Series synopsis
Eyeshield 21, also known as アイシールド21 is a Japanese animation action & adventure comedy drama television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 6, 2005. It ended on March 19, 2008. It stars Miyu Irino, Atsushi Tamura, Aya Hirano and Mamoru Miyano.
In Tokyo, a weak, unassertive boy named Sena Kobayakawa enters the high school of his choice, Deimon Private Senior High School. Sena's only remarkable physical abilities are his running speed and agility, which are noted by the school's American football team captain Yoichi Hiruma. Hiruma forces Sena to join the Deimon Devil Bats football team as its running back. To protect his identity from other teams who want to recruit him, Sena is forced to publicly assume the role of the team secretary a ...
Premise
In Tokyo, a weak, unassertive boy named Sena Kobayakawa enters the high school of his choice, Deimon Private Senior High School. Sena's only remarkable physical abilities are his running speed and agility, which are noted by the school's American football team captain Yoichi Hiruma. Hiruma forces Sena to join the Deimon Devil Bats football team as its running back. To protect his identity from other teams who want to recruit him, Sena is forced to publicly assume the role of the team secretary and enter the field under the pseudonym of "Eyeshield 21" wearing a helmet with an eyeshield to hide his features.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Miyu Irino as Sena Kobayakawa / Eyeshield 21 (voice)
- Atsushi Tamura as Yoichi Hiruma
- Aya Hirano as Mamori Anezaki
- Mamoru Miyano as Haruto Sakuraba
- Kappei Yamaguchi as Raimon Tarou
- Daisuke Hirakawa as Hayato Akaba
- Daisuke Ono as Kengo Mizumachi
- DJ Taro as Devil Bat
Supporting cast
- Eiji Takemoto as Niinobu Kasamatsu
- Hiroshi Shimozaki as Naosumi Kadoguchi
- Kouichi Nagano as Satoshi Muro
- Kenji Hamada as Atsushi Munakata
- Kenyu Horiuchi as Leonardo Apollo
- Koji Yusa as Rui Habashira
- Koji Ochiai as Hormer Fitzgerald
- Masami Iwasaki as Koji Kuroki
- Shoko Nakagawa as Suzuna
- Kenji Nomura as Komusubi's Dad (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 148 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | August 6, 2004 | January 28, 2024 |
| Season 1 | 145 | April 6, 2005 | March 19, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jump Festa 2004 | August 6, 2004 |
| 2 | Jump Festa 2005 | |
| 3 | 21st Anniversary | January 28, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Man With The Lightspeed Legs! It is Sena's first day of High School. And from now on his school life will be different. Sena has vowed not to be made a gopher like he has been in the past. But its bad luck for Sena after the Football Team Captain, Hiruma catches Sena running away from the Hah Brothers. Will Sena join the team and help the football team make it to the Christmas Bowl? |
April 6, 2005 |
| 2 |
Let's Play American Football! Sena may be on the Deimon Devilbats football team, but he realizes that he doesn't know anything about the game of Football. Can Sena learn how to play, or will he give up before the Spring season? |
April 13, 2005 |
| 3 |
Blaze A Path Down The Field! Its Sena's first game as EyeShield 21, and he doesn't know what to do. As the Deimon Devilbats lose, Sena also has to make Mamori believe he isn't EyeShield 21, or he won't be able to play for the Deimon Devilbats ever again. Can Sena get the winning touchdown and keep Mamori beliving he's the team manager and not EyeShield 21? |
April 20, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 6, 2005 |
| Last aired | March 19, 2008 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Ended |