Kicker for the Hakushu Dinosaurs, he is quite stocky in build, has a dark complexion, a square jaw and limp, messy dark hair. When seen, he acts in overall serious manner, never seen smiling and keeps a tight frown.
He is the third best kicker out of the Kanto teams but has no aspirations to gain a higher ranking as he feels Musashi and Koutaro, the two best kickers, cannot be surpassed; this coins his humorous philosophy of "Aim for the third place in life".
Monday, January 25, 2010
Misaki Wolves
Misaki Wolves, in Kantou tournament they defeated by Seibu. Ace of Misaki wolves is Kamiya Taiga.
Mikoto Sano
Mikoto Sano is the former ace Receiver of the Shachi Goldens team. Gets crushed by Kurita in a catching contest.
3rd year Student (12th Grade) Position: Wide Receiver (1st Team) Jersey Number: 68 TECHNIQUES/STRATIGIES
Super Low Altitude Shachihoko Catch: Sano goes and catches a pass at a low altitude that no other player is able to intercept. It is named after a mythoical creature with a tiger's head and a carp's body.
3rd year Student (12th Grade) Position: Wide Receiver (1st Team) Jersey Number: 68 TECHNIQUES/STRATIGIES
Super Low Altitude Shachihoko Catch: Sano goes and catches a pass at a low altitude that no other player is able to intercept. It is named after a mythoical creature with a tiger's head and a carp's body.
Megu Tsuyumine
Zokugaku's manager and trainer, Megu Tsuyumine (露峰 メグ, Tsuyumine Megu?) is a rough, no-nonsense woman who carries a wooden practice sword and is not above torturing the team members in order to get them to train harder. Some of her known tactics are towing players behind her motorcycle, hitting them between the legs with her wooden sword, and making them carry their motorcycles on their backs, with herself sitting on Habashira's motorcycle. She rules the team with an iron fist and even Habashira is afraid of her. However, she and Habashira are good companions who share a great deal of trust and understanding. She refers to him as "Rui", his given name, instead of Habashira-kun, which is Japanese custom even for close friends, and especially for women, demonstrating their closeness. Like Habashira, she is a second-year student.
Leonardo Apollo
Apollo is the coach of the Nasa Aliens team and has an extreme prejudice against those who have innate talents, rather than using skills earned by training. This is the main reason why he does not allow Panther to play during games and had him picking up balls. He's also racist against African Americans, and he dislikes the Japanese as well, thinking that they are weak and submissive as compared to the Americans. Due to this attitude, he cancels the game against the Devil Bats.
In response to this, Hiruma creates an insulting web video. He sends it over the Internet, which directly calls Apollo a chicken for refusing to face Deimon and humiliates the Nasa coach worldwide. Outraged, Apollo reschedules their match, stating that if the Aliens do not crush the Devil Bats by at least 10 points, then the Americans would not return to the United States.
In truth, the coach's real motivation for excluding Panther is jealousy. In his days as an NFL player, Apollo, despite his considerable efforts (such as training three times more than anyone), was never more than a benchwarmer. When it looked like he would finally play, the bigwigs of his team hired Morgan, an extremely talented sprinter and an African American, much like Panther. Apollo was cut from the team, and the flashback he had during the Deimon game showed him asking for one more chance to play, then being denied. Bitter about it all, Apollo went on to find his ideal high school team (Nasa Aliens) that relied solely in perfectly executed and superior strategies without leaning on the performance of talented aces. As coach, he also made up the rule that any team member who made a mistake on the field would immediately be substituted.
When Apollo's strategies during the Deimon game crumbled in front of Hiruma's tricks and Eyeshield's speed, Apollo reluctantly allowed Panther to play, after the whole team begged him to. Panther himself said that he would quit the team if he failed to stop Eyeshield 21 and win the game if he were to be given "one more chance". This caused a flashback for Apollo.
While Panther was playing on defense, Watt and Homer revealed that for a long time, despite how badly Panther was treated, Panther had always admired Apollo, because he was a hard-working man (Panther, like Apollo had, trained three times as hard as a ballboy and secretly with the rest of the team). There was another flashback of Panther when he was little, in which he declared that he had to be on Apollo's team no matter what. Despite the failure to win by ten points, the coach commented with his back turned during the hand-shaking that it was a good game. When the Alien's change their name to the NASA Shuttles and board a bus to leave Japan, Apollo reminded Panther of the deal, which Panther didn't exactly accomplish on his end ("Never call yourself a NASA Alien again"). However, Apollo told him that there would be a number 20 uniform for the Running Back (Panther) of the new "NASA Shuttles" team (#20 was Apollo's uniform number during his NFL days with the San Antonio Armadillos). This loophole allowed the team to go back to America and let Panther play.
One note in the anime, is that Apollo meets up with Morgan during the tournament between the 4 great teams. At this point, Morgan was the coach of the Russian team. Though the Aliens/Shuttles put up a good fight against Morgan's team, the Blizzards, they still lose. Dejected, Apollo considered quitting football altogether, but changes his mind after Hiruma invites him to watch the game with the Devil Bats against the Blizzards. Seeing the Bats work hard to come back from a lopsided first half, (and even cheering for Eyeshield 21), Apollo regains his drive and determination. In the anime, he owns a cat named Hillary.
Position: Coach
In response to this, Hiruma creates an insulting web video. He sends it over the Internet, which directly calls Apollo a chicken for refusing to face Deimon and humiliates the Nasa coach worldwide. Outraged, Apollo reschedules their match, stating that if the Aliens do not crush the Devil Bats by at least 10 points, then the Americans would not return to the United States.
In truth, the coach's real motivation for excluding Panther is jealousy. In his days as an NFL player, Apollo, despite his considerable efforts (such as training three times more than anyone), was never more than a benchwarmer. When it looked like he would finally play, the bigwigs of his team hired Morgan, an extremely talented sprinter and an African American, much like Panther. Apollo was cut from the team, and the flashback he had during the Deimon game showed him asking for one more chance to play, then being denied. Bitter about it all, Apollo went on to find his ideal high school team (Nasa Aliens) that relied solely in perfectly executed and superior strategies without leaning on the performance of talented aces. As coach, he also made up the rule that any team member who made a mistake on the field would immediately be substituted.
When Apollo's strategies during the Deimon game crumbled in front of Hiruma's tricks and Eyeshield's speed, Apollo reluctantly allowed Panther to play, after the whole team begged him to. Panther himself said that he would quit the team if he failed to stop Eyeshield 21 and win the game if he were to be given "one more chance". This caused a flashback for Apollo.
While Panther was playing on defense, Watt and Homer revealed that for a long time, despite how badly Panther was treated, Panther had always admired Apollo, because he was a hard-working man (Panther, like Apollo had, trained three times as hard as a ballboy and secretly with the rest of the team). There was another flashback of Panther when he was little, in which he declared that he had to be on Apollo's team no matter what. Despite the failure to win by ten points, the coach commented with his back turned during the hand-shaking that it was a good game. When the Alien's change their name to the NASA Shuttles and board a bus to leave Japan, Apollo reminded Panther of the deal, which Panther didn't exactly accomplish on his end ("Never call yourself a NASA Alien again"). However, Apollo told him that there would be a number 20 uniform for the Running Back (Panther) of the new "NASA Shuttles" team (#20 was Apollo's uniform number during his NFL days with the San Antonio Armadillos). This loophole allowed the team to go back to America and let Panther play.
One note in the anime, is that Apollo meets up with Morgan during the tournament between the 4 great teams. At this point, Morgan was the coach of the Russian team. Though the Aliens/Shuttles put up a good fight against Morgan's team, the Blizzards, they still lose. Dejected, Apollo considered quitting football altogether, but changes his mind after Hiruma invites him to watch the game with the Devil Bats against the Blizzards. Seeing the Bats work hard to come back from a lopsided first half, (and even cheering for Eyeshield 21), Apollo regains his drive and determination. In the anime, he owns a cat named Hillary.
Position: Coach
Kyoshin Poseidon
The Kyoshin Poseidon are an American football team from Kyoshin High School that the Deimon Devil Bats face in the Autumn Tokyo Tournament. As their team name suggests, the Poseidon's theme is based on water. Their strategy depends on the great height of their ace players, including Shun Kakei and Kengo Mizumachi.
Contents
Team Appearance and Rituals
The Poseidon uniform is predominantly a light blue. The sides of the jersey and pants feature sea-green fish-scale patterns, while the front of the helmet features a fin of the same color on either side. The team's cheerleaders wear uniforms with a similar color scheme with white seashell designs on the chest, giving the appearance of mermaids. The team in general has traditional practice sessions, but the cheerleaders often lead the team's fans in performing the wave at games. Additionally, after practice the Poseidon routinely visit a sauna to relax their bodies.
Story
Not much is known of the Kyoshin Poseidon before the arrival of the school's ace freshmen, only that, according to captain Osamu Kobanzame, Kyoshin was a mediocre team. However, Shun Kakei joined the team, and also attempted to recruit tall players, completely restructuring the team. Kengo Mizumachi joined the club because he admired Kakei's drive to win the national championship.
The team's tall freshmen stay on the bench for all of the team's official games through the start of the Autumn Tokyo Tournament. However, after the team falls behind 0-14 to Hashiratani, Mizumachi and Kakei enter the game, and lead the Poseidon to a 31-14 victory. A 42-0 rout of Zokugaku follows, and in the tournament quarterfinals the Poseidon face the Deimon Devil Bats. After a hard-fought match the Poseidon lose on the final play of the game by a score of 17-18, 23-24 in the anime.
Players
Shun Kakei
Although a first-year student, Kakei is the Poseidon's ace player and unofficial leader, and the team's actual captain Kobanzame often turns to him for instruction. He is a linebacker whose skill is exceptional, as he is able to defeat Sena's Devil Bat Ghost easily. He is among the tallest high school American football players in Japan, over two meters in height, and he has experience from playing the sport in the United States in middle school. His goal is to find and compete against the 'real' Eyeshield 21, a running back he played in the United States who inspired to take up the sport again when he had been prepared to quit. When he returned to Japan, Kakei immediately signed up for the American football club at Kyoshin, and revitalized the team by recruiting a number of tall players.haha
Kengo Mizumachi
Mizumachi is the Poseidon's other ace player along with Kakei. He is a lineman who, though not very bulky, is formidable because of his speed and great height, which he uses to his advantage. Mizumachi is considered a natural athletic prodigy, and he was highly sought out by his middle school's athletic clubs, and he chose the swimming club. He joined the American football club because of Kakei's aspiration to win the national championship, which matches his own drive, and he quickly became a talented lineman. Unlike Kakei, Mizumachi is rarely serious, instead being energetic, cheerful, and sometimes rude.
Osamu Kobanzame
Although the captain of the team and a third-year student, Kobanzame is an incredibly meek person with little capacity for leadership. Additionally, he is not very talented, though he trains hard along with the rest of the team and his play as a quarterback is generally mistake-free.
Hiroshi Ohira and Hiroshi Onishi
Ohira and Onishi are a pair of first-year linebackers for the Poseidon and are the two tallest high school American football players in Japan, at 205 and 204 cm respectively. They have shared an intense rivalry since childhood, and each claims to be Kakei's first disciple. They address Kakei as "sensei" despite his being in the same year as them, and their actions are generally foolish. However, despite not being as good as Kakei, they are skilled in the use of the techniques he has taught them, and together all three form the Poseidon's "High Wave" defense strategy.
Strategy
Kyoshin's offensive and defensive strategies largely depend on the strength of their tall freshman players. On offense, Mizumachi serves as a blocker for Kobanzame and the team's less-talented running backs. Additionally, on passing plays Mizumachi buys time for Kobanzame to complete passes. The team's true strength is on defense, where all four of their tall players play. Aside from Mizumachi's ability to break through blockers, the linebackers Kakei, Ohira, and Onishi form a powerful barrier behind the line, termed the High Wave. Using hand techniques, which Kakei has taught to the other linebackers, the team is able to break through lead blockers and Kakei is able to stop most running backs; on the other hand, their great height enables them to stop forward passes. The High Wave can be made stronger if Mizumachi lines up as a fourth linebacker, creating a 3-4 defense formation called Poseidon. Although Mizumachi's absence from the line theoretically makes running through the middle easier for opposing offenses, the four are generally able to stop most running backs with little physical strength from advancing due to their physique.
Contents
Team Appearance and Rituals
The Poseidon uniform is predominantly a light blue. The sides of the jersey and pants feature sea-green fish-scale patterns, while the front of the helmet features a fin of the same color on either side. The team's cheerleaders wear uniforms with a similar color scheme with white seashell designs on the chest, giving the appearance of mermaids. The team in general has traditional practice sessions, but the cheerleaders often lead the team's fans in performing the wave at games. Additionally, after practice the Poseidon routinely visit a sauna to relax their bodies.
Story
Not much is known of the Kyoshin Poseidon before the arrival of the school's ace freshmen, only that, according to captain Osamu Kobanzame, Kyoshin was a mediocre team. However, Shun Kakei joined the team, and also attempted to recruit tall players, completely restructuring the team. Kengo Mizumachi joined the club because he admired Kakei's drive to win the national championship.
The team's tall freshmen stay on the bench for all of the team's official games through the start of the Autumn Tokyo Tournament. However, after the team falls behind 0-14 to Hashiratani, Mizumachi and Kakei enter the game, and lead the Poseidon to a 31-14 victory. A 42-0 rout of Zokugaku follows, and in the tournament quarterfinals the Poseidon face the Deimon Devil Bats. After a hard-fought match the Poseidon lose on the final play of the game by a score of 17-18, 23-24 in the anime.
Players
Shun Kakei
Although a first-year student, Kakei is the Poseidon's ace player and unofficial leader, and the team's actual captain Kobanzame often turns to him for instruction. He is a linebacker whose skill is exceptional, as he is able to defeat Sena's Devil Bat Ghost easily. He is among the tallest high school American football players in Japan, over two meters in height, and he has experience from playing the sport in the United States in middle school. His goal is to find and compete against the 'real' Eyeshield 21, a running back he played in the United States who inspired to take up the sport again when he had been prepared to quit. When he returned to Japan, Kakei immediately signed up for the American football club at Kyoshin, and revitalized the team by recruiting a number of tall players.haha
Kengo Mizumachi
Mizumachi is the Poseidon's other ace player along with Kakei. He is a lineman who, though not very bulky, is formidable because of his speed and great height, which he uses to his advantage. Mizumachi is considered a natural athletic prodigy, and he was highly sought out by his middle school's athletic clubs, and he chose the swimming club. He joined the American football club because of Kakei's aspiration to win the national championship, which matches his own drive, and he quickly became a talented lineman. Unlike Kakei, Mizumachi is rarely serious, instead being energetic, cheerful, and sometimes rude.
Osamu Kobanzame
Although the captain of the team and a third-year student, Kobanzame is an incredibly meek person with little capacity for leadership. Additionally, he is not very talented, though he trains hard along with the rest of the team and his play as a quarterback is generally mistake-free.
Hiroshi Ohira and Hiroshi Onishi
Ohira and Onishi are a pair of first-year linebackers for the Poseidon and are the two tallest high school American football players in Japan, at 205 and 204 cm respectively. They have shared an intense rivalry since childhood, and each claims to be Kakei's first disciple. They address Kakei as "sensei" despite his being in the same year as them, and their actions are generally foolish. However, despite not being as good as Kakei, they are skilled in the use of the techniques he has taught them, and together all three form the Poseidon's "High Wave" defense strategy.
Strategy
Kyoshin's offensive and defensive strategies largely depend on the strength of their tall freshman players. On offense, Mizumachi serves as a blocker for Kobanzame and the team's less-talented running backs. Additionally, on passing plays Mizumachi buys time for Kobanzame to complete passes. The team's true strength is on defense, where all four of their tall players play. Aside from Mizumachi's ability to break through blockers, the linebackers Kakei, Ohira, and Onishi form a powerful barrier behind the line, termed the High Wave. Using hand techniques, which Kakei has taught to the other linebackers, the team is able to break through lead blockers and Kakei is able to stop most running backs; on the other hand, their great height enables them to stop forward passes. The High Wave can be made stronger if Mizumachi lines up as a fourth linebacker, creating a 3-4 defense formation called Poseidon. Although Mizumachi's absence from the line theoretically makes running through the middle easier for opposing offenses, the four are generally able to stop most running backs with little physical strength from advancing due to their physique.
Kureji Hera(Heracles)
A large-set player for Teikoku's first team and the official captain of Alexanders' squad, he has a bizarre sense of humor and lets his roots in Kansai show compared to the others. Sena, Monta and Suzuna meet him as he offers the tour of the Teikoku campus (though Yamato mostly gives the words and comments to their Deimon guests). Though cheerful, he is a tad eccentric, to the point of wearing costumes to fit the role he holds such as a tour guide for Deimon's visit and as a "Roman Senator" during the football strategy meeting in the forum. During the game, he even mimics Karin words behind her, threatening Devil Bats while Karin smiling innocently.
Heracles exhibits great pride in the honor of making it into "Teikoku's All Stars", which is the 1st team. He acknowledges the difficulty and determination needed by a Teikoku player to make the first team, relating his own trials in fighting for his current position on the team. Furthermore, he feels disrespect for any other player outside the first team who shuns their duties as a member of the football squad, particularly Ibarada's arrogant behavior. Hera had actually prepared a countermearsure for Gaou of Hakushuu Dinosaurs and it seems that it would prove more effective on Kurita, though it was unknown what this counter was until recently during the Chrismas Bowl match against Deimon Devilbats. Apparently, the counter is not being used right away, seeing as Kurita plowed through a double team of Heracles and Achilles without much effort.
Position: Lineman (1st Team) Jersey Number: 78 3rd Year Student (12th Grade) like all of the first team Heracles has a 40 yard dash of under 5 seconds. TECHNIQUES/STRATIGIES
Cross Stunts: Variation of stunts performed by Kurita and Komusubi before, in which Heracles and Achilles crossing paths to confuse players. This was effective to distracting stronger but slower opponent like Kurita, so the faster one (Achilles) can performing other task, while the stronger one (Heracles) will holds enemies at bay. Using this, Achilles is almost manged to secure the ball fumbled by Hiruma, before The Ha Ha Brothers gang on him.
Heracles exhibits great pride in the honor of making it into "Teikoku's All Stars", which is the 1st team. He acknowledges the difficulty and determination needed by a Teikoku player to make the first team, relating his own trials in fighting for his current position on the team. Furthermore, he feels disrespect for any other player outside the first team who shuns their duties as a member of the football squad, particularly Ibarada's arrogant behavior. Hera had actually prepared a countermearsure for Gaou of Hakushuu Dinosaurs and it seems that it would prove more effective on Kurita, though it was unknown what this counter was until recently during the Chrismas Bowl match against Deimon Devilbats. Apparently, the counter is not being used right away, seeing as Kurita plowed through a double team of Heracles and Achilles without much effort.
Position: Lineman (1st Team) Jersey Number: 78 3rd Year Student (12th Grade) like all of the first team Heracles has a 40 yard dash of under 5 seconds. TECHNIQUES/STRATIGIES
Cross Stunts: Variation of stunts performed by Kurita and Komusubi before, in which Heracles and Achilles crossing paths to confuse players. This was effective to distracting stronger but slower opponent like Kurita, so the faster one (Achilles) can performing other task, while the stronger one (Heracles) will holds enemies at bay. Using this, Achilles is almost manged to secure the ball fumbled by Hiruma, before The Ha Ha Brothers gang on him.
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