Eyeshield 21 20
August 3, 2008
Really, the best thing about this volume is the interview between Hiruma and Agon in the first chapter. Both of them are so evil that they make the questions the high school girl asks them very entertaining. The interview continues in the between chapter segments for the rest of the volume. The answers for the star players from the other teams in the tournaents are also displayed… usually they’re all pretty amusing, but Hiruma often takes the cake. The best question is something like “what was the most amount of money you ever spent on something,” and while most answers were along the lines of different amounts for shoes and workout equipment, Hiruma just said “an island.” For some reason, that just struck my funny bone the right way.
After just a little bit of preliminary buildup, the game between the Devil Bats and the Nagas commences. It’s decided that Yukimitsu will play in this game, which made me feel great since he’s so often shoved to the side and just WANTS IT so bad. The Nagas make light of both him and Natsuhiko before the game starts, and it would please me greatly if both of them wound up being key to the defeat as opposed to the more standard Monta and Sena approach.
The Naga’s defeat is not looking so likely at this point, though. Their star player, Agon, is just too good. He’s got a history with Sena and Kurita, and is extremely arrogant and also just has god-given talent for any physical activity. He seems to be defeating Deimon rather soundly through the entire first half of the game. He even gets a few hits in on Hiruma, which is sort of amazing.
Things leave off on a not-too-reassuring note from Hiruma at the end of the volume. But I’m still looking forward to what Yukimitsu will get to do, so maybe good things will happen.
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