Real Japan 11

Real Japan 11 (リアル・ジャパン・11), usually abbreviated as R.J.11, and renamed as Real Japan 7 (リアル・ジャパン・7) or R.J.7 after the departure of four members, is a "shadow" team for Japan Youth.

Description[]

The team first appeared in World Youth ch. 14 "R.J.7's Entry" as Real Japan 7. In Golden-23, it was revealed that said team was in fact a Real Japan 11, raising the number of potential candidates for U-22 Japan, and Olympic Japan afterwards^[1].

Story[]

Battle of World Youth arc[]

In order to improve Tsubasa and the others of the golden age, Minato Gamo created a "shadow" Japan Youth team, a sparring partner of the legitimate All Japan. The team originally had 11 players, but since Igawa, Soga, Furukawa and Kazami left the team because of different reasons, it became the "Real Japan 7".

After the special team won against three different games against Japan Youth, coach Minato Gamo decide to let go Hyuga, Misaki, the Tachibanas, Jito, Soda and Nitta for the 1st Asian Preliminaries and having as condition to come back stronger and beat R.J.7 if they want to become members once more before the 2nd Asian Preliminaries.

Golden-23 arc[]

For Golden-23, all players (even the Furukawa-Kazami combi) came back to play for Japan, except for Ryoma Hino, who is now Uruguayan.

Uniforms[]

Home	Away	Keeper

Manga

Home: Blue shirt with v-shaped white yoke and white sleeve upper half and white v-neck collar, white shorts with blue stripes and blue socks. The emblem is the Flag of Japan.
Away: Similar to the Home kit, but with the white and blue inverted. Exclusive to Tatakae Dream Team.
Keeper: Red shirt with black round collar and black shoulders and cuffs, black shorts and white socks.

Anime

1994 anime:

Home: Red shirt with v-shaped white yoke and white sleeve upper half and white v-neck collar, red shorts with white stripes and red socks. The emblem is the Flag of Japan.
Keeper: Keeper wears a red shirt with white sides and sleeves, blue round collar and shoulders, blue shorts and white socks.