Before the series starts to be published regularly in the Weekly Shōnen Jump, Inagaki and Murata published two one-shots, called Eyeshield Part 1 (前編 Zenpen) and Part 2 (後編 Kōhen) for 14th and 15th issue of the magazine.[1] Despite having never played American football, Riichiro Inagaki chose this theme after deciding that he wanted to create "a protagonist that was wimpy at the beginning, yet could perform outstandingly in a sports game" and with this premise in mind he decided that American football would be "a very suitable material."[2] When originally creating Eyeshield 21 he said he was wary because he didn't want that his manga becoming "a simulator of football".[3] Inagaki said that Eyeshield 21 is set in Tokyo, specifically, "but perhaps not in the center of the city—more in the suburbs." He added that this is "not very significant" and that aspects of the hometowns of the two creators are reflected in the setting.[4]
During the Eyeshield 21's original run in the Weekly Shōnen Jump, Inagaki went several times to the United States. He went to see college football matches;[5] he went to a space center for some reference materials that would serve as the basis for creating the Nasa Aliens.[6] He went also too a military base as he needed to draw one when the Hiruma's background is revelead[7] and watching a NFL game he noted that the players "passed an intimidating and powerful sensation" and said that they "were facing dinosaurs", and created Rikiya Gao.[8]
Before being asked to work in Eyeshield 21 manga, Yusuke Murata had read some Inagaki's manga and noted that "had many cool design concepts of uniforms and equipment" and he stated "it could be turned into a great manga story", and he will "be happy to take the challenge"; eventually he was chosen.[2] While illustrated chapters, Murata was used to make a lot of mistakes and his pollen allergy used to hurt him because whenever he made a mistake he inhaled dust from eraser.[9][10] To drawn the characters' sketchs before sending them to the publisher, he used a mechanical pencil, which he considered special because it was given to him by Masanori Morita.[11]
Media
Manga
Main article: List of Eyeshield 21 chapters
The Eyeshield 21 manga series was written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata and originally serialized by Shueisha in the Japanese magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from July 2002 to June 2009.[12][13] The manga consists of 333 chapters spanning 37 tankōbon (collected volumes) with the first one being released on December 20, 2002 and the last one released on October 2, 2010.[14][15] Eyeshield 21 has also been published as part of the Shueisha Jump Remix series of magazine-style books. Fourteen volumes were released between July 28, 2010 and February 14, 2011.[16][17] An English translation of the Eyeshield 21 manga was serialized in North America by Viz Media under the Shonen Jump Advanced label.[18]Original video animations
Two original video animations (OVA) based on the Eyeshield 21 manga series were developed. The first one, named The Phantom Golden Bowl[a], being developed by Production I.G and shown in Jump Festa Anime Tour on September 2003 and in Jump Festa 2004.[19] The second OVA, titled Eyeshield 21: Christmas Bowl e no Michi – Minami no Shima de Tokkun da! YA-HA!! –[b], was shown in Jump Festa 2005.[20] The two OVAs, were later released on DVD. The first was released along with the second OVA of Naruto in a compilation called Jump Festa 2004 Super DVD.[21] The other were released as an extra track in the sixth DVD of Eyeshield 21 by Bandai Visual.[20]Anime
Main article: List of Eyeshield 21 episodes
The Eyeshield 21 anime adaptation was co-produced by TV Tokyo,
NAS, and Gallop and directed by Masayoshi Nishida until the episode 103
and by Shin Katagai from there.[22][23] The series, consisting of 145 television episodes, aired from April 6, 2005 to March 19, 2008 on TV Tokyo in Japan.[24][25] The English dub aired on the free on-demand Toonami Jetstream as a joint effort with NFL Rush on December 17, 2007,[26] but was dropped before its completion, video-streaming service shut down.[27]
In December 2008, the video streaming service Crunchyroll announced
that they would begin to stream Eyeshield 21 on their site on January 2,
2009 by offering the first eight episodes for free while providing a
Higher quality ad-free version for paid members.[28] As of November 2009, all 145 English subtitled episodes have been uploaded to Crunchyroll website. The English subtitles and translation is produced by MX Media LLC[29] On February 26, 2010, Section23 Films
had announced that Sentai Filmworks has received the license to the
anime and will be released on subtitled-only DVD, May 18, 2010.[30] In Japan, Bandai Visual distributes the anime in DVD format. A total of thirty-six volumes were released between July 26, 2006 and June 26, 2007.[31][32]CDs
The music for the Eyeshield 21 anime adaptation was composed by Kō Ōtani.[22][23] The series use twelve pieces of theme music: five opening and seven ending themes. The opening themes are "Breakthrough" by Coming Century, "Innocence" by 20th Century, "Dang Dang" by ZZ, "Blaze Line" by Back-On, and "Honō no Running Back" (炎のランニングバック, lit. Flaming Running Back) by Short Leg Summer. The ending themes are "Be Free" by Ricken's, "Blaze Away" by The Trax, "Goal" by Beni Arashiro, "Run to Win" by Aya Hirano, Miyu Irino, Koichi Nagano e Kappei Yamaguchi, "A day dreaming..." by Back-On, "Flower" by Back-On, and "Song of Power" by Short Leg Summer.A number of audio CDs have been released in Japan. The original soundtrack was released in two discs by Avex Mode on March 5, 2008 under the title Eyeshield 21 Complete Best Album.[33] Three Compilation albums, Eyeshield 21 Original Soundtrack Sound Field 1, Eyeshield 21 Sound Field Especial and Eyeshield 21 Song Best, featuring opening and ending themes as well insertion songs and character and team songs were relesead on August 31, 2005, December 21, 2005, and June 23, 2006 respectively.[34][35][36] Six maxi singles containing character songs have also been published. The first three were released on October 26, 2005 for Sena Kobayakawa, Mamori Anezaki, and Monta.[37][38][39] The other three with the songs of Haruto Sakuraba, Seijurou Shin, and Suzuna Taki, were released on January 25, 2006.[40][41][42] In addition to the musical CDs, Eyeshield 21 Drama Field 1, a Drama CD have been released by Avex on September 21, 2005.[43]
Video games
Konami appears to have the rights to produce Eyeshield 21 games for Sony video game systems. They have released Eyeshield 21: Portable Edition[c] for the PlayStation Portable on March 2, 2006 and Eyeshield 21: Let's Play American Football! Ya! Ha!![d] for the PlayStation 2 on December 22, 2005.[44][45] Nintendo secured the rights to the Eyeshield 21 video game license for their systems in December 2004.[46] They have released Eyeshield 21: MAX Devil Power for the Nintendo DS on February 2, 2006 and Eyeshield 21: Devilbats Devildays for the Game Boy Advance on April 6, 2006.[47][48] Another game was scheduled for release on the Nintendo GameCube, but it was later canceled.[49] Nintendo published an Eyeshield 21 game for the Wii, entitled Eyeshield 21: The Field's Greatest Warriors[e]. It was released in Japan on March 8, 2007.[50] Two non-football games have featured characters from the series, both on the Nintendo DS: Jump Super Stars and Jump Ultimate Stars. Various Devil Bats as well as Shin and Sakuraba from the White Knights appear in support cameos.[51][52]Other merchandise
Two artbooks based on Eyeshield 21 were released. The first one, Eyeshield 21 Illustration Collection: Field of Colors[f], were published on November 2, 2006. Before the launching of this book, Inagaki and Murata, had a round table with Slam Dunk's Takehiko Inoue.[53] The second entitled Paint Jump: Art of Eyeshield 21 were released on December 19, 2008.[54] Eyeshield 21 Official Databook: Chou Senshu Retsuden Ballers High[g], a databook were published on October 4, 2005.[55] A pair of light novels were launched. A light novel based and named before the first OVA were published on March 24, 2004 and authored by Katsumi Hasegawa. The second one, Eyeshield 21: Netto no Hundred Game![h], written by Eijima Jun were published on May 26, 2006. Of the both original authors, only Murata, illustrating worked on the novels.[56][57] In Japan, various other kind of products also exist: jigsaw puzzles,[58] action figures,[59] plush dolls,[60] calendars,[61] key chains,[62] and also medal game machine.[63] In addition, Konami released a collectable card game series.[64][65]Reception
Manga reception
As of 2009, Eyeshield 21 manga has sold more than 20 million copies in Japan alone;[66] individual volumes frequently appeared on the lists of best-selling manga there.[67][68][69] ICv2 has listed it as the top manga property from North America several times.[70][71] In 2011, the Japanese website Ameba conducted a "Top 10" online web poll of the "Best Shōnen Jump Manga of the 21st Century" and Eyeshield 21 placed seventh,[72][73] although in another pool that asks what good titles of Shonen Jump the readers dropped reading, Eyeshield 21 ranked 20th.[74] As well as several sports anime and manga influence your readers to practice certain sport, Eyeshield 21 has exponentially increased the number of Japanese teens playing American football.[75]Critical response to the Eyeshield 21 manga has generally been positive. Carlo Santos from Anime News Network stated the manga would be a "typical sports story" but the "well-defined cast of characters and strong artwork" pushes the series above average. He also commented that "anyone who's ever found actual American football boring... may change their minds after seeing the action sequences in Eyeshield 21."[76] Eyeshield 21 was considered the Best Continuing Shōnen Manga of 2007 for Deb Aoki from About.com, along with Bleach, praising the "well-written characters, dynamic artwork, nail-biting cliffhangers" and "a winning mix of comedy, action and drama".[77] The humor was praised for Jarred Pine from Mania Entertainment as it can "ranges from outrageous slapstick to more subtle background gags".[78] He also stated the humor is a "scripted humor" and that the creators can "bring out the energy and excitement of the game for the readers".[79] Carlos Santos did another review, this time not so favorable, he said Eyeshield 21 uses "a lot of familiar clichés" and that the storyline becomes "a sloppy job", making it "even less believable than it already is".[80] Writing for School Library Journal, June Shimonishi praised Murata's artwork, saying the art "is similar to Akira Toriyama’s style, with every inch filled with details and no gag left unseen" and said that Eyeshield 21 delivers "all the standard sports cliché."[81] Zac Bertschy from Anime News Network commented that Eyeshield 21 "defies convention" and manages "a really ridiculously bad idea" into "something most everyone would be able to enjoy."[82]
Anime reception
The anime adaptation featured several times in the Japanese TV ranking,[83][84] with the first episode having a rating of 7.5.[85] In 2006, Japanese television network TV Asahi conducted a poll for the top one hundred anime, and Eyeshield 21 placed 47th.[86] Daniel Marks, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Business Development from Viz Media said that one of the main reasons to bring Eyeshield 21 for the United States was that the series is "an action-packed drama with a positive message, teaching the importance of teamwork, overcoming obstacles and having goals".[87]The anime adaptation of Eyeshield 21 has received positive and mixed responses. Bobby Cooper from DVD Talk praised how the rules of American football is "explained to a foreign audience that has no clue what it's all about", adding that instructions at the commercial breaks "were informative and similar to the Go lessons of Hikaru No Go." He also said the explanations was "hilarious", but that "Eyeshield 21 is an excellent introduction to football".[88] The on-field action was also praised, with he saying the sports action is "where Eyeshield 21 truly shines", although he criticized the scenes away from the football field, "the pacing slows to a crawl and the storyline gets a little boring".[89] Erin Finnegan from Anime News Network noted this too, and she said the non-football game episodes "suffer from Initial D syndrome."[90] In another review, Finnegan stated "football is hard to understand, but Eyeshield 21 explains the Byzantine rules as it goes in an entertaining way."[91] Chris Beveridge from Mania Entertainment said that Eyeshield 21 has "a good solid story idea, showing a young man finding his way through sports by finding friends and realizing he has potential, but it's so sidelined so often that it's frustrating to see it deal with situations as it does."[92]
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