アイシールド21
Eyeshield 21
Welcome To the Gridiron of the Damned! Huge hulking bodies throw themselves at each other, while a tiny lithe body runs between them for the goal! No, it’s not a game of football, it’s Sena Kobayakawa trying to evade the monstrous Ha-Ha brothers down the halls of Deimon High School! But wait! Sena’s incredible skills at not getting caught have been spotted by the devilish (possibly actually demonic) captain of the school’s embryonic American style football team, and when Sena asks to be the teams manager, he gets thrust onto the field as a running back instead! But there are two BIG catches: first, to keep the identity of their new “star” player an absolute secret, Yoichi makes Sena wear an opaque visor on his helmet and gives him the alias of “Eyeshield 21.” And the second catch? Well, in order to hit his fastest “speed of light” running mode, Sena usually has to be absolutely terrified. Not that THAT will be a problem with the monstrous players that he’ll soon find himself running from! The insanity hits the streets when the feet meet the cleats in EYESHIELD 21! (Source: Sentai Filmworks)
Names
| Original | アイシールド21 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Eyeshield 21 |
| English | Eyeshield 21 |
| Chinese | 衝鋒21 (traditional · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Eyeshield21 |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 145 ep · 23 min · 56h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2005-04-06 → 2008-03-19 (Spring 2005) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Studio Gallop |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shounen |
| Genres | ActionComedySports |
| Themes | American FootballSchool ClubMale ProtagonistSchoolShounenPrimarily Male CastDelinquentsComing of AgeSlapstickBullying |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 7.69 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.68 / 10 |
| Composite | 60.0 |
| On lists | 33,995 |
| Favourited | 835 (2.5%) |
| Completion | 67.3% |
| Drop rate | 9.4% |
| In backlog | 32.3% |
| Score spread σ | 1.54 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Studio Gallop | — | 1 of 17 |
| Broadcast season | Spring 2005 | A | 3 of 53 |
| Year | 2005 | A | 10 of 191 |
| Length | Epic-run | C | 19 of 70 |
| Genre | Sports | B | 91 of 447 |
| Era | Late 2000s | A | 107 of 1,149 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | B | 269 of 1,868 |
| Demographic | Shounen | C | 313 of 1,219 |
| Genre | Comedy | B | 435 of 3,488 |
| Genre | Action | B | 443 of 2,765 |
| Source material | Manga | B | 582 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | B | 622 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | B | 980 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Satoshi Shibata, Kenji Akazawa, Hiroki Matsuoka |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Nobuaki Kishima |
| Character design | Yuusuke Murata |
| Music | Kou Ootani |
| Original creator | Riichirou Inagaki, Yuusuke Murata |
Franchise — アイシールド21
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| side story | — | The Illusionary Golden Bowl |
| side story | — | Eyeshield 21 Jump Festa 2005 |
| other | — | Eyeshield 21: 21st ANNIVERSARY PV |
AniList id 15 · MAL id 15 · record updated 2026-08-27



