▁on ▁its ▁site , ▁but ▁before ▁its ▁completion , ▁the ▁streaming ▁service ▁was ▁shut ▁down . ▁The ▁whole ▁series ▁was ▁stream ed ▁in ▁English ▁by ▁Cr unch y roll , ▁while ▁Sent ai ▁Film works ▁lic ensed ▁the ▁series , ▁with ▁distribution ▁from ▁Section 2 3 ▁Films ▁on ▁DVD s . ▁ ▁In ▁Japan , ▁the ▁E yes h ield ▁ 2 1 ▁m anga ▁has ▁sold ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁million ▁volumes . ▁The ▁m anga ▁and ▁an ime ▁have ▁been ▁featured ▁at ▁various ▁times ▁in ▁week ly ▁top ▁ten ▁lists ▁of ▁best - s elling ▁in ▁their ▁respective ▁media . ▁The ▁an ime ▁has ▁been ▁watched ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁television ▁view ers ▁in ▁Japan , ▁helping ▁to ▁raise ▁American ▁football ' s ▁popular ity ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Publications ▁for ▁m anga , ▁an ime , ▁and ▁others ▁have ▁commented ▁on ▁E yes h ield ▁ 2 1 , ▁which ▁received ▁positive ▁comments ▁for ▁its ▁art work ▁and ▁characters , ▁and ▁negative ▁responses ▁to ▁its ▁non - football ▁scenes . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁In ▁Tokyo , ▁a ▁weak , ▁un assert ive ▁boy ▁named ▁S ena ▁Kob ay ak awa ▁enters ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁of ▁his ▁choice De imon ▁Private ▁Senior ▁High ▁School . ▁S ena ' s ▁only ▁remarkable ▁physical ▁ab ilities ▁are ▁his ▁running ▁speed ▁and ▁ag ility , ▁which ▁are ▁noted ▁by ▁the ▁school ' s ▁American ▁football ▁team ▁captain ▁Y o ichi ▁Hir uma . ▁Hir uma ▁forces ▁S ena ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁De imon