The next day, Hiruma forces Sena to join the team as a running back under the alias Eyeshield 21. Yoichi Hiruma happens to witness Sena's abilities as he escapes from the bullies. Sena manages to run away from them, revealing his great speed and agility. On the way home, he again runs into the Ha-Ha brothers, who attempt to take his phone to find Kurita and assault him. Sena asks to be the team manager for Deimon Devil Bats and becomes friends with Kurita.

As they drag him into the Football club to beat him up, Ryokan Kurita arrives and scares them away, thinking they wanted to join the Football club. On his first day, all goes well until he runs into three bullies known as The Ha-Ha Brothers. Sena Kobayakawa manages to enter Deimon High, the same school his friend Mamori Anezaki is currently attending. ' Kousoku no ashi wo motsu otoko' (光速の脚をもつ男) by Back-on (Episodes 101-116), flower by Back-on (Episodes 117-126), Song of Power by SHORT LEG SUMMER (Episodes 127-144), and Innocence by 20th Century (Episode 145).Īll the episodes have been released on DVD in 36 volumes in Japanese. They are Be Free by Rikkenzu (Episodes 1-13), Blaze Away by TRAX (Episodes 14-35), Goal by Beni Arashiro (Episodes 36-64), Run to Win by Sena, Mamori, Monta, Hiruma (Episodes 65-86, 88-100), Dang Dang by ZZ (Episode 87), A day dreaming. The final episode did not feature an opening. by Back-on (Episodes 104-126), and Honou no Running back by SHORT LEG SUMMER (Episodes 127-144). They are Break Through by Coming Century (Episodes 1-35), Innocence by 20th Century (Episodes 36-64), Dang Dang by ZZ (Episodes 65-103), BLAZE LINE. The series used five opening music pieces. Later on these were replaced by Arima Hayato, a Japanese football player, explaining various techniques pertaining to different aspects of the game. The eyecatches are trivia questions known as 'American Football Clinic' ( アメフトクリニック ?) asked by Mamori before the commercial break and answered by the Devil Bat. This anime replaced the Prince of Tennis series after it ended. The anime series Eyeshield 21 is based on the manga and aired on TV Tokyo from 2005 to 2008. Cover of the First DVD of Eyeshield 21 in Japanese

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