Audience reviews
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lorextreme
The filler episodes are absolutely terrible, which is why I dropped the series around episode 28 (especially because of that episode). The manga is probably better, but I personally enjoy anime more than manga. The problematic aspects are the fillers and certain absurd situations; I'm not sure if these appear in the manga, and since many people praise it, I assume they don't, particularly since I couldn't find the outrageous content from episode 28 in the manga.
Well I was in vacation and I had all this anime downloaded, and I am grateful for this cause this was good. I always liked Hiruma and many characters but didn't find any reason to continue it after this damn bad episodes. But it just kept getting better, practically immediatly after my drop the Death March arc started and it becam…
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Honestly I found this anime extremely tedious to watch. After every bit of momentum the show gained, it immediately killed it with completely unnecessary filler. The same jokes are constantly reused to worse and worse effect, and the characters have no growth, constantly having to relearn lesson after lesson in every single match.
I have read that the manga is apparently better regarding the pacing, but have yet to be able to check it out for myself. The ordering of opponents throughout the tournaments was very odd, and felt quite anti-climactic but that might just be due to the pacing issues.
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American Football in Japan. Like, really? You never cease to amaze me. Of all the random sports to pick, football isn’t the least popular by any means, but it is surprising that, well, Japanese people play American football. There isn’t even a national Japanese Football League. In fact, I had to actually do a double take when Eyeshield 21 was based on a real competition. People in Japan actually play American football in high school, and the Christmas Bowl is an actual football competition. Regardless, I doubt most people who are not native to or living in the US are familiar with Football, and that goes for more Japanese people as well.
Beyond just the strange sport, which is almost never a bad thing when it comes to sports anime, the show is not bad at all. There are 13 or so character…
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The most amazing thing about this show is that it made me care about sports. The hand-egg sport, at that. I actually still don't care much about hand-egg in real life, but I guess the american football knowledge I gained from watching this show are small talk material.
I started watching it when I was in middle school and it definitely shaped a bit of my personality. The series taught me what healthy friendship looks like, why hard work is important, and how satisfying pursuing your passion can be. I looked up to Deimon Devil Bats. A lot of things are exaggerated in the anime, but that's what makes it much more interesting than irl american football.
I genuinely like Eyeshield 21. When I finished watching the anime, I immediately read the manga just to explore the richer story in it.
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I love all sport anime , I mean all. For me there is no good or bad sport anime cause all make me wanna exercise more but what i like about Eyeshield 21 is Yoichi Hiruma ! He is so cool,just so damn cool and bad ass hahahaahhahah.So maybe if you are not into this particular sport or this particular anime then at least u will have to enjoy it for him .I don`t usually write reviews cause we all have our own reasons why we watch what we watch and well opinions and opinions but except of the FAMOUS heroes that we all remember Yoichi Hiruma got stuck in my mind .I am his fan :P
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I would give 10 for all the components.
Many people have been saying that eyeshield 21 is better in manga than anime and that the anime seriously sucks. That is not TRUE AT ALL. Just because it the anime art isn't on par with the manga , just because the animators did not do such a good job in bringing the most epic scenes / badass scenes for eyeshield does not mean the anime sucks.
Firstly , the animation may not be good but it gives life to those characters. It is cute in a way like its so refreshing to watch. We also get to see some very good characters getting animated like Youichi Hiruma and Habashira Rui.(There probably are some others) but i only like these 2 characters cause they are pretty similar to each other XD. Pretty much why i keep on watching :D
Secondly , the voice acto…
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Eyeshield No.21 as the name suggested is about a boy Sena Kobayakawa, who considers himself as weak, loser but with accidental discovery of Youichi, made him wear this eyeshield which masks his true identity,who finds his another identity with his number in the game 21. Whenever Sena wears it his personality takes 180 degrees change, in terms of confidence.
Characters:
1. Youichi himura was the main LEAD if you watch the whole series. He is the ring master who spots our protagonist sena, as he was escaping from his bullies. This is unexpected to Sena but youichi makes him join the team. Youichi gathers new members by correctly perceiving the true strengths of each of the members that he chose.
2. True Rival from Ojo whites, Seijuro Shin. Shin's character inspires Sena to slowly gain conf…
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Forget about the basket anime or the volleyball anime, try AMERICAN FOOTBALL anime because you know, why not? Out of all sports that you watch, it has to be american football. Some of you right now probably lives in America and kinda knows nothing about american football.
Eyeshield 21 is an under rated sports anime because it is a pretty old sport anime and it is american football. Not that many people even knows about this sport unless you live in america, but Eyeshield 21 did this sport an amazing job on making it interesting and enjoyable.
Story: (9/10)
The protagonist, Sena, isn't your usual hot headed guy but a weakling, who grows as a person quietly but also strongly and together with his newly and weak formed team, they work hard to win the Christmas Bowl, a championship game fo…
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This anime is by far one of the most entertaining anime's that i have ever seen. The anime itself is based on the sport of 'American Football', with this said, I was not initially drawn into watching this anime with knowing this alone. However after spending some time watching the first few episodes, i found myself stuck watching the entire series within a matter of days. This anime is by far one of the most entertaining and captivating animes i have seen, incorporating a large range of characters in the football team 'Daemon Devil Bats', from the quiet and underestimated main character, Sena who plays as the Running back in the team, Haruma the Captain of the team as well as having a some what shady and evil back ground and many many other characters.
The most captivating thing about th…
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A sports anime... huh..
Ok, before I start the review I would like to comment on the nature of sports manga or anime.. I'm sure you all know that things in the sports anime are not gonna happen in a reality sense right? For example this anime.. This is about American Football and you will see a RunningBack that runs in a speed of a freaking light. In reality sense, where in the blue hell are you going to find that? See, the logic? But that is the spice of manga or anime in the sports genre can offer. It can defy the law of reality in order to make things exciting.. To be honest, I don't give a damn about American Football.. I think that it is a sport wherein I can't relate because it's too complex for me to understand its rules and nature.. But, thanks to this particular manga, my eyes we…
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Whew! I just finished watching the final episode, and what a journey. It really did finish strong, and even though some loose threads weren't tied up, it was an enjoyable ending.
The anime starts out really strong, and I would easily give it a 10. However, around the episodes were Saizen stopped subbing Eyeshield, the series started to decline in quality especially with the fillers. However, once the Kanto Tournament starts the series really starts to pick up again, and reminded just how awesome this series is; with the intense stakes and games I couldn't pull myself away.
Hiruma really steals the show with his demonic personality, and Eyeshield's light speed run is always enjoyable to watch. All the members of the team have a good backstory, and are fleshed out to the point where they d…
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Eyeshield 21, so far, has been the only sports-related anime that I've actually been able to finish - yet, at the same time, it's the longest. In fact, it's the only anime with 100+ episodes that I've actually been able to complete.
How does a girl get through a 145-episode-long anime series about a sport she pretty much hates? Simple, she doesn't. At the time, I was a fan of stuff like Katekyo Hitman Reborn - and when I saw people point out similarities, I gave Eyeshield 21 a shot...a real one. With the first few episodes, I fell in love with the series - and everything about it.
STORY: It's your typical underdog comes out on top type of thing. What makes it different? Nothing, really. However, it's the way that it's executed. They do it in a way that makes you actually want to sit ther…
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The art and sound are decent in Eyeshield 21, but more importantly its the power and blood boiling excitement attached to the determination of the characters that amazes me. Eyeshield 21, makes you somehow excited and determined like the characters throughout the show. As friends and family hang around together full of liveliness, it shows the incredible determination in American football probably more than actual American Football. The show may go quite overboard sometimes by jumping and touchdowns in seconds, but it stays sane enough to excite you from start to finish. The characters really gave it to me with humor and pure awesomeness. The Evil demon Hiruma, never fails to make me laugh with his terribly wicked plans, Kurita shows a softhearted kindness and a powerful and destructive fe…
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Well, Eyeshield 21, I have to say, I held off on reading/watching the manga/anime, specially because it's a manga/anime about sports, and that doesn'g sound very exciting. But I decided to give it a try anyway, and find out wha the anime really was, and what it was, is awesome.
Plot: Well, the story follows student Kobayakawa Sena, who just got accepted to Deimon High School, Sena is pretty much a whimpy kid who gets bullied around by others, while running away from some bullies, a Senior Student, Hiruma Youichi, the captain of the Football club notices that Sena is really fast, and wants him to join, and after a rather strange series of events, he ends up joining the Football Team( or Amefuto, as they call it, yeah, idk).
So basically, there's a team, team has a dream, going to the Chri…
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It was very very average.
Maybe it's just that I watch too much football.
I dropped after first 3 episodes and finished manga instead.
Positive: how many mangas talk about the gridiron
not a whole lot.
Novel sport, pretty detailed descriptions, fairly involved storyline.
Negative: exaggerated features, even for a sports manga Hated some details,
I dont like how the author glorifies notre dame. Yeah, ND was good
when they were all wearing pigskin helmets and all caucasian.
Last ND champ was in 80's. If they want to talk about real college football,
talk about SEC football: Florida, LSU, Bama, etc.
Also, players do not immediately sign into NFL. Most players play in college for mandatory 3 years before goin to pros.
Third, I've yet to hear of any real football players with 4.1 speed. That…
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I have played football for 5 years all throughout highschool. I did not know there was an anime about football untill June of 2009. I normally would stay away from sports anime's as they are boring and dense but I watched an Amv on eyeshield 21 and fell in love.
Everything is real in the anime, well the tournaments and the attitudes the titles of best running back or linemen, and even the plays. Yes the plays in the show are exaggerated as green beams of light cant come from behind you as you run and all that stuff but in football we do those plays which makes it exciting to watch and its always a grudge match in eyeshield which alot of football is like!
The characters have their own personalities which rocks! They develop and get better through the whole series. Though every region lik…
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How long is it? 145 episodes. What’s it about? American Football. All of it? Yes. (And if you liked this series but found it either too long, or a bit childish, definitely check out Cross Game, a highly underrated sports series that is on a whole different maturity and story level.)
Eyeshield 21 is definite shonen sports anime. Heck, its even sponsored by the Japanese NFL and received backing in the United States as a football series on a sports channel. And now,…don’t get turned off. Because if you do, you’re missing out on one of the most entertaining series people disregard just because of its non-traditional anime content.
Review:
Please, please, don’t dump this series just because its football. I cannot but regret that I did put off watching this and suffered my way through crap se…
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Eyeshield 21 is the best Anime/Manga about sports, it is about a kid named Kobayakawa Sena who discovers the awesome world of American Football or Football as an american like myself would call it. To be honest,ES21 was my first sports anime and it is the one that hooked me to sports anime. it is really funny and whenever i have a bad day, i watch one ep of it and i cheer up. It combines both comedy and sports together to make the best sports Anime/Manga
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Eyeshield 21 is an essay in 145 episodes about... American Football! A game that I don't know, like or understand, portrayed in anime! A game that we always believed that was only played in America... In anime! Conclusion: Must Watch.
The story is as simple as "sports anime": a team and its players, represented by the Speed-Light Running Back Kobayakawa Sena as main character, must overcome stronger teams and players by evoluting physically and spiritually in way to get to the ultimate victory (participating in the Christmas Bowl). However, this team is not like your average! They are below the average! In the end, this is the fight of an underdog team composed by untalented members that had to generate their talent through train and hard work. Very heart warming for people that, like me,…
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At first glance, many thought that American football is all about muscle and killing intent. As a child, I watched NFL games and saw players hurt, injured, worst; crushed, suffer fractures and other accidents that led them to disability. As a sportsman(once a varsity basketball player), I hate games runned by power and skill alone.
Ya-HA!
Enters Eyeshield 21 that features a with unorthodox players such as shorty, porky and a Demon. The plot is very simple, about an errand boy who became a superstar in a game played by monsters and his team, the Devil Bats journey to National Championships, the Christmas Bowl. It highlights the rivalry of the main character, light speed runningback Kobayakawa Sena known as Eyeshield 21 and Linebacker Shin Seijurou who is considered as the perfect player. L…
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