understand, but Eyeshield 21 explains the Byzantine rules ... in an entertaining way. We're never left waiting for the ref's decision for long minutes like in real life. A lot of dramatic tension carries the action between plays." Finnegan also criticized the artwork, saying, "any episode [of the show] without a game is clearly farmed out to an inferior animation studio". Chris Beveridge from Mania Entertainment wrote that Eyeshield 21 "has a good solid story idea, showing a young man finding his way through sports by finding friends and realizing he has potential, but it is so sidelined so often that it's frustrating to see it deal with situations as it does." Notes Japanese References External links Eyeshield 21 2002 manga 2003 anime OVAs 2005 anime OVAs 2005 anime television series debuts American football animation American football in Japan American football mass media Anime series based on manga Ball games in anime and manga Comedy-drama anime and manga Coming-of-age anime and manga Gallop (studio) Production I.G School life in anime and manga Sentai Filmworks Shōnen manga Shows on Toonami Jetstream Shueisha franchises Shueisha manga TV Tokyo original programming TVB Video games developed in Japan Viz Media manga