22 minSeason 1 • Episode 145
LatestThe play comes down to Sena against Shin one on one. Shin's power and speed stopped Sena many times before. With time running short, Sena has the ball and runs to the endzone and Shin charges him head-on. Sena manages to get through Shin but he catches up and manages to knock Sena down with two fingers. Sena manages to get one hand on the ground to bounce back up. With the Devil Bat Dive running at 4.2 seconds, Sena uses Shin's Trident Tackle to go 4.1 seconds and gets the touchdown that wins the game. The next match will be Deimon against the Dinosaurs and the winner will go to the Christmas Bowl. eight to nine years later, Sena is on a team with colors of grayish purple with a yellow lightning bolt. On getting the touchdown in the first few seconds Sena notices Hiruma on the opposite team. The series ends with Hiruma shouting "Everyone! Let's play American Football!"
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.
Direction
NFL games reimagined as Dragon Ball Z battles
Writing
Hiruma's unhinged schemes carry entire seasons
Production
Eyeshield 21's iconic visor design = instant recognition
Miyu Irino
Sena Kobayakawa / Eyeshield 21 (voice)
Atsushi Tamura
Yoichi Hiruma
Aya Hirano
Mamori Anezaki
Mamoru Miyano
Haruto Sakuraba
Kappei Yamaguchi
Raimon Tarou
Kouichi Nagano
Ryokan Kurita
Daisuke Hirakawa
Hayato Akaba
Daisuke Ono
Kengo Mizumachi
DJ Taro
Devil Bat
Eiji Takemoto
Niinobu Kasamatsu
Hiroshi Shimozaki
Naosumi Kadoguchi
Hiroshi Shimozaki
Osamu Kobanzame
Kenji Hamada
Atsushi Munakata
Kenyu Horiuchi
Leonardo Apollo
Koji Yusa
Rui Habashira
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series convinced so many Japanese viewers to try American football that real high school teams formed nationwide.
Eyeshield 21 launched during Japan's 2005 NFL boom, when real games finally aired on Japanese television.
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