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Eyeshield 21 S1E1 — The Man With The Lightspeed Legs!

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Eyeshield 21•Season 1•Episode 1

The Man With The Lightspeed Legs!

7.3/10 · 29 votesApr 6, 200522 min

Ranked #86 of 120 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

It is Sena's first day of High School. And from now on his school life will be different. Sena has vowed not to be made a gopher like he has been in the past. But its bad luck for Sena after the Football Team Captain,

Directed byMasayoshi Nishida

Written byNobuaki Kishima

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Cast18

Miyu Irino

Miyu Irino

Sena Kobayakawa / Eyeshield 21 (voice)

Atsushi Tamura

Atsushi Tamura

Yoichi Hiruma

Aya Hirano

Aya Hirano

Mamori Anezaki

Mamoru Miyano

Mamoru Miyano

Haruto Sakuraba

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Raimon Tarou

Kouichi Nagano

Kouichi Nagano

Ryokan Kurita

Daisuke Hirakawa

Daisuke Hirakawa

Hayato Akaba

Daisuke Ono

Daisuke Ono

Kengo Mizumachi

DJ Taro

DJ Taro

Devil Bat

Eiji Takemoto

Eiji Takemoto

Niinobu Kasamatsu

Hiroshi Shimozaki

Hiroshi Shimozaki

Naosumi Kadoguchi

Hiroshi Shimozaki

Hiroshi Shimozaki

Osamu Kobanzame

Crew12

M

Masayoshi Nishida

Storyboard Artist

N

Nobuaki Kishima

Writer

Y

Yumenosuke Tokuda

Key Animation

H

Haruhiko Noda

Key Animation

H

Hatsue Koizumi

Key Animation

T

Tetsuya Tsukamoto

Key Animation

A

Atsushi Tsukamoto

Key Animation

K

Kaori Akimoto

Key Animation

K

Koichi Morishima

Key Animation

M

Masayoshi Nishida

Director

Yoshimi Itazu

Yoshimi Itazu

Key Animation

K

Katsumi Hiroe

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Man With The Lightspeed Legs!" is episode 1 of Eyeshield 21 season 1. It scored 7.3/10 from 29 votes, ranking #86 of 120 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Masayoshi Nishida and written by Nobuaki Kishima, it aired on April 6, 2005.

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