15 September 2007, 9:11 PM
Eyeshield 21, a sort of secret identity football anime, once again joins my list of strange "yet to be licensed" anime straight out of Japan. The original story follows a young boy by the name of Sena Kobayakawa. Sena is spending his first year in high school, and his small frame and quickness and agility has made him a prime candidate for the school's running back position. Scouted by team lead Yoichi Hiruma, Sena becomes an instant phenom, and an amazing secret weapon for his school team, the Deimon Devil Bats. In order to protect his identity from competing high school teams, Sena is given the "auspicious" role of being team secretary during school and practice sessions. When it's game time though, he hits the field in superhero fashion, flaunting a decked out football helmet with a green-tinted Eyeshield to hide his face. Basically, he's the Batman/Super Man/Spider-Man/Wonder Women of Japanese football. Nice.