The manga Captain Tsubasa is written and illustrated by Yōichi Takahashi. The series focuses on the development of a young football (soccer) player Tsubasa Oozora. The series was serialized in Shueisha magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump between 1981 and 1988 for a total of 37 tankōbon volumes. A direct sequel titled Captain Tsubasa: World Youth was released between 1994 and 1997 by Shueisha. Others sequels were serialized in the same publisher Weekly Young Jump magazine since 2001: Road to 2002 (2001–2004), Golden-23 (2005–2008), and Kaigai Gekito-hen (2009–2012). Since 2013, Rising Sun is serialized in Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine.
See main article: List of Captain Tsubasa chapters.
See main article: List of Captain Tsubasa World Youth chapters.
See main article: List of Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002 chapters.