“Holly and Benji”, 6 curiosities about the cartoon about the Japanese national soccer team

Although “Holly and Benji” depicts the meteoric rise of the Japan national soccer team, in reality this sport has not always been very popular with the Japanese public. The author of the original manga, Yōichi Takahashi, drew the first pages of the comic after following the World Cup in Argentina in 1978, and rode a renewed interest in football at home thanks to the 1979 Under-20 World Championships which were held in Japan.

December 2, 2022 | 4:54 pm

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