Editing Eyeshield 21 (section)

{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
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| image           = Vol 1 - The Boy With the Golden Legs.jpg
| caption         = First {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume cover, featuring Sena Kobayakawa (front) and the students of the Deimon Private High School
| ja_kanji        = アイシールド21
| ja_romaji       = Aishīrudo Nijūichi
| genre           = {{ubl|[[Comedy]]<ref name="viz"/><ref name="sentai2"/>|[[Drama]]<ref name="sentai2">{{cite web|url=https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/a/catalog/eyeshield-21|title=Eyeshield 21|publisher=[[Sentai Filmworks]]|access-date=May 27, 2020|archive-date=December 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223060313/https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/a/catalog/eyeshield-21|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Sports manga|Sports]]<ref name="viz">{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/eyeshield-21|title=The Official Website for Eyeshield 21|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=October 27, 2017|archive-date=December 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217172446/https://www.viz.com/eyeshield-21|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). -->
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Riichiro Inagaki]]
| illustrator     = [[Yusuke Murata]]
| publisher       = [[Shueisha]]
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher|NA=[[Viz Media]]}}
| demographic     = {{Transliteration|ja|[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]}}
| imprint            = [[Jump Comics]]
| magazine        = [[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]
| first           = July 23, 2002
| last            = June 15, 2009
| volumes         = 37
| volume_list     = List of Eyeshield 21 chapters
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = OVA
| title           = Eyeshield 21: The Phantom Golden Bowl
| director        = Tamaki Nakatsu
| producer        =
| writer          =
| music           =
| studio          = [[Production I.G]]
| released        = {{ubl|September 2003 (Jump Festa Anime Tour)|2004 (Jump Festival)}}
| runtime         = 30 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| director        = {{ubl|[[Masayoshi Nishida]] (1–103)|Shin Katagai (104–145)}}
| producer        =
| writer          =
| music           = [[Kō Ōtani]]
| studio          = [[Gallop (studio)|Gallop]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee|NA=[[Sentai Filmworks]] (expired)}}
| network         = [[TV Tokyo]]
| network_en      = {{English anime network|NA=[[Toonami Jetstream]]}}
| first           = April 6, 2005
| last            = March 19, 2008
| episodes        = 145
| episode_list    = List of Eyeshield 21 episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = OVA
| title           = Eyeshield 21: Christmas Bowl e no Michi
| director        = 
| producer        =
| writer          =
| music           =
| studio          = Gallop
| released        = 2005
| runtime         = 11 minutes
}}
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{{nihongo|'''''Eyeshield 21'''''|アイシールド21|Aishīrudo Nijūichi|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series written by [[Riichiro Inagaki]] and illustrated by [[Yusuke Murata]]. The series tells the story of [[Sena Kobayakawa]], an introverted boy who joins an [[American football]] club as a [[secretary]], but after being coerced by [[quarterback]] [[Yoichi Hiruma]], becomes the team's [[running back]], wearing jersey number 21 and an [[eyeshield]] to conceal his identity. Inagaki chose American football as a central subject of ''Eyeshield 21'' after realizing that it fit perfectly with his idea for the series.

The manga was originally serialized in [[Shueisha]]'s [[Shōnen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' from July 2002 to June 2009. The series consists of 333 chapters collected in 37 {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes. An [[anime]] adaptation consisting of 145 television episodes was co-produced by [[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], and [[Gallop (studio)|Gallop]]. The television series first aired on Japan's TV Tokyo network from April 2005 to March 2008. The ''Eyeshield 21'' franchise has spawned two [[original video animation]]s (OVAs), audio albums, video games, and other merchandise.

In North America, the manga was released by [[Viz Media]] from April 2005 to October 2011. The anime series was later licensed in North America by [[Toonami Jetstream]] as a joint effort with Viz Media and aired in December 2007, on its site, but before its completion, the streaming service was shut down. The whole series was streamed in English by [[Crunchyroll]], while Sentai Filmworks licensed the series, with distribution from [[Section23 Films]] on DVDs.

In Japan, the ''Eyeshield 21'' manga has sold over 20 million volumes. The manga and anime have been featured at various times in weekly top ten lists of best-selling in their respective media. The anime has been watched by a large number of television viewers in Japan, helping to raise American football's popularity in the country. Publications for manga, anime, and others have commented on ''Eyeshield 21'', which received praise for its artwork and characters, and criticism towards its non-football related plotlines.