Eyeshield 21

Eyeshield 21

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Eyeshield21

Japanese

アイシールド21

English

Information

Type

TV

Aired

Apr 6, 2005 to Mar 19, 2008

Episodes

145

Duration

23 min per ep

Broadcast

Wednesdays at 19:00 (JST)

Studios

Gallop

Licensors

VIZ Media
Sentai Filmworks

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Manga

Rating

PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Genres

Sports

Demographics

Shounen

Statistics

Rank

786

Score

7.91

Scored by

90780

Popularity

1338

Members

188055

Favorites

2049

External Links

Synopsis

Shy, reserved, and small-statured, Deimon High School student Sena Kobayakawa is the perfect target for bullies. However, as a result of running errands throughout his life, Sena has become agile and developed a skill for avoiding crowds of people. After the cunning Youichi Hiruma—captain of the Deimon Devil Bats football team—witnesses Sena's rapid legs in motion, he coerces the timid boy into joining his squad. As Hiruma wants to conceal Sena's identity from other clubs, Sena is forced to hide under the visored helmet of "Eyeshield 21," a mysterious running back wearing the number 21 jersey. The legendary Eyeshield 21 can supposedly run at the speed of light and has achieved remarkable feats in the United States during his time at the Notre Dame College. Accustomed to avoiding his problems in the past, Sena's specialty might just help him become the new secret weapon of the Deimon Devil Bats. As he interacts with his teammates, Sena gradually gains more self-confidence and forges valuable bonds along the way. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Eyeshield 21 was original scheduled to stream in North America on Toonami Jetstream and NFL Rush in collaboration with the National Football League, but the plan fell through and the anime made its debut only on Toonami Jetstream, which later dropped the series. It would then become available in its entirety on Crunchyroll. Sentai Filmworks later licensed and released the first 52 episodes on DVD from 2010 to 2011.

Characters

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Adaptation

Eyeshield 21