3 Soccer Players Who Love Anime and Manga

Have you noticed that your favorite soccer players also happen to like anime?

I know, it might be hard to imagine but it's true.

They're not some sort of alien or from the future; they're just normal people like you and me.

Who are anime-loving soccer players?

Today, we'll be introducing what kind of anime soccer players like.

Kylian Mbappé

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9#/media/File:2019-07-17_SG_Dynamo_Dresden_vs._Paris_Saint-Germain_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93129_(cropped).jpg)

Mbappé is known to love "Captain Tsubasa" so much that he says he has been a big fan since he was a child.

When he first came to Japan in 2019, he was presented with a portrait by Yoichi Takahashi, the author of "Captain Tsubasa". 

When he came to Japan on a club trip in 2022, he met with Takahashi-sensei and gave him a passionate look.

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Neymar

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Neymar has been to Japan many times and has appeared on Japanese TV programs each time. 

He is also a fan of "Captain Tsubasa". 

At the reception event when he came to Japan for his Japan tour the other day, he was glued to Mr. Takahashi, who appeared as a guest.

Neymar has been to Japan many times and has appeared on Japanese TV programs each time. 

Also, "Dragon Ball" is one of his favorite works, often talked about on SNS, and has a tattoo on his back.

Be your hero pic.twitter.com/4DzpdZWx8h

— Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) March 27, 2022

Serge Gnabry

(https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_Gnabry#/media/Archivo:Serge_Gnabry_Training_2019-09-01_FC_Bayern_Muenchen-1_(cropped).jpg)

It seems that Gnabry also likes anime, and on Bayern Munich's official Instagram post, he posted a Photoshop image of Gnabry with Luffy from "One Piece" as a motif.

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📚Reference: https://animeanime.jp/article/2022/11/21/73641.html