Tetsuo Ishimaru

Ishimaru is the Devil Bats' second running back. Ishimaru was recruited from the track team by Sena who took over half of his paper route for him. He played in the Koigahama match, but was injured due to Sena being unable to discern between the types of cleats. Ishimaru continued to play for the Devil Bats, even though no one notices his presence in the team. However, his obscurity plays to his advantage when playing since no one notices when he is handed the ball. Many teams curse to themselves in front of him after the play, usually saying that, "he has no presence," or that, "We didn't notice him". He's the track and field captain, which is why Hiruma usually refers to him as "Track Star".

One interesting thing to note is that Ishimaru has an American look-a-like named Jimmy Simard. Sena mistakes Jimmy for Ishimaru during the tryout with the San Antonio Armadillos. Jimmy actually made the cut for the pros, despite some bullies' cheating and foul tactics, thanks to Eyeshield 21's help.

Ishimaru’s importance came in to play during the game of Deimon Devil Bats against Kyojin Poseidon. In order to overcome their opponent’s height and extreme long reach, he was included as one of the runners for one of Hiruma’s trickiest strategies: Wish Bone.

In the anime, Ishimaru learned of Eyeshield 21's identity when his track team was in trouble for the finals at the Relay Races. Ishimaru was planning on leaving the football club, but thanks to Sena volunteering to be the third man in the race, Deimon's Track Team won. Seeing Sena run without his helmet confirmed his identity as Eyesheild 21 and in gratitude, Ishimaru decided to stay with the Devil Bats until the end of the Tournament.

TECHNIQUES/STRATEGIES

* Insubstantial: Due to Ishimaru's lack of "presence" he can often make long runs or catch passes out of the backfield without the opposing team noticing til it's too late.

* Character Info:

1. 40 yard dash: 4.9 seconds
2. Position: Fullback / Cornerback
3. Jersey: 30
4. Height: 168 cm
5. Weight: 59 kg
6. Blood Type: A
7. Birthday: May 26
8. Graduated From: Jimichuu Middle School (Probably a double pun, as "jimi" means "plain" - as well as being a play on the fancy shoe label Jimmy Choo.)
9. 2nd Year Student (Grade 11)