Shows Like Shin Captain Tsubasa

If you liked Shin Captain Tsubasa (1989), a animation and action & adventure series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 (2001)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and action & adventure
Tsubasa becomes a superstar amongst soccer players in Brazil. He is now planning to play in Europe. At an important must-win game, as the fans cheer him on, Tsubasa looks back at the days when he started his soccer…
2
Captain Tsubasa (1983)
★ 7.8/10Also animation
Tsubasa Ozora loves playing football since he was a little child. After moving to the japanese town of Nankatsu together with his mother, the 11-year-old boy quickly finds friends and joins the local football team of…
3
Captain Tsubasa (2018)
★ 8.2/10Also animation
The passionate story of an elementary school student whose thoughts and dreams revolve almost entirely around the love of soccer. 11-year-old Tsubasa Oozora started playing football at a very young age, and while it…
4
Captain Tsubasa J (1994)
★ 8/10Also animation
Captain Tsubasa J is a TV anime series that retells the story of the original manga and also adds some arcs from the World Youth Saga manga. The anime was originally broadcast by Fuji Television in Japan from…
5
The Knight in the Area (2012)
★ 7.5/10Also animation
Kakeru and Suguru are brothers who both have a flaming passion for soccer. However, while Suguru becomes a rising star in the Japanese youth soccer system, Kakeru decides to take on a managerial role after struggling…
6
Fight! Kickers (1986)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
The Kitahara Kickers are a soccer who struggle to win a game, with a run of 22 consecutive losses. But then a newcomer joins the team whose attitude brings back the passion for soccer that his teammates have forgotten.
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Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!! (1996)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
Mini 4WD racing is an interesting hobby in where kids and adults compete using customized motorized miniature cars. Every year, competitions revolving around the hobby circulated around the world, with both kids and…
8
Giant Killing (2010)
★ 8.3/10Also animation
Giant Killing follows a ragtag bunch from East Tokyo who are struggling in Japan's top football league. Nearing the bottom, they have lost 5 matches in a row which hasn't done much to team morale. Even with the fan's…
9
Major (2004)
★ 8.2/10Also animation
Honda Goro the son of a famous baseball player loves nothing more than baseball itself. His biggest dream is to show his father that he can become the best pitcher in the world despite all the hardships he had to…
10
Inazuma Eleven (2008)
★ 8/10Also animation
Mamoru Endou is a cheerful goalkeeper in Raimon Jr High, with six other players in the team. But there was a day when the team was almost lead to disbandment by Natsumi unless they are able to win the match against the…
11
MF GHOST (2023)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
Japan adopts self-driving electric automobiles and renders most gas engines obsolete by 202X. The fastest cars find new life in the MFG, a racing circuit held on Japanese motorways. Drivers from around the world race…
12
Baby Steps (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also animation
Eiichirō Maruo (nicknamed "Ei-chan" for his grades being straight "A") is an honor student, bookworm, and is not interested in anything other than studying. In order to solve his problem of lacking physical strength…
13
Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom (2009)
★ 7/10Also animation and action & adventure
Mafia is rife in America where assassinations are a regular occurrence on the streets. Inferno, a mysterious company, is behind most of these dealings through the use of their near-invincible human weapon, "Phantom."…
14
Zatch Bell! (2003)
★ 8.5/10Also animation
Takamine Kiyomaro, a depressed don't-care-about-the-world guy, was suddenly given a little demon named Zatch Bell to take care of. Little does he know that Zatch is embroiled in an intense fight to see who is the ruler…
15
Final Fantasy: Unlimited (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and action & adventure
Twins Ai and Yu Hayakawa decide to set forth in search of their parents and the mysterious dimension they studied.
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Rising Impact (2024)
★ 8.5/10Also animation
When a third-grader's natural gift for golf is accidentally discovered by a pro player, the boy embarks on a journey to be the world's best golfer.
17
Street Fighter II: V (1995)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and action & adventure
Ryu and Ken travel the world to become better fighters and learn new techniques. During their journey, they find themselves caught up in a conspiracy of the mysterious Shadowlaw.
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Tomorrow's Joe (1970)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
A young drifter named Joe Yabuki wanders through the slums of Tokyo, but when the local ruffians try to give him a hard time he teaches them a rough lesson with his fists. The spectacle sparks a gleam in the eye of an…
19
Tonbo! (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also animation
A dramatic tale of golf and humans, set on the beautiful Tokara Islands. Igarashi has thrown away his past and fled society, relocating to Hinoshima Island. Here, on "Japan's last hidden paradise," he meets Tonbo, the…
20
Yakitate!! Japan (2004)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
Azuma Kazuma isn't terribly clever, but he's got a good heart and great skill - at baking. Since childhood, he's been on a quest to create the perfect bread to represent Japan internationally. Now, he seeks to enter…