Super Official Anime Discussion Thread

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Ka-pi96 said:

Shadow8 said:

Well, I did forget to mention Eyeshield 21, which is an anime about american football. Honestly don't know how I forgot about it xD

Here's an AMV for it, if you guys want to check it out.

American football? I don't even understand that when things are in English, let alone Japanese

With Eyeshield 21, it doesn't matter, since the Japanese don't really understand it, either.  They just take the dramatic bits from football and throw in characters who are overpowered at different positions.  It's not technical or realistic.  Honestly, with most sports anime, the core is usually the same, where each team the protagonist faces has a standout player with new and different skills which the protagonist has to overcome.  That being said, the dynamics of American football are actually ideal for sports anime, as it features two distinct and direct ways for the offense to attack.  That's why I think Eyeshield was popular enough for 150 episodes despite most of the people watching not understanding the rules when the anime started.

And, truthfully, I think having two popular girls that fans would argue over helped a lot, too.