▁American ▁football ▁as ▁a ▁central ▁subject ▁of ▁E yes h ield ▁ 2 1 ▁after ▁real izing ▁that ▁it ▁fit ▁perfectly ▁with ▁his ▁idea ▁for ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁m anga ▁was ▁originally ▁serial ized ▁in ▁Sh ue ish a ' s ▁Week ly ▁Sh ō nen ▁J ump ▁from ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁series ▁consists ▁of ▁ 3 3 3 ▁chap ters ▁collected ▁in ▁ 3 7 ▁tank ō bon ▁volumes . ▁An ▁an ime ▁adaptation ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 4 5 ▁television ▁episodes ▁was ▁co - produ ced ▁by ▁TV ▁Tokyo , ▁NAS , ▁and ▁Gal lop . ▁The ▁television ▁series ▁first ▁a ired ▁on ▁Japan ' s ▁TV ▁Tokyo ▁network ▁from ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁to ▁March ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁E yes h ield ▁ 2 1 ▁franch ise ▁has ▁spawn ed ▁two ▁original ▁video ▁anim ations ▁( O V As ), ▁audio ▁albums , ▁video ▁games , ▁and ▁other ▁mer ch and ise . ▁ ▁In ▁North ▁America , ▁the ▁m anga ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁V iz ▁Media ▁from ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁an ime ▁series ▁was ▁later ▁lic ensed ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁by ▁To on ami ▁Jet stream ▁as ▁a ▁joint ▁effort ▁with ▁V iz ▁Media ▁and ▁a ired ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ,