Captain Tsubasa: My Golden XI opens pre-registration in Japan

Captain Tsubasa: My Golden XI has opened pre-registration in Japan, and it sounds like a smart mobile fit for the famous football anime IP. Instead of trying to turn every match into twitchy arcade football, this one is a training simulation. Players choose favorite characters, train them through decisions that affect stats and skills, combine trained players into a custom eleven and then watch automated matches play out.

Special moves such as Drive Shot and Tiger Shot are being reproduced, which is basically mandatory when you are dealing with Captain Tsubasa. The game adapts the 2018 anime remake and Junior Youth Arc rather than only leaning on 1980s nostalgia, which gives it a clearer target for younger and returning fans. The current announcement is Japan-focused, so global players should treat this as one to watch, not a worldwide launch celebration. Still, mobile sports anime plus training systems is a very obvious match.