The manga was adapted into a film by Eiken and released in theaters on 1981-07-18.[2] It was also adapted into a 26 episode anime television series which aired on NTV from 1983-01-10 to 1983-07-04. The TV series was also directed by Satoshi Dezaki. The Captain TV series was ranked 95th in the top 100 favorite anime titles of all time in a web poll conducted by TV Asahi in 2005.[3] In a 2006 TV Asahi survey of Japanese celebrities, the Captain TV series ranked 13th in a list of the top 100 responses.[4]
A spin-off manga by Cozy Jōkura began serialization in Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine in April 2017.[5]
A sequel manga also by Cozy Jōkura, titled Captain 2, began serialization in Grand Jump Mucha in April 2019.[6]
The story features 4 captains. When the captain graduate from school, the next captain becomes the protagonist.