List of Blue Lock episodes
Blue Lock is an anime television series based on the manga series of the same name written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. It was announced on August 12, 2021. The series is 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.[1] It ran for 24 episodes.[2] The series aired from October 9, 2022, to March 26, 2023, on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation programming block.[1][3][a] 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.[5] 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.[6][7]
Crunchyroll has licensed the series, and have streamed an English dub starting on October 22, 2022.[8][9] Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.[10][11]
Following the end of the first season, a second season was announced,[12][13] along with a film adaptation of the Episode Nagi manga which released in Japanese theaters on April 19, 2024.[13][14] The second season entitled vs. U-20 Japan, premiered on October 5, 2024, on TV Asahi's brand new IMAnimation block,[15][16] and will run for 14 episodes.[17] Unison Square Garden performed the opening theme song "Bōjaku no Charisma" (傍若のカリスマ, Bōjaku no Karisuma),[18] while Snow Man performed the ending theme "One".[19]
Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 24 | October 9, 2022 | March 26, 2023 | |
| 2 | 14[17] | October 5, 2024 | TBA | |
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (2022–23)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title [20][21] | Directed by [b] | Storyboarded by [b] | Original air date [22] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Dream" Transliteration: "Yume" (Japanese: 夢) | Tetsuaki Watanabe, Masao Kawase, Kazuki Yokoyama | Tetsuaki Watanabe | October 9, 2022 |
| 2 | 2 | "Monster" Transliteration: "Kaibutsu" (Japanese: かいぶつ) | Shunsuke Ishikawa | Shunsuke Ishikawa | October 16, 2022 |
| 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 |
| 4 | 4 | "Premonition and Intuition" Transliteration: "Yokan to Chokkan" (Japanese: 予感と直感) | Takahiro Enokida | Shunsuke Ishikawa | October 30, 2022 |
| 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 |
| 6 | 6 | "I'm Sorry" Transliteration: "Gomen" (Japanese: ごめん) | Tatsuya Ishiguro | Satoshi Shimizu | November 13, 2022 |
| 7 | 7 | "Rush" Transliteration: "Tagiri" (Japanese: 滾り) | Yoshito Mikamo, Akira Toba | Tetsuaki Watanabe, Shunsuke Ishikawa, Takaaki Ishiyama | November 20, 2022 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Formula of a Goal" Transliteration: "Gōru no Hōtei Shiki" (Japanese: 成功の方程式) | Kentarō Sugimoto | Tomohiro Furukawa | November 27, 2022 |
| 9 | 9 | "Awakening" Transliteration: "Kakusei" (Japanese: 覚醒) | Takayuki Tanaka | Kiyoshi Okuyama, Nitta Chishima, Yūji Haibara | December 4, 2022 |
| 10 | 10 | "Just the Way It Is" Transliteration: "Kono Mama de" (Japanese: このままで) | Kazuki Yokoyama | Kazuki Yokoyama | December 11, 2022 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Final Piece" Transliteration: "Saigo no Pīsu" (Japanese: 最後の欠片) | Norio Kashima | Shigeru Morikawa | December 18, 2022 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Second Selection" Transliteration: "Ni-ji Serekushon" (Japanese: 二次選考) | Yūsuke Onoda | Masashi Kojima | December 25, 2022 |
| 13 | 13 | "Top 3" | Yasushi Muroya | Kazuki Yokoyama | January 8, 2023 |
| 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 |
| 15 | 15 | "Devour" Transliteration: "Kurau" (Japanese: 喰) | Yoshito Mikamo, Shintarō Inokawa | Keiichi Sekino | January 22, 2023 |
| 16 | 16 | "Tri-Fusion" Transliteration: "Torai Sesshon" (Japanese: 三者融合) | Kōhei Kuratomi | Shigeru Morikawa | January 29, 2023 |
| 17 | 17 | "Donkey" Transliteration: "Hetakuso" (Japanese: ヘタクソ) | Yūsuke Onoda, Shintarō Inokawa | Kiyoshi Okuyama, Chihiro Nitta | February 5, 2023 |
| 18 | 18 | "The Stage for the Lead" Transliteration: "Sutēji" (Japanese: 主役の座) | Hiroshi Kimura, Fukutarō Hattori | Edgeworks, Isowa Yuri | February 12, 2023 |
| 19 | 19 | "Dancing Boy" | Norio Kashima | Yasushi Muroya | February 19, 2023 |
| 20 | 20 | "Super Link-Up Play" Transliteration: "Chō Rendō" (Japanese: 超連動) | Takayuki Tanaka, Noriyoshi Sasaki | Kiyoshi Okuyama, Chihiro Nitta | February 26, 2023 |
| 21 | 21 | "I'm Not There" Transliteration: "Ore ga Inai" (Japanese: 俺がいない) | Kōhei Kuratomi | Barnstorm Design Labo, Yoshikazu Miyao | March 5, 2023 |
| 22 | 12 | "Voice" Transliteration: "Koe" (Japanese: 声) | Kazuki Yokoyama | Kiyoshi Okuyama, Chihiro Nitta | March 12, 2023 |
| 23 | 23 | "Luck" | Hiroshi Kimura, Fukutarō Hattori | Kōhei Kuratomi | March 19, 2023 |
| 24 | 24 | "The Time Has Come" Transliteration: "Toki wa Kitari" (Japanese: 時は来たり) | Tetsuaki Watanabe, Kōhei Kuratomi, Shintarō Inokawa | Tetsuaki Watanabe, Chihiro Nitta, Kiyoshi Okuyama | March 26, 2023 |
Season 2: Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan (2024–25)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title [23][21] | Directed by [b] | Storyboarded by [b] | Original air date [24] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | "Tryouts" Transliteration: "Toraiauto" (Japanese: 適性試験) | Masahiro Amano, Ryōtarō Honda | Kiyoshi Okuyama, Chihiro Nitta | October 6, 2024[c] | |
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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, Shido, 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 Shido, as does Bachira. At the same time, Rin and Shido 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. | ||||||
| 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 | |
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In the first match, Rin and Shido are joined by Nijiro Nanase, Yo Hiori, and Isagi, facing Karasu, Otoya, Shiguma Kyohei, Saramadara Kairu, and Chigiri. At kick off, Shido is guarded and passes to Isagi, who gives it to Rin. Chigiri intercepts them but Shido 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 Shido collides with him; Chigiri takes the loose ball and passes it to Otoya, who gives it to Karasu for a fourth goal. Isagi, watching Shido and Rin fight, realizes he can use their incompatibility to his advantage. | ||||||
| 27 | 3 | "The World of Feeling" 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 | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ TV Asahi lists the series premiere at 25:30 on October 8, 2022, which is effectively 1:30 a.m. JST on October 9.[4]
- ^ a b c d 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.[25]
References
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