The team's fourth-tallest player and its de facto captain. Shun is the first character to acknowledge the existence of a genuine "Eyeshield 21" playing football at Notre Dame prep school, asserting that Sena—who Hiruma had turned into an "Eyeshield 21" from Notre Dame—was not that person. During his middle school years, Shun attended school in America, where he lost interest in football due to the size advantage of his American counterparts and quit the game as a result. After witnessing the Japanese player from Notre Dame in action, Shun became determined to play again, going so far as to challenge Eyeshield 21 directly. This encounter inspired him to train with renewed enthusiasm, and he promised to meet the player again at the finals. However, when the subsequent game against Notre Dame finally arrived, Eyeshield 21 was nowhere to be found. Shun inquired about his whereabouts, but no one seemed to know who he was or even if he existed. Shun claimed that Sena was an imposter, arguing that the Eyeshield he knew was far taller. He then declared his intention to defeat the Devil Bat's fake. Later, he admits that Sena deserves the title of Eyeshield 21 and tells him to keep fighting until the final game. Because Shun is consistently perceived as serious, he seems to be burdened by his teammates' immature actions. Yet, appearing accustomed to this, he can even ignore the fact that Sena, Monta, and his other teammates were trying to stop Mizumachi from peeking at the bathhouse (and causing a scene), before they were pushed right through the wall by Urashima, the vice captain of Kyoshin's cheerleaders. Later, when Deimon plays the Bando Spiders, Shun seems to hint that player Akaba Hayato is the Eyeshield 21 from Notre Dame.
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