Wimpy Sena Kobayakawa has been running away from bullies all his life. But when the football gear comes on, things change&mdash;Sena's speed and uncanny ability to elude big bullies just might give him what it takes to become a great high school football hero! Enjoy all the bone-crushing action and slapstick comedy that this heartwarming coming-of-age story has to offer.
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(Source: Viz Media)

Welcome To the Gridiron of the Damned!   Huge hulking bodies throw themselves at each other, while a tiny lithe body runs between them for the goal!  No, it&rsquo;s not a game of football, it&rsquo;s Sena Kobayakawa trying to evade the monstrous Ha-Ha brothers down the halls of Deimon High School!  But wait!  Sena&rsquo;s incredible skills at not getting caught have been spotted by the devilish (possibly actually demonic) captain of the school&rsquo;s embryonic American style football team, and when Sena asks to be the teams manager, he gets  thrust onto the field as a running back instead!  But there are two BIG catches: first, to keep the identity of their new &ldquo;star&rdquo; player an absolute secret, Yoichi makes Sena wear an opaque visor on his helmet and gives him the alias of &ldquo;Eyeshield 21.&rdquo;  And the second catch?  Well, in order to hit his fastest &ldquo;speed of light&rdquo; running mode, Sena usually has to be absolutely terrified. Not that THAT will be a problem with the monstrous players that he&rsquo;ll soon find himself running from!  The insanity hits the streets when the feet meet the cleats in EYESHIELD 21! <br><br>
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)

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Yakkun Sakurazuka, formerly known as Yasuo Saitou (斉藤泰央), born on September 24, 1976 in Kanagawa, Japan, was a Japanese comedian and seiyuu. He made his singing debut in 2006, and has three singles out so far, "Geki Maji Mukatsuku", "1000% So Zakune", and "ChristMaster". Before he officially changed his name, he was a in comedian duo with another comedian and their skit was called "Abare Nunchaku".

He is also known as Sukeban Kyoko—a delinquent schoolgirl always seen carrying a shinai. He appears in Enta no Kami-sama, a comedian show.

Saitou died after being involved in a traffic accident on October 5, 2013, aged 37, on the Chugoku Expressway in Mine, Yamaguchi, while en route to a concert in Kumamoto Prefecture. He was hit by another car and killed when exiting his car after a slight collision.

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