Anime 49596 Blue Lock

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Japanese: ブルーロック

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Type: TV

Episodes: 24

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 9, 2022 to Mar 26, 2023

Premiered: Fall 2022

Broadcast: Sundays at 01:30 (JST)

Producers: TV Asahi, Kodansha, Toy's Factory, Crunchyroll, Bandai Spirits, Bandai Namco Filmworks, Bandai Namco Music Live

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: 8bit

Source: Manga

Genre: Sports

Theme: Team Sports

Demographic: Shounen

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.27¹ (scored by 351,210 users)

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Ranked: #292²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #302

Members: 675,492

Favorites: 12,262

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8.27

Ranked #292Popularity #302Members 675,492

Fall 2022TV8bit

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Synopsis

Yoichi Isagi was mere moments away from scoring a goal that would have sent his high school soccer team to the nationals, but a split-second decision to pass the ball to his teammate cost him that reality. Bitter, confused, and disappointed, Isagi wonders if the outcome would have been different had he not made the pass. When the young striker returns home, an invitation from the Japan Football Union awaits him. Through an arbitrary and biased decision-making process, Isagi is one of three hundred U-18 strikers selected for a controversial project named Blue Lock.

The project's ultimate goal is to turn one of the selected players into the star striker for the Japanese national team. To find the best participant, each diamond in the rough must compete against others through a series of solo and team competitions to rise to the top. Putting aside his ethical objections to the project, Isagi feels compelled to fight his way to the top, even if it means ruthlessly crushing the dreams of 299 aspiring young strikers.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Blue Lock was released on Blu-ray and DVD in four volumes from January 27, 2023, to July 28, 2023.

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Adaptation:	Blue Lock
Sequel:	Blue Lock 2nd Season
Spin-off:	Blue Lock: Episode Nagi

Sakurai, Takahiro
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Opening Theme

	"カオスが極まる" by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN (eps 1-12)
	"Judgement" by ASH DA HERO (eps 13-)

Ending Theme

	1: "Chaos ga Kiwamaru (カオスが極まる)" by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN (eps 1,24)
	2: "WINNER" by Shuugo Nakamura (eps 2-12)
	3: "Judgement" by ASH DA HERO (eps 13)
	4: "Numbness like a ginger" by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN (eps 15-23)

Reviews

May 5, 2024

ApolloD

Recommended

This anime genuinely changed my point of view on life. A major theme of this show is that you have to always believe that you can win to actually win. If you don’t go through life thinking you are on top, then what’s the point? I doubt this is the best message a show can tell, but it is a useful one.

Anyways, moving on to the actual plot of the anime it follows a high school football/soccer player (I’m going to call it football for this review) named Isagi Yoichi after he ...

Apr 18, 2024

MyNameIsMike

Mixed Feelings

I started watching this show right after I finished Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood which I remember a friend of mine said was a bad idea since this show in comparison would be bad.

To an extent he was right because truthfully it wasn’t nearly as good but at the same time I didn’t expect to be and I don’t think it really intended to be. I think there’s a misconception that every piece of media needs to be some revolutionary, ground-breaking story in order to be any good but I don’t think that’s true. I think a piece of media can be just as good (a ... 10/10 even) if it succeeds at being pure entertainment and by all means Blue Lock is exactly that.

Sports were never really my thing, I never hated them, I’d watch them if presented the opportunity but I never really understood or wanted to pursue my knowledge in that so there is a bit of a disconnect for me here since I have almost no interest in sports as it is.

But I would be lying if I was saying I still wasn’t hooked from every soccer match. For the matches I felt like I was genuinely in that match, the adrenaline from the players was also apart of me creating this sense of catharsis for every goal, every victory, and every defeat. One thing I adore about this show is the fact that both teams each have compelling enough characters + their motivations so I honestly go back and forth who I should root for. Every match has the right amount of drama and stakes, one wrong step and the dreams crumble down. The moves, weapons, strategies feel unique to each specific character, I couldn’t get enough. If nothing else, watch the show for the matches alone.

Another really, really good thing about this show is how different it feels from typical sports-genre stories. They’re like biopics in the sense it’s the same movie just with a different mc in their place. Blue Lock stands apart from most other sports stories, while it has the same theme of defining the meaning and passion of the sport, this story feels much more radical as opposed to the more wholesome stories. It’s a nice change of pace.

The characters are good enough to carry the show but feel relatively surface level which honestly I don’t mind since this show isn’t a study about complex morals or characters but still as a result the characters don’t really feel memorable as a result. However, like I said, they work for this show and I like how unique they feel even if somewhat one-note.

The episodes tend to feel formulaic but not in the good way. Obviously having a formula is okay but if, to me, I feel like I’m watching the same episode over and over again then it takes me out of the experience again. The second arc is better at than the first arc in this regard but still I felt that feeling creep in.

Everything else in this show feels just right on a technical and writing level. There’s just enough substance to hook you in but not enough to want more.

So in that case you may wondering why it’s ranked relatively low. Truthfully I rank shows from a 60-40 system where (about) 40% of it is dedicated to the technical aspects with (about) 60% coming from the enjoyment factor. Part of the enjoyment factor is if I see myself yearning for more or see myself rewatching it and as mentioned, soccer isn’t really my thing and I while I’m definitely interested in a season 2 I’m not feining for it and I honestly don’t think about it much outside of watching it which is both a pro and a con about it.

Still with that said, this is a really entertaining show and while it’s toward the bottom of the list for the animes I’ve enjoyed, it’s still a 7/10 meaning I believe it is a good show and I would recommend it and say it’s a good time just not something I see myself remembering it or going back to it. It’s definitely a “in-the-moment” kind of show where it’s not something you’ll be thinking about after watching it but while you’re watching it you’ll definitely be hooked.

Oct 6, 2023

exvxa

Not Recommended

Funny

Story: Literally non-existent. Each episode resolves of pseudo-developing football skills. The characters get a pass from another player and than stand face o face for 30 seconds and talk toxic redudant bullshit to each other to make sure the one speaking is more alpha than the other.

Characters: Nothing special here. Typical shounen character set, fancy hair styles. There is the already mentioned pseudo-developing of each character's individual skill set, which some people might find interesting. While this is a shounen anime i can understand this doesn't have to be near to realism, but it gets boring pretty soon. Its a typical schema: Isagi faces a ...

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