based in Houston, Texas. The team was known as the before they changed their name after their loss to the Devil Bats in a match they have bet with Hiruma that if the NASA Aliens could not win with a lead of ten points or more, they would not return to the United States. Then its coach, Leonardo Apollo, changed the team name to return to their home country. Its members include Panther, the running back, the quarterback whose specialty is a long pass known as the "Shuttle Pass",, the Japanophile wide receiver, and two brothers, and the former is tall and strong and the latter smaller, but faster. Inagaki visited a space center to collect reference materials to use as a basis for creating the team. Panther , most known as , is the only black member of the NASA Aliens. He is also known as because he has innate and extraordinary running talents. However, by the start of the series, he is just used as a ball boy by the team coach, Leonard Apollo. Panther struggles because he has the dream of becoming a professional NFL player to sustain his grandmother, and also because he admires Apollo. Apollo allows him to play for the first time in the match against the Devil Bats. Later, he is recruited by the Team USA. Leonard Apollo is the coach of the NASA Aliens team. He is a former professional, NFL player, known for his dedication to training. When he is removed from the team in favor of Morgan, a black man with innate talents, he becomes a racist, not only against African-American but to Japanese as well. After this event, he decided he would form the best team possible with only white players, and due to this attitude, he initially forbids Panther for playing. However, he changes his mind after all members of the Aliens do a dogeza to ask him to let Panther play. Kyoshin Poseidon are a team known for its members' height. Its members include Shun Kakei, the main linebacker, Kengo Mizumachi, the main lineman, the de jure captain of the team, and the two tallest high school football players in Japan, and who greatly admire Kakei. Shun Kakei is the de facto captain of the team due to Osamu's shyness. During middle school, he was considered an exceptional player because he was taller than the other Japanese