__Position:__ Tight End/Safety/Outside Linebacker
__Jersey:__ 37
__40 yard dash:__ 5.01 seconds
__Bench Press:__ 90 kg (198 lbs)
__Height:__ 182 cm (6' 0")
__Weight:__ 72 kg (158 lbs)
__Grade:__ 1st year

A man with an odd and rather foolish attitude, and is apparently quite oblivious to the silliness of his actions. He was first introduced in the series when Sena met him in the San Antonio stadium (Taki was trying out for the team there). He has a habit of opening his jacket to bare his pecs, making weird poses like rising up his leg 180 degrees and is often portrayed as a ladies-man. His dream is to become a pro football star, even though he didn't know the rules, nor the positions, stating that he was an all-around super player. He couldn't play American Football in Japan; he wasn't qualified, so he went to America to apply for a position in the San Antonio Team by taking all the savings in his house to fly to America. He failed; however, the coach did praise him on his potential and asked him to try out again after gaining some experience in high school football. Sena passed the pro-tryouts as Eyeshield 21, (though he and the Taki siblings left before his name was announced). Sena, feeling sorry for him, sensed that Taki had potential and that his talent shouldn't be wasted, asked him to join the Devil Bats back in Japan as a Tight End. He manages to qualify as a Devil Bats team member after undergoing the rest of the Death March.   Although he's quite the clueless, narcissistic fool, he is undeniably a very good (not to mention useful) player in the team. His personality is noted to be gentlemanly, but he's still an idiotic, competitive showoff. Taki gets serious for the first time in the game against Bando and manages to out-perform Akaba. He also began wearing his hair in a samurai topknot. However, after getting a tiny bit of praise, he reverts back to his usual idiot persona.    Monta harbors an intense dislike towards Taki; in junior high, while Monta was taking an entrance exam, Takiapproached Monta and asked him whether a book he found earlier, Son Son (with a picture of a chimpanzee on it) was Monta's, since he thought that Monta looked like a chimp. Taki's flexibility is also comparable to Monta's, further deepening their rivalry.

He always addresses Suzuna as "My Sister". His catchphrase is usually a loud "AH-HA-HA!", and exclaiming that he has a 150% success rate at anything he does. This usually leads to the Ha-Ha brothers being irritated at him.

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.
<br><br>
(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)

[Twitter](https://twitter.com/ochiai1966)

A Mexican voice actor. He is known for being the Latin American Spanish voice of Light Yagami in *Death Note*, Takumi Fujiwara in *Initial D*, Kisuke Urahara in *Bleach*, Chouji Akimichi in *Naruto* and T'Challa / Black Panther in the *Marvel Cinematic Universe*.

[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/joao__granja/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/jaogranja) | [Facebook](https://facebook.com/jocagranja) | [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@joca_granja) | [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/DETUDOUMPOUCO-sl4nu) | [IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3987862)

João Victor Granja do Nascimento is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, singer, dubbing director and youtuber.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Gumball Watterson (2nd voice - 3rd season onwards; The Amazing World of Gumball)
- Dustin Henderson (Stranger Things)
- Nicholas "Nick" Nelson (Heartstopper)
- Steven Quartz Universe (Songs; Steven Universe franchise)
- Jaeden Martell and Buddy Handleson (Most of the productions)
- Russell Collins / Firefirst (Deadpool 2)
- Neil Downe (ParaNorman)
- Edgar "E" Gore (Frankenweenie)
- Jamie Bennett (Rise of the Guardians)
- Farkle Minkus (Girl Meets World)
- Mylo (Arcane)
- Phillippe Florian Von Triesenberg (Elite)
- Gossamer (The Looney Tunes Show)
- Max Kanté / Pegasus (Miraculous: Les aventures de Ladybug et Chat Noir)
- Young Donald Duck (DuckTales 2017)
- Percy Dahmer (Clarence)
- Cooper Barton (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
!~

Natsuhiko Taki