Akaba, Hayato

赤羽隼人

Akaba serves as the tight end for the Spiders and acts as the team's captain. He is deeply absorbed in music, frequently playing his electric guitar and employing musical metaphors to express his views. During games, Akaba wears a blue eyeshield and introduces himself to Sena as "the real Eyeshield 21."
He earned MVP honors in the Fall Tournament during the match against Oujou's Golden Generation. He was offered a spot on the Teikoku team and accepted due to the squad's strength and his father's transfer to Kansai. Following a confrontation with teammate Kotaro, Akaba reconsidered and chose to return to Bando. Due to school policy, he was required to sit out for six months from the start of the school year, preventing him from playing with the team until the match against the Devil Bats. In the meantime, Akaba acted as an adviser and instructor to his teammates, teaching them the blocking techniques he developed through painstaking research.

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