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Eyeshield 21

Eyeshield 21

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Overview

In Tokyo, 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 Bats football 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.

Created by Nobuaki Kishima
Written by Nobuaki Kishima, Riichiro Inagaki, Yusuke Murata
Produced by Masanori Miyake, Fukashi Azuma
NetworksTV TokyoTV AichiTVQTV OsakaTVhGBSTSC

Top Cast

Miyu Irino

Miyu Irino

Sena Kobayakawa / Eyeshield 21 (voice)

Atsushi Tamura

Atsushi Tamura

Yoichi Hiruma

Aya Hirano

Aya Hirano

Mamori Anezaki

Mamoru Miyano

Mamoru Miyano

Haruto Sakuraba

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Raimon Tarou

Kouichi Nagano

Kouichi Nagano

Ryokan Kurita

Daisuke Hirakawa

Daisuke Hirakawa

Hayato Akaba

Daisuke Ono

Daisuke Ono

Kengo Mizumachi

DJ Taro

DJ Taro

Devil Bat

Eiji Takemoto

Eiji Takemoto

Niinobu Kasamatsu

Themes & Keywords

american footballsecret identitysportshigh schoolhigh school sportsbased on mangaschool lifeshounenanimejapanese high schoolbukatsu

About Eyeshield 21

Eyeshield 21 is a animation, action & adventure, comedy, drama series that first aired in 2005 exploring themes of american football, secret identity, sports, high school, high school sports, based on manga. Created by Nobuaki Kishima, it stars Miyu Irino, Atsushi Tamura, Aya Hirano. In Tokyo, 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 Bats football 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.

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