キャプテン翼は葛飾区出身の漫画家、高橋陽一氏が描くサッカー漫画で、「ボールが友達」が信条の主人公・大空翼と、ひた向きにサッカーに打ち込む少年たちのストーリーです。日本国内で7,000万部超、国外で1000万部の発行部数を記録し、日本のプロサッカー選手の多くに影響を与えたと言われています。

Captain Tsubasa is a soccer manga drawn by Mr. Yoichi Takahashi who is a manga artist from Katsushika. It is the story of the boys who devote themselves to soccer, including Tsubasa Oozora who is the main character of the belief that "The ball is my friend". With over 70 million copies in Japan and 10 million copies overseas, it is said to have influenced many Japanese professional soccer players.