The opening themes are 'Breakthrough' by Coming Century, used for the first thirty-five episodes, 'Innocence' by 20th Century, used between episode 36 and 64, with the rest using 'Dang Dang' by ZZ. The episodes use seven pieces of theme music: three opening and four ending themes. The episodes were later released in eighteen DVD compilations between Jand Decemby Bandai Visual. The series is directed by Masayoshi Nishida and produced by TV Tokyo, NAS and Gallop The plot of the episodes follows Sena Kobayakawa, a student who becomes an American football player against his desire but eventually becomes the star of the team, wearing an eyeshield to protect his identity.Įpisodes 1 between 72 of Eyeshield 21 aired from Apto Augon TV Tokyo. The anime series Eyeshield 21 is based on the manga series of the same name written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata.
