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Eyeshield 21
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is a
Manga about
American Football written by
Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by
Yusuke Murata . It has been adapted into an
Anime movie in 2004, an anime television series in 2005, and two console games are due for release.
The manga started in
Shueisha 's ''
Weekly Shonen Jump ''. The manga is published in
English by
VIZ Media . The anime version, produced by
NAS , began airing on
TV Tokyo on
6 April 2005 . The anime is sponsored by
NFL Japan .
Nintendo announced they have secured the rights to the Eyeshield 21 video game license in December 2004. Two titles have been announced, one for the
Nintendo GameCube , and the other for the
Nintendo DS . It is not known whether the games are being developed by Nintendo, or merely published by the company. The September 2005 issue of ''
V-Jump '' magazine unveiled the first image of the Eyeshield 21 video game for the Nintendo DS.
The plot of Eyeshield 21 revolves around a physically unassuming and non-assertive boy named who enters the
High School of his choice, , along with his childhood friend . His only remarkable physical abilities are his running speed and dodging techniques, which catches the eye of the high school's american football team captain . Sena was then forced into playing as the team's
Running Back by Yoichi.
To protect his identity (on the basis that other teams will try to lure Sena to their school teams) Sena is forced to assume the role of team secretary, and enter the field with a helmet featuring a green-tinted eyeshield to hide his features. The anime revolves around the adventures and misadventures of the football team as they acquire other characters and compete in local tournaments leading up to the "Christmas Bowl", the high school football championship.
The series concludes the initial manga story arc (with the first loss by the Deimon Devil Bats to the Ojo White Knights) after Episode 8, and began introducing the rest of the football team starting with catching specialist Raimon Tarou (aka "Monta-kun") as of Episode 9.
- Logo: Red Devil Bat, a nonexistant breed that bears a striking resemblance to Hiruma Yoichi.
- The Protagonist team of the manga and anime series, this team represents the Deimon Private Senior High School. At first, there were only three members in the Deimon American Football Club. However, after its inaugural year, there were only two members (Yoichi Hiruma and Ryokan Kurita) after Gen "Musashi" Takekura left. This remained so until Hiruma found Sena Kobayakawa and his amazing running ability. Their team's chant is "Kill'em! YA-HA!"(ブッツバス! YA-HA!! ''Buttsubasu! YA-HA!!'')
See Also: Eyeshield 21 characters
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; : Sena is the protagonist of the series. He is a running back and wears an eyeshield on his helmet and the number 21. Throughout the games, Sena develops new techniques, including some fake handoff plays and the Devil Bat Dive. This involves him running at full speed toward the goal line, then jumping high over the defending linemen in a corkscrewing motion. Sena cannot sustain running at high speeds for very long, and may even faint if he overextends himself as it shown during the match against the NASA Aliens. ''''
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:#40-yard-dash Record: 4.2 seconds (High School Record), 5.0 when not under pressure, though he has been estimated by Shin and Homer to run at about 4.6 during games. His ability for 'Change of Pace' makes his speed very erratic to measure.
:#
Bench Press : 10 kg (High School Record Low), 40 kg in vol. 5, and 45 kg in vol. 10
:#Position: Runningback /
Safety / Club Manager
:#Jersey: 21
:#1st Year Student (Grade 10)
; : Yoichi Hiruma is the Deimon's
De Facto team captain who has pointy ears and sharp teeth, and looks and acts like a
Demon . Hiruma is usually carrying some kind of firearm. Hiruma lies, cheats, bullies and manipulates people to do his bidding. His most potent weapon is probably his "Book of Threats" (originally "Devil's Handbook"), a small black notebook filled with everyone's darkest secrets, which allows him to
Blackmail anyone into doing what he demands of them. Although portrayed as a cruel slave-driver and an inhumane captain at times, his passion for football (and winning) is unrivaled, and he is known to goad, tempt, bribe, force and inspire the team to victory.
:Hiruma had been extremely frustrated when he had not been able to pass during games, and though he doesn't really show it, he is quite happy that he has a wide receiver in Monta. He gives names to many people, usually using the prefix "Damn" His family ties and where he lives are unknown, but most readers assume that he lives in the clubhouse (and probably uses the school's restrooms, the locker room's shower, and lives off of the groceries from the Son-Son market). He's been known to chew excessive amounts of gum (sugar-less of course). ''Seiyū: Atsushi Tamura''
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:# 40-yard-dash record: 5.1 seconds
:#
Bench Press : 75 kg
:# Position:
Quarterback /
Safety
:# Jersey : 1
:# 2nd Year Student (Grade 11)
See Also: List of Eyeshield 21 manga volumes
See Also: List of Eyeshield 21 episodes
;Opening:
# Break Through by Coming Century (Episodes 1-35)
# Innocence by 20th Century (Episodes 36-)
;Ending:
# Be Free by Rikkenzu (Episodes 1-14)
# Blaze Away by The Trax (Episodes 15-35)
# Goal by Beni Arashiro (Episodes 36-)
