This is the best adaptation of a Captain Tsubasa story, really, it has perfect timing, I mean, the original Captain Tsubasa TV series (1983)was hardly criticized because of the excessive length of the final matches (which can be as 15 episodes long). But this Shin Captain Tsubasa has a very good rhythm so you never get bored watching it. And the OST is brilliant, it really transmits the viewer the joy of playing football. Shin Captain Tsubasa is situated right after the ending of the Japan National High School Football Championships, it shows the Juvenile Japanese National Team taking part in the U-16 World Cup in France.