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List of Eyeshield 21 characters

May 08, 2024

The Eyeshield 21 anime 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 edit

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]

Main characters edit

The main characters 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 edit

Main article: Sena Kobayakawa
Voiced by: Miyu Irino[4] (Japanese); Yuri Lowenthal[5] (English)

Sena Kobayakawa (小早川 瀬那, Kobayakawa Sena) is one of the main characters in 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 as a running back.[ch. 1]

Yoichi Hiruma edit

Main article: Yoichi Hiruma
Voiced by: Atsushi Tamura[4] (Japanese); Derek Stephen Prince[6] (English)

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 an 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]

Ryokan Kurita edit

Voiced by: Kōichi Nagano[4]

Ryokan Kurita (栗田　良寛, Kurita Ryōkan) is the largest and strongest lineman 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 contest 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]

Monta edit

Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi[4]

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 egoistic 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]

Other edit

Mamori Anezaki edit

Voiced by: Aya Hirano[4] (Japanese); Kate Higgins (English)

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]

The Ha-Ha Brothers edit

Voiced by: Takanori Hoshino (Kazuki Jumonji), Masami Iwasaki (Koji Kuroki), Takeshi Maeda (Shozo Togano)[4] (Japanese); Kirk Thornton (Kazuki Jumonji), Lex Lang, (Koji Kuroki) Liam O'Brien (Shozo Togano) (English)

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 not being brothers, Hiruma calls them this way due to 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]

Manabu Yukimitsu edit

Voiced by: Masaru Hōta[8]

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]

Daikichi Komusubi edit

Voiced by: Hidenori Sakaki[8]

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]

Suzuna Taki edit

Voiced by: Shoko Nakagawa[4]

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]

Doburoku Sakaki edit

Voiced by: Shōichiro Akaboshi[11]

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 of his 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]

Natsuhiko Taki edit

Voiced by: Kōji Ochiai[12]

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[13] and he is usually called an "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]

Musashi edit

Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama[11]

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]

Tetsuo Ishimaru edit

Voiced by: Kei Katō[14] (Japanese); Grant George[6] (English)

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]

Supporting characters edit

Ojo White Knights edit

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 edit

Voiced by: Naoya Gomoto[4] (Japanese); Crispin Freeman (English)

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 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]

Haruto Sakuraba edit

Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano[4] (Japanese); Tony Oliver (English)

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]

Ichiro Takami edit

Voiced by: Kenji Hamada[14]

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]

Makoto Otawara edit

Voiced by: Kenji Nomura[14] (Japanese); Patrick Seitz (English)

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]

Seibu Wild Gunmen edit

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 edit

Voiced by: Yūya Uchida[12]

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 quickest passing arms 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]

Jo Tetsuma edit

Voiced by: Eiji Takemoto[12]

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 follows 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]

Riku Kaitani edit

Voiced by: Yuuki Masuda; Chikiri Kyoko (child)[12]

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 considers a little brother, and who taught Sena how to run extremely fast in order to stand up to bullies. 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]

Shinryuji Naga edit

Shinryuji Naga (神龍寺ナーガ, Shinryūji Naga) is considered the strongest high school American football team in Kantō. 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 edit

Voiced by: Takuya Kirimoto[15]

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] and 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 a womanizer and irresponsible, 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.[16]

Unsui Kongo edit

Voiced by: Takeshi Maeda[15] (Japanese); Grant George (English)

Unsui Kongo (金剛雲水, Kongō Unsui) is the Naga's quarterback. He is known for his dedication to training and for his passion for football but is considered merely "a good player", the opposite of his brother, Agon.[ch. 51] Unsui never overcome 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]

Ikkyu Hosokawa edit

Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga[15]

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 backward, 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 also 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".[volume & issue needed]

Gondayu Yamabushi edit

Voiced by: Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi[15]

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].

Teikoku Alexanders edit

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 edit

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]

He and Sena face each other at the Christmas Bowl as deciding on who becomes the Real Eyeshield 21

Taka Honjo edit

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 to go against Taka due to Masaru being his idol, but who defeat him in the end.[ch. 278, 293]

Karin Koizumi edit

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 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 edit

Taiyo Sphinx edit

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 player,[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]

Mamoru Banba edit

Voiced by: Taiten Kusunoki[17]

Mamoru Banba (番場衛, Banba Mamoru) 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]

NASA Aliens edit

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 loss 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 the 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 specialty 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 edit

Voiced by: Kōsuke Kujirai[19]

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]

Leonard Apollo edit

Voiced by: Kenyu Horiuchi[19]

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 to 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]

Kyoshin Poseidon edit

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 edit

Voiced by: Kōsuke Takeuchi[8]

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]

Kengo Mizumachi edit

Voiced by: Daisuke Ono[8]

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 to 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]

Bando Spiders edit

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 edit

Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa[11]

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 winning 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 studying 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]

Kotaro Sasaki edit

Voiced by: Eiji Moriyama[11]

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]

Hakushu Dinosaurs edit

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 Gao, 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 edit

Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita[17]

Reiji Maruko (円子令司, Maruko Reiji) is the quarterback and captain of the Hakushu Dinosaurs. He is the son of a former organized crime 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 Gao, even against the will of Himuro.[ch. 268]

Rikiya Gao edit

Voiced by: Tsuyoshi Koyama[17]

Rikiya Gao (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, Gao respects all the rules and has respect for those who face 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]

Other edit

Rui Habashira edit

Voiced by: Kōji Yusa[8]

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]

Onihei Yamamoto edit

Voiced by: Taiten Kusunoki[8]

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]

Devil Bat edit

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 edit

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 on 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 edit

Voiced by: Mika Ito[23]

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].

Kumabukuro, Sanada and Riko edit

Voiced by: Shingo Yatsuda (Kumabukuro), DJ Taro (Sanda), Mariya Ise (Riko)[12][17]

"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]

Masaru Honjo edit

Voiced by: Yusei Oda[24] and Ichiro Mikami[25]

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]

Nakabo Akira edit

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.[volume & issue needed]

Team USA edit

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 American linebacker, who is known as the "Human Dome"[Jp 40] as he is the tallest player within the tournament.[volume & issue needed]

Eyeshield 21 edit

Eyeshield 21 (アイシールド21, Aishīrudo 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 had 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 edit

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 commended their distinguishable physical characteristics,[30] and their design, which, "of course, are a feat of imagination."[31] Santos affirmed the series has "hilarious characters",[31] while Scott Campbell from Active Anime said the characters "also possess a lot of ability to make the reader laugh".[32]

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".[33] Mania.com's Jarred Pine classified the characters as "very likeable",[34] and said that because they have "their own personalities" they "are instantly memorable".[35] Chris Zimmerman from Comic Book Bin praised the development of the characters through the manga series.[36] 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] Santos commented, "Just as thrilling as the game highlights are the individual stories and rivalries behind each player".[30] 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".[37]

Notes and references edit

Japanese
  1. ^ 泥門デビルバッツ, Deimon Debiru Battsu
  2. ^ 私立泥門高等学校, Shiritsu Deimon Kōtōgakkō
  3. ^ 麻黄デビルバッツ, Maō Debiru Battsu
  4. ^ フンヌラバっ
  5. ^ 十文字 一輝, Jūmonji Kazuki
  6. ^ 黒木 浩二, Kuroki Kōji
  7. ^ 戸叶 庄三, Toganō Shōzō
  8. ^ 二本刀, Nihon Gatana
  9. ^ 60ヤードマグナム, Rokujū Yādo Magunamu
  10. ^ バッファロー牛島, Baffarō Ushijima
  11. ^ ドク堀出, Doku Horide
  12. ^ 武者小路一, Mushanokōji Hajime
  13. ^ 早撃ちキッド, Hayauchi Kiddo
  14. ^ サンゾー, Sanzō
  15. ^ 仙洞田 寿人, Sumito Sendōda
  16. ^ 原尾 王城, Harao Kiminari
  17. ^ 笠松新信, Kasamatsu Niinobu
  18. ^ 鎌車ケン, Kamaguruma Ken
  19. ^ ホーマー・フィッツジェラルド, Hōmā Fittsujerarudo
  20. ^ ジェレミー・ワット, Jeremī Watto
  21. ^ ニーサン・ゴンザレス, Nīsan Gonzaresu
  22. ^ オットー・ゴンザレス, Ottō Gonzaresu
  23. ^ 無重力の脚を持つ男, Mujūryoku no Ashi o Motsu Otoko
  24. ^ 大 平洋, Ōhira Hiroshi
  25. ^ 大 西洋, Ōnishi Hiroshi
  26. ^ 沢井 ジュリ, Sawai Juri
  27. ^ 如月 ヒロミ, Kisaragi Hiromi,
  28. ^ 天狗 花隆, Tengu Hanataka
  29. ^ 三ツ井 三郎, Mitsui Saburō
  30. ^ 氷室 丸子, Himuro Maruko
  31. ^ 賊学カメレオンズ, Zokugaku Kamereonzu
  32. ^ 柱谷ディアーズ, Hashiratani Diāzu
  33. ^ モーガン, Mōgan
  34. ^ サン アントニオ・アルマジロズ, San Antonio Arumajirozu
  35. ^ ドナルド・オバーマン ｢Mr.ドン｣, Donarudo Obāman (Mr. Don)
  36. ^ クリフォード・D・ルイス, Kurifuōdo Di Ruisu
  37. ^ 不敗の勝負師, Fuhai no Shōbu-shi
  38. ^ バッド・ウォーカー, Baddo Uōkā
  39. ^ タタンカ
  40. ^ 人間ドーム, Ningen Dōmu
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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.
  1. 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).
  2. 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).
  3. 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).
  4. 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).
  5. 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).
  6. 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).
  7. 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).
  8. 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).
  9. 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).
  10. 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).
  11. 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).
  12. 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).
  13. 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).
  14. 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).
  15. 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).
  16. 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).
  17. 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).
  18. 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).
  19. 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).
  20. 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).
  21. 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).
  22. 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).
  23. 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).
  24. 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).
  25. 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).
  26. 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).
  27. 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).
  28. 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).
  29. 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).
  30. 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).
  31. 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).
  32. 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).
  33. 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).
  34. 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).
  35. 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).
  36. 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).
  37. 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).

May 08, 2024
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The Eyeshield 21 anime 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 Contents 1 Creation and conception 2 Main characters 2 1 Sena Kobayakawa 2 2 Yoichi Hiruma 2 3 Ryokan Kurita 2 4 Monta 2 5 Other 2 5 1 Mamori Anezaki 2 5 2 The Ha Ha Brothers 2 5 3 Manabu Yukimitsu 2 5 4 Daikichi Komusubi 2 5 5 Suzuna Taki 2 5 6 Doburoku Sakaki 2 5 7 Natsuhiko Taki 2 5 8 Musashi 2 5 9 Tetsuo Ishimaru 3 Supporting characters 3 1 Ojo White Knights 3 1 1 Seijuro Shin 3 1 2 Haruto Sakuraba 3 1 3 Ichiro Takami 3 1 4 Makoto Otawara 3 2 Seibu Wild Gunmen 3 2 1 Kid 3 2 2 Jo Tetsuma 3 2 3 Riku Kaitani 3 3 Shinryuji Naga 3 3 1 Agon Kongo 3 3 2 Unsui Kongo 3 3 3 Ikkyu Hosokawa 3 3 4 Gondayu Yamabushi 3 4 Teikoku Alexanders 3 4 1 Takeru Yamato 3 4 2 Taka Honjo 3 4 3 Karin Koizumi 4 Other characters 4 1 Taiyo Sphinx 4 1 1 Mamoru Banba 4 2 NASA Aliens 4 2 1 Panther 4 2 2 Leonard Apollo 4 3 Kyoshin Poseidon 4 3 1 Shun Kakei 4 3 2 Kengo Mizumachi 4 4 Bando Spiders 4 4 1 Hayato Akaba 4 4 2 Kotaro Sasaki 4 5 Hakushu Dinosaurs 4 5 1 Reiji Maruko 4 5 2 Rikiya Gao 4 6 Other 4 6 1 Rui Habashira 4 6 2 Onihei Yamamoto 4 6 3 Devil Bat 4 6 4 Cerberus 4 6 5 Torakichi 4 6 6 Kumabukuro Sanada and Riko 4 6 7 Masaru Honjo 4 6 8 Nakabo Akira 4 6 9 Team USA 4 6 10 Eyeshield 21 5 Reception 6 Notes and referencesCreation and conception editWhen 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 Main characters editThe main characters 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 edit Main article Sena Kobayakawa Voiced by Miyu Irino 4 Japanese Yuri Lowenthal 5 English Sena Kobayakawa 小早川 瀬那 Kobayakawa Sena is one of the main characters in 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 as a running back ch 1 Yoichi Hiruma edit Main article Yoichi Hiruma Voiced by Atsushi Tamura 4 Japanese Derek Stephen Prince 6 English 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 an 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 Ryokan Kurita edit Voiced by Kōichi Nagano 4 Ryokan Kurita 栗田 良寛 Kurita Ryōkan is the largest and strongest lineman 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 contest 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 Monta edit Voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi 4 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 egoistic 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 Other edit Mamori Anezaki edit Voiced by Aya Hirano 4 Japanese Kate Higgins English 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 The Ha Ha Brothers edit Voiced by Takanori Hoshino Kazuki Jumonji Masami Iwasaki Koji Kuroki Takeshi Maeda Shozo Togano 4 Japanese Kirk Thornton Kazuki Jumonji Lex Lang Koji Kuroki Liam O Brien Shozo Togano English 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 not being brothers Hiruma calls them this way due to 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 Manabu Yukimitsu edit Voiced by Masaru Hōta 8 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 Daikichi Komusubi edit Voiced by Hidenori Sakaki 8 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 Suzuna Taki edit Voiced by Shoko Nakagawa 4 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 Doburoku Sakaki edit Voiced by Shōichiro Akaboshi 11 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 of his 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 Natsuhiko Taki edit Voiced by Kōji Ochiai 12 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 13 and he is usually called an 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 Musashi edit Voiced by Rikiya Koyama 11 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 Tetsuo Ishimaru edit Voiced by Kei Katō 14 Japanese Grant George 6 English 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 Supporting characters editOjo White Knights edit 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 edit Voiced by Naoya Gomoto 4 Japanese Crispin Freeman English Seijuro Shin 進 清十郎 Shin Seijuro 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 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 Haruto Sakuraba edit Voiced by Mamoru Miyano 4 Japanese Tony Oliver English 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 Ichiro Takami edit Voiced by Kenji Hamada 14 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 Makoto Otawara edit Voiced by Kenji Nomura 14 Japanese Patrick Seitz English 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 Seibu Wild Gunmen edit 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 edit Voiced by Yuya Uchida 12 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 quickest passing arms 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 Jo Tetsuma edit Voiced by Eiji Takemoto 12 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 follows 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 Riku Kaitani edit Voiced by Yuuki Masuda Chikiri Kyoko child 12 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 considers a little brother and who taught Sena how to run extremely fast in order to stand up to bullies 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 Shinryuji Naga edit Shinryuji Naga 神龍寺ナーガ Shinryuji Naga is considered the strongest high school American football team in Kantō 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 edit Voiced by Takuya Kirimoto 15 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 and 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 a womanizer and irresponsible 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 16 Unsui Kongo edit Voiced by Takeshi Maeda 15 Japanese Grant George English Unsui Kongo 金剛雲水 Kongō Unsui is the Naga s quarterback He is known for his dedication to training and for his passion for football but is considered merely a good player the opposite of his brother Agon ch 51 Unsui never overcome 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 Ikkyu Hosokawa edit Voiced by Toshiyuki Toyonaga 15 Ikkyu Hosokawa 細川一休 Hosokawa Ikkyu is the Naga s cornerback He has the record of 4 9 seconds in the 40 yard dash while running backward 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 also 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 volume amp issue needed Gondayu Yamabushi edit Voiced by Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi 15 Gondayu Yamabushi 山伏権太夫 Yamabushi Gondayu 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 Teikoku Alexanders edit Teikoku Alexanders 帝黒アレキサンダーズ Teikoku Arekisandazu 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 edit 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 He and Sena face each other at the Christmas Bowl as deciding on who becomes the Real Eyeshield 21 Taka Honjo edit 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 to go against Taka due to Masaru being his idol but who defeat him in the end ch 278 293 Karin Koizumi edit 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 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 editTaiyo Sphinx edit 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 player 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 Mamoru Banba edit Voiced by Taiten Kusunoki 17 Mamoru Banba 番場衛 Banba Mamoru 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 NASA Aliens edit 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 loss 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 the 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 specialty 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 edit Voiced by Kōsuke Kujirai 19 Patrick Spencer パトリック スペンサー Patorikku Supensa most known as Panther パンサー Pansa 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 Leonard Apollo edit Voiced by Kenyu Horiuchi 19 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 to 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 Kyoshin Poseidon edit 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 edit Voiced by Kōsuke Takeuchi 8 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 Kengo Mizumachi edit Voiced by Daisuke Ono 8 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 to 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 Bando Spiders edit The Bando Spiders 盤戸スパイダーズ Bando Supaidazu 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 edit Voiced by Daisuke Hirakawa 11 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 winning 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 studying 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 Kotaro Sasaki edit Voiced by Eiji Moriyama 11 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 Hakushu Dinosaurs edit The Hakushu Dinosaurs 白秋ダイナソーズ Hakushu 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 Gao 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 edit Voiced by Tomokazu Sugita 17 Reiji Maruko 円子令司 Maruko Reiji is the quarterback and captain of the Hakushu Dinosaurs He is the son of a former organized crime 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 Gao even against the will of Himuro ch 268 Rikiya Gao edit Voiced by Tsuyoshi Koyama 17 Rikiya Gao 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 Gao respects all the rules and has respect for those who face 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 Other edit Rui Habashira edit Voiced by Kōji Yusa 8 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 Onihei Yamamoto edit Voiced by Taiten Kusunoki 8 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 Devil Bat edit 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 seyu is DJ Taro while Shoko Nagakawa voiced Little Devil Bat 4 21 Cerberus edit 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 on 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 edit Voiced by Mika Ito 23 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 Kumabukuro Sanada and Riko edit Voiced by Shingo Yatsuda Kumabukuro DJ Taro Sanda Mariya Ise Riko 12 17 Bomberhead Kumabukuro ボンバーヘッド熊袋 Bonba 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 Masaru Honjo edit Voiced by Yusei Oda 24 and Ichiro Mikami 25 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 Nakabo Akira edit Nakabo Akira 中坊明 Nakabō Akira most known as Chubo チューボー Chubō 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 volume amp issue needed Team USA edit 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 American linebacker who is known as the Human Dome Jp 40 as he is the tallest player within the tournament volume amp issue needed Eyeshield 21 edit Eyeshield 21 アイシールド21 Aishirudo Nijuichi 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 had 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 editThe 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 commended their distinguishable physical characteristics 30 and their design which of course are a feat of imagination 31 Santos affirmed the series has hilarious characters 31 while Scott Campbell from Active Anime said the characters also possess a lot of ability to make the reader laugh 32 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 33 Mania com s Jarred Pine classified the characters as very likeable 34 and said that because they have their own personalities they are instantly memorable 35 Chris Zimmerman from Comic Book Bin praised the development of the characters through the manga series 36 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 Santos commented Just as thrilling as the game highlights are the individual stories and rivalries behind each player 30 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 37 Notes and references editJapanese 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 Jumonji 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 Rokuju Yado 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 Hōma Fittsujerarudo ジェレミー ワット Jeremi Watto ニーサン ゴンザレス Nisan Gonzaresu オットー ゴンザレス Ottō Gonzaresu 無重力の脚を持つ男 Mujuryoku 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 Diazu 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 Obaman 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 Uōka タタンカ 人間ドーム Ningen Dōmu References a b Shonen Jump 4 2 Viz Media 14 15 February 2006 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint untitled periodical link a b c d e Chang Chih Chieh August 20 2009 Interview Riichiro Inagaki amp Yusuke Murata Creators of Eyeshield 21 Anime News Network 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2012 Pine Jarred May 19 2005 Eyeshield 21 Vol 01 Mania com Demand Media Archived from the original on October 6 2012 Retrieved April 21 2012 Zimmerman Chris April 29 2010 Eyeshield 21 volume 31 Comic Book Bin Archived from the original on May 5 2010 Retrieved April 21 2012 Beveridge Chris March 17 2009 Eyeshield 21 Collection 2 Mania com Demand Media Archived from the original on May 13 2010 Retrieved April 21 2012 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Eyeshield 21 characters amp oldid 1215116380 The Ha Ha Brothers, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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