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HISTORY

The first Christmas Bowl occurred eight years before the start of the series, at the climax of the first Kantō tournament. One of the teams in this first final was a team that would become a mainstay in this final game: the Shinryuji Naga from Kanagawa. Throughout the first five years, Shinryuji would win tournament after tournament, soon solidifying their status as the "Gods of Kantō".

However, in the midst of their sixth tournament run, one team from the Tokyo area began to approach Shinryuji's level of dominance in reaching the tournament: the Ojo White Knights . A superior class, soon to be known as the "Golden Generation", had been recruited into Ojo's ranks, solidifying their defensive strategies and allowing them to run all over their competition in Tokyo with ease. Unfortunately, even with the power of this Golden Generation, they consistently hit a brick wall against Shinryuji. Although the White Knights tried to win the Christmas Bowl, even they were unable to stop the Naga from winning their sixth and seventh straight tournament.

By the eighth tournament cycle, both Ojo and Shinryuji continued to recruit strong and surprising new players that would reaffirm their dominance in the football world. Although the White Knights had the Golden Generation, now in their final year, several new players were recruited from the freshmen team. But one player from the junior high in particular had become old enough to join the high school, and subsequently, the football team: and running back Agon Kongō . In the final five minutes, the genius Agon and the hard working Unsui scored two touchdowns, shocking Ojo and securing the eighth straight tournament for the Naga.

As the seasons cycle and another football tournament began, the winds of change began to appear around Kantō. With the Kongō twins, Shinryuji was easily predicted to win yet another Christmas Bowl. On the other hand, the Golden Generation had graduated from Ojo, which left the team a fraction of its former self even with the power of Shin and several other players left behind. However, even with those two still strong in contention, several new teams began to emerge to threaten their dominance in high school football. Teams such as the fast-shooting Seibu Wild Gunmen , the strong defense of the Taiyō Sphinx and a tiny little no-nothing team from Deimon High School , which had been more well known for a 99-0 annihilation by Ojo the previous season.


KANTō FINALS PARTICIPANTS

The final two teams have been selected. One significant difference compared to previous tournaments is the absence of the Shinryuji Naga in the final game. For the first time since the start of the Kantō tournament, the Naga are not going to be in the Christmas Bowl, having lost in a quarterfinal showdown with the Deimon Devil Bats. Although Shinryuji will not be in the final match, two finalists are still in contention in filling the Kantō berth for the final game at Tokyo Stadium:

  • Deimon Devil Bats: A team established two years ago from nothing by three players with remarkable talent: Quarterback Yoichi Hiruma, Defensive Lineman Ryokan Kurita and Kicker Gen "Musashi" Takekura. In their first year, the team was forced to build themselves with fill-in players from other sports clubs, leading to disastrous games such as a 99-0 outing against Ojo. However, the team has slowly rebuilt itself as a powerful force over the last year with the recruitment of talented players such as Running Back Sena Kobayakawa (known by his nickname "Eyeshield 21") and receiver Taro Raimon ("Monta"). Although shaped primarily as an offensive team, they also have a confident line and defense as well as the ability to consistently change tactics to fight against their opponents. These factors helped Deimon make third place in the Tokyo tournament, as well as causing a shocking defeat for the Shinryuji Naga in the quarterfinal. They have defeated the Ojo White Knights, who mutually consider themselves to be each others' greatest rivals, to earn a place in the finals.


  • Hakushuu Dinosaurs: The champion of the SIC district, Hakushuu is seen as a dark horse team, having come from nowhere to make it this far. Part of the reason comes from the Quarterback Reiji Maruko (preferred to be known as "Marco"). Although he consistently appears to want the easy way out, he is apparently an S-ranked quarterback. The other part comes from their massive lineman Rikiya Gao, the strongest player in this tournament. With his great power, Gao crushes the opposing line and tears away at the offense like they were paper. In the quarterfinals, the Dinosaurs crushed their way through the Taiyo Sphinx making them forfeit. Then in the semifinal for Kanto, the Seibu Wild Gunmen seemed to finally figure out the beastial players until Gaō made a season-ending tackle that brought down quarterback Shien Mushanokoji (a.k.a. The Kid). After being behind 14-0, Hakushuu scored the next 72 points, destroying everything Seibu brought and drawing the other spot in the Kanto final.



KANSAI FINALIST

At this point, nothing has been revealed about any of the teams playing in the Kansai tournament, let alone their champion. However, Honjō, the former baseball player and commissioner of the high school football league, made an enigmatic comment in a recent chapter after talking with idolizing fan Monta after their victory against Ojo:

''Anyway, he may face that guy at the Christmas Bowl.''

While it is unknown who Honjō is talking about, it is presumed that this player is on a Kansai team and will be a major obstacle for the Kanto victor once they finally reach the final game, though it is possible he could have been referring to Tetsuma of Seibu, who Monta wishes to meet in the final game.


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