| Captain | |
 Captain volume 1 bunko | |
| キャプテン (Kyaputen) | |
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| Genre | Sports |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Akio Chiba |
| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Original run | 1972 –1979 |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Anime television film | |
| Directed by | Satoshi Dezaki |
| Studio | Eiken |
| Original network | NNS (NTV) |
| Released | April 2, 1980 |
| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Satoshi Dezaki |
| Studio | Eiken |
| Released | July 18, 1981 |
| Runtime | 95 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Satoshi Dezaki |
| Studio | Eiken |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | NNS (NTV) |
| Original run | January 10, 1983 – July 4, 1983 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Cozy Jōkura |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Grand Jump |
| Original run | April 5, 2017 – present |
| Manga | |
| Captain 2 | |
| Written by | Cozy Jōkura |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Grand Jump Mucha |
| Original run | April 24, 2019 – present |
Captain (Japanese:キャプテン,Hepburn:Kyaputen) is abaseballmanga series byAkio Chiba which ran inMonthly Shōnen Jump (published byShueisha) from 1972 to 1979. This series ran concurrently with another Chiba manga seriesPlay Ball, which ran inWeekly Shōnen Jump (also published by Shueisha) from 1973 to 1978.Captain, along withPlay Ball, won the 22ndShogakukan Manga Award forshōnen in 1977.[2]
The manga was adapted into a film byEiken and released in theaters on 1981-07-18.[3] It was also adapted into a 26 episodeanime television series which aired onNTV from 1983-01-10 to 1983-07-04. The TV series was also directed by Satoshi Dezaki. TheCaptain TV series was ranked 95th in the top 100 favorite anime titles of all time in a web poll conducted byTV Asahi in 2005.[4] In a 2006 TV Asahi survey of Japanese celebrities, theCaptain TV series ranked 13th in a list of the top 100 responses.[5]
A spin-off manga by Cozy Jōkura began serialization inShueisha'sGrand Jump magazine in April 2017.[6]
A sequel manga also by Cozy Jōkura, titledCaptain 2, began serialization inGrand Jump Mucha in April 2019.[7]
The story features 4 captains. When the captain graduate from school, the next captain becomes the protagonist.
2025 April 21 YouTube Ani-One Asia rebroadcast TV series Japanese Dub( 26 episode)
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Both songs were composed and arranged by Toshiyuki Kimori, with lyrics by Michio Yamagami. Vocals were by 99Harmony.
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