Eyeshield 21 (アイシールド21,
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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 Shōnen Jump.
Plot
The plot of
Eyeshield 21 revolves around a physically unassuming and non-assertive boy named
Sena Kobayakawa who enters the high school of his choice, Deimon Private Senior High School, where his childhood friend
Mamori Anezakiwho attended the year before. His only remarkable physical abilitiesare his running speed, and intense agility; The result of a school lifespent complying with the demands of bullies, it was revealed later afriend taught him how to run quickly as a base. His abilities quicklycatches the eye of the high school's American football team captain
Yoichi Hiruma who forces Sena to join the
Deimon Devil Bats as its
running back.