40-Yard Dash: 5.5 seconds  Bench Press: 65 kg  Position: Kicker  Jersey Number: 99    2nd Year Student (Grade 11)   The kicker for the Bando Spiders. He is a direct rival of Musashi, and as noted by Hiruma, he has never missed a try-for-point kick. He even once kicked a soft drink can right into a rubbish bin made specifically for cans - off of a bridge railing (even more impressively -and unfortunately for Kotaro- it wasn't empty at the time). His skills as a kicker is seen when he could easily get a field goal from 50 yards. It is because of him that the Bando Spiders adopted the philosophy of a kicking team, a team that relies on kicks to win the game. However, his accuracy can also be used against him since it's easy to predict where his kicks will land and they can then be returned. Furthermore, in the match against Deimon, Kōtarō stresses out and actually misses a field goal attempt, which could have won the game.   Koutarou's most famous quote is, "That's smart" (Smart daze) (Otherwise "That's not smart", etc.), and is seen combing his hair whenever he has time, even during a match. He seems to dislike Akaba Hayato because he keeps talking about music. Koutarou used up a time-out just to explain the history of the Spiders to Deimon. His last name is the same as a famous samurai, Sasaki Koujiro, a rival of Miyamoto Musashi. He asked Bando's manager, Sawai Juri, who is also his childhood friend to go out with him 3 times, but was refused with "Whatever, stop saying stupid things, moron!", but she never actually said "No".   In an interesting note of trivia, a poll conducted in Japan had Koutarou as the only non-Deimon player to win in a showdown, with him winning in the "coolest character" battle against Taki.   (Source: Wikipedia) 

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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Yan Alpande Gesteira is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, and dubbing director. He is the grandson of [Carlos Gesteira](https://anilist.co/staff/175188/) and grandnephew of [Zé da Viola](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%A9_da_Viola).

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Timothée Chalamet, Xolo Maridueña, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Freddie Highmore, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jack Griffo, Alex Wolff, Anthony Ramos, Dylan Arnold, Jack Dylan Grazer, Dylan Minnette, Lewis Pullman, Archie Madekwe, Rory Culkin, Choi Woo-Sik, Moises Arias, Michael Cimino, Algee Smith, Tanner Buchanan, Julián Cerati, Aaron Hilmer, Emmanuel Restrepo, Miles Heizer (Most of the productions)
- Phineas Flynn (1st voice - 1st-2nd season; Phineas and Ferb)
- Dr. Shaun Murphy (The Good Doctor)
- Norman Bates (Bates Motel)
- Miguel Diaz (Cobra Kai)
- Paul Atreides (Dune movies)
- Willy Wonka (Wonka)
- Jonathan Ohnn / Spot (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)
- Kaio O. Kincaid / K.O. / Turbo K.O. / Perfect K.O. (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
- Number Five (2nd dub; The Umbrella Academy)
- Max Thunderman (The Thundermans franchise and cameos on Nickelodeon series)
- Milo Fishtooth (Fish Hooks)
- Victor Salazar (Love, Victor)
- Nathaniel Kurtzberg / Caprikid (Miraculous: Les aventures de Ladybug et Chat Noir)
- Newt (Maze Runner trilogy)
- Jojen Reed (Game of Thrones)
- Malcolm McLaren (Pistol)
- Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle (Blue Beetle)
- Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler (X-Men: Apocalypse e X-Men: Dark Phoenix)
- Roberto "Bobby" Domzalski (Tales of Arcadia franchise)
- Harold Hutchins (Captain Underpants franchise)
- Henry Creel / One / Peter Ballard (Stranger Things)
- Rodrick Heffley (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2021, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever)
- Matthew MacDell (Big Mouth)
- Duncan Harris (Duncanville)
- Lon (Sendokai Champions)
- Koichi Shikishima (Godzilla Minus One)
- Kenny Rossmore / Kenny Miller (We're the Millers)
- Flower (Bambi II)
- Cooper Daniels and Billy Billions (Ben 10 franchise)
- Cooper "Coop" Burtonburger (Kid vs. Kat)
- Freddy Freeman (Shazam! and Shazam! Fury of The Gods)
- Jordan Buttsquat (Camp Lakebottom)
- Prince Peter (Long Live the Royals)
- Sanjay Patel (Sanjay & Craig)
- Ares Hidalgo (Through My Window trilogy)
- Lucas Nickle (The Ant Bully)
- Jared Shapiro (The Powerpuff Girls 2016)
- Ray Terrill / The Ray (The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow and Freedom Fighters: The Ray)
- Boba Fett (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
- Clumsy Smurf (Smurfs: The Lost Village and Les Schtroumpfs 2021)
- Buddy Pine / Incrediboy (2nd dub; The Incredibles)
- Timothy "Tim" Willoughby (The Willoughbys)
- Dylan Dalmatian (101 Dalmatian Street)
- Walter Beckett (Spies in Disguise)
- Sho (Ready Player One)
- Henry Bowers (IT)
- Cal Price (Love, Simon)
- Aaron Samuels (Mean Girls 2024)
- Jason "Jay" Kelso (That '90s Show)
- Rowan Laslow (Wednesday)
- Hugo Múler (Elite)
- Joshua "Josh" Wheeler (Daybreak)
- Dilton Doiley (Riverdale)
- Bumpty Fluzoo (Grown Ups 2)
- Jabber (Jibber Jabber)
- Tyler Gossard (Malibu Rescue)
- Aidan Peters (Stuck in The Middle)
- Zigmund "Zig" Novak (Degrassi: Next Class)
- Zach Barnes (Bella and the Bulldogs)
- Malakai Mitchell (Heartbreak High)
- Jimmy Borrelli and Emmett (Chicago Fire)
- Brett Talbot [2nd voice - 5th season] and Gabe (Netflix's dub; Teen Wolf)
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Koutaro Sasaki