Japan’s Manga 2014 World Cup Team

The digital bookseller Ebook Japan conducted a survey (garnered 729 responses), asking which
manga characters they wish were a part of Japan’s team competing in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Take a look below at Japan’s representatives, broken down by the number one, two, and three choices for each position.

Goalkeepers:
#1 Nurikabe (GeGeGe no Kitarō)
#2 Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
#3 Genzō Wakabayashi (Captain Tsubasa)

Defenders:
#1 Titan (Attack on Titan)

#2 Dio Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

#3 Ryo Ishizaki (Captain Tsubasa)

Midfielders: 

#1 Tsubasa Ōzora (Captain Tsubasa)

#2 Seijūrō Akashi (Kuroko's Basketball)

#3 Kazuya Takasugi (Our Field)

Forwards: 

#1 Sanji (One Piece)

#2 Toshihiko Tanaka (Aoki Densetsu Shoot!)

#3 Conan Edogawa (Detective Conan)

Coach / Manager: 

#1 Takeshi Tastumi (Giant Killing)

#2 Kankichi Ryōtsu

#3 Zhuge Liang (Sangokushi)


sources: Rocket News 24, Niconico News