Eyeshield 21

Eyeshield 21 (アイシールド21 Aishīrudo nijūichi) is an anime based on the sports manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. It was co-produced by TV Tokyo, NAS, and Gallop. The television series first aired on Japan's TV Tokyo network from April 6, 2005 to March 19, 2008, consisting of 145 episodes.

The anime series was later licensed in North America by Toonami Jetstream as a joint effort with Viz Media, and aired on December 17, 2007 on its site, but before its completion, the streaming service was shut down, with only 5 episodes dubbed. The whole series would later be re-licensed by Sentai Filmworks and released on DVD subtitle-only.

A new dub was commissioned in 2022, with production by Universal Cinergia Dubbing, from Miami, FL. However, as of 2024, The dub was not released officially yet, as the dubbing studio is planning to dub all 145 episodes before released.

Synopsis

Sena is like any other shy kid starting high school; he's just trying to survive. Constantly bullied, he's accustomed to running away.

Surviving high school is about to become a lot more difficult after Hiruma, captain of the school's American football team, witnesses Sena's incredible agility and speed during an escape from some bullies. Hiruma schemes to make Sena the running back of his school team, The Devil Bats, hoping that it will turn around the squad's fortunes from being the laughingstock of Japan's high school leagues, to title contender.

To protect his precious star player from rivaling recruiters, he enlists Sena as "team secretary," giving him a visored helmet and the nickname "Eyeshield 21" to hide his identity.

The Devilbats will look to make their way to the Christmas Bowl, an annual tournament attended by the best football teams in Japan, with "Eyeshield 21" leading the way. Will they be able to win the Christmas Bowl? Will Sena be able to transform from a timid, undersized freshman to an all-star player? Put on your pads and helmet to find out!

Cast[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Sena Kobayakawa	Miyu Irino	Yuri Lowenthal
Yoichi Hiruma	Atsushi Tamura	Derek Stephen Prince
Mamori Anezaki	Aya Hirano	Kate Higgins
Tetsu Ishimaru	Kei Katō	Grant George
Kazuki Jūmonji	Takanori Hoshino	Kirk Thornton
Koji Kuroki	Masami Iwasaki	Tony Oliver
Shozo Togano	Takeshi Maeda	Liam O'Brien
Seijuuro Shin	Naoya Gōmoto	Crispin Freeman
Unsui Kongo	Takeshi Maeda	Grant George
Kaoru Hatsujo	Masami Iwasaki	Sam Riegel
Makoto Ōtawara	Kenji Nomura	Patrick Seitz