The opening of the Tokyo Olympic Games is imminent, speaking of Japan, anime is an indispensable topic, including a sports-themed manga called "Soccer Boy", which is a childhood memory of many people, and even attracted many children to participate in football.
On the eve of the opening of the Olympic Games, the reporter of the main station interviewed Yoichi Takahashi, the author of "Football Junior", let us feel the charm of sports in the eyes of Japanese cartoonists. In a manga studio in Tokyo's Katsushika ward, Japanese manga artist Yoichi Takahashi has been drawing for more than 40 years. In 1981, Yoichi Takahashi began to serialize the sports-themed manga "Football Boy", the story of the protagonist "Big Empty Wing" constantly fighting and leading his team all the way to the level, attracting a large number of readers, and even inspiring a generation of teenagers to devote themselves to football.
Yoichi Takahashi by the manga "Soccer Boy": In sports competitions, athletes try their best to win, and in team competitions, players work together to achieve the same goal, and I think this is the charm of sports. I think athletes collide with a strong spark in the fierce competition, which is the charm of sports competition. And in the comic works to show the passion of the movement, in order to create a touching story.
Yoichi Takahashi himself is also a sports fan, and he has had a baseball dream since he was a child, although he did not embark on the path of professional athletes as he wished, he experienced the passion and challenge of sports in the creation of manga. Speaking of his manga bringing dreams and courage to many children, Yoichi Takahashi believes that this is his biggest gain as a creator.
Yokoichi Takahashi, author of the manga "Soccer Boy": Children who grew up watching my manga, even if they don't have a football dream like the protagonist Big Empty Wing, I hope that they can find their dreams after reading the manga, discover their true interests in music, art or other fields, and strive to chase their dreams. It is with this intention that I created the work "Football Boy".
In the story of "Football Boy", the protagonist grew up all the way to the World Youth Championship and even participated in the Olympic Games as a member of the national team. In reality, the 32nd Summer Olympics are about to open in Tokyo.
Yoichi Takahashi, author of the manga "Soccer Boys": I think it is very valuable to have a stage like the Olympic Games where athletes can show their training results. So as long as the Olympic Games can be held, even if the events are held in a way that is very different from before, such as large areas of empty fields, as long as the athletes can do their best in the Olympic arena, the spectators will be very satisfied, and the athletes will have a sense of achievement.
Speaking of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Yoichi Takahashi is also looking forward to it, saying that he hopes to find new inspiration from it.
Manga "Soccer Boy" by Yoichi Takahashi: I'm looking forward to watching the Beijing Winter Olympics and hoping to find interesting content that I might get inspiration from and create new manga stories.
Author: CCTV News
Source: The Paper