Just like in Hajime no Ippo, you’ll get a glimpse into the backgrounds of characters and learn about how they got to where they are now and how they’ll move forward. A team is only as strong as its weakest players, but luckily, Eijun has some talented older teammates to help him achieve his goal of becoming the team’s ace.Īlthough this shounen sports anime has many serious and heart-renching moments, interspered throughout is comedy, suspense and, of course, a few crushes from the female managers. However, he’s got a long way to go with fellow freshman and talented pitcher Satoru Furuya who joins the first string right off the bat. In this next shounen team sports anime, follow high school freshman southpaw pitcher Eijun Sawamura as he struggles to overcome his shortcomings with a unique pitching style and join the first string. If you like watching an underdog team coming together to overthrow the kings in their sport, a good mixture of dramatic scenes, comedic relief, and thrilling matches that’ll put you on the edge of your seat, then this is one team sports anime you don’t want to miss!īaseball is one of America’s and Japan’s favorite pasttimes. Similar to how Ippo uses his strength from helping his mother as a starting point for his boxing career, Sena must find a way to put his agility to good use. His crazy speed makes him the perfect candidate for a running back and he must work hard to learn more about football and improve his skills. Sena, like Ippo, has an advantage when it comes to his sport. In addition, there are references to NFL players in the anime as well. In America, this anime was also streamed on Toonami Jetstream and NFL Rush, a website for kids run by the NFL, in fall 2007. However, to protect Sena from being found out, Hiruma makes him the team’s “secretary” and gives him a helmet with a visor, dubbing him “Eyeshield 21” on the field. After discovering Sena, a lithe freshman with crazy reflexes and speed due to running errands for his bullies, hell-raising captain Hiruma recruits him to the team as his running back.
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EyeShield 21 is an American football shounen sports anime centered on a high school team called The Devil Bats who are underdogs aiming for the annual football tournment called the Christmas Bowl.