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Reflection: Take time to consider the situation, characters' motivations, and potential consequences. Authentic Portrayal: Bring characters to life by consistently and realistically portraying their unique traits, thoughts, emotions, appearances, physical sensations, speech patterns, and tone. Ensure that their reactions, interactions, and decision-making align with their established personalities, values, goals, and fears. Use insights gained from reflection and analysis to inform their actions and responses, maintaining True-to-Character portrayals. <!-- End of Role-playing Guidelines --> Blue Lock season 1 Season of anime television series Blue Lock is an anime television series based on the manga series by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. The first season was produced by Eight Bit and directed by Tetsuaki Watanabe, with Shunsuke Ishikawa serving as assistant director, Taku Kishimoto overseeing the series' scripts, Masaru Shindō providing the main character designs and serving as chief animation director, Hisashi Tojima serving as chief action director, and Jun Murayama composing the music. The 24-episode season aired from October 9, 2022, to March 26, 2023, on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation [ja] programming block. It adapts the first eleven volumes of the manga (chapters 1–94). Quick Facts No. of episodes, Release ... The series follows Yoichi Isagi, an unknown high school football player who is conflicted about his playing style, decides to join the Blue Lock program by Jinpachi Ego in order to become the best striker in the world. The first opening theme song is "Chaos ga Kiwamaru" (カオスが極まる, "Chaos Reigns") by Unison Square Garden, while the first ending theme song is "Winner" by Shugo Nakamura. The second opening theme song is "Judgement" by Ash Da Hero, while the second ending theme song is "Numbness like a ginger" by Unison Square Garden. Crunchyroll has licensed the series, and have streamed an English dub starting on October 22, 2022. Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific. Episodes See also: List of Blue Lock episodes More information No. overall, No. in season ... No. overall No. in season Title  Directed by  Storyboarded by  Original release date  1 1 "Dream" Transliteration: "Yume" (Japanese: 夢) Tetsuaki Watanabe, Masao Kawase & Kazuki Yokoyama Tetsuaki Watanabe October 9, 2022 In the prefectural tournament finals with his team trailing 1–0, striker Yoichi Isagi, heeding the words from his coach about soccer being a team game, opts to pass the ball to his wide open teammate rather than shooting at the goal himself, and his teammate misses. The opponent takes the ball the other way with their captain Ryosuke Kira kicking the match-clinching goal to advance to the national tournament. Sometime later, Isagi is summoned to the Japan Football Union, and he finds himself being one of 300 strikers confined at a remote soccer training facility called Blue Lock directed by coach Jinpachi Ego, being put through a survival boot camp in order to develop the ultimate striker for the Japan national football team with the winner becoming the team's starting striker and the rest banned from playing for the national team. The first trial is a game of tag in which the person who is struck by a kicked ball is 'it', and whoever is 'it' when time expires is eliminated. The lowest-ranked striker Gurimu "Igaguri" Igarashi starts out being 'it', and Isagi ends up being tagged to become 'it'. Rather than choosing to eliminate Igarashi while he is down, Isagi takes the risk to eliminate a stronger player, and just before time expires he tags Kira to eliminate him. 2 2 "Monster" Transliteration: "Kaibutsu" (Japanese: かいぶつ) Shunsuke Ishikawa Shunsuke Ishikawa October 16, 2022 In a meeting at the Japan Football Union, new recruit and creator of Blue Lock Anri Teieri criticizes the board for their way of thinking. Back at Blue Lock, Ego explains to Kira that his lack of egoism made him unfit to be the ultimate striker as he leaves Blue Lock. Ego then explains that the 11 players remaining will form Team Z and live together with the message that at times the players will work together and at other times betray each other. Afterwards, the players train and eat together. At night, Isagi practices with teammate Meguru Bachira, and Bachira explains that he has some monster inside of him that tells him the best course of action. Afterwards, Ego explains that as teams are assigned based on player rank and Team Z has all the lowest-rated players. He then explains the next trial that will be a group play tournament against the other four teams in their building, one of five in the facility, with the top two teams advancing. With all players being forwards that Ego has tasked the players to play soccer from zero. Team Z prepares to play their first match against Team X. 3 3 "Soccer's "Zero"" Transliteration: "Sakkā no Zero" (Japanese: サッカーの0) Kazuki Yokoyama Tetsuaki Watanabe & Takaaki Ishiyama October 23, 2022 Before the match, Ego explains that in addition to the two winning teams, the leading scorers from the eliminated teams will also advance. The match begins with fighting amongst teammates to advance by being the top scorer, but Team X starts to play as a team with Shouei Barou scoring the first goal as the trigger while the in-fighting continues with Team Z, allowing Team X to take a 5–0 lead. The zero on the scoreboard leads Isagi to believing that what Ego meant by playing soccer from zero means scoring the first goal. Team Z avoids the shutout with a goal by Rensuke Kunigami before time expires to make the final score 5–1. After the match, Jingo Raichi confronts Isagi demanding to know why he passed the ball to Kunigami despite Raichi being more wide open, while Barou advises Isagi to not be nervous in front of the goal. Back in the locker room, Isagi explains what he concluded when Ego said to play soccer from zero pointing to Barou's goal as the catalyst. Ego then explains that while Isagi is partially correct, his message relates to the open-ended nature of a striker pointing out that Japanese athletes are successful when they have defined roles, but struggle in sports that rely heavily on open-ended roles like in soccer. 4 4 "Premonition and Intuition" Transliteration: "Yokan to Chokkan" (Japanese: 予感と直感) Takahiro Enokida Shunsuke Ishikawa October 30, 2022 With Isagi struggling mentally, he asks Kunigami why he plays soccer, responding that he idolizes strikers as real-life superheroes and wants to become one. Kunigami also explains that goal scorers get bonus points to spend for stuff to improve quality of life at Blue Lock, and Kunigami uses his for a steak he shares with Isagi as gratitude for the assist. Kunigami also tells Isagi that he has a special talent for sensing where to go with the ball to score goals. The next day, Team Z and Team Y play a match that amounts to an elimination game with both teams losing badly in their first match. Team Z puts their position rotation strategy into motion with Bachira starting out as the striker, but Bachira struggles as his shots get blocked. Team Y then puts their plan into motion to focus on defense, then steal the ball and following a long pass to the team's best player Hibiki Ohkawa, he scores on a breakaway to give Team Y a 1–0 lead. Having taken the lead, Team Y deploys stall tactics by passing the ball around to run out the clock, but Team Z steals possession and ties the match with a goal from Gin Gagamaru, all while Isagi notices that Ohkawa's teammate Ikki Niko is the team's true leader who is calling the shots. 5 5 "To Be Reborn" Transliteration: "Umarekawaru no wa" (Japanese: 生まれ変わるのは) Chihiro Kumano Tetsuaki Watanabe & Takaaki Ishiyama November 6, 2022 Having figured out that Niko possesses the same ability he has, Isagi sees his former self inside of Niko. With the match tied at 1–1, Team Y continues to play defense until the last minute. Having drawn Team Z into the offensive zone, Team Y rushes towards the goal with Niko passing the ball to Ohkawa for a wide-open shot to score the game-winning goal. However, Isagi manages to run back just in time to block Ohkawa's shot and take possession of the ball. Isagi completes a long pass to Kunigami, who passes the ball to Bachira, and then passing it to Isagi to score and give Team Z the win by the final score of 2–1. Afterwards, the team celebrates their win with a potluck. That night, Hyoma Chigiri tells Isagi that he tore his ACL a year ago and that he is afraid that he might tear it again that would end his playing career, and Isagi lets Chigiri know that he needs to be prepared to give up everything in order to make it in the sport. The next day, Ego releases new rankings and Isagi is now Team Z's top player, while explaining that each player has a different talent that they need to figure out how to utilize. 6 6 "I'm Sorry" Transliteration: "Gomen" (Japanese: ごめん) Tatsuya Ishiguro Satoshi Shimizu November 13, 2022 The current standings are revealed with Team V on top having won both of their matches while the other four teams have one win each. Team Z enters their match against Team W with a great sense of urgency knowing that their final match is against Team V, who has dominated the block. Team Z takes a 3–0 lead into halftime over Team W with a hat trick scored by Wataru Kuon. However, that lead is quickly erased at the start of the second half. With Isagi noticing that Team W is in perfect position to counter Team Z's strategy, as well as Kuon intentionally making mistakes that allowed the Wanima twins to score easy goals for Team W, Isagi correctly deduces that Kuon is betraying the team. Kuon explains that he made a deal with the Wanima twins to allow Team W to win in exchange for allowing Kuon to advance for being Team Z's leading goal scorer, and as such they allowed Kuon to score three goals in the first half, and then Kuon would give away Team Z's strategy. Now aware that the match is 10 against 12 that Isagi scrambles to figure out a new strategy. 7 7 "Rush" Transliteration: "Tagiri" (Japanese: 滾り) Yoshito Mikamo & Akira Toba Tetsuaki Watanabe, Shunsuke Ishikawa & Takaaki Ishiyama November 20, 2022 Down 4–3 with Kuon leaking Team Z's strategy to Team W, Chigiri recalls his soccer career as he was called the genius and played for the same high school as the Wanima twins. He was a star player known for his speed, but tore his ACL that put his career on hold and has been holding back fearing that he might reinjure his knee that would end his career. Needing a new strategy that can't be countered by Kuon, Team Z places their hopes on Chigiri since Kuon does not know about Chigiri's injury. With the match entering stoppage time, Isagi passes the ball to the other side of the pitch. Using his speed having heeded Isagi's advice about being prepared to lose everything, Chigiri takes the ball and scores the equalizer in the final minute to end the match in a 4–4 draw. After the match, Kuon is beaten up by Team W for not telling them about Chigiri. Sometime later, Kuon attempts to negotiate a similar deal with Zantetsu Tsurugi, Seishiro Nagi, and Reo Mikage of Team V, but they are uninterested. Overhearing the conversation and bothered by their view of the game, Isagi confronts Team V to criticize them about their commitment to soccer. 8 8 "The Formula of a Goal" Transliteration: "Gōru no Hōtei Shiki" (Japanese: 成功ゴールの方程式) Kentarō Sugimoto Tomohiro Furukawa November 27, 2022 Reo explains that he got interested in soccer when watching the World Cup, but with his father wanting him to succeed him as the CEO of his family's company that he did not approve of his soccer dream. One day, Reo encountered Nagi and they have since become teammates. As Team Z prepares for their final match against Team V, which they must win to advance, Ego explains to Team Z that the goals they scored are not reproduceable and that reproducibility is a critical skill for a striker. With that message, Isagi asks Barou for advice on reproducibility, and after seeing him score twice on him in practice, he figures out his mechanics that leads him to mastering the art of reproducing goals. The next day, Team Z has their match with Team V having come up with a strategy that does not involve Kuon, and the plan initially works. However, the shot misses. Off the missed shot, Reo completes a long and risky no-look pass to Nagi on the opposite side of the pitch, and Nagi scores the first goal of the match for Team V. 9 9 "Awakening" Transliteration: "Kakusei" (Japanese: 覚醒) Takayuki Tanaka Kiyoshi Okuyama, Nitta Chishima & Yūji Haibara December 4, 2022 Team V goes up 3–0 after Nagi scores another goal using the same pass, and Zantetsu uses his speed while taking advantage of Team Z's attention on Nagi to score from long-range. Realizing that their tactics are not working, Bachira awakens his monstrous self in the thrill of battle to send a message to Team Z to awaken their hidden potential to become super special. Bachira dribbles past Reo, fakes Zantetsu out, and lobs the ball over Team V's goalkeeper to cut Team V's lead to 3–1, prompting Team Z to follow Bachira's lead to evolve and awaken their hidden abilities. Kunigami scores with a mid-range shot that fools the goalkeeper due to the lack of spin to make the score 3–2 going into halftime. The second half begins with Gagamaru's shot blocked by Zantetsu with Isagi taking the rebound, but his hesitation allows Nagi to take the ball away. Raichi psyches Reo out leading Reo to a yellow card for elbowing Raichi. Chigiri takes the free kick, and taking advantage of his superior top speed despite Zantetsu's superior acceleration, he passes the ball to a distant spot on the pitch where only he can get to the ball and ties the score at 3–3 with 30 minutes left in the match. 10 10 "Just the Way It Is" Transliteration: "Kono Mama de" (Japanese: このままで) Kazuki Yokoyama Kazuki Yokoyama December 11, 2022 Faced with the prospect of defeat after dominating all previous matches, Team V responds to Team Z's awakening by evolving their game. Team V takes the lead with a goal by Nagi kicked from an impossibly tight angle. With that goal, Nagi suddenly finds soccer fun after viewing the game as boring. In response, Chigiri makes another long pass to himself with assistance from Isagi, who blocks out Nagi from getting to the ball, and shoots at the goal that is saved. Gagamaru gets the rebound and makes a shot that is blocked by Reo, and on the rebound Kunigami shoots and scores to tie the score at 4–4. In seeing the way his teammates are playing, Kuon recalls that he used to be enthusiastic about soccer, but his overbearing demeanor alienated his teammates. With the match entering stoppage time, Nagi breaks away for an easy goal, but Kuon tackles Nagi that gets him a red card. On the ensuing free kick outside the penalty box, Nagi's shot is blocked by Gagamaru just before it enters the net. Isagi gets the ball on the rebound as he leads the charge to make one last attempt to score the match-winning goal that gets Team Z into the next round. 11 11 "The Final Piece" Transliteration: "Saigo no Pīsu" (Japanese: 最後の欠片ピース) Norio Kashima Shigeru Morikawa December 18, 2022 Isagi leads Team Z down the pitch, and using his foresight, he finds a spot to the left of Chigiri and Kunigami in front of the net correctly anticipating that Team V would send their defenders to mark them. However, he failed to notice Nagi marking him. After going through his thought process, Isagi decides to risk it all with a direct shot, and scores the match-winning goal. With the first selection completed, everybody on Team V and Team Z advances for finishing first and second, while Junichi Wanima, Niko, and Barou advance for being the leading scorers on the eliminated teams. In preparation for the second selection, Ego has the remaining strikers undergo physical conditioning. Sometime later, the remaining strikers gather, and Ego reveals that all buildings at Blue Lock were actually labelled as Building 5 to get everybody to experience inferiority. He then explains that the first selection was about understanding what being a striker is about, and the second selection will be a series of individual challenges in five stages in which only teams of five strikers will make it through to the end. 12 12 "The Second Selection" Transliteration: "Ni-ji Serekushon" (Japanese: 二次選考セレクション) Yūsuke Onoda Masashi Kojima December 25, 2022 In the 1st stage, Isagi enters a small soccer ground where he sees a holographic Blue Lock Man appear with a holographic gate and goal zone. Given 90 minutes to score 100 goals, Isagi clears the round and improves his shooting. When he enters the second stage, he sees Nagi and Reo among other players. A message appears, telling them to form a team of three to proceed to the next stage. Moments later, Bachira appears and immediately forms his team with Isagi. Initially planning to take Kunigami or Chigiri as their third member, Nagi offers Isagi to join his team. He declines, as he has already made his team with Bachira. Nagi opts to join them, leaving Reo. Moving to the third stage, they find a team consisting of Rin Itoshi, Jyubei Aryu, and Aoshi Tokimitsu, the highest-ranked players. Ego explains they are free to choose their opponents. The team who scores five goals first will win. The winning team can choose any member from the losing team. Isagi and his team decide to play against Rin's team. 13 13 "Top 3" Yasushi Muroya Kazuki Yokoyama January 8, 2023 The match starts between Isagi's team, in white, and Rin's team, in red. Team White scores a goal working together but is tied when Rin lands a shot from kick-off. In the next round, a pass to Isagi from Bachira is intercepted by Aryu, using his height and long limbs to steal the ball and score. When Bachira attempts to out-maneuver Tokimitsu next round, his skittish and meek demeanor suddenly gives way to monstrous speed and strength, overwhelming Bachira and Isagi to score. Nagi attempts a formation between the three of them to block their opponents' individual strengths, allowing them to score. Rin attempts another shot at kick-off but is blocked by Isagi, putting the ball out of bounds. Believing they have him locked down, Rin's ability to curve shots allows him to score from the corner with ease. With one goal left for Team Red, Team White uses the formation again. Bachira gives the ball to Isagi and Rin moves behind him. Despite Isagi believing the space was open to score, Rin steals the ball and scores the winning goal for Team Red. They select Bachira to join them and proceed to the next stage. 14 14 "The Geniuses and the Average Joes" Transliteration: "Tensai to Bonsai" (Japanese: 天才と凡才) Hiroshi Kimura & Fukutarō Hattori Kiyoshi Okuyama & Chihiro Nitta January 15, 2023 Returning to the 2nd stage, Isagi and Nagi realize they are being tested on their individual strengths. To Isagi's surprise, Barou and former Team Z teammate Asahi Naruhaya are among the unselected; Barou, despite his excellent shooting, was not chosen for his selfish attitude. While training, Isagi is approached by Naruhaya; knowing that their lesser skill compared to Barou and Nagi will lead to their disqualification from Blue Lock should they lose, the two agree to play against each other. At the start of the match, Barou takes the ball from Nagi, showcasing his increased shooting range and scoring. In the next round, Isagi passes to Nagi, who uses his fine control to bypass Barou, allowing him to score. Later, Barou takes the ball but refuses to pass it to Naruhaya; Isagi steals it and passes it to Nagi for another goal. Angered, Barou tries a shot from kick-off next round but misses the net. Isagi runs for the ball but is beaten by Naruhaya, who passes it to Barou for a goal. He reveals the true reason they challenged them is that they know of Isagi's inability to score alone. When Barou passes to Naruhaya, he makes his way past Isagi and shoots. 15 15 "Devour" Transliteration: "Kurau" (Japanese: 喰) Yoshito Mikamo & Shintarō Inokawa Keiichi Sekino January 22, 2023 Though Naruhaya's shot hits the post, Barou takes possession and scores. Next round, Isagi passes to Nagi as they rush the net, where he scores. Barou shoots from kick-off again but Nagi blocks it; Isagi takes possession but Naruhaya steals it, passing to Barou to score. Isagi realizes that Naruhaya always positions himself in his blind spot, allowing him to get close unnoticed, similar to Rin. Na Blue Lock Japanese manga series Blue Lock (Japanese: ブルーロック, Hepburn: Burū Rokku) (stylized as BLUELOCK) is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura [ja]. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since August 2018, with its chapters collected in 33 tankōbon volumes as of March 2025. Quick Facts ブルーロック (Burū Rokku), Genre ... An anime television series adaptation produced by Eight Bit aired from October 2022 to March 2023. An anime film adaptation based on the Episode Nagi spin-off manga premiered in April 2024. A second season, subtitled vs. U-20 Japan, aired from October to December 2024. By March 2025, the manga had over 45 million copies in circulation worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. In 2021, Blue Lock won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category. Plot The Japan national team finished 16th in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The Japan Football Union hires the football enigma Jinpachi Ego. His masterplan to lead Japan to stardom is Blue Lock, a training regimen designed to create the world's greatest egotistic striker. Those who fail Blue Lock will never again be permitted to represent Japan. Yoichi Isagi, an unknown high school football player who is conflicted about his playing style, decides to join the program to become the best striker in the world. Characters Yoichi Isagi (潔 世一, Isagi Yoichi) Voiced by: Kazuki Ura (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo (English) Portrayed by: Ryōhei Takenaka (stage play) Part of the losing team that failed to qualify for the high school nationals, he was nonetheless accepted into the Blue Lock program after being uniquely handpicked by Ego himself. He was initially within one of the lowest ranked players of all the 300 players of the Blue Lock program but would begin to demonstrate his value within Team Z via his vision and quick thinking, allowing him to analytically scan the field for openings to score goals. He would also strongly promote "chemical reactions" with his teammates, presenting an opportunity for stronger plays, easier collaboration and for more opportunities to score goals. During the second selection, he would eventually triumph through after experiencing two losses as he would later make the starting XI for the match against Japan U-20 as he would score the winning goal in the match after a series of plays by Rin. He would continue this success within the Neo-Egoist League with Bastard München as a starter and holds the #1 bid in the league, tied with Rin. Meguru Bachira (蜂楽 廻, Bachira Meguru) Voiced by: Tasuku Kaito (Japanese); Drew Breedlove (English) Portrayed by: Nobunaga Satō (stage play) Growing up without many friends in his life due to his social mannerisms and personality, this led him to develop a "monster" inside his head as a way to find rivals whilst playing matches and to score goals. He is amongst the first to befriend Isagi in Team Z and is primarily defined by his dribbling abilities as this allows him to quickly bypass many of his opponents. He is usually in high spirits and energetic, not being someone to engage in confrontations. Conversely, he is prone to not fully understand social cues and norms whilst off pitch. He later develops his own skills and personality during the Second Selection with a far more optimistic attitude and confidence when making plays. This has allowed him to enjoy consistent success within Blue Lock as he would play in the Blue Lock program and having one of the highest bids in the Neo-Egoist League during his tenure with FC Barcha. Rensuke Kunigami (國神 錬介, Kunigami Rensuke) Voiced by: Yūki Ono (Japanese); Alex Hom (English) Portrayed by: Shōta Matsuda (stage play) A self-described "football superhero" with strong morals regarding football, he emphasizes fair play on field whilst maintaining tact with his striking power. He also maintained a calm and kind personality towards others off-pitch and was generally seen as an older brother figure to his teammates. Despite being initially eliminated in the second selection following a loss to Shidō and Igaguri, he would return via the Wild Card program with a significantly more introverted and serious attitude towards his teammates and football in his newfound efforts of becoming the best striker in the world. He currently plays for Bastard München in the Neo-Egoist League as a starter. Hyōma Chigiri (千切 豹馬, Chigiri Hyōma) Voiced by: Sōma Saitō (Japanese); Aaron Dismuke (English) Portrayed by: Ryō Saeki (stage play) Nicknamed "Princess" due to his long red hair, frequent attention and care to his appearance and feminine looks, he was initially more arrogant and introverted towards his teammates when discussing about his skills. This was due a previous game in his high school career where he previously tore his ACL. Despite making a recovery, his doctor would alert Chigiri that if he were to tear it again, it would potentially end his football career prematurely. This would result in Chigiri playing in half-speed with this new style of play becoming the subject of bullying by the Wanima brothers who were his teammates. The match against Team W would see Chigiri overcome his physical and emotional weaknesses and gain a new confident yet sassy personality with his utilization of acceleration becoming more utilized as his primary form of attacking. He would later progress through the second and third selections, playing in the exhibition game against Japan U-20 despite being injured and subsequently substituted for Hiori and currently play for Manshine City in the Neo-Egoist league as a starter. Wataru Kuon (久遠 渉, Kuon Wataru) Voiced by: Masatomo Nakazawa (Japanese); Mark Allen Jr. (English) Portrayed by: Jin Saori (stage play) Despite being immensely passionate for football and finding immense success during his high school career, he found himself to be the only serious player in the entire time with many considering him to be a killjoy. Entering the Blue Lock program, his primarily abilities were his jumping power as well as leadership abilities as he took up leadership responsibilities as well as being initially the main strategist when it came to the formations of Team Z. This would all change as he would later sell out Team Z out to Team W where despite the match ultimately ending in a tie due to Chigiri initially not wanting to unveil his technique, he would earn a negative reputation for being a sellout with this carrying on to the second selection despite his attempt at redemption as he would ultimately be eliminated after teaming up with Imamura and Iemon. Jingo Raichi (雷市 陣吾, Raichi Jingo) Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Japanese); Aaron Campbell (English) Portrayed by: Takamichi Satō (stage play) Known for his highly aggressive personality on and off field and his shark-like teeth, he was often seen as an intimidating player who primarily shouts and frequently engaging in arguments at both his teammates and his opponents. Over time, he would be more accepting of cooperating with his teammates as well as be a source of inspiration for his teammates to persevere in the direst moments with his high stamina. During the second selection, he would team up with Gagamaru and Junichi Wanima as all three would later make the cut for the third selection. He currently plays for Bastard München after appearing as a substitute for the match against Japan U-20. Yūdai Imamura (今村 遊大, Imamura Yūdai) Voiced by: Shōya Chiba (Japanese); Jesse Pinnick (English) Joining the Blue Lock program, he was primarily defined by his desire to pick-up girls through his self-described abilities of speed and technique. Despite this, he never gained many opportunities to show off his skills as he would later be eliminated in the second selection alongside Kuon and Iemon as his teammates. Gin Gagamaru (我牙丸 吟, Gagamaru Gin) Voiced by: Shūgo Nakamura (Japanese); Lee George (English) Portrayed by: Kōki Muramatsu (stage play) A tall and physically gifted player, Gagamaru is known for his ability to use himself as a spring to cover long distances with this method being often used to score goals for his team. After passing the second selection alongside Raichi and Junichi Wanima, he was selected to play as a goalkeeper for both the Blue Lock XI in the Japan U-20 match as well as for Bastard München during the Neo-Egoist league, utilizing his bodily capabilities to make many normally impossible saves. Asahi Naruhaya (成早 朝日, Naruhaya Asahi) Voiced by: Daishi Kajita (Japanese); Spencer Liles (English) Hailing from a family in poverty following the premature deaths of his parents, Naruhaya aspired to become a professional football player to earn a significant amount of money to help out his sister in attaining funds. Despite his efforts and his quick footwork, he would ultimately be eliminated from the second selection following a defeat to Isagi and Nagi as they would choose his teammate Barō over him. Okuhito Iemon (伊右衛門 送人, Iemon Okuhito) Voiced by: Ryūnosuke Watanuki (Japanese); Anthony DiMascio (English) Portrayed by: Takuro Sawada (stage play) Despite playing as a forward alongside the rest of the participants of the Blue Lock program, he was selected to play as the goalkeeper of Team Z. He would later be eliminated in the second selection alongside his teammates Kuon and Imamura. Gurimu Igarashi (五十嵐 栗夢, Igarashi Gurimu) Voiced by: Aoi Ichikawa (Japanese); Kyle Igneczi (English) Portrayed by: Yuki Kakikawa (stage play) Nicknamed and more commonly known as Igaguri (毬栗), he descends from a family of monks and is set to inherit the temple from his father. His desire to evade life as a monk serves as his sole motivation to play professional football as he is infamously the lowest rank player in the entirety of the Blue Lock Program with his primary strength being through his perseverance and tendency to foul other players. During the Second Selection, he teams up with Shidō after narrowly avoiding elimination but has since only appeared as a reserve for the U-20 match as well as in the Neo-Egoist League where he plays for Bastard München. He was eliminated from Blue Lock due to not making the top 23. Ryōsuke Kira (吉良 涼介, Kira Ryōsuke) Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura (Japanese); Blake Shepard (English) Part of the same team that had beat Isagi's team in the qualification for the high school nationals, Kira was nicknamed the "Crown Jewel of Japan" due to his talents as he would later befriend Isagi after both were accepted into the Blue Lock program. He was a notable critic of Ego's philosophy on what made a good striker and chose to enter to prove him otherwise. He was one of the first players eliminated from Blue Lock after an unexpected kick from Bachira and Isagi despite initially being the highest ranked player amongst the twelve players of Team Z. Jinpachi Ego (絵心 甚八, Ego Jinpachi) Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya (Japanese); Derick Snow (English) Portrayed by: Shojirō Yokoi (stage play) Formally a player who played alongside Noel Noa who is recognized as being the best striker in the world, Ego seeks to improve Japanese football through unconventional means with the creation of the Blue Lock program. This is primarily done through his own philosophy on what made a good striker and that they should ideally play for themselves rather than traditionally collaborate in a team-effort, instead prioritizing themselves to advance their careers and reach their maximum potential based on existing strikers whilst simultaneously having genuine passion for the sport rather than play for purely monetary means. He is often blunt when giving advice and typically expects strict training requirements and exercises to the participants of the program alongside wanting them to strive for ambition and greater potential through events such as the first selection and the U-20 match. His ultimate goal is to see a complete restructuring of the Japan U-20 team to win the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup as well as the senior team to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Anri Teieri (帝襟 アンリ, Teieri Anri) Voiced by: Eri Yukimura (Japanese); Kasi Hollowell (English) Seen as someone who was incredibly ambitious but unrealistic when it came to her dreams of wanting Japan to win the FIFA World Cup despite improvements on the international stage, she is one of the key figures who created Blue Lock program and chose Ego to become the manager despite being a previously unknown name to the rest of the Japan Football Union. Throughout the program, she regularly keeps track on the progress and statistics of the players in order to give Ego recommendations on who is currently the most promising player. Shōei Barō (馬狼 照英, Barō Shōei) Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (Japanese); Matthew David Rudd (English) Portrayed by: Yūki Izawa (stage play) Known for his incredibly selfish and egotistical attitude, Barō desires to be the center-stage and main star of the field, caring for only himself and showing little regard and respect towards others such as his persistent refusal to pass to his teammates. After being the sole survivor of Team X from the first selection due to being the club's top scorer, he gained further motivation with this philosophy upon losing to Isagi and Nagi during the second selection, devoting his plays solely to become Isagi's "villain" fueled by his desire of revenge. Conversely, he is known to be devoted to cleaning and enforcing good conduct on public spaces off pitch. Following appearing as a substitute for Otoya in the U-20 match and scoring a goal, he played for Ubers as a starter and qualified for the U20 World Cup. Zantetsu Tsurugi (剣城 斬鉄, Tsurugi Zantetsu) Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu (Japanese); Matthew Elkins (English) Portrayed by: Takumi Masunaga (stage play) Similar to Chigiri, he is renowned for his exceptional speed that is more instantaneous, serving as a tool for both offensive and defensive plays. This is due to his lack of overall intelligence as his speed is attributed to him often choosing to run over taking his local train route to school throughout his childhood as well as his consistent use of malapropisms to sound more intelligent than he is. His lack of tactical awareness also serves as an inhibiting factor in his abilities. Nonetheless, his overall abilities would allow him to prevail amongst Team V within the first selection with it later being revealed in Episode Nagi that he would later team up with Niko and Reiji Hiiragi at some point during the second selection before losing to their rival team consisting of recent losers Nagi, Chigiri and Barō with Zantetsu being picked up as they would later beat Karasu, Otoya, Himizu and Kiyora with the latter being chosen for the third selection. He played for Paris X Gen as a starter during the Neo-Egoist league as he would make the cut for the final squad for the U20 World Cup. Seishirō Nagi (凪 誠士郎, Nagi Seishirō) Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Japanese); Bryson Baugus (English) Portrayed by: Ryōtarō Kosaka (stage play) A highly skilled but initially reluctant football prodigy discovered by Reo Mikage, who convinced him to join his high school team. The pair dominated Japanese high school football, forming a formidable partnership. During Blue Lock's first selection, Nagi and Reo led Team V to near-total dominance until their perfect record was broken by Team Z, sparking Nagi's rivalry with Yoichi Isagi. In the second selection, Nagi initially planned to team up with Reo and Isagi, but after Isagi chose Bachira, Nagi abandoned Reo. Despite losing Bachira and Isagi to Rin Itoshi's group, Nagi advanced to the third selection alongside Chigiri, Barō, Zantetsu, and Kiyora. His talent peaked during this phase, earning him recognition as one of Blue Lock's top six players and a captaincy role in Team C. He later scored the opening goal for Blue Lock XI in their match against Japan U-20. During the Neo Egoist League, Nagi played for Manshine City with a high initial bid. However, his overreliance on Reo became a critical weakness as opponents like Isagi and Bachira adapted to their predictable plays. Struggling to evolve independently, Nagi failed to secure a spot in the U-20 World Cup roster, losing out to Nanase in the final selection. Reo Mikage (御影 玲王, Mikage Reo) Voiced by: Yūma Uchida (Japanese); Kamen Casey (English) Portrayed by: Shūji Kikuchi (stage play) Nagi's best friend and a member of Team V. His signature technique involves precisely replicating opponents' abilities with near-perfect accuracy, achieving up to 99% fidelity. Ikki Niko (二子 一揮, Niko Ikki) Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae (Japanese); David Matranga (English) Portrayed by: Kōsei Tsubokura (stage play) Junichi Wanima (鰐間 淳壱, Wanima Junichi) Voiced by: Ryōta Suzuki (Japanese); Chris Guerrero (English) Portrayed by: Masahide Funaki (stage play) The older brother of Keisuke Wanima, Junichi was the only member of Team W to survive the first selection, due to being their top scorer. Junichi would later team up with Raichi and Gagamaru during the 2nd selection. In the third selection, he chose to play for Manshine City in England. He was ultimately eliminated from Blue Lock due to not making the top 23. Keisuke Wanima (鰐間 計助, Wanima Keisuke) Voiced by: Ryōta Suzuki (Japanese); Chris Guerrero (English) Portrayed by: Masahiro Kawai (stage play) Sae Itoshi (糸師 冴, Itoshi Sae) Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese); Alejandro Saab (English) The highest ranked player in Japan's U-20 team, and Rin Itoshi's brother. Considered to be one of the World's 11, the best U-20 players in the world. Wanting to see how good the Blue Lock players were, he agreed to join Japan's U-20 squad for an exhibition match against Blue Lock, on the condition that Ryusei Shido also joined the team. Rin Itoshi (糸師 凛, Itoshi Rin) Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama (Japanese); Matt Shipman (English) Portrayed by: Kōhei Nagata (stage play) The number one ranked player in Blue Lock, and Sae Itoshi's brother, as well as Isagi's rival from the Second Selection onwards. His skills are very similar to Isagi's, although honed to a higher degree. Jyūbei Aryū (蟻生 十兵衛, Aryū Jūbee) Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese); Bradley Gareth (English) Aoshi Tokimitsu (時光 青志, Tokimitsu Aoshi) Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana (Japanese); Jordan Dash Cruz (English) Ryūsei Shidō (士道龍聖, Shidō Ryūsei) Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura (Japanese); Van Barr Jr. (English) A chaotic but talented player who idolizes Sae Itoshi but dislikes Rin. To appease Sae's demands for playing in the U-20 match, he also joins the U-20 squad and is the only player to score two goals, despite only coming in as a substitute in the second half. Tabito Karasu (烏 旅人, Karasu Tabito) Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa (Japanese); Clifford Chapin (English) Eita Otoya (乙夜影汰, Otoya Eita) Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi (Japanese); Davon Oliver (English) Kenyū Yukimiya (雪宮剣優, Yukimiya Kenyū) Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi (Japanese); Jim Foronda (English) Ranze Kurona (黒名 蘭世, Kurona Ranze) Voiced by: Chiaki Kobayashi Yō Hiori (氷織 羊, Hiori Yō) Voiced by: Eiji Mikami (Japanese); Justin Briner (English) Nijirō Nanase (七星 虹郎, Nanase Nijirō) Voiced by: Kakeru Hatano (Japanese); Travis Mullenix (English) Oliver Aiku (オリヴァ 愛空, Oriva Aiku) Voiced by: Satoshi Hino (Japanese); Jonah Scott (English) The captain of the U-20 team. Shūto Sendō (閃堂 秋人, Sendō Shūto) Voiced by: Akihisa Wakayama (Japanese); Joshua Waters (English) Michael Kaiser (ミヒャエル・カイザー, Mihyaeru Kaizā) Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano (Japanese); Christopher Wehkamp (English) A German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bastard München and is a member of the New Generation World XI. A clinical finisher and the team's core player, he serves as the primary rival to Yoichi Isagi during the Neo Egoist League arc. Despite his elite skills, Kaiser was not a natural prodigy but instead relied on adaptability, rational playmaking, and refined technique to excel. His signature move, the Kaiser Impa Blue Lock season 2 Season of anime television series Blue Lock is an anime television series based on the manga series by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. The second season is produced by Eight Bit and directed by Yūji Haibara, Taku Kishimoto overseeing the series' scripts, Kenji Tanabe providing the main character designs and serving as chief animation director along with Tomoko Mori and Sorato Shimizu, Tadayoshi Okimura serving as action director, and Jun Murayama composing the music. Titled vs. U-20 Japan, the season aired from October 5 to December 28, 2024, on TV Asahi's brand new IMAnimation [ja] block. It adapts volumes 13–17 of the manga (chapters 109–149/151). Quick Facts No. of episodes, Release ... The season follows Yoichi Isagi and the other players who survived and advanced to the next stage of Blue Lock program, facing the biggest challenge to keep the program alive as the players proven their skills in an attempt to be chosen for the upcoming match. The opening theme song is "Bōjaku no Charisma" (傍若のカリスマ, Bōjaku no Karisuma), performed by Unison Square Garden, while the ending theme song is "One", by Snow Man. Crunchyroll licensed the season, and is streaming an English dub starting on October 18, 2024. Medialink licensed the season in Asia-Pacific. Episodes See also: List of Blue Lock episodes More information No. overall, No. in season ... No. overall No. in season Title  Directed by  Storyboarded by  Original release date  25 1 "Tryouts" Transliteration: "Toraiauto" (Japanese: 適性試験トライアウト) Masahiro Amano & Ryōtarō Honda Kiyoshi Okuyama & Chihiro Nitta October 6, 2024 In a flashback, Rin is challenged by Sae, who criticizes his lack of progression compared to him. Ego addresses the finalists and informs them that the match will be held in three week's time. He then names the top six players: Rin, Shidou, Tabito Karasu, Eita Otoya, Kenyu Yukimiya, and Nagi. He explains that three teams will be formed based on a pair of the six and the choosing of the remaining finalists. In a rotational match format, three players will join a pair once and face another group in a test to find who can synergize the most effectively with them; as the runner-up, Bachira will play twice. This will determine spots for the final team. Initially, Isagi has difficulty choosing who he will play with, deciding between what he knows and what he could learn; after chatting with Bachira, Barou, Niko, and Reo, he chooses to play with Rin and Shidou, as does Bachira. At the same time, Rin and Shidou clash over an intense mutual dislike. Angered by the match, the JFU resolve to crush Blue Lock no matter what; U20 team captain Oliver Aiku accepts the challenge. The U20 Japan VS. Blue Lock Match will begin. 26 2 "The Assassin and the Ninja" Transliteration: "Koroshi-ya to Ninja" (Japanese: 殺し屋と忍者) Fukutarō Hattori & Hiroshi Kimura Chihiro Nitta, Akemi Nakajima & Chisaki Satō October 12, 2024 In the first match, Rin and Shidou are joined by Nijiro Nanase, Yo Hiori, and Isagi, facing Karasu, Otoya, Shiguma Kyohei, Saramadara Kairu, and Chigiri. At kick off, Shidou is guarded and passes to Isagi, who gives it to Rin. Chigiri intercepts them but Shidou steals the ball and scores the first goal. In the next play, Karasu, having analyzed his opponents, takes the ball and scores his team's first point. Next play, Karasu is cornered and passes to Otoya, who sneaks behind everyone and takes the ball to score. Rin, in the next play, ignores everyone to curve a shot for a second point. The rest of the players realize they must assert themselves to the top four. Chigiri shows his speed to an impressed Karasu, who passes to him; he evades Rin to pass it to Otoya for a third point. In the next play, Hiori passes to Rin but Shidou collides with him; Chigiri takes the loose ball and passes it to Otoya, who gives it to Karasu for a fourth goal. Isagi, watching Shidou and Rin fight, realizes he can use their incompatibility to his advantage. 27 3 "The World You Feel" Transliteration: "Kanjiru Sekai" (Japanese: 感じる世界) Mitsutoshi Satō Chihiro Nitta & Kiyoshi Okuyama October 19, 2024 28 4 "Chameleon" Transliteration: "Kamereon" (Japanese: カメレオン) Yuki Nishiyama Chisaki Satō, Chihiro Nitta & Kiyoshi Okuyama October 26, 2024 29 5 "Flow" Hiroshi Kimura & Fukutarō Hattori Chisaki Satō November 2, 2024 30 6 "The Big Stage" Transliteration: "Ōbutai" (Japanese: 大舞台) Kenji Yasuda Suzuka Yoshida, Chihiro Nitta & Kiyoshi Okuyama November 9, 2024 31 7 "Itoshi Sae" Transliteration: "Itoshi Sae" (Japanese: 糸師 冴) Yūsuke Kamata & Kentarō Sugimoto Katsumi Terahigashi November 16, 2024 32 8 "Blue Genes" Transliteration: "Ao no Idenshi" (Japanese: 青の遺伝子) Mitsutoshi Satō Kiyoshi Okuyama & Chihiro Nitta November 23, 2024 33 9 "Night Snow" Transliteration: "Naito Sunō" (Japanese: ナイトスノウ) Hiroshi Kimura & Fukutarō Hattori Masashi Kojima December 1, 2024 34 10 "The Subs Take to the Stage" Transliteration: "Kōtai Geki" (Japanese: 交代劇) Aya Ikeda Chisaki Satō December 8, 2024 35 11 "What You Taught Us" Transliteration: "Oshieta Koto" (Japanese: 教えた感情コト) Shin Tosaka Kiyoshi Okuyama & Chihiro Nitta December 14, 2024 36 12 "Flowers" Transliteration: "Hana" (Japanese: 花) Mitsutoshi Satō Chihiro Nitta & Kiyoshi Okuyama December 21, 2024 37 13 "Not Alone" Transliteration: "Hitori Janai" (Japanese: ひとりじゃない) Yūsuke Kamata & Daisuke Tsukushi Chihiro Nitta, Kiyoshi Okuyama & Chisaki Satō December 28, 2024 38 14 "Last Attack" Transliteration: "Owari Geki" (Japanese: 終撃) Kentarō Sugimoto & Hajime Nihira Kiyoshi Okuyama, Chisaki Satō & Hajime Nihira December 28, 2024 Rin, now in his flow state, tears through the U20 team but misses a curve shot, with his older brother Sae taking possession. Rin clashes with Sae as the clock winds down on the match, deflecting the ball as Sae tries to nutmeg it. Isagi, having predicted Rin would do this, manages to get the ball and score the final goal in the last 30 seconds, winning the U20 Japan game. In a post-match interview, Isagi states that he will lead Japan to victory in the U20 world cup, and Ego declares that Phase 1 of Blue Lock is complete. Afterwards, Rin formally declares Isagi his rival, while a changed Kunigami returns from the Wild Card program. Elsewhere, a blond man with a blue rose tattoo on his neck answers a call from Ego, with the man seemingly holding a grudge against Blue Lock. Close Home media release Japanese More information Vol., Episodes ... Notes Chapters 95–108 from volumes 12 to mid-13, adapts the "Third Selection" story arc, if not the focus of "U-20 Japan" arc throughout a season. Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode. This episode aired at 12:00 a.m. JST, 30 minutes after the original air time on TV Asahi. This episode aired at 12:30 a.m. JST, 1 hour after the original air time on TV Asahi. Episodes 13 and 14 premiered back-to-back, with Episode 13 airing 30 mins earlier than the original air time on TV Asahi. References About this article View edit history Updated 36 days ago View talk page Discuss improvements to this article Read more Blue Lock Japanese manga series List of Blue Lock episodes Blue Lock season 1 Season of anime television series Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. View article in browser

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