Tsubasa Ozora

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Tsubasa Oozora
Captain Tsubasa character
First appearance	Captain Tsubasa manga chapter 1 Captain Tsubasa anime episode 1
Voiced by	Captain Tsubasa Youko Ogai Captain Tsubasa J Youko Ogai (young) Nozomu Sasaki (adult) Shin Captain Tsubasa Youko Ogai Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002 Kikuko Inoue (youth) Tomokazu Seki (adult)
Profile
Date of birth	July 28^[1]
Known relatives	Koudai Oozora (father) Natsuko Oozora (mother) Sanae Nakazawa (wife: in manga)
Position	Midfield-striker
Jersey Number	#10 (National Team) #28 (FC Catalunya)
Team member position	(National Team) Captain FC Catalunya Regular player

Tsubasa Oozora (大空翼, Ōzora Tsubasa^?) is the main character of the manga and anime series Captain Tsubasa, authored by Yoichi Takahashi. The name literally translates to "Big Sky Wings". A prodigious soccer player, Tsubasa dreams of one day winning the FIFA World Cup for Japan. His position is midfielder, usually wearing jersey #10.

1 Story
2 Family
3 Teams
4 See also

[edit] Story

Tsubasa Oozora is known as the Soccer no Moshigo which translates as "heaven-sent child of soccer". At the beginning of the series, Tsubasa, a lonely but not embittered boy obsessed with soccer, is an elementary school student who has just moved to the city of Nankatsu with his mother. As revealed by his mother, Tsubasa was saved by his football in a truck accident when he was barely able to walk, , Tsubasa had held the football in front of him which served as a cushion for most of the impact. The force of the bump blew him away, but he was able to right himself over again with the ball. Hence, Tsubasa Oozora's motto of "The ball is my friend". Because his former school did not have a football team, the Oozora family thus decided to move to Nankatsu, in order for Tsubasa to join Shutetsu elementaty school, which was the national soccer champion.

Immediately upon arrival, he sets out to explore the new city, and arrives at the local soccer field where the players of Nankatsu elementary school, led by Ryo Ishizaki, quarrel with those of Shutetsu elementary school over who gets to use the field. Wakabayashi states that because Shuutetsu crushed Nankatsu last time they met, victory had given them the right to use the field. Knowing that help was needed, Ishizaki went so far as to bringing even the middleschool varsity teams to aid him. Wakabayashi, fed up with the verbal exchange of words, issues a challenge. Each captain from a different sport would have a chance at scoring from outside the penalty area. All they needed was one goal and Wakabayashi and his team would leave the field. (In the anime, Wakabayashi challenged the Nankatsu team to score a goal in a game against his team. The goal was scored by Tsubasa, who had recently joined the Nankatsu team and, because his teammates still didn't know how good he is, was only allowed in because one of their regular players was still recovering from a leg injury) The rugby captain starts first. He shoots and Wakabayashi reacts accordingly. The rugby ball, having an irregular shape bounces differently and Wakabayashi's hands miss. Wakabayashi however uses his foot to kick it away. Next was the captain of handball. He hurls the ball and Wakabayashi catches it this time with both hands. The last captain was the one of the baseball club. He fires the fast straight ball, and Wakabayashi easily catches it. Disgraced at being beaten, the captains of the teams tells Ishizaki to just give up on the football field. Impressed with Shutetsu's genius goalkeeper Genzo Wakabayashi, Tsubasa resolves to challenge him to a duel.

Tsubasa approaches Ishizaki and asks him where did Wakabayashi go. Ishizaki says he probably went home. Tsubasa asks where his house is, because he wants a duel with Wakabayashi. Ishizaki is shocked but leads Tsubasa anyway to a hill where he points the mansion where Wakabayashi lives. Ishizaki goes on explaining about how Wakabayashi is so good nobody scored a single goal against him during the last national championship, only to find out Tsubasa wasn't listening to a single word he is saying as he is busy writing something on his soccer ball. Tsubasa then goes back a little then rushes and kicks the ball towards the direction of the mansion. The ball soars high and promptly lands into the hands of Wakabayashi, who is currently in the middle of a practice session with his personal coach/trainer Mikami Tatsuo. Wakabayashi reads the challenge, a duel at the football field in town. At the same time, a mysterious man trespasses into the mansion's grounds. The man confirms to Wakabayashi that he followed the ball which was kicked from the hill far-away. Wakabayashi concludes that his challenger is a kid like himself, based on the ugly handwriting on the ball, much to the shock of Mikami and the mysterious man. The three of them then head-out to the football field, Wakabayashi trying to pcture out what this Tsubasa Oozora looks like while Mikami suspiciously observes their drunk companion, wondering where he had seen this man before. As they round the corner, they see Ishizaki and Tsubasa on the other side of the street. Ishizaki shouts out to Wakabayashi, pointing at Tsubasa that this is his challenger. Wakabayashi cannot believe this small child was the one responsible for the powerful shoot a while ago. So he kicks the ball towards Tsubasa. Ishizaki tells Tsubasa to dodge, however Tsubasa easily kicks the ball straight upward. As the ball starts to fall and Tsubasa prepares to kick return the ball, a bus passes by. Ishizaki tells Tsubasa to stop or he would hit the bus. Tsubasa proceeds with his shoot, making the ball go under the bus, right into Wakabayashi's arms.

This is the beginning of a lifetime friendship and rivalry between the two of them.

The duel is observed by Roberto Hongo, a former member of the Brazil national football team and a friend of Tsubasa's father's, who becomes his mentor. Joining Nankatsu school's soccer team, Tsubasa meets Taro Misaki with whom he forms such a perfect combination that the two of them come to be called "The Golden Duo", and chief supporter Sanae Nakasawa who soon develops a crush on him.

Chosen for the city's team in the National championship, Tsubasa and his friends face strong rivals such as Kojiro Hyuga, who will remain one of Tsubasa's strongest rivals in Japan, Ken Wakashimazu, Jun Misugi and Hikaru Matsuyama. Nankatsu triumphs in this championship and the three following in middle school. Tsubasa and many of his friends and rivals are also part of the team that wins the U-16 World Championships for Japan before Tsubasa, following his dream to become a pro in Brazil, leaves Japan, but he keeps coming back for the National team.He plays for Japan National team in World youth championship and wins the world youth championship.He marries Sanae Nakazawa and goes to barcelona and he joins FC Catalunya or FC Barcelona.

[edit] Family

Tsubasa's father, Koudai Oozora, works as a marine captain and is at sea most of the time, so he was brought up by his mother, Natsuko. However, he has a much younger brother, Daichi (who was seemingly born after he left Japan) This also explains his strong attachment to Roberto Hongo, whom he sees as an idol and most likely as a sort-of secondary father figure.

After the WYC, Tsubasa later marries his long time girlfriend and Nankatsu's team manager, Sanae Nakazawa, who is currently pregnant.

In the Millennium Dream (a special concerning the Olympic Games which is supposedly something Sanae dreamt), the Oozora-Nakasawa couple have two boys: Hayate and Daibu.