Oozora and his relationship with his friends, rivalries with his opponents, training, competition, and the action and outcome of each football match. Across the multiple Captain Tsubasa series, the plot shows Tsubasa's and his friends' growth as they face new rivals. The Captain Tsubasa manga series was originally serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump between 1981 and 1988, with the chapters collected into a total of 37 tankōbon volumes. This was followed by various manga sequels. The original manga series was adapted into an anime television series by Tsuchida Production and broadcast on TV Tokyo from 1983 to 1986. Numerous movies and television series have followed with the latest one airing between 2018 and 2019; a second season premiered in 2023. By 2023, the
all manga had over 90 million copies in circulation worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. Captain Tsubasa became one of the most popular manga and anime series worldwide, most notably in Japan due to how it popularized association football. Multiple real life players have been inspired to become professionals after seeing the series. In a poll conducted by TV Asahi in 2005, the Captain Tsubasa anime series ranked 41st in a list of top 100 anime series. Plot[edit] See also: List of Captain Tsubasa characters Captain Tsubasa[edit] 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.
92, Ranked #643 | Aired Fall 1996 | Produced by Toei Animation Hana yori Dango has been adapted into numerous live-action adaptations and it is also based on one of the most selling shoujo manga ever in Japan. A poor, yet strong-willed, girl who goes against the richest boy in her school will never go out of fashion. Lovely★Complex MAL Rated 8. 25, Ranked #253 | Aired Spring 2007 | Produced by Toei Animation Lovely★Complex differs from other romance anime in a sense that it deals
some really sensitive issues such as having a complex about being physically different from the others, accepting yourself for who you are, and letting others love you for who you are.
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi (World's Greatest First Love) MAL Rated 8. 18, Ranked #323 | Aired Spring 2011 | Produced by Studio Deen Sekaiichi Hatsukoi has a bit more complex story than Junjou Romantica, but the characters are still very love dovey with each other. There is also more than one couple, but the main story follows the editor Ritsu and his boss Masamune. Ookami to Koushinryou (Spice and Wolf) MAL Rated 8. 38, Ranked #168 | Aired Winter 2008 | Produced by Imagin The love story between the wolf god Holo and a merchant Kraft may be
unfolding, but it is also very sweet and more mature than the most shoujo romances out there. If you enjoy anime with medieval themes, then this one is for you. Nodame Cantabile MAL Rated 8.
Series overview[edit] Main article: List of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba episodes SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast airedNetwork126April 6, 2019 (2019-04-06)September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28)Tokyo MX[b]2187October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10)November 28, 2021 (2021-11-28)Fuji Television11December 5, 2021 (2021-12-05)February 13, 2022 (2022-02-13)311April 9, 2023 (2023-04-09)June 18, 2023 (2023-06-18)4TBAMay 12, 2024 (2024-05-12)TBA Cast and characters[edit] Main article: List of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba characters Character Japanese English Main characters Tanjiro Kamado (竈門 炭治郎, Kamado Tanjirō) Natsuki Hanae
Satomi Satō (child) Zach Aguilar
Allegra Clark (child) Nezuko Kamado (竈門 禰豆子, Kamado Nezuko) Akari Kitō Abby Trott Zenitsu Agatsuma (我妻 善逸, Agatsuma Zen'itsu) Hiro Shimono Aleks Le Inosuke Hashibira (嘴平 伊之助, Hashibira Inosuke) Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Bryce Papenbrook
Kanao Tsuyuri (栗花落 カナヲ, Tsuyuri Kanao) Reina Ueda Brianna Knickerbocker Genya Shinazugawa (不死川 玄弥, Shinazugawa Gen'ya) Nobuhiko Okamoto Zeno Robinson Secondary characters Giyu Tomioka (冨岡 義勇, Tomioka Giyū) Takahiro Sakurai Johnny Yong Bosch Shinobu Kocho (胡蝶 しのぶ, Kochō Shinobu) Saori Hayami Erika Harlacher Kyojuro Rengoku (煉獄 杏寿郎, Rengoku Kyōjurō) Satoshi Hino
Mariya Ise (child) Mark Whitten
Ryan Bartley (child) Tengen Uzui (宇髄 天元, Uzui Tengen) Katsuyuki Konishi Ray Chase Mitsuri Kanroji (甘露寺 蜜璃, Kanroji Mitsuri) Kana Hanazawa Kira Buckland Muichiro Tokito (時透 無一郎, Tokitō Muichirō) Kengo Kawanishi Griffin Burns Sanemi Shinazugawa (不死川 実弥, Shinazugawa Sanemi) Tomokazu Seki Kaiji Tang Obanai Iguro (伊黒 小芭内, Iguro Obanai) Kenichi Suzumura Erik Scott Kimerer Gyomei Himejima (悲鳴嶼 行冥, Himejima Gyōmei) Tomokazu Sugita Crispin Freeman Supporting characters Kagaya Ubuyashiki (産屋敷 耀哉, Ubuyashiki Kagaya) Toshiyuki Morikawa Matthew Mercer Amane Ubuyashiki (産屋敷 あまね, Ubuyashiki Amane) Rina Satō Suzie Yeung Hinaki Ubuyashiki (産屋敷 ひなき, Ubuyashiki Hinaki) Yumiri Hanamori Kimberly Woods Nichika Ubuyashiki (産屋敷 にちか, Ubuyashiki Nichika) Ari Ozawa Brianna Knickerbocker Kiriya Ubuyashiki (産屋敷 輝利哉, Ubuyashiki Kiriya) Aoi Yūki Christine Marie Cabanos Kanata Ubuyashiki (産屋敷 かなた, Ubuyashiki Kanata) Shiori Izawa Mela Lee Muzan Kibutsuji (鬼舞辻 無惨, Kibutsuji Muzan) Toshihiko Seki Greg Chun Nakime (鳴女, Nakime) Marina Inoue Amber Lee Connors Kaigaku (獪岳, Kaigaku) Yoshimasa Hosoya Alejandro Saab Kokushibo / Upper Rank 1 (黒死牟, Kokushibō) Ryōtarō Okiayu Jonah Scott Doma / Upper Rank 2 (童磨, Dōma) Mamoru Miyano Stephen Fu Akaza / Upper Rank 3 (猗窩座) Akira Ishida Lucien Dodge Hantengu / Upper Rank 4 (半天狗) Toshio Furukawa (Hantengu and Urami)
Yūichirō Umehara (Sekido)
Kaito Ishikawa (Karaku)
Shunsuke Takeuchi (Urogi)
Soma Saito (Aizetsu)
Koichi Yamadera (Zohakuten) Christopher Corey Smith (Hantengu and Urami)
Yong Yea (Sekido)
Caleb Yen (Karaku)
Chris Hackney (Urogi)
Brian Timothy Anderson (Aizetsu)
Ben Balmaceda (Zohakuten) Gyokko / Upper Rank 5 (玉壼, Gyokko) Kohsuke Toriumi Brent Mukai Daki / Upper Rank 6 (堕姫, Daki) Miyuki Sawashiro Erica Lindbeck Gyutaro / Upper Rank 6 (妓夫太郎, Gyūtarō) Ryōta Ōsaka Brandon McInnis Enmu / Lower Rank 1 (魘夢, Enmu) Daisuke Hirakawa Landon McDonald Rokuro / Lower Rank 2 (轆轤, Rokuro) Taiten Kusunoki Ray Chase Wakuraba / Lower Rank 3 (病葉, Wakuraba) Sōichirō Hoshi Stefan Martello Mukago / Lower Rank 4 (零余子, Mukago) Kana Ueda Kira Buckland Rui / Lower Rank 5 (累, Rui) Koki Uchiyama Billy Kametz Kamanue / Lower Rank 6 (釜鵺, Kamanue) KENN Alan Lee Kyogai (響凱, Kyōgai) Junichi Suwabe Steve Blum Minor characters Spider Demon (Mother) (蜘蛛鬼「母」, Kumo Oni: Haha) Ami Koshimizu Allegra Clark Spider Demon (Father) (蜘蛛鬼「父」, Kumo Oni: Chichi) Tetsu Inada Kellen Goff Spider Demon (Brother) (蜘蛛鬼「兄」, Kumo Oni: Ani) Showtaro Morikubo Derek Stephen Prince Spider Demon (Sister) (蜘蛛鬼「姉」, Kumo Oni: Ane)
Ryoko Shiraishi Erica Lindbeck Yahaba (矢琶羽, Yahaba) Jun Fukuyama Xander Mobus Susamaru (朱紗丸, Susamaru) Mikako Komatsu Sarah Anne Williams Sakonji Urokodaki (鱗滝 左近次, Urokodaki Sakonji) Hōchū Ōtsuka Brook Chalmers Sabito (錆兎, Sabito) Yuki Kaji Max Mittelman Makomo (真菰, Makomo) Ai Kakuma Ryan Bartley Kasugai Crows (鎹鴉, Kasugai Garasu) Takumi Yamazaki (Tanjiro's)
Rie Kugimiya (Muichiro's) Doug Erholtz Tamayo (珠世, Tamayo) Maaya Sakamoto Laura Post Yushiro (愈史郎, Yushirō) Daiki Yamashita Kyle McCarley Makio (まきを, Makio) Shizuka Ishigami Erica Mendez Suma (須磨, Suma) Nao Tōyama Emi Lo Hinatsuru (雛鶴, Hinatsuru) Atsumi Tanezaki Anairis Quiñones Aoi Kanzaki (神崎 アオイ, Kanzaki Aoi) Yuri Ehara Reba Buhr Goto (後藤, Gotō) Makoto Furukawa Derek Stephen Prince Sumi Nakahara (中原 すみ, Nakahara Sumi) Ayumi Mano Michelle Marie Naho Takada (高田 なほ, Takada Naho) Yūki Kuwahara Kimberly Woods Kiyo Terauchi (寺内 きよ, Terauchi Kiyo) Nanami Yamashita Jackie Lastra Hotaru Haganezuka (鋼鐵塚 螢, Haganezuka Hotaru) Daisuke Namikawa Robbie Daymond Kozo Kanamori (鉄穴森 鋼蔵, Kanamori Kōzō) Eiji Takemoto Kyle Hebert Kotetsu (小鉄, Kotetsu) Ayumu Murase Jeannie Tirado Murata (村田, Murata) Kōki Miyata Khoi Dao Jigoro Kuwajima (桑島 慈悟郎, Kuwajima Jigorō) Shigeru Chiba John DeMita Kanae Kocho (胡蝶 カナエ, Kochō Kanae) Ai Kayano Bridget Hoffman Tanjuro Kamado (竈門 炭十郎, Kamado Tanjūrō) Shin-ichiro Miki Kirk Thornton Kie Kamado (竈門 葵枝, Kamado Kie) Houko Kuwashima Dorothy Elias-Fahn Takeo Kamado (竈門 竹雄, Kamado Takeo) Yō Taichi Michelle Ruff Hanako Kamado (竈門 花子, Kamado Hanako) Konomi Kohara Ryan Bartley Shigeru Kamado (竈門 茂, Kamado Shigeru) Kaede Hondo Jessica DiCicco Rokuta Kamado (竈門 六太, Kamado Rokuta) Aoi Koga Philece Sampler Sumiyoshi (炭吉, Sumiyoshi) Hirofumi Nojima Howard Wang Shinjuro Rengoku (煉獄 槇寿郎, Rengoku Shinjurō) Rikiya Koyama Imari Williams Ruka Rengoku (煉獄 瑠火, Rengoku Ruka) Megumi Toyoguchi Suzie Yeung Senjuro Rengoku (煉獄 千寿郎, Rengoku Senjurō) Junya Enoki Cedric Williams Yoriichi Tsugikuni (継国 縁壱, Tsugikuni Yoriichi) Kazuhiko Inoue Mick Lauer Production[edit] Season 1[edit] Main article: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (season 1) An anime television series adaptation by studio Ufotable was announced by Weekly Shōnen Jump in June 2018. [4] The anime was directed by Haruo Sotozaki and produced by Hikaru Kondo. Akira Matsushima served as the character designer. The series ran for 26 episodes, broadcast from April 6 to September 28, 2019, on Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11, and other channels. [5][6][7][8] It was released on two limited editions Blu-ray volumes: the first on June 30, 2020, and the second on November 24, 2020. [9][10] The company also partnered with Funimation to release standard-edition Blu-ray volumes. [11] Two volumes were released on September 29, 2020, and January 19, 2021. [12][13] Aniplex of America licensed the series and streamed it on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Funimation. [14][15] Madman Entertainment acquired the series in Australia and New Zealand and simultaneously streamed the series on AnimeLab. [16] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Anime Limited acquired the series. [17] The first season ran for 26 episodes.
