The Eyeshield 21 anime and manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata. The series takes place in Tokyo, Japan, where the members of Deimon Devil Bats have the ambition to compete at the Christmas Bowl, the most important high school American football championship of the country.

The main character of the series is Sena Kobayakawa, a wimpy boy who was a gofer to avoid being bullied during his childhood; he enters Deimon High School. While he runs away from the Ha-Ha Brothers his running ability is witnessed by Yoichi Hiruma, the captain of the Deimon Devil Bats, the school's American football team. After this, Hiruma coerces Sena to join the club under the alias "Eyeshield 21" to keep him from being recruited by other teams. Sena and Hiruma along with the other member of the club, Ryokan Kurita, try to recruit new players to compete at the Christmas Bowl.

While developing the characters, Murata intended to create characters who have unique qualities and that could stand out amidst the teams they are included. He focused his work on the characters' outfits since he thought it was the thing that would be most noted during the matches. Inagaki also used real-world influence for the teams. Most reviewers have praised the characters of the series, declaring that the characters are one of the best elements of the Eyeshield 21 series as they are distinguishable.

Creation and conception

When Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata were creating the Eyeshield 21 series, Murata was concerned that each character had a stand-out quality because many of them are in groups.^[1] Murata said that "due to their heavy protective gear, it would be very difficult to identify personal characteristics in games" and because of this he decided to become more engaged in detailing their clothes, "so the most work on character designs are on their uniforms".^[2] Inagaki conceived the teams knowing that "each team has its own style", and designed the characters prior to assigning them a team.^[2]

Main characters

The main characters of the Eyeshield 21 series are part of Deimon Devil Bats,^{[Jp 1]} an American football team based on Deimon Private Senior High School.^{[Jp 2]} The Deimon Devil Bats were founded by Yoichi Hiruma, Ryokan Kurita, and Musashi under the name of Mao Devil Bats.^{[Jp 3]} After its inaugural year, they need to refound the team in Deimon. However, its membership was further reduced with the departure of Musashi. This remains the case until Hiruma discovers Sena Kobayakawa and his amazing running ability. For the creation of Deimon Devil Bats' uniform, Murata was inspired by the Philadelphia Eagles' gear and helmets,^[1][3] and for its logo he created six prototypes, saying he "spent a lot of work on designing the logo".^[2]

Sena Kobayakawa

Voiced by: Miyu Irino^[4] (Japanese); Yuri Lowenthal^[5] (English)

Sena Kobayakawa (小早川 瀬那, Kobayakawa Sena) is one of the main characters in the Eyeshield 21 series. During his childhood, he was a shy boy who was bullied and needed to be protected by Mamori Anezaki. Seeing this, Riku Kaitani, a young friend of Sena, taught him a running technique he referred to as the "explosive run" so Sena could defend himself. However, Sena used this to become a gofer for others instead of getting rid of bullies. In his first day at Deimon High School, he is chased by three bullies known as the Ha-Ha Brothers and his speed is discovered by Hiruma. Under the alias "Eyeshield 21" because of the green eyeshield he wears to conceal his identity, Sena joins Deimon's football team as a running back.

Yoichi Hiruma

Voiced by: Atsushi Tamura^[4] (Japanese); Derek Stephen Prince^[6] (English)

Yoichi Hiruma (蛭魔　妖一, Hiruma Yōichi) is the captain and the quarterback of the Deimon Devil Bats. When he was a child, Hiruma learned about American football after crawling through a hole in a fence of an American military base. He befriended Ryokan Kurita and Musashi, and with them, founded the Mao Devil Bats. After completing middle school he intended to join the Shinryuji Naga, but as Kurita failed the entrance exam, he entered Deimon. Along with Kurita and Musashi, he re-established their former club, Mao Devil Bats, but renamed the team the Deimon Devil Bats. As Musashi leaves the club and few people have an interest in American football, he starts to blackmail students, forcing them to join the club. Hiruma is greatly feared both by students and administrative members of the school. Besides blackmailing people, he also intimidates them with the multiple firearms he carries with him. He is also a genius in maverick trick plays and mind games that he uses to try to frighten his adversaries.

Ryokan Kurita

Voiced by: Kōichi Nagano^[4]

Ryokan Kurita (栗田　良寛, Kurita Ryōkan) is the largest and strongest lineman and player in the Deimon Devil Bats. Kurita met Hiruma and Musashi before entering high school, and with them founded the Mao Devil Bats, promising that one day they would contest the Christmas Bowl. Before completing high school, Kurita wanted to join the Shinryuji Naga through a scholarship, but Agon Kongo, who is considered a prodigy, entered his vacancy, and since he could not pass the school's exam he joined Deimon. Kurita is a kind-hearted individual who tries to do not hurt other people, but while on the field he does not hesitate to use all his strength. When playing, Kurita shouts his kiai "Funnuraba!"^{[Jp 4]} when exerting extra effort.^ch. 5 At the end of the series, he is shown to be attending Enma University alongside Sena, Monta, Riku, Mizumachi, Unsui and Kotaro.^ch. 333

Montaedit

Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi^[4]

Taro Raimon (雷門　太郎, Raimon Tarō) is the primary wide receiver of the Deimon Devil Bats. He is most known as Monta (モン太), a nickname given to him by Hiruma, who said that this name alluded to Joe Montana.^ch. 39 Initially, he wants to become a baseball player, and sees Masaru Honjo, a Shuei the Bears' outfielder, as an idol. However, due to his lack of ability in other areas than reception he is not cast for the main team. Then, Sena invites him to join the Devil Bats, but he refuses the offer.^ch. 23 Monta only enters the team after being scammed by Hiruma, who says the team needed someone to protect Mamori Anezaki from the egoistic and harmful Eyeshield 21.^ch. 24 From there on, he decides he will become a hero through American football.^ch. 28 He has a habit to go into a pose after a catch while yelling "Catch Max", also adding "Max" to nearly anything he describes while excited or determined.^ch. 28 In many aspects, Monta resembles a monkey, and it is used as a recurring gag throughout the series.^ch. 145 At the end of the series, he is shown to be attending Enma University.^ch. 333

Otheredit

Mamori Anezakiedit

Voiced by: Aya Hirano^[4] (Japanese); Kate Higgins (English)

Mamori Anezaki (姉崎 まもり, Anezaki Mamori) is a childhood friend of Sena that has been protecting him from bullies since primary school. At high school, and after Sena joins the American football club, Mamori also joins it as the club manager to protect him.^ch. 8 Despite joining the club just to protect Sena, she eventually becomes an excellent manager who knows the rules, analyzes the adversaries strategies and creates strategies to combat them.^{ch. 9, 147} Mamori's drawing abilities are terrible if compared to her other academic abilities—actually she is one of the school's top three students—and it is a recurring gag throughout the series.^[7]

The Ha-Ha Brothersedit

Voiced by: Takanori Hoshino (Kazuki Jumonji), Masami Iwasaki (Koji Kuroki), Takeshi Maeda (Shozo Togano)^[4] (Japanese); Kirk Thornton (Kazuki Jumonji), Lex Lang, (Koji Kuroki) Liam O'Brien (Shozo Togano) (English)

The Ha-Ha Brothers (ハァハァ3兄弟, Ha Ha San Kyōdai) are three juvenile delinquents who join the team after Hiruma blackmails them with a negative of a picture where they appear nude.^ch. 27 Despite not being brothers, Hiruma calls them this way due to their habit of expression, with each one of the trio saying "Ha!?", in rapid succession with a crescendo.^ch. 29 The gang is formed by Kazuki Jumonji,^{[Jp 5]} considered the group's leader, Koji Kuroki,^{[Jp 6]} and Shozo Togano.^{[Jp 7]} They join the club permanently after passing the test that consists in climbing Tokyo Tower without letting an ice bag melt.^ch. 33 They are notably poor and inexperienced at the game when they start out, and so they are called "trash" by other players, journalists and even the father of Jumonji.^{ch. 40, 54} This disbelief, however, make them strive to prove to those who do not believe in their skills that they are very capable linemen.^ch. 304

Manabu Yukimitsuedit

Voiced by: Masaru Hōta^[8]

Manabu Yukimitsu (雪光 学, Yukimitsu Manabu) is a second-year student who has always been dedicated to only the studies. His mother wants him to be a studious person and makes him study from day till night in addition to going to cram school. Contradicting his mother, Yukimitsu decides he wants to have sweet memories of his high school not related to studying, and so he applies for Hiruma's qualification test and enters the Deimon Devil Bats.^{ch. 33, 304} Yukimitsu does not participate in the first game and knowing his limitations he begins to devote more on training to dispute the Autumn Tokyo Tournament.^ch. 54 However, he is not cast to that competition,^ch. 90 making his debut only in the match against the Shinryuji Naga at the Kantō Tournament.^ch. 180

Daikichi Komusubiedit

Voiced by: Hidenori Sakaki^[8]

Daikichi Komusubi (小結 大吉, Komusubi Daikichi) is one of the linemen of the Deimon Devil Bats. Daikichi is highly impressed by Kurita's amazing strength when first sees him and decides that he wants to become Kurita's "apprentice".^ch. 32 He joined the team after surviving the Tokyo Tower qualifying test, beating out the Ha-Ha Brothers.^ch. 33 He does not talk much, and speaks only in the so-called "language of strong men", that only "truly strong men" (his father and Kurita) can understand, which consists mostly of strange grunts and one-word sentences.^ch. 34

Suzuna Takiedit

Voiced by: Shoko Nakagawa^[4]

Suzuna Taki (瀧 鈴音, Taki Suzuna) is a blue-haired girl who is always wearing rollerblades. In the manga, Suzuna first appears in a scene in the United States where she is looking for her brother, Natsuhiko, and meets with Sena;^ch. 82 in the anime, she appears before it, yet in Japan, where she is working as a reporter hired to discover the secret identity of Eyeshield 21.^[9][10] Later, Suzuna follows the team back to Japan and then proclaims herself a cheerleader for the Devil Bats even though she is not from Deimon High School.^ch. 89

Doburoku Sakakiedit

Voiced by: Shōichiro Akaboshi^[11]

Doburoku Sakaki (酒奇 溝六, Sakaki Doburoku) is the coach of the Deimon Devil Bats and a former American footballer. He trained Hiruma, Musashi, and Kurita, and taught them how to play American football before they entered high school. However, after his loan shark's debts became too high because of his gambling habits, he left them and fled to the United States.^ch. 75 There, he became a beach football coach, returning to Japan only after Hiruma paid all his debts.^ch. 88 He and Ojo's trainer and coach, Gunpei Shoji, were teammates at Sengoku University's American football team, and were known as "The Twin Japanese Blades",^{[Jp 8]} where he played as a tight end.^ch. 86

Natsuhiko Takiedit

Voiced by: Kōji Ochiai^[12]

Natsuhiko Taki (瀧 夏彦, Taki Natsuhiko) is a high school student who has the dream of becoming an NFL player. He is a narcissist person^[13] and he is usually called an "idiot" by several people, including his sister Suzuna and Hiruma, due to his odd and rather foolish attitude;^{ch. 83, 85} it is exemplified by his habit of opening his jacket to bare his pecs and making weird poses and pirouettes.^{ch. 83, 90} However, Taki can be serious, using his flexibility to block the adversaries.^ch. 164 Even having been refused by high school teams,^ch. 90 Taki goes to the United States, abandoning his family, to apply for a position in the San Antonio team by taking all the savings in his house to the flight.^ch. 83 He fails, but Sena asks him to join the Devil Bats back in Japan as a tight end. However, Hiruma says he can only join the team if he follows them in the Death March, a journey of two thousand kilometers along the American coast.^ch. 85 After arriving in Japan, he has yet to make the high school entrance exam, and he debuts only in the second match of the Autumn Tokyo Tournament.^{ch. 101, 104}

Musashiedit

Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama^[11]

Gen Takekura (武蔵 厳, Takekura Gen), most known as Musashi (ムサシ), is the kicker of the Deimon Devil Bats. Along with Hiruma and Kurita, he established the team originally under the name of Mao Devil Bats. However, Musashi is forced to leave the team during his freshman year to work as the construction foreman at his family company because his father had suffered an accident at work.^ch. 132,140 He only returns a year later; in the manga, it occurs against the Seibu Wild Gunmen,^ch. 141 and in the anime he returns later against the Bando Spiders.^[9][11] Despite the title of "The 60-yard Magnum"^{[Jp 9]} being actually a lie that Hiruma fabricated to scare the opponents, this arouses the rivalry of Kotaro Sasaki,^ch. 57 and it becomes truth when Mushashi converts a field goal of 60 meters against Teikoku Alexanders at the Christmas Bowl.^{ch. 303, 304}

Tetsuo Ishimaruedit

Voiced by: Kei Katō^[14] (Japanese); Grant George^[6] (English)

Tetsuo Ishimaru (石丸 哲生, Ishimaru Tetsuo) is the Devil Bats' second running back. Ishimaru is recruited from the track team by Sena who takes over half of his paper route for him.^ch. 3 Ishimaru is considered an extremely ordinary person, and thus, many times, his adversaries and even teammates do not note his presence on the field.^ch. 29 Nevertheless, Ishimaru's obscurity works to his advantage when playing since no one notices when he is handing the ball.^{ch. 121, 282}

Supporting charactersedit

Ojo White Knightsedit

The Ojo White Knights (王城ホワイトナイツ, Ōjō Howaito Naitsu) are considered the second best team in Kantō behind Shinryuji Naga at the start of Eyeshield 21. Three years prior to the series' start, a group of defense-focused Ojo players known as "Golden Generation" manages to get close to defeat the Shinryuji Naga. However, they are defeated after Agon and Unsui Kongo enter the match.^ch. 50 Its members include Seijuro Shin, the linebacker, Haruto Sakuraba, the wide receiver, Ichiro Takami, the quarterback, Makoto Otawara, the captain, and Gunpei Shoji (庄司軍平, Shōji Gunpei), nicknamed Shogun (ショーグン), the head coach and trainer.^ch. 111

Seijuro Shinedit

Voiced by: Naoya Gomoto^[4] (Japanese); Crispin Freeman (English)

Seijuro Shin (進 清十郎, Shin Seijūro) is the ace linebacker of the Ojo White Knights. Shin only joins an American football club because he is accompanying Haruto Sakuraba on the admission exam when the coach Gunpei Shoji sees his potential.^ch. 37 Over time, he is regarded as the best linebacker in Japan, and is known for his obsessive training habits.^{ch. 8, 14} Shin is also a good observer; at the first time Shin meets Sena, he realizes that Sena is the "Eyeshield 21", starting their rivalry.^ch. 25 Despite this, he serves as a personal coach for Sena during the Devil Bats' preparation for the Christmas Bowl.^ch. 278 Shin was modeled after Bruce Lee, and Murata noted he becomes like a real person as the story progresses.^[2]

Haruto Sakurabaedit

Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano^[4] (Japanese); Tony Oliver (English)

Haruto Sakuraba (桜庭 春人, Sakuraba Haruto) is the Ojo White Knights' wide receiver. While in high school he entered the team due to his unpaired height; however, Shin surpasses him. Sakuraba feels envious of Shin's success and achievements, and disappointed with himself he becomes a model of Jari Productions.^ch. 37 Because of his popularity, people mistake him for the ace of the Ojo team; however, he is initially seen by the other players only as a pitchman and an average player.^{ch. 13, 91} After getting injured and being hospitalized he meets Torakichi, a boy who admires him only due to his skills, and Sakuraba becomes excited again to play American football.^{ch. 37, 38} Sakuraba starts to try harder, shaves his hair and let his beard grow, and before the start of the Autumn Tokyo Tournament he resigns with Jari Pro.^{ch. 92, 94}

Ichiro Takamiedit

Voiced by: Kenji Hamada^[14]

Ichiro Takami (高見 伊知郎, Takami Ichirō) is the Ojo White Knights' quarterback. At first, a childhood leg injury left him unable to run as quickly as quarterbacks need to run. After the coach told him he could not play due to this drawback, he decided to train more running and to study calculations to make his passes more precise. Finally, after his fourth year on the team, he became the team's starting quarterback for the Kantō Tournament.^ch. 92

Makoto Otawaraedit

Voiced by: Kenji Nomura^[14] (Japanese); Patrick Seitz (English)

Makoto Otawara (大田原誠, Ōtawara Makoto) is the captain and the largest lineman for the White Knights. Otawara is a very loud and brash person, who always says what he thinks. He also has a flatulence problem and makes no effort to hide it.^ch. 9 In contrast to his strength, Otawara is plain stupid, as Shoji, the White Knight's coach, puts it, and even he admits it.^ch. 12 Although most featured as a comic relief in the series,^[9] Otawara can be very insightful, which genuinely shocks just about everyone.^ch. 118 Later, he serves as a personal coach for Daikichi Komusubi during the Devil Bats' preparation for the Christmas Bowl.^ch. 278

Seibu Wild Gunmenedit

The Seibu Wild Gunmen (西部ワイルドガンマンズ, Seibu Wairudo Ganmanzu) are a team from the Kantō region of Japan. They are considered to be the strongest offensive team in Tokyo. Its members include Kid, the quarterback, Jo Tetsuma, the wide receiver, Riku Kaitani, the running back, Buffalo Ushijima,^{[Jp 10]} a lineman and the team's captain,^ch. 137 and "Doc" Holiday,^{[Jp 11]} the coach.^ch. 35

Kidedit

Voiced by: Yūya Uchida^[12]

Kid (キッド, Kiddo), whose real name is Shien Mushanokoji (武者小路紫苑, Mushanokōji Shien), is the Seibu Wild Gunmen's quarterback. He is the son of Hajime Mushanokoji,^{[Jp 12]} a three-time Olympic gold medalist in shooting sport.^ch. 131 His father always wanted Shien to be a shooter like him and imposed on his son a lot of pressure. After he could not win a championship and thought he disappointed his father, Shien left his home and abandoned his name, adopting the pseudonym "Kid".^{ch. 139, 245} He is known for having one of the quickest passing arms as he never took a sack. In the "Quick-Draw Pass" he throws the ball in 0.2 seconds by using both of his hands to generate a fast spiral, and due to this and his background in shooting he earned the moniker "Quick-Draw Kid".^{[Jp 13]ch. 135}

Jo Tetsumaedit

Voiced by: Eiji Takemoto^[12]

Jo Tetsuma (鉄馬丈, Tetsuma Jō) is the wide receiver of the Seibu Wild Gunmen. He is a childhood friend of Kid and his father was the driver of Kid's father's.^ch. 139 He is very quiet and follows all orders given to him in an extreme way; he memorizes a number of different passing routes, and once Kid calls one out, he will almost automatically not falter from the course unless overpowered.^{ch. 73, 136} However, he does act upon his own impulses to help keep Monta from attacking the referee to keep the Devil Bats from being disqualified.^{ch. 150, 151} Later, he serves as a personal coach for Manabu Yukimitsu during the Devil Bats' preparation for the Christmas Bowl.^ch. 278

Riku Kaitaniedit

Voiced by: Yuuki Masuda; Chikiri Kyoko (child)^[12]

Riku Kaitani (甲斐谷陸, Kaitani Riku) is the running back of the Seibu Wild Gunmen. He is a childhood friend of Sena, whom he considers a little brother, and who taught Sena how to run extremely fast in order to stand up to bullies. Riku eventually moves away and only meets Sena again during the Autumn Tokyo Tournament.^ch. 128 Later, he serves as a personal coach for Tetsuo Ishimaru during the Devil Bats' preparation for the Christmas Bowl.^ch. 278 At the end of the series, he is shown to be attending Enma University.^ch. 333

Shinryuji Nagaedit

Shinryuji Naga (神龍寺ナーガ, Shinryūji Naga) is considered the strongest high school American football team in Kantō. It is based on Kanagawa in a boys-only school which follows Buddhism. Prior to the series' start, they have never been defeated at the Kantō Tournament.^ch. 50 However, in the first game of the tournament, the Devil Bats overcomes them.^ch. 199 Its members include the Kongo brothers—Agon and Unsui—, Ikkyu Hosokawa, the cornerback, Gondayu Yamabushi, the senior lineman, Sanzo,^{[Jp 14]} an androgynous-looking running back,^{ch. 52, 183} and Sumito Sendoda,^{[Jp 15]} the coach.^ch. 50

Agon Kongoedit

Voiced by: Takuya Kirimoto^[15]

Agon Kongo (金剛阿含, Kongō Agon) is the younger of twin brothers on the Shinryuji Naga team. Agon joined the school through a scholarship for students with athletic skills above average,^ch. 171 and he is considered a genius player who appears only once in a century, and he treats everyone with indifference, arrogance, and as worthless trash.^{ch. 50, 51, 177} He can play in most of the skill positions, and has a reaction time of 0.11 seconds.^{ch. 176, 177} However, Agon is a womanizer and irresponsible, having to be monitored by his brother, Unsui.^ch. 50 Inagaki described him as "a real ladies' man, a very strong character" and noted he could not depict Agon "laying with the ladies" in a shōnen manga.^[16]

Unsui Kongoedit

Voiced by: Takeshi Maeda^[15] (Japanese); Grant George (English)

Unsui Kongo (金剛雲水, Kongō Unsui) is the Naga's quarterback. He is known for his dedication to training and for his passion for football but is considered merely "a good player", the opposite of his brother, Agon.^ch. 51 Unsui never overcome his brother, and, aware of such situation, he decided to make his brother the best player as possible, even taking responsibility for Agon's actions.^ch. 185 However, at the end of the series, Unsui joins a different university from Agon, wishing to grow on his own and to overcome his brother.^ch. 333

Ikkyu Hosokawaedit

Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga^[15]

Ikkyu Hosokawa (細川一休, Hosokawa Ikkyū) is the Naga's cornerback. He has the record of 4.9 seconds in the 40-yard-dash while running backward, making him the best cornerback in the Kantō region.^ch. 51 He is the only player on the Naga that Agon has any respect for since he is also considered a genius.^ch. 170 Later, he serves as a personal coach for Monta during the Devil Bats' preparation for the Christmas Bowl.^ch. 278 Ikkyu peppers his speech with the inflection "oni", which is used as an emphatic phrase, and is usually translated as "completely".^{[volume & issue needed]}

Gondayu Yamabushiedit

Voiced by: Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi^[15]

Gondayu Yamabushi (山伏権太夫, Yamabushi Gondayū) is one of the senior members and linemen of the Naga team and its captain. He joins the team through a scholarship for sportsmen, and is an elite player, according to his coach.^ch. 171 During his freshman year, Yamabushi was noted alongside fellow receiver Doujirou Tenma as the future of the team. However, as skilled as he was, the lineman is embarrassed when Tenma is recruited for the all-stars of Teikoku Alexanders instead of himself.^ch. 289.

Teikoku Alexandersedit

Teikoku Alexanders (帝黒アレキサンダーズ, Teikoku Arekisandāzu) are a team based out of Osaka. They are known as the ultimate all-star team and, prior to the match against the Devil Bats, no team had scored against them,^ch. 293 they have never called a timeout,^ch. 288 and they have won the Christmas Bowl since its inception.^ch. 284 They recruit the best players from all the country and stick them into a six-tiered ranking system. Players who want to move up in the ranks must memorize over one thousand different plays and all of the first string members must be able to run forty yards in under five seconds.^{ch. 276, 282} Its members include Takeru Yamato, the running back, Taka Honjo, the wide receiver, Karin Koizumi, the quarterback, Kureji Hera (平良呉二, Hera Kureji), most known as Heracles, a lineman and the captain,^ch. 281 and Reisuke Aki (安芸礼介, Aki Reisuke), most known as Achilles, a lineman who joins the team due to its cheerleaders.^ch. 282

Takeru Yamatoedit

Takeru Yamato (大和猛, Yamato Takeru) is the "real" Eyeshield 21. He obtained such title during his time in the Notre Dame college in the United States.^ch. 287 There, he felt he lacked speed and strength, so he focused everything on balance to become unstoppable in a charge, and claimed the title of "Eyeshield 21" for himself. However, after he failed to stop Panther from stealing the ball from him, Donald Oberman, believing Yamato not to be so good, had him removed from the school.^ch. 316 He returns to Japan in order to reach the top and find an opponent capable of facing him;^ch. 276 then, he joins the Teikoku, reaching the first tier after one day.^{ch. 278, 279}

He and Sena face each other at the Christmas Bowl as deciding on who becomes the Real Eyeshield 21

Taka Honjoedit

Taka Honjo (本庄鷹, Honjō Taka) is the wide receiver of the Teikoku Alexanders and the son of Masaru Honjo. He is known for his high jumps, having the Japanese high school record in long jump, which allows him to seem like he is walking on air when catching the ball.^{ch. 277, 283} Masaru constantly trained Taka during his youth aiming Taka to be the best, and so he has no goal, as he thinks there is no other wide receiver as good as he.^{ch. 278, 279} Taka eventually finds a suitable rival in Monta, who initially fears to go against Taka due to Masaru being his idol, but who defeat him in the end.^{ch. 278, 293}

Karin Koizumiedit

Karin Koizumi (小泉香燐, Koizumi Karin) is the quarterback of the team and the only female player in the series. She would have joined the manga club when she started high school.^ch. 287 Her skills as a player are discovered by Taka after he catches a ball that she threw back to him. She is reluctant at first but agrees after Yamato talks to her. As she had a natural ability for passes, Karin only trains hard to improve her dodging ability.^ch. 285

Other charactersedit

Taiyo Sphinxedit

The Taiyo Sphinx (太陽スフィンクス, Taiyō Sufinkusu) are a team based in the Kanagawa prefecture. They are renowned for their "Pyramid Line" composed of strong and heavy offensive and defensive linemen.^ch. 39 Its members include Banba Mamoru, the captain, Kiminari Harao,^{[Jp 16]} an eccentric quarterback who has his own harem and is considered a below average player,^{ch. 170, 201} Niinobu Kasamatsu,^{[Jp 17]} the second-largest player of the Pyramid Line who is easily irritated and tricked,^ch. 45 Ken Kamaguruma,^{[Jp 18]} a tall first-year cornerback whose speciality is the bump technique.^ch. 46

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