibly even more than canonical speedster Sano, and overall a better rounded player. However, his skill in other fields of the game is still small in comparison to lead players like Tsubasa, Misugi or even Matsuyama.
* HeelFaceTurn: Loses most of his arrogance after the Otomo is bested.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With giant goalkeeper Isamu Ichijo. They became the hope of the Nankatsu after Tsubasa and Wakabayashi left the team and kept their status in the Otomo. After that, Nitta went to the Japanese National Team and Ichijo disappeared.
* KidAppealCharacter: Young, small, rebellious and cocky.
* RedBaron: ''Hayabusa shooter'' (Peregrine Falcon Shooter)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Isamu Ichijo]]
-->Voiced by: Satoshi Shimada
The surprisingly tall keeper of the Otomo.
* BigBadWannabe: Very much like Nakanishi, he aspires to be a star goalkeeper like Wabayashi or Wakashimazu. Actually, he is rather around Nakanishi's level, that is, being better than the average unnamed keeper but not in the league of those two.
* TheBrute: To Nitta, also being appropriately huge.
* EyesAlwaysShut: His eyes are never seen.
* LightningBruiser: Very fast for a giant like him.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Is a pretty unknown character, but the viewers will recognize him as the desperate looking keeper who catches Tsubasa's first shoot in ''Captain Tsubasa'''s first opening.
[[/folder]]
!! Naniwa
[[folder:Taichi Nakanishi]]
-->''European DubNameChange: Theo Sellers/Sellecks''
-->Voiced by: Shigeru Nakahara
A enormously obese but surprisingly agile goalkeeper for the Naniwa.
* {{Acrofatic}}: He is gigantic, yet capable of big jumps to reach the ball.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Smirks at the Nanakatsu team and boasts of being the best keeper around. However, he is proved wrong.
* BigEater: Eats more than several guys of his team put together.
* BigFun: After his HeelFaceTurn.
* StoutStrength: Breaks the ground around him with a double punch in rage of being scored.
* UnskilledButStrong: Zig-Zagged. It looks at first that his size is his only asset, but it is revealed he has some conventional skill in his task to back it up. However, it ends up not being enough to keep up once his weaknesses are exposed.
* TheWorfEffect: Courtesy of Soda.
[[/folder]]
!!Other
[[folder:Shingo Aoi]]
-->''European DubNameChange: Terry (His family name is never mentioned, for some reason) / Rob Denton (Fr)''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Aoi Shingo (the same, but with the order fully inverted)''
->Voiced by: Creator/MasamiKikuchi (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/ShowtaroMorikubo (in ''Road to 2002''); Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Enrique Mederos (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Emilio García (''Captain Tsubasa J''), David Robles (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
A Japanese boy who admires Tsubasa so very much. He tired to make his own way in Italy but things were EXTREMELY hard for him there, since he was subjected to a huge BreakTheCutie process. Shingo managed to work through it, however, and becomes a good addition to the Japanese team.
* BoisterousBruiser
* CheerfulChild
* {{Determinator}}
* FragileSpeedster: Very fast, agile and technical, but his small size becomes a trouble when he faces the mighty Dutch defenders.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: ''Kaigai Gekito Hen in Calcio - Hi Izuru Kuni no Giocatore'' is this for both Hyuuga and him, as they get ready for a match between their teams.
* ThePollyAnna: Nothing brings him down for too long. At most [[TenderTears he cries a little easily sometimes]], but then he wipes his tears away and bounces back.
* KidAppealCharacter
* OddFriendship: With Hyuuga, in WYC
* RedBaron: ''Principe del Sole'' (Prince of the Sun)
* ShorterMeansSmarter: He is petite, but quite fast-thinking and a survivor on his own right.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tomeya Akai]]
A young boy who has developed his soccer career in Italy. Also the friendly rival of Aoi in the WYC manga.
* AnimeHair
* {{Determinator}}: As seen in the match against Sweden.
* HeroicSacrifice: Sorta. [[spoiler: He takes ''several'' point-blank soccer shots from Levin until he can't move. His companions and specially Tsubasa refer to this as a the trope.]]
* RedBaron: "The Red Stopper".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gakuto Igawa]]
The newest addition to the National Olympic Team, he's from the newest manga series ''Rising Sun''. His older brother, Hayato, is the captain of the adult Japanese Team. He's also led an ''extremely'' harsh life abroads.
* BreaktheCutie: Not only his career failed to lift off the ground in Argentina, but [[spoiler: his girlfriend fell victim to DeathByChildbirth and he's had to raise their child alone.]]
* GoodParents: He has a really cute daughter, Risa. He clearly adores her and [[DaddysGirl she loves him back.]]
* JackOfAllStats: He's been described as such since he's got good power, speed, defense and even some potential for goalkeeping. If not for his insecurity, he'd be a borderline perfect player.
* StageFright: His FatalFlaw: not only he's a quiet and shy person, but he tends to lose his confidence ''very'' easily.
[[/folder]]
!Real Japan 7 Team
[[folder:As a Whole]]
* ThePsychoRangers: Much less villainous than usual, since this is a sports manga without real evil characters. At ''most'' they're temporary {{Punch Clock Villain}}s.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hanji Urabe]]
-->''European and Latin-American DubNameChange: Jack Morris''
-->Voiced by: Creator/HiroshiKamiya (''Captain Tsubasa J''); Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Yamil Atala (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Rosa Sánchez (''Captain Tsubasa''), Mercedes Espinosa (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]
* AntiHero
* CombatPragmatist: During the Meiwa/Nankatsu final, he show his fare share of cheating and bumping opponents to get the ball.
* DeadpanSnarker
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Very harsh around the edges, but his heart's usually in the right place.
* XMarkstheHero: Subverted: not only he's not TheHero, but his x-shaped scar is located on his forehead.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Ishizaki
[[/folder]]
[[folder: The rest of team]]
!'''Youji Sakaki'''
* TheBigGuy
!'''Kouji Yoshikawa'''
* NotGoodWithPeople
!'''Nobuaki Yumikura'''
* WellDonesonGuy: Seems to admire Tsubasa quite a bit.
!'''Toshiya Okano'''
* FragileSpeedster
!'''Mitsuteru Yamada'''
* BaldOfAwesome
* TheStoic
* TheVoiceless: Doesn't say a ''single'' word in the whole [=RJ7=] arc
!'''Ryoma Hino'''
'''See "foreign rivals"'''
[[/folder]]
----
[[folder: Tsubasa Ozora]]
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-->''European and Latin-American DubNameChange: Oliver Atton''
->Voiced by: Creator/YokoOgai (in ''Captain Tsubasa'' and the first half of ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/NozomuSasaki (second half of ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/KikukoInoue (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/TomokazuSeki (''Road to 2002'', second half); [[Creator/ElsaCovian Elsa Covián]] and Jorge Roig Jr. (''Captain Tsubasa''), Gustavo Melgarejo (''Captain Tsubasa J''), [[Creator/BenjaminRivera Benjamín Rivera]] (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Teresa Acaso (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/JorgeSaudinos (''Captain Tsubasa J'' and ''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
The protagonist of the story, his dream is to one day win the World Cup for Japan. As a ChildProdigy, he was captain of his school Nankatsu's varsity team, and became the youngest captain of Japan's U-17 in the Youth World Cup. After graduation, he turned professional and played for both Sao Paulo in Brazil and Barcelona in Spain's La Liga. He is now the captain of Japan's Senior Men's Football Team.
* TheAce: He constantly walks the thin line between The Ace and BoringInvincibleHero (and TheMinnesotaFats, within the story). His Ace qualities are slightly downplayed in ''World Youth Cup'' and ''Road to 2002'', but not ''that'' much.
* AnimalMotif: He's usually represented by a peregrin falcon, specially in the anime. Or [[ThePhoenix phoenix]], in much rarer occassions.
* BigBrotherMentor: To Shingo.
* BoisterousBruiser: Milder case when compared to others. Is a more innocent, slightly less energetic but still idealistic and determined version.
* CatchPhrase: Tsubasa Oozora's motto is "The ball is my friend".
* ChasteHero: He's so MarriedToTheJob that his ObliviousToLove nature becomes the source of many a RunningGag, [[spoiler: until Sanae finally gets to date ''and'' marry him]].
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Sanae. They have known each other since their Elementary days, which eventually grown into love when they are teenagers. [[spoiler: They are currently married, and she's pregnant with their first child.]]
* CluelessChickMagnet: Oblivious to his popularity with girls and even puzzled as to why girls like him that much.
* {{Determinator}}: Boy, is this guy ever. An example: in the final of the third National championship he plays despite ''numerous'' injuries.
* DisappearedDad: His father is a ship captain, so he's usually absent.
* {{Expy}}: His personality has some shades of the legendary Japanese Team Captain, Hidetoshi Nakata.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:To Sanae.]]
* HeroicBSOD: The semi-canon ''Endless Dream'' one-shot shows that he spent the days that follwed Nankatsu's first cup in a brief but intense depressive state, after [[spoiler: Roberto goes back to Brazil alone]] and both Wakabayashi and Misaki move away from Shizuoka.
* TheHero: He is the main character of the manga and anime. A prodigious football player, Tsubasa dreams of one day winning the FIFA World Cup for Japan. His position is midfielder and sometimes plays as forward, usually wearing jersey #10.
* InvincibleHero: He simply never loses. You wonder why people in the anime even think he can. At the very worst, it will be a draw.
* KindheartedSimpleton: When off work.
* TheLeader: Type IV (Charismatic). Of both the Nankatsu and the Japanese national team.
* LovableJock: Yes, he's handsome and popular. Yes, he's a ChildProdigy in regards to soccer. But he works ''very'' hard for his success, truly loves the sport, and cares very much for his teammates and his friends. He embodies this trope so much he's possibly the TropeCodifier in anime and manga.
* ObliviousToLove: He fails to see Sanae's interest in him for quite a while.
* ProtagonistTitle
* RedBaron: ''Soccer no houshigo'' (Heaven Sent Child of Soccer), Soccer Genius, Field Samurai.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive Guy to Wakabayashi and Hyuuga's Manly Man.
* WideEyedIdealist:
** His dream is to win the World Cup, in a time when Japan hadn't ever even classified for participating in the tournament.
** His celebration speech [[spoiler: after having won the World Youth tournament]] also reflects this. In it, he reminds about the civil war in the World Youth tournament's initial host country, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burundi the Burundi]]; he wishes war would never exist and that fights should be settled with a fair-and-square soccer match, and calls for "world peace through soccer".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Genzo Wakabayashi]]
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-->''European and Latin-American DubNameChange: Benjamin/Thomas(Fr) Price, aka "Benji"''
->Voiced by: Creator/KoichiHashimoto (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/ShinichiroMiki (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/KenichiSuzumura (''Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002''); Eduardo Tejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), [[Creator/BenjaminRivera Benjamín Rivera]] and Roberto Mendiola (''Captain Tsubasa J''), and José Arenas (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Creator/PepeCarabias (all the series) [European Spanish dub]
Goalkeeper for Shutetsu and Tsubasa's [[TheRival main rival]] before he transferred to Nankatsu. Also played for Japan's U-17. After turning professional, he played for the German Bundesliga's Hamburger SV, and was constantly on the talks to transfer to Bayern Munich, to his refusal.
* TheAce: As a goalkeeper he's one of the best, if not '''the''' best... to the point that the author had to put him on a bus to keep matches interesting. There are not a lot of players able to score to Wakabayashi (like Schneider) and those who can are pretty much ''heroes'' to the crowd.
* BrokenAce: Had some shades of this as a kid, due to his massive arrogance and entitlement. It's not fully gone as he grows up.
* BigBrotherMentor: For Morisaki.
* EyeObscuringHat: Sometimes his hat cover the eyes.
* FatalFlaw: His massive {{pride}}.
* GameBreakingInjury: [[spoiler: AT LEAST two]].
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: First is given one by Mikami, then gives another to Tsubasa.
* HonorBeforeReason: In ''Road to 2002'', Hamburg is going to tie 1-1 against Bayern Muenchen, and Hamburg's coach all but instruct every Hamburg player to go for a draw, which should be still good enough for Hamburg considering Bayern is a top-class team while Hamburg is middle-to-high-class team, not to mention they play in Bayern's Home. So what does Wakabayashi do when Hamburg get corner kick ''at the last minutes''? He left his own goalpost to assist Hamburg's last-minutes-attack.... which ends in failure. This allows Schneider to launch a quick counter-attack and easily score a goal at Wakabayashi's abandoned goalpost, thus Bayern won for 2-1 ''at those last minutes''. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice job breaking it, Wakabayashi!]] What's even more stupid is that it's just a league match and not a very crucial one other than being "Wakabayashi v. Schneider match that Wakabayashi really needs to win to prove a point at Schneider", so it's generally unreasonable for goalkeeper to do something like that. It's understandable for Hamburg's coach to put him on the bench in the next matches. In the beginning of ''Golden 23'', it's mentioned that Wakabayashi and Hamburg's coach had falling out because apparently Wakabayashi never become starting goalkeeper anymore in any match. Can also be considered as BreakTheHaughty/[[BreakTheBadass Badass]].
* HotBlooded: To the MAX.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Heavy on the jerk at first, then gearing more to the heart of gold.
* LonelyRichKid: Strongly implied to be one in the first anime. He lives in a BigFancyHouse but seems to be alone there aside of [[BigBrotherMentor Mikami]], and it's later revealed [[ParentalAbandonment that his parents work and live in London.]]
* NiceHat: He more often than not wears a red cap, and sometimes a white one, but when he plays for the National Team he switches to a black one that matches the official uniform.
* PetTheDog: He's got a cute puppy named John, ''and'' he's very protective of Morisaki.
* RealityEnsues: In most recent manga chapters, he screws up ''badly'' in a match and ends up benched as punishment.
* RedBaron: "Super Great Goal Keeper"
* TheRival: To Tsubasa, initially. Later, to Schneider.
* SecondaryCharacterTitle: Even though the series is only Tsubasa-centric, in many European adaptations the anime is known with a NameAndName title that makes it look like that Tsubasa and Wakabayashi are both equally important protagonists (evidenced also by the theme songs). While still a major character, Wakabayashi is often kept OutOfFocus (or even PutOnABus) due to injuries or other reasons.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Manly Man to Tsubasa's Sensitive Guy.
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[[folder:Taro Misaki]]
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-->''European DubNameChange: Tom/Ben(Fr) Baker''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Tom Misaki''
->Voiced by: Eiko Yamada (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/MegumiOgata (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as a child), Creator/AkiraIshida (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as an adult), Creator/SatsukiYukino (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/KosukeToriumi (''Road to 2002'', second half); Sylvia Garcel and Javier Rivero (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/JesusBarrero (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Sara Vivas (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Road to 2002''), Creator/MartaSainz (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]
Played in several teams due to his father traveeling through Japan all the time. Settled in Nankatsu for a semester and became Tsubasa's closest companion, but right after the championship was over, he moved away again. Later he went to France, where he joined the Japanese Team in the Youth Cup, and returned to Nankatsu to finish his education. Currently in France, where he developed a friendly rivalry with El Sire Pierre.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Most of the time, he's very peaceful and nice. But ''don't'' push him too far, as he's quite capable of standing on his own when needed. Notably when he ''destroys a table'' to prove his GameBreakingInjury is no more.
* BeyondTheImpossible: Misaki [[spoiler: scores the second goal in the Japan-Brazil WYC finals by performing a Raiju shoot alongside Tsubasa and Hyuuga. Let's keep in mind the fact that Hyuuga learned the Raiju shoot through TrainingFromHell and Tsubasa took months to learn it after seeing Roberto do it. Misaki learned it ''on the spot'' and kicks it ''harder'' than Tsubasa with his ''injured leg'', which proves to be a crucial move as it changes the path of the ball so that the keeper can't catch it. True, his leg gives out immediately afterward, but ''damn''.]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards his [[spoiler: younger half sister Yoshiko]]. Most notable when he [[spoiler: saves her from being hit by a bus at the cost of his opportunity to play in the World Youth Tournament.]]
* BreakTheCutie: His familiar problems make him suffer more than once, but he's not completely broken. [[spoiler: By WYC, he retakes contact with his MissingMom ''and'' gets along real well with his kind stepfather and cute half-sister]].
* {{Determinator}}: During the WYC, everyone believes that Misaki [[spoiler: won't be able to play due to his leg injury from being hit by a truck. He manages to come back for the last match against Brazil right when [[DarkestHour things look hopeless for Japan]], [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome and his arrival marks the turning point for Japan's comeback as the team now has a second game maker aside from Tsubasa]].]]
* GameBreakingInjury: In the first arc, due to Sawada accidentally kicking his leg while aiming for the ball. Later, in the WYC [[spoiler: by pulling a DivingSave to save his sister from being hit by a bus]].
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: In the Holland Youth movie, his self-esteem takes a ''massive'' nosedive when [[spoiler: he becomes the temporary captain of the Japanese team but doesn't perform well, since he's too used to be a follower in the fields]]. Misugi has to talk him out of it.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He is referred to in universe as Tsubasa's greatest partner when on the field and one of his best friends overall. Their combined play is so in sync with each other that they're called the "Golden Pair" and can understand each others intentions with a single glance.
* JackOfAllStats: Aside teaming with Tsubasa, he's mostly a balanced player with no specialization like most of the rest.
* TheLancer: To Tsubasa. Misaki is the only one who completely understands Tsubasa's motives and can continue following him even when the other players are too tired to keep going.
* MissingMom: Parents are divorced, [[ParentWithNewParamour mother remarried]]. [[spoiler: They make amends later]].
* NiceGuy: One of the nicest you'll find in the series.
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[[folder:Ryo Ishizaki]]
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-->''European and Latin-American DubNameChange: Bruce Harper''
->Voiced by: Hiroko Maruyama (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/KappeiYamaguchi (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/UraraTakano (in ''Road to 2002''); Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Roberto Mendiola (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Arturo Mercado Jr. (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Ana Sánchez (''Captain Tsubasa''), Álex Saudinós (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Javier Balas (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
One of Tsubasa's closest friends, and the first Nankatsu captain. He lacks Tsubasa and others's natural skills, but replaces it with his will of iron and his cheerful disposition. His family owns a popular bath house in Shizuoka.
* BaldOfAwesome: To a degree, since he keeps his hair ''very'' short.
* BoisterousBruiser: With his cheerful attitude and his determination, he is probably the straightest example in the series.
* ButtMonkey: If anything funny or humiliating is about to happen in Nankatsu, he's the most likely candidate.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: BookDumb, childish, stubborn - but capable of marvelous things for his friends and team when he puts his heart to it.
* DeadpanSnarker: When not being himself that butt of the other's jokes, he has his snarky moments.
* {{Determinator}}: Has no world level skill, but definitely has world level willpower.
* TheDutifulSon: Shows some traces in WYC, since he knows he'll sooner or later have to take over the FamilyBusiness. Not helped by him being very aware that he CantCatchUp. [[spoiler: In his LoveConfession to Yukari, he asks her if she'd be up for staying with him even if he leaves soccer to take over the ''sento'', and after a brief {{Tsundere}} moment she says that she will.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: At least twice, each time by blocking a critical opponent shoot with his face, leaving him KO for the count and sent in the stadium's infirmary. Counts as this as he's fully aware of the risks and has been warned about them repeteadly, yet he still pulls such moves.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: While Misaki is the closest to Tsubasa in regards to soccer, Ishizaki is very close to him in more personal matters.
* HotBlooded: Seen pretty well not just in the fields, but when he steps to defend Sanae from a certain HopelessSuitor and ends up beaten for his trouble.
* PluckyComicRelief: He's not completely useless, but most of the time he's used as a comical characater and a ButtMonkey more than anything else.
* RedBaron: "[[PluckyComicRelief Funky]] [[DeTerminator Gutsman]]"
* ShipTease: With Kumi in the first anime's rendition of the junior high arc, with Youko in the videogames, and with Yukari in the WYC manga. [[spoiler: He and Yukari eventually have a RelationshipUpgrade.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Urabe.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mamoru Izawa]]
-->''European and Latin American DubNameChange: Paul Diamond''
->Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruNakahara (in ''Captain Tsubasa''); Anabel Méndez and Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Moisés Iván Mora (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Conchita Núñez (''Captain Tsubasa''), Mercedes Espinosa (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/BlancaRada (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
An ex-Shutetsu player who joined the Nankatsu team, as well as an old friend of Wakabayashi.
* ChickMagnet: Seems to be pretty well-liked by girls.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* PowerTrio: With Taki and Kisugi.
* TallDarkAndHandsome
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hajime Taki]]
-->''European DubNameChange: Ted Carter''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Eddie Carter''
->Voiced by: Creator/KenyuHoriuchi (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/JunkoTakeuchi (in ''Road to 2002''); Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Carlos Enrique Bonilla (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Álex Saudinós (''Captain Tsubasa'') [European Spanish dub]
Another of the four ex-Shutetsus that got into Nankatsu. He and his friend Kisugi are dubbed the "Silver Duo".
* DeadpanSnarker
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Kisugi.
* PowerTrio: With Izawa and Kisugi.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Teppei Kisugi]]
-->''European and Latin-American DubNameChange: Johnny Mason''
->Voiced by: Yoshiko Kamei (''Captain Tsubasa''); Anabel Méndez and Ulises Maynardo Zavala (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Gabriel Ortiz (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub]
Third of the four ex-Shutetsus that got into Nankatsu. Taki's best friend and partner.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Despite having the shortest hair of the trio. Probably it's because of his long, almost girlish eyelashes.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Taki.
* PowerTrio: With Izawa and Taki.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Shingo Takasugi]]
-->''European DubNameChange: Bob Denver''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Ulises Denver''
->Voiced by: Yuko Masuda (original series); Creator/AraceliDeLeon and Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa''), Paco Mauri (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Celia Ballester (''Captain Tsubasa'') [European Spanish dub]
The fourth and last of the four ex-Shutetsus that got into Nankatsu. Quiet, but very dependable when push comes to shove.
* TheBigGuy: The largest of the four Shutetsu players. Noticeable in that he wasn't ''that'' big as a kid, but apparently hit a huge growth spurt as a teenager
* LightningBruiser: As proved by his goal against [[spoiler:Souda]]'s team, where Takasugi ''literally'' [[DynamicEntry appeared out of nowhere]] on the rival side of the field... and right in the moment when Tsubasa needed help to get the decisive goal. Then Tsubasa makes a pass instead of shooting, Takasugi pulls a header, and the rest is done.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Yuuzo Morisaki]]
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-->''European and Latin-American DubNameChange: Alan "Al" Crocker''
A sweet and shy young boy who has a big responsability on his shoulders: cover up for Genzo when he's injured in the Nankatsu team. For a NaiveNewcomer like Morisaki, this is NOT easy, and he has to struggle very hard to get his work done.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Associated with his Body Block skill, and he once catches Soda's Razor Shoot.
* {{Determinator}}: He is! He keeps getting better, and puts himself in front of powerful shoots if he can stop them. See RedBaron.
* HeroWorshipper: To Morisaki, Wakabayashi is his "goal".
* OvershadowedByAwesome: Genzo, Ken and most of the aces' shoots are ''far'' beyond his abilities, and even lesser keepers like Nakanishi or Ichijo are tougher keepers than him if their flaws aren't exploited. It comes as almost as an InformedAbility that he's supposed to be the third best goalie of Japan.
* RedBaron: "Super Brave Goal Keeper" (given by Wakabayashi, to supports him). This is due to him clearly knowing he can't out-perform the Waka goalkeepers but still pressing on.
* ShrinkingViolet: At the beginning. More or less understandable, considering how he has to live up to super goalkeepers like Ken and Genzo.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He can be ''paralyzed'' if there's a chance of him being hit in the face. [[KickTheDog Thank you, Hyuga]]. It takes him a long time to get over it.
[[/folder]]
!!Meiwa Higashi / Toho
[[folder:Kojirou Hyuuga]]
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-->''European DubNameChange: Mark Lenders''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Steve Hyuuga''
->Voiced by: Creator/HirotakaSuzuoki (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/NobuyukiHiyama (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/RicaMatsumoto (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (''Road to 2002'', second half); Jorge Roig Jr. (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Road to 2002''), Creator/RicardoMendoza (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Cholo Moratalla (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Road to 2002''), Creator/JoseMariaCarrero (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]
Started as TheRival, became TheLancer with time. Having lost his dad at an early age, he became hateful and rude towards the world as a whole, but very loving and hardworking to his mother and siblings. HotBlooded to the max and one of the best scorers in the Japanese Team, but with serious problems towards authority that hav brought him trouble more than once. After working on some of such issues and graduating from school, he now plays for Juventus in Italy's Serie A.
* TheAce: In ''Road to 2002''.
* AlwaysSecondBest: To Tsubasa, specially at first.
* AnimalMotifs: "The Tiger"
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Noticeably more tanned than others. Kind of a JustifiedTrope when one realises that some of his part-time jobs as a kid included heavy physical work that took place out in the sun, therefore it'd be stranger if he was ''not'' super tanned.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: More of the aggressive kind than the boastful one, but he knows his (high) place and even after his CharacterDevelopment, he doesn't let anyone to dispute it.
* CantCatchUp: In a strange way. Hyuga felt this was about himself for losing to Tsubasa 3 years in a row during the National Tournament. His old Coach Kira is the one who made him realise that. Thus he went to Okinawa to train leaving his Team. [[spoiler: And then he was punished by his current coach because he did it ''without permission'', thus he caused problems to the team as a whole.]]
* BreakTheHaughty: At least ''twice''.
* TheComicallySerious: Starting from the World Youth saga, and scenes of this pop up from time to time with increased frequency as the series goes on.
%%* DeadpanSnarker
* {{Determinator}}: It's obvious from his backstory and his attitude in general. He never gives up.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: During the elementary school and middle school arcs, Hyuga gets as least as much focus as Tsubasa does, and it actually makes both characters sympathetic enough that you could route for either of them. In the elementary school's national championship, Tsubasa's goal of winning the tournament is to go with his mentor Roberto Hongo to Brazil and become a better soccer player, while Hyuga wants to win the tournament to get scouted by Touou and earning financial support for his family. While Tsubasa wins, Roberto flies back to Brazil without him, and Hyuga is scouted thanks to Tsubasa's decline. In the middle school's national championship, both of them want to win it for competetive reasons: Tsubasa wants to win the championship a third time in a row while he has to endure all the injuries he has to take that year, Hyuga wants to finally win the championship and defeat his rival for once. Both of their teams eventually win the championship as their final match ends in a draw.
* DisappearedDad: Who either died of illness (anime series) or in an accident (manga). To be fair the accident deal wasn't revealed until WYC, [[AdaptationExpansion so the anime series had to make up something out of scratch.]]
* HeroOfAnotherStory: ''Kaigai Gekito Hen in Calcio - Hi Izuru Kuni no Giocatore'' is this for both him and Aoi, as they get ready for a match between their teams and it also offers an insight in Hyuuga's daily life in Italy.
* HotBlooded: Very impulsive but also very passionate, and one of the most determined characters in the series.
* JerkJock: How he begins, though little by little he defrosts.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Though he starts off as a {{Jerkass}} before his CharacterDevelopment.
* KickTheDog:
** His treatment of Morisaki, in the beginning.
** Slapping Matsuyama across the face and to the floor, [[DisproportionateRetribution just for physically standing in his way.]]
* MoralityPet: His family, and later Takeshi and Maki.
* MrFanservice: TallDarkAndHandsome, also [[TallDarkAndSnarky snarky]] and [[TroubledButCute somewhat of a bad boy]] ([[JerkWithAHeartOfGold but kind underneath]]), has several {{Shirtless Scene}}s...
* PoseOfSupplication: Does this to his SternTeacher when begging him to let him re-enter the team for the finale of the third Junior High National Championship.
* PromotionToParent: Partially. His mom does ''not'' want him to work outside of school, but he insists on doing so.
* RedBaron: ''Mouko'' ([[AnimalMotifs Fierce Tiger]])
* TheRival: Tsubasa's original and arguably most iconic rival in Japan.
* SelfMadeMan: He comes from a very impoverished family and then trains and works his way up.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Manly Man to Takeshi's Sensitive Guy.
* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Pulls off a ''weak'' one each time his friends tease him regarding his relationship with his sweetheart Maki Akamine.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Tries to tell that to Tsubasa during their first match. [[InsultBackfire It does NOT work]] ([[ShutUpHannibal "Soccer is my DREAM!"]]).
* SleevesAreForWimps: He ''always'' rolls up his shirt's sleeves.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: A fairly tall guy with suntanned skin and a dry wit.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Or drink. He ''loves'' Coca-Cola. And this gets him remarks from other athletes such as Maki and Gozza, about sodas being not good for sportsmen. This doesn't faze him a single bit. That's because Hyuga was VERY poor as a kid so he couldn't afford to drink Coca-Cola regularly. (And one of his part-time jobs was carrying around empty bottles); now that he has a regular income and a good part of his goals are secured, he feels that he can allow himself that little pleasure. You can say it's a bit of ComfortFood effect.
* TroubledButCute: ''Very'' popular among fangirls, both in-story and in the fandom.
* {{Tsundere}}: Arguably, in regards to Maki Akamine.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Although he's never a bad guy, he was ''much'' more of a CheerfulChild before his father's death.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ken Wakashimazu]]
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-->''European DubNameChange: Edward "Ed" Warner''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Richard Tex-Tex''
->Voiced by: Creator/NobuoTobita (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/DaikiNakamura (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as a child), Creator/TomokazuSeki (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as an adult), Creator/KentaroIto (in ''Road to 2002''); Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J'') and Creator/LuisDanielRamirez (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Iván Jara (''Captain Tsubasa''), Roberto Cuenca, Jr. (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
A close friend of Hyuuga, and the goalie for their team. A TallDarkAndHandsome UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} HeirToTheDojo who is caught between what his heart desires and his duty as heir, and later with severe self-esteem problems.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He feels that he'll never have a chance to be the titular if Wakabayashi's around. [[spoiler: Which causes everyone trouble when this belief becomes strong enough of a motivation to ''leave'' the team in WYC.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: Save his team in the semi-final against the Furano team.
* ChickMagnet: ''Very'' popular with the girls. [[{{Adorkable}} It's quite cute.]]
* DivingSave: To rescue a puppy. The injuries he sustained [[GameBreakingInjury would cause trouble later]].
* TheDutifulSon: Torn between his love for soccer and his duty to his karate dojo.
* EnigmaticMinion: Before his introduction as the Meiwa keeper, he was often seen watching the matches with his cap over his eyes and smirking.
* EvilCounterpart: Lampshaded by himself towards Wakabayashi.
* {{Foil}}: To Wakabayashi. Their roles and even their names are similar, but while Genzo is quite hotheaded and uses a stationary goalkeeping style, Ken is much more collected and specializes in flips and acrobatic catches.
* HeirToTheDojo: Subverted - he loves the family dojo but does ''not'' want to inherit it.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: So very pretty-looking, and keeps his hair longer than any of the Japanese players.
* MartialArtsAndCrafts: His gimmick: he uses karate strikes and blocks to stop shoots.
* MasterOfAll: It is implied that he would have been just as good as a field player as he is as a goalkeeper. According to Hyuga, Ken has the best shot on the entire team only second to himself, which puts him over Sawada and probably people from other teams around Sawada's level, and that despite Ken being trained mostly to keep.
* MoralityPet: Downplayed. He and Sawada are the closest players to Hyuga, but despite being apparent that Hyuga knew Wakashimazu much before their time in the team, it is Sawada the one who becomes his main emotional support, while Ken remains in the sidelines.
* RedBaron: "Karate Keeper".
* TheRedMage: Usually loses the keeper contest with Wakabayashi, but Wakashimazu has been showed to be a strong field player aside from a keeper (with Hyuga even considering him better than Sawada!), which is something that Genzo can't boast of.
* TheRival: To Wakabayashi, like Hyuuga to Tsubasa.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: As mentioned.
* TenMinuteRetirement: In WYC, after [[spoiler: believing that he'd never have a chance to be the titular GK]].
* YouHave48Hours: Or better said, "You Have A Year To Prove Yourself As a Better GK Than Karate Practitioner".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Takeshi Sawada]]
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-->''European DubNameChange: Daniel "Danny" Melow''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Ralph Mellows (original series and J), Ralph Sawada (Road to 2002)''
->Voiced by: Creator/JunkoTakeuchi (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/KoheiKiyasu (''Road to 2002'', second half); Anabel Mendez and Ricardo Mendoza (''Captain Tsubasa''), Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/EnzoFortuny (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub]
Hyuuga's best friend and surrogate little brother, one of the few people in the Meiwa team who can keep him in line.
* EvilCounterpart: Subverted in that he does not address the trope like Wakashimazu does, but in a sense, he is to Hyuuga what Misaki is to Tsubasa.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Had VERY short hair while in Meiwa Elementary, has let it grow a little longer by the time he goes to Toho.
* JackOfAllStats: Like Misaki, he has no discernible field of specialization, being just a good player who syncs well with Hyuga.
* KidAppealCharacter: Unusually polite and emotional for the rest of Kid Appeal Characters in the series.
* TheLancer: To Hyuga.
* MoralityPet: Almost the only one in Meiwa, aside of Kira and perhaps Ken, that Hyuga regularly listens to.
* TheReliableOne
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive Guy to Hyuuga's Manly Man.
* UndyingLoyalty: Towards Hyuga. In the original series, he goes as far as [[spoiler: asking Sanae if she can tell Tsubasa about Hyuga's problems with his coach so he will intervene.]]
[[/folder]]
!!Musashi
[[folder:Jun Misugi]]
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-->''European DubNameChange: Julian Ross''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Andy Johnson''
->Voiced by: Aya Mizoguchi (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/YukoKobayashi (''Captain Tsubasa J'', child), Shinichirou Ohta (''Captain Tsubasa J'', adult), Creator/AiOrikasa (''Road to 2002'', child), Issei Miyazaki (''Road to 2002'', adult); Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Roberto Mendiola (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/IrwinDaayan (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Celia Ballester (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/BlancaRada (''Captain Tsubasa J'' and ''Road to 2002''), [European Spanish dub]
Captain of the Musashi school team, an excellent player... with a fatal flaw: his very weak heart. Not even an operation and treatment are fully able to let him overcome it: whie his skill is intact, his stamina is severely limited. His analytical mind, however, gives him a sort-of solution: becoming TheSmartGuy and TheStrategist, alongside a reserve player who comes out in crucial moments.
* BrokenAce: He is implied to be Tsubasa's technical superior on the field and a leader probably just as good, but his heart condition limits deeply his performance.
* ChickMagnet: Girls loooooove him.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: [[ShipTease All but stated]] to have this going on with Yayoi.
* {{Determinator}}: When young, because his illness gave him a near ''suicidal'' obsession with leading his team to victory before he has to go through treatment. As he grows up, one can still see some traces of this every now and then, like when he manages to come back to action after his illness, through the standard "operation" and ''very'' hard work.
* DontYouDarePityMe: ''Very'' extreme version, as he'd rather put his life in risk than lose a match. He loosens up later, though.
* DramaPreservingHandicap: His heart illness.
* HandicappedBadass: As seen below.
* IllBoy: Due to his weak heart, making him prone to {{Hollywood Heart Attack}}s.
* RedBaron: ''Garasu no Ace'' ([[IllBoy Glass Ace]])
* TheStrategist: His role, both in and outside the fields.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: He's calm and not really prone to any emotional outbursts, but he's also very wise and kind to those close to him.
* WeakButSkilled: He's crazily talented and skilled, to the point that his introduction has him outperforming Tsubasa of all people, but his stamina remains very low, so he can barely play half a match.
[[/folder]]
!! Furano
[[folder:Hikaru Matsuyama]]
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-->''European DubNameChange: Philip Callahan''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Armand Callahan''
->Voiced by: Mie Suzuki (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/TsutomuKashiwakura (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/AkiraIshida (in ''Road to 2002''); Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/ReneGarcia (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Álex Saudinós (''Captain Tsubasa''), Amelia Jara (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Jesús Pinillos (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
The captain of the Furano team, which is from Hokkaido. Serious, dependable and responsible, as well as with a bittersweet emotional baggage in his highschool years.
* AnimalMotif: The eagle.
* AFatherToHisMen
* {{Determinator}}: Wind or snow over him, he never stops working hard.
* HeroAntagonist: His attributes which mirror Tsubasa's ones and expands them, namely being the soul of the team and a motivated player, to the point he could be the protagonist of his own soccer manga.
* MartialArtsHeadband: Proud owner of a hand-sewn one, courtesy of Yoshiko; also qualifies as IconicOutfit and IconicItem.
* NumberTwo: In ''WYC'', he becomes the vice-captain of the Japanese team.
* RedBaron: ''Hokkai no Arawashi'' (The Wild Eagle of the Northern See)
* TheSmartGuy: ''Very good'' at {{indy ploy}}ing and capable of keeping his cool in harsh crisis.
* TeamDad: Not only to Furano, but also when [[spoiler: several players get kicked out of the National Team (Hyuuga included) after they fail Gamo's Real Japan 7 test]].
* TwiceShy: With his assistant Yoshiko.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Sometimes, with Hyuga.
[[/folder]]
!! Hanawa
[[folder:Kazuo and Masao Tachibana]]
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-->''European DubNameChange: Jason and James Derrick''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Kazuo and Masao Korioto''
->Voiced by: Reiko Suzuki (Kazuo), Miki Narahashi (Masao). (Original series); Armando Coria (Masao) and Sergio Gutiérrez Coto (Kazuo) (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/RicardoTejedo (Kazuo) and Armando Coria (Masao) (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Sara Vivas (Kazuo) and Álex Saudinós (Masao) (''Captain Tsubasa''), Amelia Jara (Kazuo) and Creator/BlancaRada (Masao) (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]
Twin brothers from the same team, whose combination is very hard to beat.
* {{Butt Monkey}}s: ''Not'' PlayedForLaughs, since the poor dudes [[TheWorfEffect almost always get injured]] in one way or another [[PutOnABus and almost never can finish a game.]]
* {{Deadpan Snarker}}s: Very much so, and their favorite "victim" is Ishizaki. Though that might be because he and Tsubasa are among the few able to counter their attacks.
* FastballSpecial: Their signature ''Sky Hurricane''.
* GlassCannon: They can perform complex and surprising team moves to bypass the rival team's defenses, but the inherent complexity of their teamwork means they are constantly risking their bodies, so they are royally screwed whenever they botch it (see Unwitting Instigator of Doom) or after its abuse (see RealityEnsues).
* RealityEnsues: ''Skylab Hurricane'' is a fearsome technique: one guy kicks the other guy to jump way above enemy defenders. Later on, however, the ''Olympic'' series revealed that as the Tachibanas grow older, and therefore heavier, they can only pull this technique once in a match. Afterward, their legs will get injured and they will have to be substituted.
* SingleMindedTwins: ''Weaponized'', even. If they weren't twins and didn't know each other as well as they do, their partnership wouldn't be as succesful as it is.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In the junior high arc, [[spoiler: Tsubasa gets his ''very'' serious shoulder injury when the Tachibanas fail to pull their Skylab Hurricane and he protects Masao, who got the worst part, with his own body. To be fair, had he not done that Masao would've probably gotten ''even more'' injured, and Masao is sincerely apologetic afterwards.]]
[[/folder]]
!! Hirado
[[folder:Hiroshi Jito]]
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-->''European DubNameChange: Clifford Yuma''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Victor''
->Voiced by: Creator/RyoHorikawa (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/KiyoyukiYanada (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Masaya Takatsuka (in ''Road to 2002''); Miguel Ángel Ghigliazza and Creator/RicardoMendoza (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J'') and Alfredo Gabriel Basurto (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Eduardo Bosch (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
An eager player from Nagasaki who appears in the second half of the original series. He turns out to be less of a DumbMuscle than everyone thinks he is, and specially when he and his partner Mitsuru Sano work together.
* AdaptationalWimp: Downplayed. In ''Road to 2002'', he is still shown as a powerful player and a nasty threat, but his more technical feats (like his surprising Backspin Pass) are cut out, leaving him as a stylistically flatter character.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Not as much as Hyuga, but still there. Justified since he's from a port city AND used to be in the rugby club before switching to soccer.
* TheBigGuy: The largest player in the Japanese Team.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: The big guy to Sano.
* BoisterousBruiser: Very stubborn and spirited in the fields.
* CasanovaWannabe: ''Hilariously'' used in his first anime appearance.
* GeniusBruiser: He rarely shows it, but is a shockingly clever player, and he also knows a bit about dynamic shoots.
* HotBlooded
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Sano.
* MartialArtsAndCrafts: Subverted. He practises amateur sumo, but he uses it relatively little compared to Wakashimazu when playing soccer.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: His main character trait and strength during the National Junior Interhigh arc. Hadn't Tsubasa responded with a LetsGetDangerous of his own, his team would have won against Nankatsu.
* RedBaron: "Power Defense"
* VolleyingInsults: With his cousin Yukari.
* UnskilledButStrong: He prefers ramming people out of his way rather than dribbling. However, as said above, he is far from being unskilled in other areas.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: ''Almost''. [[spoiler: He commits a HUGE mistake in the WYC match vs. Uruguay, which puts the team in serious risk. He decides to make up for it by pulling a very risky move with Hyuuga's help, and it works.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mitsuru Sano]]
-->''European DubNameChange: Sandy Winters''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Ringo''
->Voiced by: Hisao Ohyama (in ''Captain Tsubasa''); Ricardo Hill and Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Rubén León and Creator/RicardoMendoza (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub]
Jito's best friend and the one who got him into soccer in the first place.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: The little guy to Jito.
* BlindingBangs: His eyes are sometimes covered by his hair.
* FragileSpeedster: He is extremely short and petite and can ''fly'' through the field, but his field of skill is mainly assisting Jitto in his strategies.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jito.
* LetsGetDangerous: The sign when he gets serious is when his eye(s) are shown through his bangs.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: A mini-version, but his hair can rival Wakashimazu's in length.
* PeekABangs: His eyes are seldom seen through his bangs.
* RedBaron: ''Hengejizai no Karuwazashi'' (Phantasmagoric Actrobat)
* ShorterMeansSmarter
[[/folder]]
!! Azumaichi
[[folder:Makoto Soda]]
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-->''European DubNameChange: Ralph Peterson''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Guillermo Peterson''
->Voiced by: Creator/HochuOtsuka (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/HideoIshikawa (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''); Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa'') [Latin American Spanish dub]
A very, very aggressive and arrogant player from Osaka, whose temper will bring him trouble more than once.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: He can take players out and he knows it.
* BloodKnight: Which cause trouble once he clashes with another (unfortunately for Soda, smarter) BloodKnight like Napoleon.
* TheBerserker: His style is direct and forward, and he goes for the leg if he feels the need.
* BreakTheHaughty: His team and Nankatsu's match manages to knock him off his pedestal, and save for one or three moments he's noticeably more agreeable.
* CombatPragmatist: Does ''NOT'' hesitate to go for the kill and hurt his rivals if he can get away with it. In fact, [[spoiler: what was supposed to be a simply ankle sprain for Tsubasa becomes a ''massive'' injury after Soda targets him.]]
* GeniusBruiser: Might look like his aggression is his only trump card on the field, but none of it - he is skilled enough to cause trouble to more technical players, and his Razor Shoot can easily score against the third best goalie to that point, Nakanishi.
* HotBlooded: His FatalFlaw, [[spoiler:''specially'' in the ''Shin'' match against France, when Napoleon exploits this and gets him kicked out.]]
* TheIdiotFromOsaka: While '''not''' stupid, he plays up another Osaka stereotype: being HotBlooded and arrogant.
* RedBaron: ''Kamisori Fighter'' ("Razor Fighter")
* TallDarkAndSnarky
* TearsOfRemorse: [[spoiler: When expelled in the match against France]]
* TokenEvilTeammate: Is the only dirty player in a national team otherwise composed by regular ones.
[[/folder]]
!! Otomo
[[folder:Shun Nitta]]
-->''European DubNameChange: Patrick Everett''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: David Everett''
->Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruNakahara (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Hiroyuki Satou (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''); Luis Alfonso Mendoza (''Captain Tsubasa''), Rolando de la Fuente (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Mercedes Espinosa (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]
Younger than Tsubasa and Co. for two years, Nitta succeeded them after they left Nanaktsu Elementary. Then he goes to another school (Otomo) and gets the chance to be their rival..
* AnimalMotif: The falcon.
* BigBadWannabe: During his career in the Otomo, he tries to shape itself as the next big rival, complete with a team with [[EvilWearsBlack black uniforms]], overwhelming 4-on-1 tactics and another superb goalie. Unfortunately for him, he doesn't live up his expectatives.
* BrattyHalfPint: Literal, as he is quite petite.
* CripplingOverspecialization: His Falcon Shoot is the fastest shoot of the series, but it actually lacks the aim necessary to become a gamebreaking skill like the main ones.
* CuteLittleFangs: To show his pettiness.
* FragileSpeedster: He is crazily fast, possibly even more than canonical speedster Sano, and overall a better rounded player. However, his skill in other fields of the game is still small in comparison to lead players like Tsubasa, Misugi or even Matsuyama.
* HeelFaceTurn: Loses most of his arrogance after the Otomo is bested.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With giant goalkeeper Isamu Ichijo. They became the hope of the Nankatsu after Tsubasa and Wakabayashi left the team and kept their status in the Otomo. After that, Nitta went to the Japanese National Team and Ichijo disappeared.
* KidAppealCharacter: Young, small, rebellious and cocky.
* RedBaron: ''Hayabusa shooter'' (Peregrine Falcon Shooter)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Isamu Ichijo]]
-->Voiced by: Satoshi Shimada
The surprisingly tall keeper of the Otomo.
* BigBadWannabe: Very much like Nakanishi, he aspires to be a star goalkeeper like Wabayashi or Wakashimazu. Actually, he is rather around Nakanishi's level, that is, being better than the average unnamed keeper but not in the league of those two.
* TheBrute: To Nitta, also being appropriately huge.
* EyesAlwaysShut: His eyes are never seen.
* LightningBruiser: Very fast for a giant like him.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Is a pretty unknown character, but the viewers will recognize him as the desperate looking keeper who catches Tsubasa's first shoot in ''Captain Tsubasa'''s first opening.
[[/folder]]
!! Naniwa
[[folder:Taichi Nakanishi]]
-->''European DubNameChange: Theo Sellers/Sellecks''
-->Voiced by: Shigeru Nakahara
A enormously obese but surprisingly agile goalkeeper for the Naniwa.
* {{Acrofatic}}: He is gigantic, yet capable of big jumps to reach the ball.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Smirks at the Nanakatsu team and boasts of being the best keeper around. However, he is proved wrong.
* BigEater: Eats more than several guys of his team put together.
* BigFun: After his HeelFaceTurn.
* StoutStrength: Breaks the ground around him with a double punch in rage of being scored.
* UnskilledButStrong: Zig-Zagged. It looks at first that his size is his only asset, but it is revealed he has some conventional skill in his task to back it up. However, it ends up not being enough to keep up once his weaknesses are exposed.
* TheWorfEffect: Courtesy of Soda.
[[/folder]]
!!Other
[[folder:Shingo Aoi]]
-->''European DubNameChange: Terry (His family name is never mentioned, for some reason) / Rob Denton (Fr)''
-->''Latin-American DubNameChange: Aoi Shingo (the same, but with the order fully inverted)''
->Voiced by: Creator/MasamiKikuchi (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/ShowtaroMorikubo (in ''Road to 2002''); Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Enrique Mederos (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Emilio García (''Captain Tsubasa J''), David Robles (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]
A Japanese boy who admires Tsubasa so very much. He tired to make his own way in Italy but things were EXTREMELY hard for him there, since he was subjected to a huge BreakTheCutie process. Shingo managed to work through it, however, and becomes a good addition to the Japanese team.
* BoisterousBruiser
* CheerfulChild
* {{Determinator}}
* FragileSpeedster: Very fast, agile and technical, but his small size becomes a trouble when he faces the mighty Dutch defenders.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: ''Kaigai Gekito Hen in Calcio - Hi Izuru Kuni no Giocatore'' is this for both Hyuuga and him, as they get ready for a match between their teams.
* ThePollyAnna: Nothing brings him down for too long. At most [[TenderTears he cries a little easily sometimes]], but then he wipes his tears away and bounces back.
* KidAppealCharacter
* OddFriendship: With Hyuuga, in WYC
* RedBaron: ''Principe del Sole'' (Prince of the Sun)
* ShorterMeansSmarter: He is petite, but quite fast-thinking and a survivor on his own right.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tomeya Akai]]
A young boy who has developed his soccer career in Italy. Also the friendly rival of Aoi in the WYC manga.
* AnimeHair
* {{Determinator}}: As seen in the match against Sweden.
* HeroicSacrifice: Sorta. [[spoiler: He takes ''several'' point-blank soccer shots from Levin until he can't move. His companions and specially Tsubasa refer to this as a the trope.]]
* RedBaron: "The Red Stopper".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gakuto Igawa]]
The newest addition to the National Olympic Team, he's from the newest manga series ''Rising Sun''. His older brother, Hayato, is the captain of the adult Japanese Team. He's also led an ''extremely'' harsh life abroads.
* BreaktheCutie: Not only his career failed to lift off the ground in Argentina, but [[spoiler: his girlfriend fell victim to DeathByChildbirth and he's had to raise their child alone.]]
* GoodParents: He has a really cute daughter, Risa. He clearly adores her and [[DaddysGirl she loves him back.]]
* JackOfAllStats: He's been described as such since he's got good power, speed, defense and even some potential for goalkeeping. If not for his insecurity, he'd be a borderline perfect player.
* StageFright: His FatalFlaw: not only he's a quiet and shy person, but he tends to lose his confidence ''very'' easily.
[[/folder]]
!Real Japan 7 Team
[[folder:As a Whole]]
* ThePsychoRangers: Much less villainous than usual, since this is a sports manga without real evil characters. At ''most'' they're temporary {{Punch Clock Villain}}s.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hanji Urabe]]
-->''European and Latin-American DubNameChange: Jack Morris''
-->Voiced by: Creator/HiroshiKamiya (''Captain Tsubasa J''); Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Yamil Atala (''Road to 2002'') [Latin American Spanish dub], Rosa Sánchez (''Captain Tsubasa''), Mercedes Espinosa (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]
* AntiHero
* CombatPragmatist: During the Meiwa/Nankatsu final, he show his fare share of cheating and bumping opponents to get the ball.
* DeadpanSnarker
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Very harsh around the edges, but his heart's usually in the right place.
* XMarkstheHero: Subverted: not only he's not TheHero, but his x-shaped scar is located on his forehead.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Ishizaki
[[/folder]]
[[folder: The rest of team]]
!'''Youji Sakaki'''
* TheBigGuy
!'''Kouji Yoshikawa'''
* NotGoodWithPeople
!'''Nobuaki Yumikura'''
* WellDonesonGuy: Seems to admire Tsubasa quite a bit.
!'''Toshiya Okano'''
* FragileSpeedster
!'''Mitsuteru Yamada'''
* BaldOfAwesome
* TheStoic
* TheVoiceless: Doesn't say a ''single'' word in the whole [=RJ7=] arc
!'''Ryoma Hino'''
'''See "foreign rivals"'''
[[/folder]]
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