Eyeshield 21 18
Posted: March 17, 2008 Filed under: Eyeshield 21 Leave a comment »Well, the big thing in this volume seems to be that Sena finally revealed himself. The scene where the Devil Bats were being introduced on the field before the game with the Bando Spiders was the best. Mamori’s reaction (and the subtle Hiruma/Mamori hint thrown in for good measure) was worth the wait, and I’m glad she dealt with things the way she did.
The best reaction was from his parents, though. That just made me laugh. I also like that Suzuna seems to be able to get away with calling Hiruma “Elf Boy” or something like that (part of me hopes that it was actually “elf friend,” but I don’t think that was the case).
The game itself is intense, as you can probably imagine. The complication this time is that Bando is extremely good at special teams, so they always take possession of the ball and score a touchdown, and there’s just not much the other team can do about it. I liked that the star player on the other team, the one who was not constantly coming his hair and talking about how cool he was, always related everything to music and nobody else seemed to like this very much. In fact, he was constantly being called out because music just doesn’t have anything to do with football.
Most of all, I just feel genuinely good when I read this series. Even with this volume, where Deimon is being totally stomped, the characters are just so good it’s just gratifying to read. I love this series.
