FMA: B Today + Eyeshield 21 Update.

Today on Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood... Will you do anything just to protect the one you love even if the price is your arm? Plus, we will meet a new character!

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood...

Today at 7:30pm on PRIME TIMES 5 of TV5!

Source: TV5 Animega FB

ABS-CBN Animation has just posted yesterday on their Facebook page the official promo for Eyeshield 21. Eyeshield 21 Season 2 premieres next week at 8:45 am replacing Katekyo Hitman Reborn.

Source: ABS-CBN Animation

Ya Ha! Eyeshield 21 Returns on ABS-CBN!

Sena and the rest of the Deimon Devil Bats team are back with a new season on ABS-CBN! Yes, Eyeshield 21 returns with all new episodes, more American Football action and more Hiruma madness. To those who remembered, Eyeshield 21 ended its first season here in the Philippines during the match between Poseidon and Deimon. Its second season premiered earlier on ABS-CBN's cable anime channel, Hero TV.

Eyeshield 21 Season 2 premieres on June 7, replacing Katekyo Hitman Reborn.

On their sister station, Studio 23, Dear Boys premieres on June 2, replacing Gunparade March.

Eyeshield 21

Eyeshield 21 is a manga series by Riichiro Inagaki (writer) and Yusuke Murata (artist) about football...American football.  The name of the manga comes from the main character, Sena.  He's a short guy who initially uses his quick speed and agility to avoid bullies.  However, he catches the eye of his school's American football team coach who recruits him as a running back.  To keep him from being courted by other schools, Sena's face is hidden under an eyeshield on his helmet (hence the name "Eyeshield 21").

I really like Yusuke Murata's manga artwork.  He was an apprentice under Takeshi Obata (the amazing artist of Death Note and Hikaru no Go) and it shows.

Eyeshield 21 is still ongoing in Japan and it spawned a lengthy (145 episodes!) anime series.  Viz Media is currently releasing the manga in America and the anime version was available for a while on Toonami Jetstream.  I'm not quite sure if/when the anime version will hit DVD.