Eyeshield 21

Timid, diminutive, and frequently the target of bullies, Sena Kobayakawa has just enrolled at Deimon Private High School. When he angers a group of delinquents by refusing to act as their errand boy, he makes an incredibly speedy getaway, an ability he has developed through years of running from his tormentors. Youichi Hiruma—the demonic captain of the Deimon Devil Bats football team—happens to be nearby, and seeing Sena's "golden legs" at work, forcibly recruits him as a running back despite S...

Eyeshield 21 has sold more than 27 million copies in Japan as of July 2025. The series was published in English by VIZ Media under the Shonen Jump Advanced imprint from April 5, 2005, to October 4, 2011.