This is a list of characters who appear in anime, videogames and manga of Captain Tsubasa. Due to differences between anime, manga, and games of Captain Tsubasa, some characters appear only in one series. Characters Tsubasa Oozora Tsubasa Oozora, aka Oliver Atom, is one of the series' main protagonists. Genzo Wakabayashi Genzo Wakabayashi (若林 源三, kana: わかばやし げんぞう) is the secondary protagonist, and the first rival to Tsubasa in the series and considered Japan's greatest goalkeeper. He first played as Shutetsu's goalkeeper and became a rival to Tsubasa, but after a match between Nankatsu and Shutetsu, they became good friends. An injury forbids him from playing most of the national championships along with his teammates at Nankatsu, but he returns, helping the team in defeating Meiwa. Wakabayashi later leaves for Germany to play for Hamburger SV where he meets Karl-Heinz Schneider and Hermann Kaltz, the former whom becomes a rival to him. He's later recruited by Mikami to play for the U-16 World Cup in France, but only plays in the finals against West Germany since Ken Wakashimazu was injured. He also joins the U-20 Japanese team in the World Youth arc, but injuries on both hands caused by Stefan Levin and Bryan Cruyfford prevent him from playing any matches. Fully recovered after the match with Italy, he gets his revenge on Levin and Cruyfford in the matches against Sweden and Holland and also plays in the finals against Brazil, only to get injured in the second half and to be replaced by Wakashimazu. After a Bundesliga match between Hamburger SV and Schneider's Bayern Munich, he's suspended from playing any further matches. He joins the U-22 and Olympic Japanese teams in the Golden-23 and Rising Sun arcs after recovering from an injury in his eye. After Japan beats Germany in the Olympic Games, Wakabayashi decides to join Schneider at Bayern Munich so that they can win the UEFA Champions League. Kojiro Hyuga Kojiro Hyuga (日向 小次郎, kana: ひゅうが こじろう) is the secondary protagonist, a forward and the ace striker for the Japanese national team. Coming from a poor family from Okinawa, Hyuga lost his father at a young age so he had to take part-time jobs to help out his family. Although he can be quite hot-headed and arrogant, he's a very nice person, particularly towards his family and his teammates Takeshi Sawada and Ken Wakashimazu. After losing the elementary