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Eyeshield 21

Eyeshield 21
Vol 1 - The Boy With the Golden Legs.jpg
American cover of Eyeshield 21 volume 1, published by Viz Media on April 5, 2005
アイシールド21
(Aishīrudo Nijūichi)
Genre Sports, drama
Manga
Written by Riichiro Inagaki
Illustrated by Yusuke Murata
Published by Shueisha
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run July 23, 2002June 15, 2009
Volumes 37 (List of volumes)
Original video animation
Eyeshield 21: The Phantom Golden Bowl
Directed by Tamaki Nakatsu
Studio Production I.G
Released
  • September 2003 (Jump Festa Anime Tour)
  • 2004 (Jump Festival)
Runtime 30 minutes
Anime television series
Directed by
Music by Kō Ōtani
Studio Gallop
Licensed by
Sentai Filmworks
Original network TV Tokyo
English network
Original run April 6, 2005March 19, 2008
Episodes 145 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Eyeshield 21: Christmas Bowl e no Michi
Studio Gallop
Released 2005
Runtime 11 minutes
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Eyeshield 21 (Japanese: アイシールド21 Hepburn: Aishīrudo Nijūichi?) is a Japanese manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. The series tells the story of Sena Kobayakawa, an introverted boy who joins an American football club as a secretary, but after being coerced by Yoichi Hiruma, turns out to play wearing an eyeshield and the number 21, under the pseudonym of "Eyeshield 21". Inagaki chose American football as a central subject of Eyeshield 21 after realizing that it fit perfectly with his idea for the series.

The manga was originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from July 2002 to June 2009. The series consists of 333 chapters collected in 37 tankōbon volumes. An anime adaptation consisting of 145 television episodes 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. The Eyeshield 21 franchise has spawned two original video animations (OVAs), audio albums, video games, and other merchandise.

In North America, the manga was released by Viz Media from April 2005 to October 2011. 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. The whole series was streamed in English by Crunchyroll, while Sentai Filmworks licensed the series, with distribution from Section23 Films on DVDs.


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