RETROSPECTIVE
I Revisited Captain Tsubasa Vol. II 30 Years Later
In the ‘80s and early ‘90s, everyone I knew wouldn’t miss a single episode of Captain Tsubasa anime. Adults and children loved the anime. Whenever this anime aired on TV, the playground next to my home was a ghost town.
However, I only learned his real name in 2010 when I accidentally found the anime on a German kid’s TV channel. For me, Captain Tsubasa is, was, and will always be Captain Majid (كابتن ماجد).
If you are not familiar with this anime, it is the story of a Japanese boy with an ambitious dream of winning the FIFA World Cup for Japan. The anime and manga follow 11-year old Tsubasa in elementary school all the way through his football career. He played professionally in Brazil and eventually makes it to the FIFA World Cup.
The Arabic version follows the same story. However, Captain Majid’s dream is to play for the Arab National Team in the FIFA World Cup — a fictional team that does not exist.
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