The "Captain Tsubasa" manga series was originally serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Shōnen Jump" comic book magazine between 1981 and 1988, with the chapters collected into a total of 37 "tankōbon" volumes. This was followed by numerous sequels. "Captain Tsubasa" and its sequels have sold over 80 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series. The original manga series was adapted into a TV anime series, produced by Tsuchida Production, whose first season premiered in Japan on the TV Tokyo network between October 1983 and March 1986. Numerous movies and television series have followed with the latest one airing between April 2018 and April 2019.