Watching DavidPro’s remake of Tsubasa was my first exposure to the series, and while I can see the appeal, it certainly made me appreciate how far the genre has come. A majority of the characters are ignored (lucky to even be named) and the entire series just focuses on two, maybe three characters per team with the rest being nobodies. None of this entire team development that’s become pretty standard in the genre, and the idea that everyone is useful to some extent. You’re either a god, or you’re a nobody, and that even applies to Nankatsu themselves.
One thing I did appreciate is the breakneck pace though. What other series manages to win the nationals in 30 episodes (about 15 volumes I guess?) and when probably 4 volumes of that was the finals match alone. And then go on to do a massive timeskip on top of it and does it again within another 20 (10 volumes). The whole thing ends up feeling so shallow because of it, but that’s also the main appeal and it makes it pretty enjoyable. Out of stuff I’ve read recently, it reminds me a lot of Black Clover, where pacing works as both its greatest strength and weakness at the same time.
Would certainly watch more if they made it, but I’m not interested enough to go check out the manga or previous adaptations to continue the series unfortunately.
