In October 2022, an anime version of the well-known Blue Lock manga from Weekly Shonen Magazine made its debut. Viewers can anticipate high-stakes action and lots of hot, sweaty, and muscular young men in this documentary, about 300 youngsters and a guy who wants to become the ideal striker for the Japanese national soccer team.
The Weekly Shonen Magazine started serializing the series in August 2018, written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and drawn by Yusuke Nomura. The manga has been licensed by Kodansha USA for English-language digital publication.
More than 10 million copies of the manga were in circulation as of August. The Best Shonen Manga award went to Blue Lock at the 45th Kodansha Manga Awards. Chainsaw Man, Spy x Family, and Blue Lock are all these anime that debuted this Fall—they were all nominated for the 2022 Harvey Awards. Blue Lock anime, all the information you need, including the plot, release date, seiyuu (voice actors), cast, air dates, and where to watch, is provided below.
About Blue Lock Anime
This anime series called Blue Lock, produced by Studio Eight Bit, is based on the original manga series Blue Lock by Muneyuki Kaneshiro (TenSura, Encouragement of Climb and The Irregular at Magic High School S2).
Following their embarrassing 16th-place finish in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the Japanese national football team is the subject of the television series. In need of a dramatic strategy, the Japanese Football Union engages the mysterious and perhaps crazy Ego Jinpachi to locate a new superstar striker for the squad.
His Blue Lock technique, which pits 300 young football hopefuls against one another in a prison-like setting to determine who is indeed the top goal scorer in the nation, aims to produce the most narcissistic striker in the history of the sport. The winner will represent the nation on strike, while anyone who fails the test will be permanently barred from the sport.
Our main character Yoichi Isagi, a high school student who is undoubtedly exceptionally brilliant but is plagued by memories of his previous failures at school competitions, gets chosen as a part of this scheme. He seizes the opportunity to take over as his nation’s striker, but can he overcome his demons and break Japan’s Blue Lock? Watch the show to find out!
Blue Lock Anime Characters and Seiyuu (Voice Actors)
The main characters of the series and their seiyuu/VAs are listed below in brief.
| CHARACTER | DESCRIPTION | SEIYUU/VA |
| Yoichi Isagi | A striker who starts off as Blue Lock’s second-worst striker and is less physical than others. | Kazuki Ura |
| Hyōma Chigiri | He is a quick forward who loses the confidence to play at his best after suffering an injury. | Soma Saito |
| Meguru Bachira | He is a strange player who uses his intuition to deceive defenses and dribble. | Tasuku Kaito |
| Rensuke Kunigami | A left-footed striker with a strong sense of morality and the ability to shoot well. | Yuuki Ono |
| Gin Gagamaru | A big striker with a knack for scoring in the penalty area. | Shuugo Nakamura |
| Wataru Kuon | One of Team Z’s primary strategists frequently prioritizes his own interests over those of others. | Masatomo Nakazawa |
| Okuhito Iemon | He is a generous goaltender who devotes the majority of his time to advising colleagues on tactics. | Ryuunosuke Watanuki |
| Gurimu Igarashi | A young man with brilliant eyes abandons his temple to follow his goal of playing football. | Aoi Ichikawa |
| Yuudai Imamura | A lightning-quick striker with an unwavering passion for the game. | Shoya Chiba |
| Ryousuke Kira | A high school forward who competed against Yoichi Isagi before signing with Blue Lock. | Kenichi Suzumura |
| Asahi Naruhaya | A blonde forward with a reputation for causing formation problems for the opposition. | Daishi Kajita |
| Jingo Raichi | A football player with a temper who enjoys using profanity. | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka |
| Jinpachi Ego | The coach, trainer, and facilities manager of Blue Lock is a cold-blooded individual. | Hiroshi Kamiya |
| Anri Teieri | A new player in the Japan Football Association who oversaw the Blue Lock Project’s execution. | Eri Yukimura |
How Many Episodes Are There In Blue Lock Anime Season1?
The number of episodes in the first season of the anime, 24, has been verified by the official Japanese Blue Lock website. Blue Lock will continue from October through March 2023 since the series will be shown across two consecutive courses or three-month programming blocks.
Blue Lock Episode 1 Preview
Blue Lock Anime Trailer
Before explaining the Blue Lock initiative, the film depicts Japan’s devastating World Cup loss. Yoichi Isagi, the main character, is one of the young athletes who the aspirational coach Jinpachi Ego explains the torturous training regimen. As they battle to become the greatest of the best, the intense emotions of the soccer players exude an air that is almost demonic or monstrous.
Kazuki Ura, who will portray Yoichi, and Hiroshi Kamiya, who will play Coach Ego, will each provide their voices to the anime, which is being produced by Eight Bit and directed by Tetsuaki Watanabe (Haikyuu!! and Pokemon the Movie: The Power of Us). Ura, who portrayed Kyosuke Aiba in Futsal Boys!!!!!, and Kamiya, who portrayed Levi in Attack on Titan, are both suitable for their new roles in Blue Lock thanks to their past work as voice actors.
Blue Lock Anime Episode Schedule
Only four episodes have been released as of the time this article was written. The list of episodes that have been released so far, along with a brief summary, is provided below.
Blue Lock Episode 1
Episode 1 – Dream (Sun Oct 09, 2022)
Final of the Prefectural High School Soccer Championship. First-year striker Isagi Yoichi missed out on a chance to score for the Nationals when he transferred the ball to another player in front of the goal. At that point, he gets a Blue Lock invitation. Out of 300 forwards in high school, one will be trained there to become the best striker in the world so that Japan can win the World Cup. In a tiny room, Isagi and the others are gathered, and they take their first exam to determine which 11 of the total of 12 will go into the dorm.
Blue Lock Episode 2
Episode 2 – Monster (Sun Oct 16, 2022)
The Blue Lock project, run by the enigmatic Ego Jinpachi, aims to create the best striker in the entire globe. The best five athletes will be signed up to compete as forwards in the U-20 Cup, which will take place in six months; however, if they withdraw, they will never again have the opportunity to represent Japan. What qualities does the ego want in a striker? Isagi and the others decide to persevere in Blue Lock so they may make the first choice that will either make or shatter their futures as soccer players.
Blue Lock Episode 3
Episode 3 – Soccer’s “Zero” (Sun Oct 23, 2022)
Only the top two teams from a round-robin tournament amongst the V, W, X, Y, and Z teams in Building Five qualify for the next round. Play between Squad X and Isagi’s Team Z, the bottom-ranked team. The game, regardless of the teams, devolves into a frantic scramble for the ball due to a specific rule that permits the team with the highest scoring average to move on to the next round. Team X’s powerful attacker Barou Shoei was responsible for altering the game’s course.
Blue Lock Episode 4
Episode 4 – Premonition and Intuition (Sun Oct 30, 2022)
Team X destroyed Team Z by focusing their offensive play around the pompous yet talented Barou. The players talk about their weapons as they get ready for the next contest in response to Ego’s command to “pick up a weapon.” Isagi, though, finds it difficult to pinpoint what it is. Isagi and the others play Team Y in the following game after taking a cue from “the smell of the goal” he experienced in the game against Team X.
Episode 5 is scheduled to be released on November 4, 2022.
Blue Lock Anime Release Date
On Sundays, new episodes of the Blue Lock anime series are broadcasted. It debuted on October 9, 2022.
- 11:00 am Pacific Time
- 2:00 pm Eastern Time
- 7:00 pm in British Time
- 11.30 pm in Indian Time
- 2:00 am in Philippine Time
- 4:30 am in Australia Central Daylight Time
Blue Lock Anime Where To Watch
On Crunchyroll, which charges monthly memberships of £4.99 (Fan), £5.99 (Mega-Fan), or £59.99 (Mga-Fan) for a full year, Blue Lock is streamable with English subtitles. Additionally, the streaming site has acknowledged that Blue Lock episodes would eventually be dubbed in English, German, French, Brazilian, Portuguese, Latin, American, and Spanish.
Japan-based broadcasters BS Asahi, AT-X, and TV Asahi will all carry Blue Lock. Additionally, Bilibili, Animax Asia, and Ani-One Asia all have Blue Lock with English subtitles. You can also watch Blue Lock on Netflix with the subscription of your choice.
