Eyeshield 21 | |
アイシールド21 (Aishīrudo Nijūichi) | |
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Genre | Comedy, coming-of-age, sports[1][2] |
Manga | |
Written by | Riichiro Inagaki |
Illustrated by | Yusuke Murata |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Imprint | Jump Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
Original run | July 23, 2002 – June 15, 2009 |
Volumes | 37 (List of volumes) |
Original video animation | |
Eyeshield 21: The Phantom Golden Bowl | |
Directed by | Tamaki Nakatsu |
Studio | Production I.G |
Released |
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Runtime | 30 minutes |
Anime television series | |
Directed by |
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Music by | Kō Ōtani |
Studio | Gallop |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
English network | Toonami Jetstream, NFL Rush |
Original run | April 6, 2005 – March 19, 2008 |
Episodes | 145 (List of episodes) |
Original video animation | |
Eyeshield 21: Christmas Bowl e no Michi | |
Studio | Gallop |
Released | 2005 |
Runtime | 11 minutes |
Eyeshield 21 (Japanese: アイシールド21Hepburn: Aishīrudo Nijūichi) is a Japanese manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. The series tells the story of Sena Kobayakawa, an introverted boy who joins an American football club as a secretary, but after being coerced by Yoichi Hiruma, turns out to play wearing an eyeshield and the number 21, under the pseudonym of 'Eyeshield 21'. Inagaki chose American football as a central subject of Eyeshield 21 after realizing that it fit perfectly with his idea for the series.
The manga was originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from July 2002 to June 2009. The series consists of 333 chapters collected in 37 tankōbon volumes. An anime adaptation consisting of 145 television episodes was co-produced by TV Tokyo, NAS, and Gallop. The television series first aired on Japan's TV Tokyo network from April 6, 2005, to March 19, 2008. The Eyeshield 21 franchise has spawned two original video animations (OVAs), audio albums, video games, and other merchandise.
In North America, the manga was released by Viz Media from April 2005 to October 2011. The anime series was later licensed in North America by Toonami Jetstream as a joint effort with Viz Media and aired on December 17, 2007, on its site, but before its completion, the streaming service was shut down. The whole series was streamed in English by Crunchyroll, while Sentai Filmworks licensed the series, with distribution from Section23 Films on DVDs.
In Japan, the Eyeshield 21 manga has sold over 20 million volumes. The manga and anime have been featured at various times in weekly top ten lists of best-selling in their respective media. The anime has been watched by a large number of television viewers in Japan, helping to raise American football's popularity in the country. Publications for manga, anime, and others have commented on Eyeshield 21, which received positive comments for its artwork and characters, and negative responses to its non-football scenes.
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Plot[edit]
In Tokyo,[note 1] a weak, unassertive boy named Sena Kobayakawa enters the high school of his choice—Deimon Private Senior High School. Sena's only remarkable physical abilities are his running speed and agility, which are noted by the school's American football team captain Yoichi Hiruma. Hiruma forces Sena to join the Deimon Devil Batsfootball team as its running back. To protect his identity from other teams who want to recruit him, Sena is forced to publicly assume the role of the team secretary and enter the field under the pseudonym of 'Eyeshield 21' wearing a helmet with an eyeshield to hide his features. The makeshift team initially takes part in the spring football tournament hoping to win through the strength of their new 'secret weapon'. However, the extremely weak team is eliminated early by the Ojo White Knights, one of the best football teams in Japan.
After Deimon's defeat, the spring tournament is revealed as secondary in importance to the fall tournament, where the teams compete for the chance to play in the Christmas Bowl—the high school football league championship. Hiruma, Ryokan Kurita, and Sena regroup and slowly build a real team from misfits and students looking to define themselves, such as Tarō 'Monta' Raimon—a baseball player who can only catch—and the Ha-Ha Brothers. Other characters slowly join the team, and the series follows the building and growth of the Deimon Devil Bats and its members, and rival teams as they all strive to achieve their goal of playing in the Christmas Bowl.
Some time after the Deimon Devil Bats win the Christmas Bowl and they become the best team in the country, Japan begins to gather the best football players to form a team to represent it at the American Football Youth World Championship, where a Most Valuable Player (MVP) will be awarded an NFL contract and $3 million. Team Japan reaches the final against Team America, in which the game ends as a tie, and both teams are declared winners. Both teams are unsatisfied with this and return to the field for their own, improvised 'overtime', causing chaos with officials. It is unclear which team wins the unofficial extra period, but Panther of Team America holds the MVP trophy aloft, winning the professional contract with the San Antonio Armadillos.
The series concludes with Sena becoming the captain of the Devil Bats after Hiruma and Kurita leave school to attend college. Autocad 2010 sinhvienit. In his final year of high school, Sena is invited to Notre Dame High School. In the final chapter, the main characters are in college or playing amateur-league football while employed.
Production[edit]
Before the series was published regularly, Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata published two one-shots called Eyeshield Part 1 (前編Zenpen) and Part 2 (後編Kōhen) on March 5 and 12, 2002 in Weekly Shōnen Jump.[4][5][6] When it would become a serial, the editorial department asked if Inagaki wanted to both write and draw the series, but Inagaki felt he was 'so rookie'.[7] So he asked Murata to be the illustrator. Before being asked to work on Eyeshield 21, Murata had read some of Inagaki's manga and noted that they 'had many cool design concepts of uniforms and equipment'. He said, 'it could be turned into a great manga story' and he would 'be happy to take the challenge'; eventually he was chosen.[8]
During Eyeshield 21's original run in the magazine, Inagaki went to the United States to see college football matches,[9] and National Football League games.[10] Despite having never played American football, Inagaki chose this theme after deciding that he wanted to create 'a protagonist that was wimpy at the beginning, yet could perform outstandingly in a sports game', and with this premise in mind he decided that American football would be 'a very suitable material.'[8] When originally creating Eyeshield 21, Inagaki said he was wary because he did not want his manga becoming 'a simulator of football'.[11] The fact that football is not a popular sport in Japan also worried Inagaki. As last resort, he thought to turn the series into a 'Kamen Rider-style masked hero story' if it could not met the popularity required for the magazine.[12]
Media[edit]
Manga[edit]
The Eyeshield 21 manga series was written by Riichiro Inagaki, illustrated by Yusuke Murata, and originally serialized by Shueisha in the Japanese magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from July 23, 2002 to June 15, 2009.[13][14] The manga consists of 333 chapters spanning 37 tankōbon (collected volumes), the first of which was released on December 20, 2002 and the last on October 2, 2010.[15][16]Eyeshield 21 has also been published as part of the Shueisha Jump Remix series of magazine-style books. Fourteen volumes were released between June 28, 2010 and February 14, 2011.[17][18] An English translation of the manga was published in North America by Viz Media under the Shonen Jump Advanced label between April 5, 2005 and October 4, 2011.[19][20][21] The manga has also been licensed in some countries such as in France by Glénat,[22] in Hong Kong by Culturecom,[23] in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo,[24] in Italy by Panini Comics,[25] in South Korea by Daewon Media,[26] and in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing.[27]
Original video animations[edit]
Two original video animations (OVA) based on the Eyeshield 21 manga series were developed. The first one, named The Phantom Golden Bowl[Jp 1], was developed by Production I.G and shown as part of the Jump Festa Anime Tour on September 2003 and in Jump Festa 2004.[28] The second OVA, titled Eyeshield 21: Christmas Bowl e no Michi – Minami no Shima de Tokkun da! YA-HA!! –[Jp 2], was shown at Jump Festa 2005.[29] The two OVAs were later released on DVD; the first was released with the second OVA of Naruto in a compilation called Jump Festa 2004 Super DVD.[30] The other was released by Bandai Visual as an extra track on the sixth DVD of the Eyeshield 21 anime series.[29]
Television series[edit]
The Eyeshield 21 anime adaptation was co-produced by TV Tokyo, NAS, and Gallop,[31][32] and was directed by Masayoshi Nishida until episode 103, and by Shin Katagai from 104 to 145.[33] The series of 145 television episodes aired in Japan from April 6, 2005 to March 19, 2008 on TV Tokyo.[34][35] In Japan, Bandai Visual distributed the anime in DVD format; thirty-six volumes were released between July 26, 2006 and June 26, 2007.[36][37] Some changes were done in comparison to the manga; for example, swearings and guns or gambling references were reduced.[38]
Initially, Viz Media and Cartoon Network planned to air a dubbed version of Eyeshield 21 on the internet video streaming service Toonami Jetstream, and on NFL Rush site as a joint effort with National Football League (NFL).[39] The anime was eventually posted only on Toonami Jetstream,[40] with the first episode, which condensed three episodes,[38] being available on December 17, 2007.[41] However, it was not completed due to Toonami Jetstream's cancellation and shutdown.[42] In December 2008, the video streaming service Crunchyroll announced that it would begin to stream Eyeshield 21 subtitled on its site on January 2, 2009.[40] The last episode was available on November 1, 2009 for premium users, and on March 7, 2010 for free users.[43] On February 26, 2010, Section23 Films announced that Sentai Filmworks received the license to the anime.[44] The first fifty-two episodes were released on four subtitled-only DVDs between May 18, 2010 and February 8, 2011.[44][45]
Audio[edit]
The music for the Eyeshield 21 anime adaptation was composed by Kō Ōtani.[31][32] The series use twelve pieces of theme music, five opening and seven ending themes. The opening themes are 'Breakthrough'[46] and 'Innocence' by V6,[47] 'Dang Dang' by ZZ,[48] 'Blaze Line' by Back-On,[49] and 'Honō no Running Back'[Jp 3] by Short Leg Summer.[31] The ending themes are 'Be Free' by Ricken's,[46] 'Blaze Away' by The Trax,[50] 'Goal' by Beni Arashiro,[47] 'Run to Win' by Aya Hirano, Miyu Irino, Koichi Nagano and Kappei Yamaguchi,[48] 'A day dreaming..' by Back-On,[49] 'Flower' by Back-On,[51] and 'Song of Power' by Short Leg Summer.[31]
A number of audio CDs linked to the anime series have been released in Japan. The original soundtrack was released on two discs by Avex Mode on March 5, 2008 under the title Eyeshield 21 Complete Best Album.[52] Three compilation albums, Eyeshield 21 Original Soundtrack Sound Field 1, Eyeshield 21 Sound Field Especial, and Eyeshield 21 Song Best, featuring opening and ending themes, insertion songs, and character and team songs were released on August 31, 2005, December 21, 2005, and March 23, 2006 respectively.[53][54][55] Six maxi singles containing character songs have also been published. The first three, for Sena Kobayakawa, Mamori Anezaki, and Monta, were released on October 26, 2005.[56][57][58] The other three, with the songs of Haruto Sakuraba, Seijurou Shin, and Suzuna Taki, were released on January 25, 2006.[59][60][61] In addition to the musical CDs, Eyeshield 21 Drama Field 1, an audio drama CD, was released by Avex on September 21, 2005.[62]
Video games[edit]
Konami produced Eyeshield 21 games for Sony video game systems; it released Eyeshield 21: Let's Play American Football! Ya! Ha!![Jp 4] for the PlayStation 2 on December 22, 2005 and Eyeshield 21: Portable Edition[Jp 5] for the PlayStation Portable on March 2, 2006.[63][64]Nintendo secured the rights to the Eyeshield 21 video game license for its systems in December 2004,[65] releasing Eyeshield 21: Max Devil Power for the Nintendo DS on February 2, 2006 and Eyeshield 21: Devilbats Devildays for the Game Boy Advance on April 6, 2006.[66][67] Another game was scheduled for release on the Nintendo GameCube, but it was later canceled.[65] Nintendo published an Eyeshield 21 game for the Wii, entitled Eyeshield 21: The Field's Greatest Warriors[Jp 6], which was released in Japan on March 8, 2007.[68] Two non-football games, Jump Super Stars and Jump Ultimate Stars, released for the Nintendo DS, have featured characters from the series. Various Devil Bats, Shin and Sakuraba from the White Knights appear in support cameos.[69][70]
Print media[edit]
Two art books based on Eyeshield 21 were released. The first, Eyeshield 21 Illustration Collection: Field of Colors[Jp 7], was published on November 2, 2006.[71] The second, entitled Paint Jump: Art of Eyeshield 21, was released on December 19, 2008.[72]Eyeshield 21 Official Databook: Chou Senshu Retsuden Ballers High[Jp 8], a databook, was published on October 4, 2005.[73] A pair of light novels were launched; the first, written by Katsumi Hasegawa, based on and named for the first OVA, was published on March 24, 2004. The second, Eyeshield 21: Netto no Hundred Game![Jp 9], written by Eijima Jun, was published on May 26, 2006. The only original creator of the series who worked on these light novels was Murata, who illustrated them.[74][75]
Other[edit]
In Japan, jigsaw puzzles,[76] action figures,[77] plush dolls,[78] calendars,[79] key chains,[80] and a medal game machine were sold as merchandise for the series.[81]Konami also released a collectable card game series.[82][83]
Reception[edit]
No. | Peak rank | Notes | Refs |
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2 | 7 | 1 week | [84] |
3 | 6 | 2 weeks | [85] |
4 | 5 | 1 week | [86] |
5 | 6 | 2 weeks | [87] |
7 | 8 | 2 weeks | [88] |
8 | 5 | 1 week | [89] |
9 | 4 | 1 week | [90] |
10 | 4 | 2 weeks | [91] |
11 | 6 | 2 weeks | [92] |
12 | 7 | 1 week | [93] |
13 | 3 | 2 weeks | [94] |
14 | 7 | 1 week | [95] |
15 | 4 | 2 weeks | [96] |
16 | 3 | 2 weeks | [97] |
19 | 2 | 2 weeks | [98][99] |
20 | 3 | 2 weeks | [100] |
21 | 2 | 2 weeks | [101] |
22 | 3 | 2 weeks | [102][103] |
23 | 3 | 2 weeks | [104][105] |
24 | 5 | 2 weeks | [106] |
25 | 2 | 2 weeks | [107] |
26 | 3 | 1 week | [108] |
27 | 3 | 2 weeks | [109] |
28 | 5 | 2 weeks | [110] |
29 | 6 | 2 weeks | [111] |
30 | 5 | 2 weeks | [112] |
31 | 2 | 1 week | [113] |
32 | 4 | 2 weeks | [114] |
33 | 1 | 2 weeks | [115] |
34 | 4 | 2 weeks | [116] |
35 | 3 | 2 weeks | [117] |
36 | 5 | 1 week | [118] |
37 | 4 | 2 weeks | [119] |
Popularity[edit]
The manga has sold more than 20 million copies in Japan;[120] individual volumes frequently appeared on top ten lists of best-selling manga there (see table). Individual volumes have appeared in Diamond Comic Distributors's lists of 300 best-selling graphic novels in North America several times.[121][122][123] In 2011, the Japanese website Ameba conducted a 'Top 10' online web poll of the 'Best Shōnen Jump Manga of the 21st Century' and Eyeshield 21 was placed seventh,[124][125] although in another poll of the best Shōnen Jump titles that the readers nonetheless did not want to continue reading, Eyeshield 21 ranked twentieth.[126] The anime adaptation was also featured several times in Japanese television rankings,[127][128] with the first episode having a 7.5 percent television viewership rating.[129] In 2006, Japanese television network TV Asahi conducted a poll for the top hundred anime, and Eyeshield 21 was placed 47th.[130] Moreover, Eyeshield 21's series is credited with increasing the number of Japanese teenagers playing American football.[131][132]
Reviews[edit]
Critics have generally given the Eyeshield 21 manga positive reviews. Deb Aoki from About.com wrote that tying with Bleach, Eyeshield 21 was the best continuing shōnen manga of 2007, because it 'has well-written characters, dynamic artwork, nail-biting cliffhangers, plus a winning mix of comedy, action and drama'.[133] On the 2008 list, Aoki listed Eyeshield 21 as the best continuing shōnen, as it was able to '[come] into its own' from other shōnen series.[134] In that same year, Pop Culture Shock's Sam Kusek elected it the best continuing manga series.[135] Chris Zimmerman of Comic Book Bin was positive on his review of the volumes 30–33; he affirmed it is 'one of the best shonen titles out there' and described it as 'a superb series, with well developed characters, intense action, and touching humor.'[136] Scott Campbell of Active Anime commented it is an 'action-filled' series with great artwork and humor, and that it 'has managed to continually get more and more dynamic with each volume'.[137]
Jarred Pine from Mania.com praised the humor and how the creators 'bring out the energy and excitement of the game for the readers'.[138][139] June Shimonishi reviewing for School Library Journal, wrote that it 'delivers a fresh and entertaining take on all the standard sports clichés'. She also said that its art is 'superb .. with every inch filled with details and no gag left unseen'.[140] Zac Bertschy from Anime News Network (ANN) declared Eyeshield 21 'defies convention' by turning what most might consider 'a really ridiculously bad idea' into 'something most everyone would be able to enjoy'.[141] Carlo Santos from ANN called it a 'typical sports story', writing that what make it an above average series are its characters and artwork. He also wrote that people who think American football is boring 'may change their minds after seeing the action sequences in Eyeshield 21.'[142] Later, Santos said, '[a] lot of familiar clichés show themselves' in Eyeshield 21, and that '[t]he storyline also does a sloppy job of keeping track of the game .. making it even less believable than it already is'.[143] However, overall, he considered the story has good art, action and pace, featuring 'pure sports storytelling at its finest'.[143]
The anime adaptation of Eyeshield 21 received positive and mixed responses. Bobby Cooper from DVD Talk praised how the rules of American football are 'explained to a foreign audience that has no clue what it's all about', adding that instructions at the commercial breaks 'were informative and similar to the Go lessons of Hikaru No Go.' He also said the explanations was 'hilarious', but that 'Eyeshield 21 is an excellent introduction to football'.[144] The on-field action was also praised, with he saying the sports action is 'where Eyeshield 21 truly shines', although he criticized the scenes away from the football field, 'the pacing slows to a crawl and the storyline gets a little boring'.[145] In her review, Erin Finnegan from Anime News Network stated, '[t]he pace of Eyeshield 21 is its saving grace. It's way less boring than all the time outs and commercial breaks in a regular NFL game. Football is hard to understand, but Eyeshield 21 explains the Byzantine rules .. in an entertaining way. We're never left waiting for the ref's decision for long minutes like in real life. A lot of dramatic tension carries the action between plays.'[146] Finnegan also criticized the artwork, saying, 'any episode [of the show] without a game is clearly farmed out to an inferior animation studio'.[147] Chris Beveridge from Mania Entertainment wrote that Eyeshield 21 'has a good solid story idea, showing a young man finding his way through sports by finding friends and realizing he has potential, but it is so sidelined so often that it's frustrating to see it deal with situations as it does.'[148]
Notes[edit]
- ^Inagaki said that Eyeshield 21 is set in Tokyo, 'but perhaps not in the center of the city—more in the suburbs.' He added that this is 'not very significant' and that aspects of the two creators' hometowns are reflected in the setting.[3]
- Japanese
- ^幻のゴールデンボウルMaboroshi no Gōruden Bouru
- ^アイシールド21 クリスマスボウルへの道 〜南の島で特訓だ! YA-HA-!!〜Aishīrudo Nijūichi Kurisumasu Bouru e no michi 〜 Minami no Shima de Tokkunda! YA-HA-!!〜
- ^炎のランニングバック, lit. Flaming Running Back
- ^アイシールド21 アメフトやろうぜ! YA-! HA-!!Aishīrudo Nijūichi Amefuto Yarouze
- ^アイシールド21 ポータブル エディションAishīrudo Nijūichi Pōtaburu Edition
- ^アイシールド21 フィールド最強の戦士たちAishīrudo Nijūichi: Fīrudo Saikyō no Senshi Tachi
- ^アイシールド21 イラスト集 Field of ColorsNijūichi Irasuto Shū Fīrudo obu Karāzu
- ^アイシールド21公式データブック超選手列伝Ballers HighAishīrudo Nijūichi Kōshiki Dētabukku: Chō Senshu Retsuden Bōrāzu Hai
- ^アイシールド21 ~熱闘のハンドレッドゲーム!~Aishīrudo Nijūichi: Nettō no Handoreddo Gēmu!
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External links[edit]
- Official website(in Japanese)
- Official site on TV Tokyo(in Japanese)
- Eyeshield 21 (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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Preview — Eyeshield 21, Vol. 1 by Riichiro Inagaki
(Eyeshield 21 #1)
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I have read some sport manga, and the main plot of this genre is cliché, from zero to hero. Although they all basically have the same basic plot, there are still new sport manga since Captain Tsubasa. Authors/creators of sport manga are inventing new ideas in premises, themes, or characters (oh, and illustration arts too, we are talking about manga). At a glance on the cover of the manga, everyone can guess that Eyeshield 21 offers a new main theme in sport man..more
YAHAAA!!!
Do you know Kobayakawa Sena? How about Eyeshield 21 from the Deimon Devil Bats?
Eyeshield 21 is a manga about american football written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. It became an anime on Aril 6, 2005 and ended with 145 episodes on March 19, 2008. This anime is sponsored by NFL Japan and aired in countries like korea, Indonesia, Hong Kong and the Philippines.
The story revolves around high school student Kobayakawa Sena who loves football and has a incredible talen..more
I almost dropped this after reading the first 2 chapters because it was so generic, but decided I should at least finish the volume. You know, since it's supposed to be a pretty good sports manga/anime and all. Also because I've dropped too many manga after reading only the first chapter or two, and a series really does need more of a chance than that.
Eyeshield 21 is a sports manga about American football.
USA! USA! USA!
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meskipun pada awalnya gue gak ngelirik pertama kali karena gambar karakternya gak cakep (note : gue selalu lihat dari gambar-gambar karakternya cakep apa kagak :P) tapi pas lihat sosok Hiruma si akuma yang jenius itu gue mulai tertarik dan nggak kecewa baca komiknya. .
yang paling menarik dari komik ini adalah humornya yang bikin ngakak mampus, sosok hiruma sang quaterback yang licik, suka bawa senjata kemana-mana dan memiliki buku hitam (buku ancaman) jad..more
Eyeshield 21 is how a Japanese manga creator views the eponymous American sport of football. This reader isn't here for the crash course in sports rules, but it does make for a soft introduction into the nuances of the sport. This reader is here for the action and the comedy.
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I can connect this to many people because everyone will do one thing they wont like..more
Cute art, but the story didn't grab me. I am reading so many sports manga that Eyeshield 21 has serious competition, and this volume fell short. I love the action scenes when Sena is running, usually away from something. But the eyeshield? That's too silly, even for me. It's like Clark Kent and the glasses. Everyone is too unobservant to realize that the little team manager disappears and the little runner dude appears, just when he's needed the most. Nah, I am just not buying that.
Of course, you can enjoy without the knowledge. This manga makes us excited without the knowledge. And you can get the knowledge of American football. I wanted to play American football. You maybe wanted to ply American football too.
I recommend this manga. This is so exciting. I hope that you will read.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, sungguh segar melihat HIruma dkk beraksi. xD9
5 STARS! :)
(NOTE: This is a review for the whole manga.)
Sena Kobayakawa has been bullied ever since he was young. He has this aura around him that makes him seem weak and targeted by delinquents. He was cornered but the urge to protect his childhood friend is stronger. Someone discovered his talent as a running back of an American football team. This story took a long route of explaining how a lie turn out to be the truth and the Deimon devil bats' hope to reach the Christmas Bowl. I love the en..more
Gracias a esa familiaridad, al encanto del dibujo, a las fáciles pero efectivas secuencias humorísticas y a las explicaciones de fútbol americano para t..more
The artwork in this series starts out a little.. inexperienced, but rest assured it improves dramatically. The characters from Sena to Shin are so filled with..more
Had so much fun reading this one. Great characters, nice pacing and enjoyable battles. It's not perfect but it was very good up until the World Cup arc. The final arc was so disappointing and that's the reason why I had to shave off a star. It should've ended with the Christmas Bowl and in my mind, that will always be the final arc. I've never been interested in American Football but because I was reading this one, I ended up watching football highlights in Youtube.
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THE GOOD: Un excellent manga, parfait pour amateurs de football américains.
THE BAD: Je trouve que l’histoire manque de profondeur .
THE UGLY: Malheureusement, ce manga n’arrive pas a surpasser Slam Dunk!
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This is a great mix of over-the-top hijinks and genuine heartwarming content all rolled up in a sports story about a team that hasn't gotten off the ground yet but may be coming together thanks to a new recruit with raw talent.
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Top 10 Most Popular Eyeshield 21 Characters
The Eyeshield 21 series’ overall was able to serve its audience with funny, joyful and emotional scenes that come together in a perfect blend of excitement which helped build a solid fan base for the series. It is no doubt that Eyeshield 21 is regarded as one of the most favorite sports anime, by anime lovers, from all around the world. With its amazing character’s development, the Eyeshield 21 series has successfully captured the hearts of many.
So here’s list of Top 10 Most Popular Eyeshield 21 Characters! Spoilers in this article! Spoilers in this article! Set! Hut! Hut! Hut!!!
Well known for his appearance that resembles an ape or specifically a chimpanzee, Raimon Tarou, or more commonly referred to as Monta, is one of the most popular characters in the Eyeshield 21 series. Inspired by his catching hero, Masaru Honjou, Monta has devoted his life into the Way of Catching and joined the baseball club. Sadly enough, he was only good at catching while baseball requires a more well-rounded player. Monta was later dismissed from the baseball club because of his poor batting and pitching skills.
After a turn of events, Monta was approached by Sena offering him to join the American football club, as it requires players who are specifically good at one thing. He then joined Deimon Devil Bats and becomes its wide receiver. His determination and devotion is what probably made him such a popular character, as it was able to bring out the emotional quality of the series.
When Kakei Shun was in middle school in America, he played against what he refers to as the real 'Eyeshield 21'. Impressed with the player, Kakei returned to Japan and decided to join Kyoshin Poseidon in hopes that one day he will be able to play against the real 'Eyeshield 21', again. When he encountered Deimon Devil Bats' very own Eyeshield 21, he's determined to expose the so called 'fake Eyeshield 21'.
Having a lean and slender exterior, Kakei uses his height to his advantage in American football. Playing as the linebacker for Kyoshin Poseidon, Kakei was able to stop Sena Kobayakawa's signature run, the Devil Bat Ghost with his own signature technique, the Moby Dick Anchor during the Deimon Devil Bats vs. Kyoshin Poseidon game. With this, Kakei's character popularity amongst the Eyeshield 21 fans grew.
Akaba Hayato is the man behind the 'real Eyeshield 21' that was previously mentioned by Kakei Shun. As the captain and tight end for the Bando Spiders, Akaba is known to have a cool and quiet demeanor. His silence proved to be deadly as he was able to developed an effective blocking technique called 'Spider's Poison' through his sharp intellectual analytical skills. Akaba's extraordinary abilities and skills have definitely earned him a spot on the popularity list.
When Bando Spiders played against Deimon Devil Bats, Sena Kobayakawa decides to play as himself, removing his eyeshield and revealing his identity as the Eyeshield 21. Akaba eventually loses the matchup against Sena, and after the game he hands back Sena's eyeshield, claiming that he deserves to be called 'Eyeshield 21'.
Playing as a former running back for the NASA Aliens is Patrick Spencer, or Panther, with his trademark running style ‘Zero-Gravity Run’. Utilizing this running technique that Panther developed, he is able to run at great speed with extremely light footsteps without decreasing his speed. This unique skill is what made Panther so popular amongst the Eyeshield 21 fans.
After an incident during a match where Panther disobeyed his coach’s orders, his position as a player was then reduced to being a ball boy. But even then, he still endures the ill-treatment he receives from his coach, hoping that someday his coach will let him play on the field again. His teammates never stopped believing in him, even going as far as coming out with a play that utilizes Panther’s running, called the Moon Salto Formation.
Agon Kongo is basically popular being the ‘big bad wolf’ character of the Eyeshield 21 series. This character is what people call a genius on sheer born talent. Thanks to his natural talents, he becomes arrogant and treats everything and everyone else like thrash except himself. Despite having an elder twin, Unsui Kongo, his personality and character as a whole are miles away different compared to him.
Even in his own football team, the prestigious Shinryuji Nagas, Agon is considered a nuisance, as he underestimates everything. But he was excused and given a leeway by the coach due to his sheer talent and abilities.
Shin Seijuro is Eyeshield 21’s ultimate rival, playing as the linebacker for the Oujouu White Knights, he is regarded as the strongest and fastest linebacker in the history of Japan. As awesome as Shin is physically, he seems to be very poor with modern technology. This can be seen in the series when gadgets like camera were easily broken when it falls into his hands.
Unlike Agon on the previous entry of the list, Shin gained his abilities and skills from sheer determination and hard work. Throughout the series, Shin had been training hard, and with each passing episode, Shin trains even harder. At the awards ceremony in episode 87, Shin is seen winning the MVP title from the All-Star player nominees.
As Sena Kobayakawa’s childhood friend and mentor, Riku Kaitani is the one who taught Sena how to run. This was when he saw Sena getting bullied and decides to teach Sena about the importance of speed. Riku is easily provoked and loses his cool, as seen in episode 121 when Kamiya Taiga successfully taunts him and frustrates him during the game.
As the running back for the Seibu Wild Gunmen, Riku is very confident with his own abilities as a football player. Even though this made him become arrogant at times, he is kind–hearted and willing to help others in need, just like Sena with his running. Before moving away, Riku made Sena promise to use his speed in running to stop being bullied into becoming a lackey.
Being the son of a three-time Olympic gold medalist in pistol shooting, Kid manages to incorporate his marksmanship to American football. As a quarterback for Seibu Wild Gunmen, Kid’s technique, the Quick-Draw Pass, enables him to pass the ball with incredible speed and reaction time making him a formidable quarterback.
What makes this character so popular is his ability to stay extremely calm and not lose his cool. Despite his laid-back personality, Kid harbors a deep respect for his friend Jo Tetsuma. In episode 67, Kid was surprised that Yoichi Hiruma knew about his past and real name, Shien Mushanokoji. Kid revealed that Tetsuma was the only one that knew about his real name. Hiruma then purposely mocks Tetsuma to get Kid riled up as an act of manipulation before their game the next day.
As the main protagonist of the series, Sena Kobayakawa isn’t your typical valiant character. As a matter of fact, Sena’s personality completely strays off from that stereotype. Sena’s amount of courage corresponds with his small stature, and because of that, often times being bullied into being other people’s lackey and running errands for them. Initially, Sena wanted to join the American Football as the club manager, but after a turn of events, Yoichi Hiruma spotted Sena running and decided to ‘recruit’ him as the Running Back with the code name ‘Eyeshield 21’ for the Deimon Devil Bats.
As the series progresses, Sena went through an amazing transformation. Kudos to the authors of the series for its spectacular character development. This is one of the main reasons why this character is so popular, which is his development from an underdog to an ace. What’s even more interesting is that even though Sena has grown to be an ace for his team, he somehow still has his old habits of being a lackey. This can be seen in episode 79, as he is bowing pointlessly to the crowd after revealing his true identity of being Eyeshield 21.
Just like his devilish-like appearance, Yoichi Hiruma is as cunning as he is a genius. He is obsessed with winning and determined in achieving his goals which explains his high-risk and high-gain plays. One of the things that made this character so popular is the fact that he does things in an unorthodox way, often resorting to intimidation and blackmails using gathered information that he keeps in his ‘Devil’s Handbook’ which can be seen in episode 2 of the series.
As a result of his ‘ways’, he pretty much built a reputation for himself as the Devil. When people hear his name or even the American Football club, they would run away in fear, which can also be seen in episode 2. As a quarterback for the Deimon Devil Bats, Hiruma does his job extremely well. Making vital calls when things are critical, he and Mamori communicate with special sign languages from the sideline that only both of them understand, but behind his devilish ways, Hiruma secretly cares about his teammates. One such example can be seen when he kept Takekura ‘Musashi’ Gen's kick tee by not allowing anyone to touch it, believing one day Musashi will come back to use it once again.
Final Thoughts
“Rip their heads off! Ya-Ha!”
So that’s it for the Top 10 Most Popular Eyeshield 21 Characters! There’s so many characters in the series that are worth mentioning in the list, but there’s only 10 spots. Who’s your favorite character of the series? Do you like the characters in the list above? Be sure to leave them in the comments below! Ya-Ha!
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The Eyeshield 21anime and manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata. The series takes place in Tokyo, Japan, where the members of Deimon Devil Bats have the ambition to compete at the Christmas Bowl, the most important high school American football championship of the country.
The main character of the series is Sena Kobayakawa, a wimpy boy who was a gofer to avoid being bullied during his childhood; he enters Deimon High School. While he runs away from the Ha-Ha Brothers his running ability is witnessed by Yoichi Hiruma, the captain of the Deimon Devil Bats, the school's American football team. After this, Hiruma coerces Sena to join the club under the alias 'Eyeshield 21' to keep him from being recruited by other teams. Sena and Hiruma along with the other member of the club, Ryokan Kurita, try to recruit new players to compete at the Christmas Bowl.
While developing the characters, Murata intended to create characters who have unique qualities and that could stand out amidst the teams they are included. He focused his work on the characters' outfits since he thought it was the thing that would be most noted during the matches. Inagaki also used real world influence for the teams. Most reviewers have praised the characters of the series, declaring that the characters are one of the best elements of the Eyeshield 21 series as they are distinguishable.
Creation and conception
When Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata were creating the Eyeshield 21 series, Murata was concerned that each character had a stand-out quality because many of them are in groups.[1] Murata said that 'due to their heavy protective gear, it would be very difficult to identify personal characteristics in games' and because of this he decided to become more engaged in detailing their clothes, 'so the most work on character designs are on their uniforms'.[2] Inagaki conceived the teams knowing that 'each team has its own style', and designed the characters prior to assigning them a team.[2]
Protagonists
The protagonists of the Eyeshield 21 series are part of Deimon Devil Bats,[Jp 1] an American football team based on Deimon Private Senior High School.[Jp 2] The Deimon Devil Bats were founded by Yoichi Hiruma, Ryokan Kurita, and Musashi under the name of Mao Devil Bats.[Jp 3][ch.57] After its inaugural year, they need to refound the team in Deimon.[ch.171] However, its membership was further reduced with the departure of Musashi.[ch.132] This remains the case until Hiruma discovers Sena Kobayakawa and his amazing running ability.[ch.2] For the creation of Deimon Devil Bats' uniform, Murata was inspired by the Philadelphia Eagles' gear and helmets,[1][3] and for its logo he created six prototypes, saying he 'spent a lot of work on designing the logo'.[2]
Sena Kobayakawa
Sena Kobayakawa(小早川 瀬那Kobayakawa Sena) is the protagonist of the Eyeshield 21 series. During his childhood, he was a shy boy who was bullied and needed to be protected by Mamori Anezaki.[ch.8] Seeing this, Riku Kaitani, a young friend of Sena, taught him a running technique he referred to as the 'explosive run' so Sena could defend himself. However, Sena used this to become a gofer for others instead of getting rid of bullies.[ch.128] In his first day at Deimon High School, he is chased by three bullies known as the Ha-Ha Brothers and his speed is discovered by Hiruma.[ch.2] Under the alias 'Eyeshield 21' because of the green eyeshield he wears to conceal his identity, Sena joins Deimon's football team.[ch.1] Sena's voice actor in the Japanese anime is Miyu Irino,[4] and he is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal in the English adaptation.[5]
Yoichi Hiruma
Yoichi Hiruma(蛭魔 妖一Hiruma Yōichi) is the captain and the quarterback of the Deimon Devil Bats. When he was a child, Hiruma learned about American football after crawling through a hole in a fence of an American military base.[ch.248] He befriended Ryokan Kurita and Musashi, and with them, founded the Mao Devil Bats.[ch.57] After completing middle school he intended to join the Shinryuji Naga, but as Kurita failed the entrance exam, he entered Deimon. Along with Kurita and Musashi, he re-established their former club, Mao Devil Bats, but renamed the team the Deimon Devil Bats.[ch.171] As Musashi leaves the club and few people have interest in American football, he starts to blackmail students, forcing them to join the club.[ch.3] Hiruma is greatly feared both by students and administrative members of the school.[ch.1, 89] Besides blackmailing people, he also intimidates them with the multiple firearms he carries with him.[ch.26] He is also a genius in maverick trick plays and mind games that he uses to try to frighten his adversaries.[ch.45, 136] In the Japanese anime, Hiruma is voiced by Atsushi Tamura,[4] and his English voice actor is Derek Stephen Prince.[6]
Ryokan Kurita
Ryokan Kurita(栗田 良寛Kurita Ryōkan) is the largest and strongest linemen and player in the Deimon Devil Bats. Kurita met Hiruma and Musashi before entering high school, and with them founded the Mao Devil Bats,[ch.57] promising that one day they would dispute the Christmas Bowl.[ch.60] Before completing high school, Kurita wanted to join the Shinryuji Naga through a scholarship, but Agon Kongo, who is considered a prodigy, entered his vacancy, and since he could not pass the school's exam he joined Deimon.[ch.171] Kurita is a kind-hearted individual who tries to do not hurt other people, but while on the field he does not hesitate to use all his strength.[ch.1, 142] When playing, Kurita shouts his kiai'Funnuraba!'[Jp 4] when exerting extra effort.[ch.5] At the end of the series, he is shown to be attending Enma University alongside Sena, Monta, Riku, Mizumachi, Unsui and Kotaro.[ch.333] His voice actor is Kōichi Nagano.[4]
Monta
Taro Raimon(雷門 太郎Raimon Tarō) is the primary wide receiver of the Deimon Devil Bats. He is most known as Monta(モン太), a nickname given to him by Hiruma, who said that this name alluded to Joe Montana.[ch.39] Initially, he wants to become a baseball player, and sees Masaru Honjo, a Shuei the Bears' outfielder, as an idol. However, due to his lack of ability in other areas than reception he is not cast for the main team. Then, Sena invites him to join the Devil Bats, but he refuses the offer.[ch.23] Monta only enters the team after being scammed by Hiruma, who says the team needed someone to protect Mamori Anezaki from the goistic and harmful Eyeshield 21.[ch.24] From there on, he decides he will become a hero through American football.[ch.28] He has a habit to go into a pose after a catch while yelling 'Catch Max', also adding 'Max' to nearly anything he describes while excited or determined.[ch.28] In many aspects, Monta resembles a monkey, and it is used as a recurring gag throughout the series.[ch.145] At the end of the series, he is shown to be attending Enma University.[ch.333] Monta's voice actor in the anime is Kappei Yamaguchi.[4]
Other
Mamori Anezaki
Mamori Anezaki(姉崎 まもりAnezaki Mamori) is a childhood friend of Sena that has been protecting him from bullies since primary school. At high school, and after Sena joins the American football club, Mamori also joins it as the club manager to protect him.[ch.8] Despite joining the club just to protect Sena, she eventually becomes an excellent manager who knows the rules, analyzes the adversaries strategies and creates strategies to combat them.[ch.9, 147] Mamori's drawing abilities are terrible if compared to her other academic abilities—actually she is one of the school's top three students—and it is a recurring gag throughout the series.[7] In the Japanese anime, her voice actress is Aya Hirano,[4] and she is voiced by Kate Higgins in the English adaptation.
The Ha-Ha Brothers
The Ha-Ha Brothers(ハァハァ3兄弟Ha Ha San Kyōdai) are three juvenile delinquents who join the team after Hiruma blackmails them with a negative of a picture where they appear nude.[ch.27] Despite of not being brothers, Hiruma calls them this way due their habit of expression, with each one of the trio saying 'Ha!?', in rapid succession with a crescendo.[ch.29] The gang is formed by Kazuki Jumonji,[Jp 5] considered the group's leader, Koji Kuroki,[Jp 6] and Shozo Togano.[Jp 7] They join the club permanently after passing the test that consists in climbing Tokyo Tower without letting an ice bag melt.[ch.33] They are notably poor and inexperienced at the game when they start out, and so they are called 'trash' by other players, journalists and even the father of Jumonji.[ch.40, 54] This disbelief, however, make them strive to prove to those who do not believe in their skills that they are very capable linemen.[ch.304] Jumonji, Kuroki, and Togano's Japanese voice actors are Takanori Hoshino, Masami Iwasaki, and Takeshi Maeda respectively.[4] In the English version, they are voiced by Kirk Thornton, Lex Lang, and Liam O'Brien in the same order.
Manabu Yukimitsu
Manabu Yukimitsu(雪光 学Yukimitsu Manabu) is a second-year student who has always been dedicated to only the studies. His mother wants him to be a studious person and makes him study from day till night in addition to going to cram school. Contradicting his mother, Yukimitsu decides he wants to have sweet memories of his high school not related to studying, and so he applies for Hiruma's qualification test and enters the Deimon Devil Bats.[ch.33, 304] Yukimitsu does not participate in the first game and knowing his limitations he begins to devote more on training to dispute the Autumn Tokyo Tournament.[ch.54] However, he is not cast to that competition,[ch.90] making his debut only in the match against the Shinryuji Naga at the Kantō Tournament.[ch.180] His voice actor in the Japanese anime is Masaru Hōta.[8]
Daikichi Komusubi
Daikichi Komusubi(小結 大吉Komusubi Daikichi) is one of the linemen of the Deimon Devil Bats. Daikichi is highly impressed by Kurita's amazing strength when first sees him, and decides that he wants to become Kurita's 'apprentice'.[ch.32] He joined the team after surviving the Tokyo Tower qualifying test, beating out the Ha-Ha Brothers.[ch.33] He does not talk much, and speaks only in the so-called 'language of strong men', that only 'truly strong men' (his father and Kurita) can understand, which consists mostly of strange grunts and one-word sentences.[ch.34] In the Japanese anime, Komusubi is voiced by Hidenori Sakaki.[8]
Suzuna Taki
Suzuna Taki(瀧 鈴音Taki Suzuna) is a blue-haired girl who is always wearing rollerblades. In the manga, Suzuna first appears in a scene in the United States where she is looking for her brother, Natsuhiko, and meets with Sena;[ch.82] in the anime, she appears before it, yet in Japan, where she is working as a reporter hired to discover the secret identity of Eyeshield 21.[9][10] Later, Suzuna follows the team back to Japan and then proclaims herself a cheerleader for the Devil Bats even though she is not from Deimon High School.[ch.89] Her voice actress in the Japanese anime is Shoko Nakagawa.[4]
Doburoku Sakaki
Doburoku Sakaki(酒奇 溝六Sakaki Doburoku) is the coach of the Deimon Devil Bats and a former American footballer. He trained Hiruma, Musashi, and Kurita, and taught them how to play American football before they entered high school. However, after his loan shark's debts became too high because ofhis gambling habits, he left them and fled to the United States.[ch.75] There, he became a beach football coach, returning to Japan only after Hiruma paid all his debts.[ch.88] He and Ojo's trainer and coach, Gunpei Shoji, were teammates at Sengoku University's American football team, and were known as 'The Twin Japanese Blades',[Jp 8] where he played as a tight end.[ch.86] His voice actor in the Japanese anime is Shōichiro Akaboshi.[11]
Natsuhiko Taki
Natsuhiko Taki(瀧 夏彦Taki Natsuhiko) is a high school student who has the dream of becoming an NFL player. He is a narcissist person[12] and he is usually called a 'idiot' by several people, including his sister Suzuna and Hiruma, due to his odd and rather foolish attitude;[ch.83, 85] it is exemplified by his habit of opening his jacket to bare his pecs and making weird poses and pirouettes.[ch.83, 90] However, Taki can be serious, using his flexibility to block the adversaries.[ch.164] Even having been refused by high school teams,[ch.90] Taki goes to the United States, abandoning his family, to apply for a position in the San Antonio team by taking all the savings in his house to the flight.[ch.83] He fails, but Sena asks him to join the Devil Bats back in Japan as a tight end. However, Hiruma says he can only join the team if he follows them in the Death March, a journey of two thousand kilometers along the American coast.[ch.85] After arriving in Japan, he has yet to make the high school entrance exam, and he debuts only in the second match of the Autumn Tokyo Tournament.[ch.101, 104] He has been voiced by Kōji Ochiai in the Japanese anime.[13]
Musashi
Gen Takekura(武蔵 厳Takekura Gen), most known as Musashi(ムサシ), is the kicker of the Deimon Devil Bats. Along with Hiruma and Kurita, he established the team originally under the name of Mao Devil Bats. However, Musashi is forced to leave the team during his freshman year to work as the construction foreman at his family company because his father had suffered an accident at work.[ch.132,140] He only returns a year later; in the manga, it occurs against the Seibu Wild Gunmen,[ch.141] and in the anime he returns later against the Bando Spiders.[9][11] Despite the title of 'The 60-yard Magnum'[Jp 9] being actually a lie that Hiruma fabricated to scare the opponents, this arouses the rivalry of Kotaro Sasaki,[ch.57] and it becomes truth when Mushashi converts a field goal of 60 meters against Teikoku Alexanders at the Christmas Bowl.[ch.303, 304] In the Japanese anime, Musashi's voice actor is Rikiya Koyama.[11]
Tetsuo Ishimaru
Tetsuo Ishimaru(石丸 哲生Ishimaru Tetsuo) is the Devil Bats' second running back. Ishimaru is recruited from the track team by Sena who takes over half of his paper route for him.[ch.3] Ishimaru is considered an extremely ordinary person, and thus, many times, his adversaries and even teammates do not note his presence on the field.[ch.29] Nevertheless, Ishimaru's obscurity works to his advantage when playing since no one notices when he is handing the ball.[ch.121, 282] Ishimaru's voice actor in the Japanese anime is Kei Katō,[14] and he is voiced by Grant George in the English adaptation.[6]
Main opponents
Ojo White Knights
The Ojo White Knights(王城ホワイトナイツŌjō Howaito Naitsu) are considered the second best team in Kantō behind Shinryuji Naga at the start of Eyeshield 21. Three years prior to the series' start, a group of defense-focused Ojo players known as 'Golden Generation' manages to get close to defeat the Shinryuji Naga. However, they are defeated after Agon and Unsui Kongo enter the match.[ch.50] Its members include Seijuro Shin, the linebacker, Haruto Sakuraba, the wide receiver, Ichiro Takami, the quarterback, Makoto Otawara, the captain, and Gunpei Shoji(庄司軍平Shōji Gunpei), nicknamed Shogun(ショーグン), the head coach and trainer.[ch.111]
Seijuro Shin
Seijuro Shin(進 清十郎Shin Seijūro) is the ace linebacker of the Ojo White Knights. Shin only joins an American football club because he is accompanying Haruto Sakuraba on the admission exam when the coach Gunpei Shoji sees his potential.[ch.37] Over time, he is regarded as the best linebacker in Japan, and is known for his obsessive training habits.[ch.8, 14] Shin is also a good observer; at the first time Shin meets Sena, he realizes that Sena is the 'Eyeshield 21', starting their rivalry.[ch.25] Despite of this, he serves as a personal coach for Sena during the Devil Bats' preparation for the Christmas Bowl.[ch.278] Shin was modeled after Bruce Lee, and Murata noted he becomes like a real person as the story progresses.[2] His voice actor in the Japanese anime is Naoya Gomoto,[4] and his English voice actor is Crispin Freeman.
Haruto Sakuraba
Haruto Sakuraba(桜庭 春人Sakuraba Haruto) is the Ojo White Knights' wide receiver. While in high school he entered the team due to his unpaired height; however, Shin surpasses him. Sakuraba feels envious of Shin's success and achievements, and disappointed with himself he becomes a model of Jari Productions.[ch.37] Because of his popularity, people mistake him for the ace of the Ojo team; however, he is initially seen by the other players only as a pitchman and an average player.[ch.13, 91] After getting injured and being hospitalized he meets Torakichi, a boy who admires him only due to his skills, and Sakuraba becomes excited again to play American football.[ch.37, 38] Sakuraba starts to try harder, shaves his hair and let his beard grow, and before the start of the Autumn Tokyo Tournament he resigns with Jari Pro.[ch.92, 94] In the Japanese anime, Sakuraba is voiced by Mamoru Miyano.[4] In the English version, he is voiced by Tony Oliver.
Ichiro Takami
Ichiro Takami(高見 伊知郎Takami Ichirō) is the Ojo White Knights' quarterback. At first, a childhood leg injury left him unable to run as quickly as quarterbacks need to run. After the coach told him he could not play due to this drawback, he decided to train more running and to study calculations to make his passes more precise. Finally, after his fourth year on the team, he became the team's starting quarterback for the Kantō Tournament.[ch.92] In the Japanese version of the anime, Takami is voiced by Kenji Hamada.[14]
Makoto Otawara
Eyeshield 21 Characters Names
Makoto Otawara(大田原誠Ōtawara Makoto) is the captain and the largest lineman for the White Knights. Otawara is a very loud and brash person, who always says what he thinks. He also has a flatulence problem, and makes no effort to hide it.[ch.9] In contrast to his strength, Otawara is plain stupid, as Shoji, the White Knight's coach, puts it, and even he admits it.[ch.12] Although most featured as a comic relief in the series,[9] Otawara can be very insightful, which genuinely shocks just about everyone.[ch.118] Later, he serves as a personal coach for Daikichi Komusubi during the Devil Bats' preparation for the Christmas Bowl.[ch.278] Otawara's Japanese voice actor is Kenji Nomura,[14] and in the English version he is voiced by Patrick Seitz.
Seibu Wild Gunmen
The Seibu Wild Gunmen(西部ワイルドガンマンズSeibu Wairudo Ganmanzu) are a team from the Kantō region of Japan. They are considered to be the strongest offensive team in Tokyo. Its members include Kid, the quarterback, Jo Tetsuma, the wide receiver, Riku Kaitani, the running back, Buffalo Ushijima,[Jp 10] a lineman and the team's captain,[ch.137] and 'Doc' Holiday,[Jp 11] the coach.[ch.35]
Kid
Kid(キッドKiddo), whose real name is Shien Mushanokoji(武者小路紫苑Mushanokōji Shien), is the Seibu Wild Gunmen's quarterback. He is the son of Hajime Mushanokoji,[Jp 12] a three-time Olympic gold medalist in shooting sport.[ch.131] His father always wanted Shien to be a shooter like him and imposed on his son a lot of pressure. After he could not win a championship and thought he disappointed his father, Shien left his home and abandoned his name, adopting the pseudonym 'Kid'.[ch.139, 245] He is known for having one of the most fastest pass as he never took a sack. In the 'Quick-Draw Pass' he throws the ball in 0.2 seconds by using both of his hands to generate a fast spiral, and due to this and his background in shooting he earned the moniker 'Quick-Draw Kid'.[Jp 13][ch.135] Kid's voice actor in the Japanese anime is Yūya Uchida.[13]
Jo Tetsuma
Jo Tetsuma(鉄馬丈Tetsuma Jō) is the wide receiver of the Seibu Wild Gunmen. He is a childhood friend of Kid and his father was the driver of Kid's father's.[ch.139] He is very quiet and follow all orders given to him in an extreme way; he memorizes a number of different passing routes, and once Kid calls one out, he will almost automatically not falter from the course unless overpowered.[ch.73, 136] However, he does act upon his own impulses to help keep Monta from attacking the referee to keep the Devil Bats from being disqualified.[ch.150, 151] Later, he serves as a personal coach for Manabu Yukimitsu during the Devil Bats' preparation for the Christmas Bowl.[ch.278] His voice actor is Eiji Takemoto.[13]
Riku Kaitani
Riku Kaitani(甲斐谷陸Kaitani Riku) is the running back of the Seibu Wild Gunmen. He is a childhood friend of Sena, whom he teaches how to run extremely fast in order to stand up to bullies, and considers a little brother. Riku eventually moves away and only meets Sena again during the Autumn Tokyo Tournament.[ch.128] Later, he serves as a personal coach for Tetsuo Ishimaru during the Devil Bats' preparation for the Christmas Bowl.[ch.278] At the end of the series, he is shown to be attending Enma University.[ch.333] In the Japanese anime, Riku is voiced by Chikiri Kyoko as a child and Yuuki Masuda as a teenager.[13]
Shinryuji Naga
Shinryuji Naga(神龍寺ナーガShinryūji Naga) is considered the strongest high school American football team in Japan. It is based on Kanagawa in a boys only school which follows Buddhism. Prior to the series' start, they have never been defeated at the Kantō Tournament.[ch.50] However, in the first game of the tournament, the Devil Bats overcomes them.[ch.199] Its members include the Kongo brothers—Agon and Unsui—, Ikkyu Hosokawa, the cornerback, Gondayu Yamabushi, the senior lineman, Sanzo,[Jp 14] an androgynous-looking running back,[ch.52, 183] and Sumito Sendoda,[Jp 15] the coach.[ch.50]
Agon Kongo
Agon Kongo(金剛阿含Kongō Agon) is the younger of twin brothers on the Shinryuji Naga team. Agon joined the school through a scholarship for students with athletic skills above average,[ch.171] an he is considered a genius player who appears only once in a century, and he treats everyone with indifference, arrogance, and as worthless trash.[ch.50, 51, 177] He can play in most of the skill positions, and has a reaction time of 0.11 seconds.[ch.176, 177] However, Agon is womanizer and iresponsible, having to be monitored by his brother, Unsui.[ch.50] Inagaki described him as 'a real ladies' man, a very strong character' and noted he could not depict Agon 'laying with the ladies' in a shōnen manga.[15] In the Japanese anime, his voice actor is Takuya Kirimoto.[16]
Unsui Kongo
Unsui Kongo(金剛雲水Kongō Unsui) is the Naga's quarterback. He is known for his dedication to train and for his passion to football, but is considered merely 'a good player', the opposite of his brother, Agon.[ch.51] Unsui never overcomed his brother, and, aware of such situation, he decided to make his brother the best player as possible, even taking responsibility for Agon's actions.[ch.185] However, at the end of the series, Unsui joins a different university from Agon, wishing to grow on his own and to overcome his brother.[ch.333] His voice actor in the Japanese anime is Takeshi Maeda,[16] and his English voice actor is Grant George.
Ikkyu Hosokawa
Ikkyu Hosokawa(細川一休Hosokawa Ikkyū) is the Naga's cornerback. He has the record of 4.9 seconds in the 40-yard-dash while running backwards, making him the best cornerback in the Kantō region.[ch.51] He is the only player on the Naga that Agon has any respect for, since he is considered a genius.[ch.170] Later, he serves as a personal coach for Monta during the Devil Bats' preparation for the Christmas Bowl.[ch.278] Ikkyu peppers his speech with the inflection 'oni', which is used as an emphatic phrase, and is usually translated as 'completely'. Ikkyu's voice actor in the Japanese anime is Toshiyuki Toyogana.[16]
Gondayu Yamabushi
Gondayu Yamabushi(山伏権太夫Yamabushi Gondayū) is one of the senior members and linemen of the Naga team, and its captain. He joins the team through a scholarship for sportsmen, and is an elite player, according to his coach.[ch.171] During his freshman year, Yamabushi was noted alongside fellow receiver Doujirou Tenma as the future of the team. However, as skilled as he was, the lineman is embarrassed when Tenma is recruited for the all-stars of Teikoku Alexanders instead of himself.[ch.289] He is voiced by Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi.[16]
Teikoku Alexanders
Teikoku Alexanders(帝黒アレキサンダーズTeikoku Arekisandāzu) are a team based out of Osaka. They are known as the ultimate all-star team and, prior to the match against the Devil Bats, no team had scored against them,[ch.293] they have never called a timeout,[ch.288] and they have won the Christmas Bowl since its inception.[ch.284] They recruit the best players from all the country and stick them into a six tiered ranking system. Players who want to move up in the ranks must memorize over one thousand different plays and all of the first string members must be able to run forty yards in under five seconds.[ch.276, 282] Its members include Takeru Yamato, the running back, Taka Honjo, the wide receiver, Karin Koizumi, the quarterback, Kureji Hera(平良呉二Hera Kureji), most known as Heracles, a lineman and the captain,[ch.281] and Reisuke Aki(安芸礼介Aki Reisuke), most known as Achilles, a lineman who joins the team due to its cheerleaders.[ch.282]
Takeru Yamato
Takeru Yamato(大和猛Yamato Takeru) is the 'real' Eyeshield 21. He obtained such title during his time in the Notre Dame college in the United States.[ch.287] There, he felt he lacked speed and strength, so he focused everything on balance to become unstoppable in a charge, and claimed the title of 'Eyeshield 21' for himself. However, after he failed to stop Panther from stealing the ball from him, Donald Oberman, believing Yamato not to be so good, had him removed from the school.[ch.316] He returns to Japan in order to reach the top and find an opponent capable of facing him;[ch.276] then, he joins the Teikoku, reaching the first tier after one day.[ch.278, 279]
Taka Honjo
Taka Honjo(本庄鷹Honjō Taka) is the wide receiver of the Teikoku Alexanders and the son of Masaru Honjo. He is known for his high jumps, having the Japanese high school record in long jump, which allows him to seem like he is walking on air when catching the ball.[ch.277, 283] Masaru constantly trained Taka during his youth aiming Taka to be the best, and so he has no goal, as he thinks there is no other wide receiver as good as he.[ch.278, 279] Taka eventually finds a suitable rival in Monta, who initially fears going against Taka due to Masaru being his idol, but who defeat him in the end.[ch.278, 293]
Karin Koizumi
Karin Koizumi(小泉香燐Koizumi Karin) is the quarterback of the team, and the only female player in the series. She would have joined the manga club when she started the high school.[ch.287] Her skills as a player are discovered by Taka after he catches a ball that she threw back to him. She is reluctant at first but agrees after Yamato talks to her. As she had a natural ability for passes, Karin only trains hard to improve her dodging ability.[ch.285]
Other characters
Taiyo Sphinx
The Taiyo Sphinx(太陽スフィンクスTaiyō Sufinkusu) are a team based in the Kanagawa prefecture. They are renowned for their 'Pyramid Line' composed of strong and heavy offensive and defensive linemen.[ch.39] Its members include Banba Mamoru, the captain, Kiminari Harao,[Jp 16] an eccentric quarterback who has his own harem and is considered a below average playear,[ch.170, 201]Niinobu Kasamatsu,[Jp 17] the second-largest player of the Pyramid Line who is easily irritated and tricked,[ch.45]Ken Kamaguruma,[Jp 18] a tall first-year cornerback whose speciality is the bump technique.[ch.46]
Banba Mamoru
Banba Mamoru(番場衛Mamoru Banba) is the Taiyo Sphinx's captain. Considered one of the best linemen in Japan, he is a third-year student who holds the school record for squats.[ch.41] He is distinguished by his massive physique, complete baldness, and, during the Kantō Tournament, multiple scars from training.[ch.168] Later, he serves as a personal coach for Shozo Togano during the Devil Bats' preparation for the Christmas Bowl.[ch.278] His voice actor in the Japanese anime is Taiten Kusunoki.[17]
NASA Aliens
The NASA Shuttles(NASAシャトルズNasa Shatoruzu) are a team based in Houston, Texas.[ch.93] The team was known as the NASA Aliens(NASAエイリアンズNasa Eirianzu) before they changed their name after their lose to the Devil Bats in a match they have bet with Hiruma that if the NASA Aliens could not win with a lead of ten points or more, they would not return to United States. Then its coach, Leonardo Apollo, changed the team name to return to their home country.[ch.81] Its members include Panther, the running back, Homer Fitzgerald,[Jp 19] the quarterback whose especiality is a long pass known as the 'Shuttle Pass',[ch.59], Jeremy Watt,[Jp 20] the Japanophile wide receiver,[ch.58] and two brothers, Nisan[Jp 21] and Otto Gonzalez;[Jp 22] the former is tall and strong and the latter smaller, but faster.[ch.66] Inagaki visited a space center to collect reference materials to use as a basis for creating the team.[18]
Panther
Patrick Spencer(パトリック・スペンサーPatorikku Supensā), most known as Panther(パンサーPansā), is the only black member of the NASA Aliens. He is also known as 'The Man who Possesses Weightless Legs'[Jp 23] because he has innate and extraordinary running talents.[ch.69] However, by the start of the series, he is just used as a ball boy by the team coach, Leonard Apollo.[ch.59] Panther struggles because he has the dream of becoming a professional NFL player to sustain his grandmother, and also because he admires Apollo.[ch.60, 70] Apollo allows him to play for the first time in the match against the Devil Bats.[ch.68] Later, he is recruited by the Team USA.[ch.306] In the anime, his voice actor is Kōsuke Kujirai.[19]
Leonard Apollo
Leonard Apollo(レオナルド・アポロReonarudo Aporo) is the coach of the NASA Aliens team. He is a former professional, NFL player, known for his dedication on training.[ch.70] When he is removed from the team in favor of Morgan, a black man with innate talents, he becomes a racist, not only against African-American, but to Japanese as well.[ch.53, 68] After this event, he decided he would form the best team possible with only white players,[ch.70] and due to this attitude, he initially forbids Panther for playing.[ch.59] However, he changes his mind after all members of the Aliens do a dogeza to ask him to let Panther play.[ch.68] He is voiced in the anime by Kenyu Horiuchi.[19]
Kyoshin Poseidon
Kyoshin Poseidon(巨深ポセイドン) are a team known for its members' height. Its members include Shun Kakei, the main linebacker, Kengo Mizumachi, the main lineman, Osamu Kobanzame,(小判鮫オサムKobanzame Osamu) the de jure captain of the team,[ch.111, 122] and the two tallest high school football players in Japan, Hiroshi Ohira[Jp 24] and Hiroshi Onishi,[Jp 25] who greatly admire Kakei.[ch.119]
Shun Kakei
Shun Kakei(筧 駿Kakei Shun) is the de facto captain of the team due to Osamu's shyness. During middle school, he was considered an exceptional player because he was taller than the other Japanese students. Because of this, he goes to the United States, where he realizes he is not as good as he thinks he is. Then, he abandons football; but when he saw the real Eyeshield 21, he decided to train more to face him one day. He achieves his goal, but the Eyeshield soon disappears, which causes Shun to travel to Japan to find him.[ch.112] There, he joins Kyoshin; he eventually learns that Takeru Yamato is the player he is looking for and then he helps to train Jumonji Kazuki before the match between Devil Bats and Alexanders.[ch.278] Kakei's voice actor is Kōsuke Takeuchi in the anime.[8]
Kengo Mizumachi
Kengo Mizumachi(水町 健吾Mizumachi Kengo) is the main lineman of the Kyoshin Poseidon. During middle school, he was known as a genius with a natural gift for sports, being requested by several teams. He joins and becomes a champion at the swimming club, but he quits due his teammates lacking the drive to win; he is eventually recruited by Kakei to the American football team.[ch.117] Later, he serves as a personal coach for Koji Kuroki during the Devil Bats' preparation for the Christmas Bowl.[ch.278] At the end of the series, he is shown to be attending Enma University.[ch.333] His voice actor in the Japanese anime is Daisuke Ono.[8]
Bando Spiders
The Bando Spiders(盤戸スパイダーズBando Supaidāzu) are a team of specialists that focus on scoring through field goals. One year prior the series' events, most of its members were recruited away by the Teikoku Alexanders after the team achieved the second place in the Tokyo Tournament.[ch.159] The team's main player is Kotaro Sasaki, the one responsible for scoring, who has the help of Hayato Akaba, the one in charge for blocking the adversaries. The team is managed by Juri Sawai,[Jp 26] a childhood friend of Kotaro.[ch.160]
Hayato Akaba
Hayato Akaba(赤羽 隼人Akaba Hayato) is the tight end and the captain of the Spiders. He is obsessed with music, often plays his electric guitar, and uses musical metaphors to state his opinions.[ch.152] After winnning the MVP in the Tokyo Tournament,[ch.152] he attracts the attention of Teikoku Alexanders.[ch.159] He joins the Alexanders, but soon he decides to return to Bando. Because of this change, he cannot play for six months due to the school's policy, and during this time he is devoted to study new tactics to teach his companions.[ch.158, 169] He introduces himself for the match against the Devil Bats as 'the real Eyeshield 21'.[ch.155] After his team is defeated, he serves as a personal coach for Natsuhiko Taki during the Devil Bats' preparation for the Christmas Bowl.[ch.278] At the end of the series, he is shown to be attending Saikyodai University.[ch.333] Akaba's voice actor is Daisuke Hirakawa.[11]
Kotaro Sasaki
Kotaro Sasaki(佐々木 コータローSasaki Kōtarō) is the kicker of the Bando Spiders. A skilled kicker, he has an average of 100% success of converting extra points.[ch.55] However, he aims to hold the title of the best kicker in Japan and then he wants to face Musashi as he heard the urban legend of Musashi's sixty-yard field goal.[ch.55, 57] Due to his abilities, Sasaki is invited to join the Teikoku Alexanders, but rejected the offer to stay with Hayato Akaba.[ch.159] At the end of the series, he is shown to be attending Enma University.[ch.333] His voice actor in the Japanese anime is Eiji Moriyama.[11]
Hakushu Dinosaurs
The Hakushu Dinosaurs(白秋ダイナソーズHakushū Dainosōzu) are a team from the SIC region (Saitama, Ibaraki, and Chiba), participating for the first time in the Kantō Tournament. Its members include Reiji Maruko, the quarterback and captain, Rikiya Gaoh, the main lineman, Hiromi Kisaragi[Jp 27] the wide receiver who is considered the team's left arm,[ch.255]Hanataka Tengu,[Jp 28] the team's former 'ace',[ch.244, 245]Saburo Mitsui,[Jp 29] the kicker who proclaims himself the third best,[ch.263] and Maruko Himuro,[Jp 30] the club's manager who although admires Marco's ambition does not appreciate his methods to win.[ch.268]
Reiji Maruko
Reiji Maruko(円子令司Maruko Reiji) is the quarterback and captain of the Hakushu Dinosaurs. He is the son of a former Mafia member and calls himself Marco(マルコ), because he thinks his name sounds like that of a girl's.[ch.168, 178] Marco is an ambitious man who aspires to be the best and win the Christmas Bowl. To do this, and to impress Himuro he trains hard. However, his teammates encourage him to quit after seeing the strength of the Teikoku Alexanders. Obsessed for winning, he recruits Rikiya Gaoh, even against the will of Himuro.[ch.268] In the Japanese anime, Maruko is voiced by Tomokazu Sugita.[17]
Rikiya Gaoh
Rikiya Gaoh(峨王 力哉Gaō Rikiya) is the strongest lineman of college football in Japan. Despite being a rookie, he holds the Japanese bench press record with over two hundred kilograms. Due to his enormous strength he breaks regular mouthpieces, causing him to use one made of a titanium alloy.[ch.200, 201] He is considered to be a monster by his opponents, having injured the quarterback of all teams he has faced until the match against Taiyo Sphinx.[ch.201, 202] Despite always wanting a power match, Gaoh respects all the rules and has respect for those who faces him.[ch.202, 251] After his high school years, he joins the semi-pro football club Takekura Babels in the X-League.[ch.333] Inagaki was inspired to create him after watching an NFL match, where he thought the players 'were facing dinosaurs'.[20] His voice actor in the Japanese anime is Tsuyoshi Koyama.[17]
Other characters
Rui Habashira
Rui Habashira(葉柱 ルイHabashira Rui) is a linebacker and the captain of the Zokugaku Chameleons,[Jp 31] a team whose members are mainly delinquents led by him. Habashira is the son of a senator; as such, he can allow players, who should be under police custody, to play games.[ch.26] He acts like a thug in order to gain respect from his teammates, and he forces them to practice through threats and violence. However, he is the only one in the team who really cares about American football.[ch.110] He enters the international tournament as the 'Mummy Man' in order to play while also making sure his teammates are not thinking he is wasting time.[ch.329] In the Japanese version of the anime, he is voiced by Kōji Yusa.[8]
Onihei Yamamoto
Onihei Yamamoto(山本鬼兵Yamamoto Onihei) is a lineman the captain of the Hashiratani Deers.[Jp 32] He is greatly admired and respected by other linemen, especially Ryokan Kurita. He is very powerful despite his small body, and is known for his great technique and experience.[ch.106] After the elimination of his team from the Autumn Tournament by Kyoshin Poseidon, he befriends Torakichi, who quite accurately believes, after observing some of Onihei's predictions, that anything that Onihei predicts is wrong.[ch.142] In the Japanese anime, Onihei is voiced by Taiten Kusunoki.[8]
Devil Bat
Devil Bat(デビルバットDebiru Batto) is the main mascot of the Deimon Devil Bats. It is a bat-like creature with red coloration, horns and tail similar to the common stereotype of the devil. Devil Bat usually appears to explain the rules of American football to the audience.[9][ch.12] It has a small, cute-looking, lighter-colored version called Little Devil Bat(コデビバKodebiba) who assists him.[ch.135] Murata remarked that Devil Bat 'bears a strong resemblance to Hiruma.'[2] Devil Bat's seyū is DJ Taro, while Shoko Nagakawa voiced Little Devil Bat.[4][21]
Cerberus
Cerberus(ケルベロスKeruberosu) is Hiruma's dog and one of the Devil Bats' mascots. In the manga, Hiruma finds the dog in a rainy day while placing flyers and is attracted to take it with him because of its fierce look.[ch.196] Differently, in the anime, Cerberus appears in the training field, Hiruma challenges it, and after succeeding in putting the collar on it, the canine starts to obey Hiruma's commands.[22] Hiruma often uses Cerberus to frighten his adversaries as well as his own teammates.[ch.15, 27] Cerberus is also used to help to keep Sena's secret identity; for example, with some pet food in a bowl, a Sena doll and a camera, Hiruma can make it appear that Sena is recording games, while in fact he is playing as Eyeshield.[ch.42]
Torakichi
Torakichi(虎吉) is a grade-school fan of Sakuraba, who wishes to become a player after witnessing Sakaruba catching a very high pass. Even when Sakuraba says he caught that pass by accident and when Torakichi learns Sakuraba is really a sub-par player, Torakichi remains a loyal fan and encourages him to become stronger. Torakichi plays flag football until he is hospitalized with a broken leg, which leaves him unable to play football for up to two years. He almost gives up on his dream, but he is inspired by Sakaruba to continue with his rehabilitation.[ch.38] Torakichi's voice actor in the Japanese anime is Mika Ito.[23]
Kumabukuro and Sanada
'Bomberhead' Kumabukuro(ボンバーヘッド熊袋Bonbā Heddo Kumabukuro) and 'Machine Gun' Sanada(マシンガン真田Mashingan Sanada) are, respectively, the official commentator and the announcer of American football games. Kumabukuro is a retired American football player, who becomes a reporter for the American Football Monthly magazine.[ch.39, 43] Kumabukuro's daughter, Riko(リコ), is a 16-year-old girl studying to become a sports reporter.[ch.169] Riko replaces her father as Sanada's commentating partner from the Kantō Tournament onward.[ch.173] They are voiced by Shingo Yatsuda, DJ Taro, and Mariya Ise respectively.[13][17]
Masaru Honjo
Masaru Honjo(本庄勝Honjō Masaru) is a former baseball player of the Shuei Bears team. He played as an outfielder and was known for his extraordinary catches, which leads Monta to become his fan.[ch.23] After retiring from baseball, he became a chairman of Kansai's High School Football Association after being invited by a friend, the head commissioner of Kanto's High School Football Association, who believes Honjo's presence would help to attract fans.[ch.226, 306] The character's first voice actor in the Japanese anime is Yusei Oda, that is later substituted by Ichiro Mikami.[24][25]
Nakabo Akira
Nakabo Akira(中坊明Nakabō Akira), most known as Chubo(チューボーChūbō), is a middle school student, who admires Sena and wishes to become an American football player after seeing him. He attempts to try out for the Japanese team for the international tournament by copying Sena's moves. Though he is initially laughed at, he shows that he can use the 'Delta Dynamite', a blocking technique that involves ramming the enemy with the head, shoulder, and fist simultaneously in a delta shape, which makes the block three times more powerful. He becomes a prominent lineman on the team, though if his timing is messed up, he is very weak on the field.
Team USA
Team USA is coached by former NFL star Morgan,[Jp 33] who will pay 300 million yen to the MVP from the world tournament's winning team and sign him to his NFL team, San Antonio Armadillos.[Jp 34] Five first-string players for Team USA share the title of 'Pentagram', named for the stars on the American flag. These five players are regarded as the top candidates for the MVP award. The team is formed by Donald 'Mr. Don' Oberman,[Jp 35] the lineman and the leader of Team USA and the son of the president; Panther of the Shuttles is the running back of the team; Clifford D. Lewis,[Jp 36] the arrogant quarterback, who is known as the 'Invincible Gambler',[Jp 37]Bud Walker,[Jp 38] the cornerback and an action movie star in Hollywood, and Tatanka,[Jp 39] the Native Americanlinebacker, who is known as the 'Human Dome'[Jp 40] as he is the tallest player within the tournament.
Eyeshield 21
Eyeshield 21(アイシールド21Aishīrudo Nijūichi) is the title of the best runner of a generation. At the start of the series, Hiruma assigns this name to Sena to frighten his adversaries by claiming he is the running back who came from Notre Dame to Japan. 'Eyeshield 21' is in fact not a person but a tradition of the college affiliated to the University of Notre Dame to distinguish the best player of the team.[ch.163]Shun Kakei, however, reveals he have already met 'the real Eyeshield 21' when he was in the United States, and he returned to Japan to search him.[ch.112] During the match between Deimon Devil Bats and Bando Spiders, Akaba Hayato claims for himself the title; after being defeated by Sena, he admits that Sena can be the title holder.[ch.166] But, the 'real' Eyeshield 21 is Takeru Yamato, who was the person Kakei met in the United States. When he meets Sena, Yamato declares that whoever wins the confrontation between them is the one who deserves such title.[ch.287]
Reception
The characters of Eyeshield 21 have been well received from publications dedicated to anime, manga, and other media. Deb Aoki from About.com said that one of the best things about Eyeshield 21 are 'the well-written, distinctive and loveable characters',[26] while Zac Bertschy from Anime News Network (ANN) stated the characters are 'perhaps the strongest element [of the series]'.[27] Carlo Santos from ANN praised the 'appealing characters' and the 'well-defined cast of characters'.[28] Christina Koh of The Star asserted 'Each character is drawn with a distinct look',[29] while Santos noted that design of characters, 'of course, are a feat of imagination.'[30] Santos affirmed the series has 'hilarious characters',[30] while Scott Campbell from Active Anime said the characters 'also possess a lot of ability to make the reader laugh'.[31]
Scott Green of Ain't It Cool News described the characters 'recognizable as people' and praised Eyeshield 21, for 'taking the personal relationships a little less serious, but going a bit overboard with the motion and personalities'.[32] Mania.com's Jarred Pine classified the characters as 'very likeable',[33] and said that because they have 'their own personalities' they 'are instantly memorable'.[34] Chris Zimmerman from Comic Book Bin praised the development of the characters through the manga series.[35] Chris Homer of The Fandom Post also commended the characters' development in the anime series and said that some of them, such as Ikkyu and Ishimaru, were better developed in comparison to the manga.[9] Homer praised how the rivals were full integrated in the main story and how their back stories were explored.[9] On the other hand, Eyeshield 21 has a lot of teams with different themes and according to Chris Beveridge from Mania.com some times 'the theme is used more than it should' and that 'it just feels very forced'.[36]
Notes and references
- Japanese
- ↑ 泥門デビルバッツDeimon Debiru Battsu
- ↑ 私立泥門高等学校Shiritsu Deimon Kōtōgakkō
- ↑ 麻黄デビルバッツMaō Debiru Battsu
- ↑ フンヌラバっ
- ↑ 十文字 一輝Jūmonji Kazuki
- ↑ 黒木 浩二Kuroki Kōji
- ↑ 戸叶 庄三Toganō Shōzō
- ↑ 二本刀Nihon Gatana
- ↑ 60ヤードマグナム Rokujū Yādo Magunamu
- ↑ バッファロー牛島Baffarō Ushijima
- ↑ ドク堀出Doku Horide
- ↑ 武者小路一Mushanokōji Hajime
- ↑ 早撃ちキッドHayauchi Kiddo
- ↑ サンゾーSanzō
- ↑ 仙洞田 寿人Sumito Sendōda
- ↑ 原尾 王城Harao Kiminari
- ↑ 笠松新信Kasamatsu Niinobu
- ↑ 鎌車ケンKamaguruma Ken
- ↑ ホーマー・フィッツジェラルドHōmā Fittsujerarudo
- ↑ ジェレミー・ワットJeremī Watto
- ↑ ニーサン・ゴンザレスNīsan Gonzaresu
- ↑ オットー・ゴンザレスOttō Gonzaresu
- ↑ 無重力の脚を持つ男Mujūryoku no Ashi o Motsu Otoko
- ↑ 大 平洋Ōhira Hiroshi
- ↑ 大 西洋Ōnishi Hiroshi
- ↑ 沢井 ジュリSawai Juri
- ↑ 如月 ヒロミKisaragi Hiromi,
- ↑ 天狗 花隆Tengu Hanataka
- ↑ 三ツ井 三郎Mitsui Saburō
- ↑ 氷室 丸子Himuro Maruko
- ↑ 賊学カメレオンズZokugaku Kamereonzu
- ↑ 柱谷ディアーズHashiratani Diāzu
- ↑ モーガンMōgan
- ↑ サン アントニオ・アルマジロズSan Antonio Arumajirozu
- ↑ ドナルド・オバーマン 「Mr.ドン」Donarudo Obāman (Mr. Don)
- ↑ クリフォード・D・ルイスKurifuōdo Di Ruisu
- ↑ 不敗の勝負師Fuhai no Shōbu-shi
- ↑ バッド・ウォーカーBaddo Uōkā
- ↑ タタンカ
- ↑ 人間ドームNingen Dōmu
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- ↑ Steinberg, Don (January 29, 2006). 'Art by Yusuke Murata, helmets by the Eagles Japanese comic has a Birds touch'. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
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- TV Tokyo, NAS, Gallop (November 8, 2006). '走れ! ムサシ!'. Eyeshield 21. Episode 82. TV Tokyo.
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- ↑ TV Tokyo, NAS, Gallop (June 8, 2005). 'ヒーローの資格'. Eyeshield 21. Episode 10. TV Tokyo.
- ↑ TV Tokyo, NAS, Gallop (June 1, 2005). 'キャッチの達人'. Eyeshield 21. Episode 9. TV Tokyo.
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- Bibliography
- Eyeshield 21 manga volumes by Inagaki, Riichiro and Murata, Yusuke. Original Japanese version published by Shueisha. English translation published by Viz Media.
- Vol. 1 (ch. 1–7):光速の脚を持つ男. December 20, 2002. ISBN 978-4-08-873370-8. (in Japanese). and The Boy With the Golden Legs. April 5, 2005. ISBN 978-1-59116-752-5. (in English).
- Vol. 2 (ch. 8–16):インチキ·ヒーロー. March 4, 2003. ISBN 978-4-08-873398-2. (in Japanese). and The False Hero. May 31, 2005. ISBN 978-1-59116-809-6. (in English).
- Vol. 3 (ch. 17–25):その名は泥門デビルバッツ. June 4, 2003. ISBN 978-4-08-873439-2. (in Japanese). and And They're Called the Devil Bats. August 2, 2005. ISBN 978-1-59116-874-4. (in English).
- Vol. 4 (ch. 26–34):ビビらした男. August 4, 2003. ISBN 978-4-08-873498-9. (in Japanese). and And They're Called the Devil Bats. October 10, 2005. ISBN 978-1-4215-0074-4. (in English).
- Vol. 5 (ch. 35–43):POWERFUL. October, 2003. ISBN 978-4-08-873519-1. (in Japanese). and Powerful. December 6, 2005. ISBN 978-1-4215-0113-0. (in English).
- Vol. 6 (ch. 44–52):跳べデビルバット. December 19, 2003. ISBN 978-4-08-873553-5. (in Japanese). and Devil Bats Take Flight. February 7, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4215-0274-8. (in English).
- Vol. 7 (ch. 53–61):その男ムサシ. March 4, 2004. ISBN 978-4-08-873578-8. (in Japanese). and Musashi. April 4, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4215-0405-6. (in English).
- Vol. 8 (ch. 62–70):戦士何故強者を望む. April 30, 2004. ISBN 978-4-08-873598-6. (in Japanese). and True Warriors Seek Out Strong Foes. June 6, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4215-0637-1. (in English).
- Vol. 9 (ch. 71–79):地獄に惚れた男達. August 4, 2004. ISBN 978-4-08-873641-9. (in Japanese). and Hell Is for Devil Bats. August 1, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4215-0638-8. (in English).
- Vol. 10 (ch. 80–88):負け犬はいるか. October 4, 2004. ISBN 978-4-08-873663-1. (in Japanese). and Is There a Loser in the House?. October 3, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4215-0639-5. (in English).
- Vol. 11 (ch. 89–97):大戦開幕. December 3, 2004. ISBN 978-4-08-873683-9. (in Japanese). and Open Season. December 5, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4215-0640-1. (in English).
- Vol. 12 (ch. 98–106):デビルバットゴースト. March 5, 2005. ISBN 978-4-08-873778-2. (in Japanese). and Devil Bat Ghost. February 6, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1061-3. (in English).
- Vol. 13 (ch. 107–115):本物は誰だ. May 2, 2005. ISBN 978-4-08-873805-5. (in Japanese). and Who Is the Real Eyeshield 21?. April 3, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1062-0. (in English).
- Vol. 14 (ch. 116–124):海の神VS悪魔. July 4, 2005. ISBN 978-4-08-873850-5. (in Japanese). and The Demons vs. the Gods of the Sea. June 5, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1063-7. (in English).
- Vol. 15 (ch. 125–133):東京最強の戦士たち. September 2, 2005. ISBN 978-4-08-873829-1. (in Japanese). and The Toughest Warriors in Tokyo. August 7, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1064-4. (in English).
- Vol. 16 (ch. 134–142):タイムアウトの夜明け. November 4, 2005. ISBN 978-4-08-873874-1. (in Japanese). and Dawn of the Time-Out. October 2, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1065-1 (in English).
- Vol. 17 (ch. 143–151):最強への渇き. January 5, 2006. ISBN 978-4-08-874006-5. (in Japanese). and The Drive to Be the Best. December 4, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1166-5 (in English).
- Vol. 18 (ch. 152–160):小早川瀬那. March 3, 2006. ISBN 978-4-08-874028-7. (in Japanese). and Sena Kobayakawa. February 5, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4215-1544-1 (in English).
- Vol. 19 (ch. 161–169):継ぐ者. June 2, 2006. ISBN 978-4-08-874107-9. (in Japanese). and The Successor. April 1, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4215-1624-0 (in English).
- Vol. 20 (ch. 170–178):Devils vs. Gods. August 4, 2006. ISBN 978-4-08-874141-3. (in Japanese). and Devils vs. Gods. June 3, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4215-1625-7 (in English).
- Vol. 21 (ch. 179–187):11人居る!!. October 4, 2006. ISBN 978-4-08-874264-9. (in Japanese). and They Were 11!. August 5, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4215-1626-4 (in English).
- Vol. 22 (ch. 188–196):Time-out 0. December 4, 2006. ISBN 978-4-08-874290-8. (in Japanese). and Time-out 0. October 7, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4215-1955-5 (in English).
- Vol. 23 (ch. 197–205):そして決戦へ. February 2, 2007. ISBN 978-4-08-874316-5. (in Japanese). and Then Came the Showdown!. December 2, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4215-1956-2 (in English).
- Vol. 24 (ch. 206–214):無敵城塞. April 4, 2007. ISBN 978-4-08-874340-0. (in Japanese). and The Indomitable Fortress. February 3, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4215-2393-4 (in English).
- Vol. 25 (ch. 215–223):Perfect Player. July 4, 2007. ISBN 978-4-08-874383-7. (in Japanese). and Perfect Player. April 7, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4215-2394-1 (in English).
- Vol. 26 (ch. 224–232):格闘球技. September 4, 2007. ISBN 978-4-08-874412-4. (in Japanese). and Rough 'n' Tumble. June 2, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4215-2621-8 (in English).
- Vol. 27 (ch. 233–241):小早川瀬那 vs. 進 清十郎. November 2, 2007. ISBN 978-4-08-874433-9. (in Japanese). and Seijuro Shin vs. Sena Kobayakawa. August 4, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4215-2622-5 (in English).
- Vol. 28 (ch. 242–250):決戦の東京ドーム. February 4, 2008. ISBN 978-4-08-874474-2. (in Japanese). and Tokyo Dome of the Decisive Battle. October 6, 2009. ISBN 1-4215-2623-9 (in English).
- Vol. 29 (ch. 251–259):二代目のクォーターバック. April 4, 2008. ISBN 978-4-08-874495-7. (in Japanese). and The Second Quarterback. December 1, 2009. ISBN 1-4215-2776-6 (in English).
- Vol. 30 (ch. 260–268):This Is American Football. June 4, 2008. ISBN 978-4-08-874523-7. (in Japanese). and This Is American Football. February 2, 2010. ISBN 1-4215-2813-4 (in English).
- Vol. 31 (ch. 269–277):And the Winner Is... August 4, 2008. ISBN 978-4-08-874553-4. (in Japanese). and And the Winner Is... April 6, 2010. ISBN 1-4215-2927-0 (in English).
- Vol. 32 (ch. 278–286):Xmas BOWL. November 4, 2008. ISBN 978-4-08-874590-9. (in Japanese). and Xmas Bowl. July 6, 2010. ISBN 1-4215-3162-3 (in English).
- Vol. 33 (ch. 287–295):悪魔のミス. January 5, 2009. ISBN 978-4-08-874616-6. (in Japanese). and The Devil's Mistake. October 5, 2010. ISBN 1-4215-3231-X (in English).
- Vol. 34 (ch. 296–305):The Last of the Deimon Devilbats. March 4, 2009. ISBN 978-4-08-874641-8. (in Japanese). and The Last of the Deimon Devilbats. January 4, 2011. ISBN 1-4215-3306-5 (in English).
- Vol. 35 (ch. 306–315):The World Is Mine. May 1, 2009. ISBN 978-4-08-874664-7. (in Japanese). and The World Is Mine. April 5, 2011. ISBN 1-4215-3577-7 (in English).
- Vol. 36 (ch. 316–324):Sena vs. Panther. August 4, 2009. ISBN 978-4-08-874713-2. (in Japanese). and Sena vs. Panther. July 5, 2011. ISBN 1-4215-3684-6 (in English).
- Vol. 37 (ch. 325–333):Ready Set Hut. October 2, 2009. ISBN 978-4-08-874735-4. (in Japanese). and Ready Set Hut. October 4, 2011. ISBN 978-1-4215-3685-9 (in English).
Eyeshield 21 by Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata | |
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Series Directed by
Masayoshi Nishida | .. | (unknown episodes) |
Series Writing Credits
Noriko Fujita | .. | (1 episode, 2007) |
Jessica Renslow | .. | (8 episodes, 2005) |
Series Cast
Kate Higgins | .. | Mamori Anezaki 106 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Neil Kaplan | .. | Additional Voices 106 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Dave Mallow | .. | Stadium Announcer 106 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Liam O'Brien | .. | Shozo Togano 106 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Tony Oliver | .. | Koji Kuroki 106 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Sam Riegel | .. | Additional Voices 106 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Michelle Ruff | .. | Additional Voices 106 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Patrick Seitz | .. | Additional Voices 106 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Roger Craig Smith | .. | Additional Voices 106 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Michael Sorich | .. | Additional Voices 106 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Steve Staley | .. | Additional Voices 106 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Kirk Thornton | .. | Kazuki Juumonji 106 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Wally Wingert | .. | Additional Voices 106 episodes, 2005-2007 |
Crispin Freeman | .. | Additional Voices 38 episodes, 2005 |
Grant George | .. | Ishimaru 3 episodes, 2005 |
Yuri Lowenthal | .. | Sena Kobayakawa 3 episodes, 2005 |
Derek Stephen Prince | .. | Yoichi Hiruma 3 episodes, 2005 |
Aya Hirano | .. | Mamori unknown episodes |
Miyu Irino | .. | Sena unknown episodes |
Kôichi Nagano | .. | Kurita Ryokan unknown episodes |
Atsushi Tamura | .. | Hiruma unknown episodes |
Kappei Yamaguchi | .. | Raimon Tarou unknown episodes |
Series Produced by
Tony Oliver | .. | producer (106 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Jamie Simone | .. | producer (106 episodes, 2005-2007) |
John Ledford | .. | executive producer / producer (52 episodes, 2005-2006) |
Series Music by
John Majkut | .. | (106 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Series Animation Department
Yusuke Murata | .. | original character designer (1 episode, 2005) |
Series Other crew
Tony Oliver | .. | voice director (106 episodes, 2005-2007) |
Jessica Renslow | .. | production coordinator / key translator (106 episodes, 2005-2007) |