It is often said that the current Japanese football scene would not exist without the advent of Captain Tsubasa.
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Many professional footballers, both from Japan and abroad, took inspiration to take up the sport as a consequence of watching the first animated series. The animated version was successful in Japan and, eventually, also abroad.
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Tsubasa Ozora, the titular character, was voiced by Takahashi's future wife Akari Hibino (then going by her birth name Yoko Ogai) whom Takahashi would eventually meet through the production of the animation.
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The popularity of the comic series eventually led to the 1983 TV animated series of the same name, which was first broadcast by TV Tokyo. Takahashi also considers this period as the best era of Shonen Jump. Slump, Dragon Ball, Hokuto no Ken, Kinnikuman, Saint Seiya and many others, quite a feat for a new series by a novice mangaka dedicated to a then-unknown sport, and it's considered as one of the main franchises of the Golden Age of Shonen Jump. At the time, Captain Tsubasa shared space in Weekly Shonen Jump with some of the biggest series of all time, such as Dr. While a football manga was unusual at the time, it was well-received, so Takahashi was allowed to continue doing the series. In 1981, the Captain Tsubasa comic series was first published in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump in issue #18 or #. The oneshot was successful and Takahashi was given the green light to serialize the story. His story was published in issue #18 of 1980 of Weekly Shonen Jump, #, released on. Īt 19 years old, Takahashi submitted his Captain Tsubasa oneshot to Shueisha and was selected as one of the winners of the 10th Fresh Jump Award. The performance of Mario Kempes in Argentina 78 dazzled Takahashi, and the emotions and feelings that the sport generated with the spectators convinced him to promote football in Japan through manga. What Takahashi liked the most about football was the freedom it has, very contrasting with his experiences with baseball. While already a fan of sports, Takahashi became particularly interested in football after watching Argentina 78. Takahashi started his career as an assistant of mangaka Shinji Hiramatsu. His Yujo no Eleven manga drew the attention of the editorial who decided to recruit him. During this time he developed some of his amateur works.
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Career Īfter finishing high school, instead of going to college, Takahashi focused on drawing. While first dreaming of becoming a baseball player prior to elementary school, even as a child, from around ten to twelve years old, Takahashi wanted to be a mangaka and his favorite manga was Ashita no Joe. His wife is voice actress Akari Hibino.įrom an early age, Takahashi started drawing. He graduated from South Katsushika High School. Takahashi was born in Yotsugi, Katsushika, Tokyo. 7 Animations based on works of Takahashi.
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6 Works of other cartoonists in which Takahashi was an assistant.