Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions Update Adds Hirado Route

A Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions update arrived and adds both a Hirado Middle School story chapter and Freestyle Match mode. But it isn’t the only new content coming to the game. There will also be more paid DLC, starting with the Episode: Rising Stars Part 1 on March 31, 2022. They are part of the Character Mission Pack, which will include 9 characters total.

The paid DLC will kick off the new pass with three new characters. Hikaru Matsuyama, Karl Heinz Schneider, and Taro Misaki will all be added. The announcement confirmed there will be IF stories for these new players. Each one will have missions with rewards. If it follows the pattern set by the previous pass and DLC, it will be $2.99 per character or the whole pass for $24.99.

As for the free Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions update’s Hirado MS route and Freestyle Mode, there are also videos going over both. With the Hirado storyline, people will follow Hiroshi Jito and Mitsuru Sano. As for Freestyle, it allows people to use items as they play to turn the tide in a match.

Here’s a trailer looking at the Hirado route and Matsuyama, Heinz Schneider, and Misaki.

This shows how a Freestyle Match will look.

Finally, Producer Katsuaki Tsuzuki appeared in a video talking about changes coming in the new patch. In addition to the updates, he talked about quality of life adjustments and other changes.

Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions and its March 2022 update are available on the Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC via Steam. The first three Character Mission Pack characters will arrive on March 31, 2022.