It is unclear which team wins the unofficial extra period, but Panther of Team America holds the MVP trophy aloft, winning the professional contract with the San Antonio Armadillos.
Eyeshield 21 Gogoanime Professional Contract With Team Japan reaches the final against Team America, in which the game ends as a tie, and both teams are declared winners.
Other characters slowly join the team, and the series follows the building and growth of the Deimon Devil Bats and its members, and rival teams as they all strive to achieve their goal of playing in the Christmas Bowl. Hiruma, Ryokan Kurita, and Sena regroup and slowly build a real team from misfits and students looking to define themselves, such as Tar Monta Raimon a baseball player who can only catchand the Ha-Ha Brothers. However, the extremely weak team is eliminated early by the Ojo White Knights, one of the best football teams in Japan. The makeshift team initially takes part in the spring football tournament hoping to win through the strength of their new secret weapon. To protect his identity from other teams who want to recruit him, Sena is forced to publicly assume the role of the team secretary and enter the field under the pseudonym of Eyeshield 21 wearing a helmet with an eyeshield to hide his features. Hiruma forces Sena to join the Deimon Devil Bats football team as its running back. Senas only remarkable physical abilities are his running speed and agility, which are noted by the schools American football team captain Yoichi Hiruma.
Publications for manga, anime, and others have commented on Eyeshield 21, which received positive comments for its artwork and characters, and negative responses to its non-football scenes. The anime has been watched by a large number of television viewers in Japan, helping to raise American footballs popularity in the country. The manga and anime have been featured at various times in weekly top ten lists of best-selling in their respective media. The whole series was streamed in English by Crunchyroll, while Sentai Filmworks licensed the series, with distribution from Section23 Films on DVDs.
The anime series was later licensed in North America by Toonami Jetstream as a joint effort with Viz Media and aired on December 17, 2007, on its site, but before its completion, the streaming service was shut down. The Eyeshield 21 franchise has spawned two original video animations (OVAs), audio albums, video games, and other merchandise.
The television series first aired on Japans TV Tokyo network from April 6, 2005, to March 19, 2008.