Graphic Novels, or Full Coloured Manga, based on the Captain Tsubasa TV Anime series are now being published in the UK through DK Books, with Volume 1 and Volume 2 currently available. Volume 3 and Volume 4 are also planned to be released by the end of the year.
In total four volumes are currently planned, with each look to be adapting the anime into a coloured manga book, with the story focusing on focusing on Ozora Tsubasa’s journey into the world of competitive football.
Each volume is priced at £9.99 and is available to purchase at retailers such as Amazon UK, as well as directly from the DK Comics website.
Captain Tsubasa – Volume 1: Kick-Off!
Release Date: 7th May 2026 | SRP: £9.99
ISBN: 9780241824023
Amazon UK | DK Books
Synopsis: Ozora Tsubasa loves his school in Nankatsu, where every student is as obsessed with football as he is! They all dream of playing for Japan in the Fifa World Cup. With a vital match between Nankatsu and Shutetsu in full swing, Tsubasa is doing everything he can to shut out the rival school. When an injury hurts his team’s chances, it all comes down to Tsubasa and his new friend, Taro Misaki. Can the ‘Golden Duo’ rise to the challenge?
Captain Tsubasa – Volume 2: The Golden Duo
Release Date: 7th May 2026 | SRP: £9.99
ISBN: 9780241824047
Amazon UK | DK Books
Synopsis: Ozora Tsubasa loves his school in Nankatsu, where every student is as obsessed with football as he is! They all dream of playing for Japan in the Fifa World Cup. With a vital match between Nankatsu and Shutetsu in full swing, Tsubasa is doing everything he can to shut out the rival school. When an injury hurts his team’s chances, it all comes down to Tsubasa and his new friend, Taro Misaki. Can the ‘Golden Duo’ rise to the challenge?
Captain Tsubasa – Volume 3: Goal Chaser
Release Date: 1st October 2026 | SRP: £9.99
ISBN: 9780241824061
Amazon UK | DK Books
Synopsis: Tsubasa Ozora’s ultimate goal is to play international football. Now, with the national tournament underway and Nankatsu battling through the group stages, he’s closing in on his dream. Tsubasa’s adversary Kojiro Hyuga isn’t going to give up easily though. There’s a scout in the stands and this ferocious player is determined to have a shot at glory.
Captain Tsubasa – Volume 4: Counter Attack
Release Date: 1st October 2026 | SRP: £9.99
ISBN: 9780241824078
Amazon UK | DK Books
Synopsis: Tsubasa Ozora’s team are through to the semi-finals of the national tournament! As they fight for their place in the final, Kojiro Hyuga and his fierce Meiwa FC team are waiting in the wings. With Tsubasa’s dream of international fame on the line, the stakes have never been higher. Can Nankatsu stage a counter-attack big enough to win the tournament?
As it stands Volume 1 and 2 are now available at retailers across the UK, while Volume 3 and Volume 4 will be released on the 1st October 2026 with all four books priced at £9.99.
It’s not often that Captain Tsubasa gets a UK release, so it is interesting to see books adapted from the anime being released in the UK, of course this isn’t the only Captain Tsubasa product being released in the UK as a video game based on the manga and anime series is also being released later this year by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
