"Blue Lock" (BLUELOCK) is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. It began serialization in Weekly Shonen Magazine (Kodansha) in issue 35 of 2018. In May 2021, it won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the shonen category. In 2023, it became the only soccer manga to achieve first place in Oricon's manga sales ranking, surpassing other popular titles with over 10 million copies sold. The first season of the anime aired in October 2022, and a theatrical anime release is scheduled for April 2024, and "Blue Lock Season 2: Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan" began airing in October 2024. In Season 2, fans will witness the appearances of Blue Lock participants who were barely featured in Season 1, such as Ryusei Shido and Tabito Karasu, as well as the standout performances of Japan's U-20 national team players, including Sae Itoshi.

BLUE LOCK Synopsis

If you’re not the world’s biggest egoist, you can’t become the world’s best striker.

To develop a striker who will lead Japan to victory in the World Cup, the Japan Football Association launches a new plan.

Its name is the “Blue Lock” project.

300 high school students are gathered. And all of them are forwards (FW).

A striker who will bring a revolution to Japanese soccer will be born,at the cost of the soccer lives of 299 others. But who will it be?

——Now, the most intense, the craziest soccer anime in history begins.

BLUE LOCK Characters

Yoichi Isagi (潔 世一)
Voice Actor：Kazuki Ura (浦 和希)

Meguru Bachira (蜂楽 廻)
Voice Actor：Tasuku Kaito (海渡 翼)

Rensuke Kunigami (國神 錬介)
Voice Actor：Yūki Ono (小野 友樹)

Hyōma Chigiri (千切 豹馬)
Voice Actor：Soma Saito (斉藤 壮馬)

Wataru Kuon (久遠 渉)
Voice Actor：Masatomo Nakazawa (中澤 まさとも)

Jingo Raichi (雷市 陣吾)
Voice Actor：戸谷菊之Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (松岡 禎丞)

Gin Gagamaru (我牙丸 吟)
Voice Actor：Shugo Nakamura (中村 修吾)

Asahi Naruhaya (成早 朝日)
Voice Actor：Daishi Kajita (梶田 大嗣)

Shouei Barou (馬狼 照英)
Voice Actor：Junichi Suwabe (諏訪部 順一)

Seishiro Nagi (凪 誠士郎)
Voice Actor：Nobunaga Shimazaki (島﨑 信長)

CAST（Character : Voice Actor）

In addition to the English notation, kanji characters and their readings in Japanese are listed.
英語、日本語の漢字表記を記載しています。

Yoichi Isagi (潔 世一): Kazuki Ura (浦 和希)
Meguru Bachira (蜂楽 廻): Tasuku Kaito (海渡 翼)
Rensuke Kunigami (國神 錬介): Yūki Ono (小野 友樹)
Hyoma Chigiri (千切 豹馬): Soma Saito (斉藤 壮馬)
Wataru Kuon (久遠 渉): Masatomo Nakazawa (中澤 まさとも)
Jingo Raichi (雷市 陣吾): Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (松岡 禎丞)
Yudai Imamura (今村 遊大): Shōya Chiba (千葉 翔也)
Gin Gagamaru (我牙丸 吟): Shugo Nakamura (中村 修吾)
Asahi Naruhaya (成早 朝日): Daishi Kajita (梶田 大嗣)
Okuhito Iemon (伊右衛門 送人): Ryūnosuke Watanuki (綿貫 龍之介)
Gurimu Igarashi (五十嵐 栗夢): Aoi Ichikawa (市川 蒼)
Ryōsuke Kira (吉良 涼介): Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一)
Jinpachi Ego (絵心 甚八): Hiroshi Kamiya (神谷 浩史)
Anri Teieri (帝襟 アンリ): Eri Yukimura (幸村 恵理)
Shouei Barou (馬狼 照英): Junichi Suwabe (諏訪部 順一)
Zantetsu Tsurugi (剣城 斬鉄): Kazuyuki Okitsu (興津 和幸)
Seishiro Nagi (凪 誠士郎): Nobunaga Shimazaki (島﨑 信長)
Reo Mikage (御影 玲王): Yuma Uchida (内田 雄馬)
Ikki Niko (二子 一揮): Natsuki Hanae (花江 夏樹)
Junichi Wanima (鰐間 淳壱): Ryōta Suzuki (鈴木 崚汰)
Keisuke Wanima (鰐間 計助): Ryōta Suzuki (鈴木 崚汰)
Sae Itoshi (糸師 冴): Takahiro Sakurai (櫻井 孝宏)
Rin Itoshi (糸師 凛): Koki Uchiyama (内山 昂輝)
Jyubei Aryu (蟻生 十兵衛): Katsuyuki Konishi (小西 克幸)
Aoshi Tokimitsu (時光 青志): Shinnosuke Tachibana (立花 慎之介)
Ryusei Shido (士道龍聖): Yuichi Nakamura (中村 悠一)
Tabito Karasu (烏 旅人): Makoto Furukawa (古川 慎)
Eita Otoya (乙夜 影汰): Kengo Kawanishi (河西 健吾)
Kenyu Yukimiya (雪宮 剣優): Takuya Eguchi (江口 拓也)
Ranze Kurona (黒名 蘭世): Chiaki Kobayashi (小林 千晃)
Yo Hiori (氷織 羊): Eiji Mikami (三上 瑛士)
Nijiro Nanase (七星 虹郎): Kakeru Hatano (波多野 翔)
Oliver Aiku (オリヴァ 愛空): Satoshi Hino (日野 聡)
Shuto Sendo (閃堂 秋人): Akihisa Wakayama (若山 晃久)
Julian Loki (ジュリアン・ロキ): Hiro Shimono (下野 紘)
Leonardo Luna (レオナルド・ルナ): Shin'ichiro Kamio (神尾 晋一郎)

Bulue Lock's Theme Songs

season 1

Opening theme
"Chaos Ga Kiwamaru" by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN
Ending theme
"WINNER" byShogo Nakamura

season 2

Opening theme
"Bojaku no Charisma" by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN
Ending theme
"One" by Snow Man

Bulue Lock's STAFF

■Season 1

【Original Creator】 Muneyuki Kaneshiro (金城 宗幸)
【Manga】 Yusuke Nomura (ノ村 優介)
【Chief Director】 Yuji Haibara (生原 雄次)
【Director】 Shintaro Inokawa (井之川 慎太郎)
【Series Composition & Screenplay】 Taku Kishimoto (岸本 卓)
【Story Supervision】 Muneyuki Kaneshiro (金城 宗幸)
【Character Design & Chief Animation Director】 Kenji Tanabe (田辺 謙司)
【Chief Animation Directors】 Tomoko Mori (もり ともこ)
【Action Director】 Tadami Kosaka (興村 忠美)
【Chief 3D Layout Artist】 Rei Sakuma (佐久間 澪)
【Prop & Costume Design】 Tomoko Mori (もり ともこ)
【Special Effects】 Akane (あかね)
【Color Design】 Sakura Komatsu (小松 さくら)
【Art Settings】 Rei Sakuma (佐久間 澪)
【Art Director】 Masakazu Miyake (三宅 昌和)
【Backgrounds】 Creative Freaks (Creative Freaks)
【Director of Photography】 Yasuhiro Asagi (浅黄 康裕)
【Photography】 Chiptune (チップチューン)
【3DCG Directors】 Tomoki Yamashita (山下 智基)
【Chief 3DCG Animator】 Norimitsu Hirosawa (広沢 範光)
【3DCG】 Aura Studio (オーラスタジオ)
【Special Compositor & Graphic Work】TYuji Haibara(生原 雄次)
【Special Effects Processing】Kanako Yamada (山田 可奈子)
【Editor】Mai Hasegawa (Edits) (長谷川 舞)
【Sound Director】 Fumiyuki Go (郷 文裕貴)
【Sound Production】 Bit Groove Promotion (ビットグルーヴプロモーション)
【Music】 Jun Murayama (村山☆潤)
【Producers】 Ryoya Arisawa (有澤 亮哉)
【Animation Producer】 Hidenori Kosuge (小菅 秀徳)
【Animation Production】 Eight Bit (エイトビット)
【Production】 Blue Lock Production Committee (ブルーロック製作委員会)

■Season 2
【Original Creator】Muneyuki Kaneshiro (金城 宗幸)
【Manga】Yusuke Nomura (ノ村 優介)
【Chief Director】Yuuji Kaneshiro (生原 雄次)
【Director】Shintaro Inokawa (井之川 慎太郎)
【Series Composition & Screenplay】Taku Kishimoto (岸本 卓)
【Story Supervision】Muneyuki Kaneshiro (金城 宗幸)
【Character Design & Chief Animation Director】Kenji Tanabe (田辺 謙司)
【Chief Animation Directors】Tomoko Mori (もり ともこ), Sorato Shimizu (清水 空翔)
【Action Director】Tadayoshi Okimura (興村 忠美)
【Chief 3D Layout Artist】Mio Sakuma (佐久間 澪)
【Prop & Costume Design】Tomoko Mori (もり ともこ), Kaho Iida (飯田 香帆)
【Special Effects】Akane (あかね)
【Color Design】Sakura Komatsu (小松 さくら)
【Art Settings】Mio Sakuma (佐久間 澪)
【Art Director】Masakazu Miyake (三宅 昌和)
【Backgrounds】Creative Freaks
【Director of Photography】Yasuhiro Asagi (浅黄 康裕)
【Photography】Chiptune (チップチューン)
【3DCG Directors】Tomoki Yamashita (山下 智基), Yuji Haibara (生原 雄次)
【Chief 3DCG Animator】Norimitsu Hirosawa (広沢 範光)
【3DCG】Aura Studio (オーラスタジオ)
【Special Compositor & Graphic Work】Yuji Haibara (生原 雄次)
【Special Effects Processing】Kanako Yamada (山田 可奈子)
【Editor】Mai Hasegawa (Edits) (長谷川 舞)
【Sound Director】Fumiyuki Gou (郷 文裕貴)
【Sound Production】Bit Groove Promotion (ビットグルーヴプロモーション)
【Music】Jun Murayama (村山☆潤)
【Producers】Ryoya Arisawa (有澤 亮哉), Naoya Sato (佐藤 尚哉), Yusuke Kawakatsu (川勝 宥典), Koki Iwata (岩田 皐希)
【Animation Producer】Hidenori Kosuge (小菅 秀徳)
【Animation Production】Eight Bit (エイトビット)
【Production】Blue Lock Production Committee (ブルーロック製作委員会)

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Episode Synopsis & Release Images

■Season 1

Episode 1
The story begins with the final match of the prefectural tournament in the National High School Soccer Championship. Yoichi Isagi, a second-year high school forward, loses his chance to advance to the national stage after choosing to pass the ball in front of the goal.

EP 1 article

Episode 2
The mysterious Jinpachi Ego has initiated the "BlueLock" project, designed to create the world's greatest striker.

EP 2 article

Episode 3
In the first selection phase, a round-robin group match is held among five teams—V, W, X, Y, and Z—within Blue Lock (the "Blue Prison"). Only the top two teams from this stage will advance.

EP 3 article

Episode 4
Team Z suffers a crushing defeat at the hands of Team X, led by the overwhelmingly egotistical and skilled Barou.

EP 4 article

Episode 5
Yoichi, trusting his instinct to "smell a goal," drives the flow of the game against Team Y, going head-to-head in an intense tactical showdown with Ikki Niko, who is controlling Team Y's strategies.

EP 5 article

Episode 6
Following the match against Team Y, Isagi has risen in the rankings and become a central figure for Team Z.

EP 6 article

Episode 7
Betrayed and with their strategies exposed, Team Z is forced into a dire situation, facing a 12-versus-10 disadvantage.

EP 7 article

Episode 8
Team Z managed to cling to the possibility of advancing past the first selection round. However, with one member gone due to betrayal, they are forced to face the strongest group, Team V, in their final match with only 10 players.

EP 8 article

Episode 9
The fateful match against Team V is underway. In the first half, Team V's top players—Seishiro Nagi, Reo Mikage, and Zantetsu Tsurugi—overwhelm their opponents with their incredible skills.

EP 9 article

Episode 10
Thanks to Kuon’s self-sacrificial foul, Team Z is given one last chance. Thanks to Kuon’s self-sacrificial foul, Team Z is given one last chance. In the midst of the final play that will determine their fate, Isagi finds the missing piece necessary for his own evolution.

EP 10 article

Episode 10
Thanks to Kuon’s self-sacrificial foul, Team Z is given one last chance. In the midst of the final play that will determine their fate, Isagi finds the missing piece necessary for his own evolution.

EP 11 article

Episode 12
As the Blue Lock project continues, eliminating many participants along the way, it now moves into the second selection phase.

EP 12 article

EP13: TOP3 (TOP3)
EP14: The Geniuses and the Average Joes (天才と凡才)
EP15: Devour (喰)
EP16: Tri-Fusion (三者融合)
EP17: Donkey (ヘタクソ)
EP18: The Stage for the Lead (主役の座)
EP19: Dancing Boy (Dancing Boy)
EP20: Super Link-Up Play (超連動)
EP21: I'm Not There (俺がいない)
EP22: Voice (声)
EP23: Luck (Luck)
EP24: The Time Has Come (時は来たり)

■Season2

Episode 25
After completing the second selection phase of the Blue Lock project, only 35 high school forwards remain. Having survived the harsh survival test, these players now face their next challenge: a match against the U-20 Japan National Team.

EP 25 article

Source : ORICON NEWS