EyeShield 21 [Overview]
Eyeshield 21 is a manga about American football written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. It has been adapted into an anime movie in 2004 (shown at Jump Festa), an anime television series in 2005, several video games and a trading card game from Konami.
The manga is serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump. The twenty five volumes have collectively sold over 16 million copies in Japan, and the number of children playing American football has almost doubled in the four years since it began. The manga is published in English by VIZ Media.
Sena Kobayakawa spent most of his school years as the unfortunate one who always got picked on by the bullies in school. Ever since his younger days, he’s always played the errand boy, which gets to the point where Sena becomes extremely fast and swift when he moves. This catches the attention of Hiruma and Kurita, who are searhing for a fast running back for their Football team.Sena joins the quirky and ragtag "Demon Devil Bats" team and takes on the name "Eyeshield 21," based on the Eyeshield Sena uses on his helmet in order to protect his identity from his fellow High School students. In this twisted take on American football, you never know what may happen when the Devil Bats are on the turf!
