Also because I've dropped too many manga after reading only the first chapter or two, and a series really does need more of a chance than that. You know, since it's supposed to be a pretty good sports manga/anime and all. I almost dropped this after reading the first 2 chapters because it was so generic, but decided I should at least finish the volume. Unfortunately the arc stories after the national championships decline its quality, giving this manga a moderate ending. Using another oftenly used plots (shy main character, delinquent students transform into tough athletes, dark background of some characters), this manga could prolong the plots finely without many arc stories. There are more than you see on the covers. At a glance on the cover of the manga, everyone can guess that Eyeshield 21 offers a new main theme in sport manga: American Football. Authors/creators of sport manga are inventing new ideas in premises, themes, or characters (oh, and illustration arts too, we are talking about manga). Although they all basically have the same basic plot, there are still new sport manga since Captain Tsubasa. I have read some sport manga, and the main plot of this genre is cliché, from zero to hero. At a glance on the cover of the manga, everyone can guess that Eyeshield 21 offers a new main theme in sport man This is my review for whole series.