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DAYS

2016, TV, 24 eps, 68%, MAPPA

Recommended by 12 Captain Tsubasa (2018) fans on AniList. Both have Football, School Club.

The anime centers on two boys who were never meant to meet: Tsukushi Tsukamoto, who has no special skills but secretly hides a passionate heart, and Jin Kazama, an isolated soccer genius. On a stormy night, the two meet, and that meeting creates a whirlwind in the world of high…

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Manga for fans of Captain Tsubasa (2018)

Blue Lock2018, Manga, ongoing, 82% Aoashi2015, Manga, 410 ch, 87% BE BLUES!: Ao ni Nare2011, Manga, 489 ch, 83% Slam Dunk1990, Manga, 276 ch, 90% Inazuma Eleven2008, Manga, 42 ch, 72% Whistle!1998, Manga, 216 ch, 77% Giant Killing2007, Manga, ongoing, 81% Fantasista1999, Manga, 222 ch, 74%

About Captain Tsubasa (2018)

2018, TV, 52 eps, 71%, david production

Tsubasa Oozora is an 11-year-old elementary school student who is deeply in love with football and dreams of one day winning the FIFA World Cup for Japan. He lives together with his mother in Japan, while his father is a seafaring captain who travels around the world. Tsubasa Ozora moves to the town Nankatsu to increase his skills as a soccer player. He is challenged by the Super Goalkeeper Genzo Wakabayashi. He then agrees to compete and see who was the best soccer player there.

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