The manga series had a circulation of volumes within Japan as of 2008. In 2001, the "Captain Tsubasa" anime series was ranked forty-ninth in "Animage"s "Top 100" anime productions list. The anime adaptation has also been very popular in Japan. In 2005, Japanese television network TV Asahi conducted a "Top 100" online web poll and nationwide survey: "Captain Tsubasa" placed forty-first in the online poll and thirtieth in the survey. In 2006, TV Asahi conducted another online poll for the top one hundred anime and "Captain Tsubasa" placed sixteenth on "The Celebrity List". The third television series was also highly popular in 2002, earning high ratings.