Blue Lock
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| Well...the Team World Five is killing it with their Engrish, individuality and teamwork, and Team Blue Lock are finding it too hard on many levels to ever reach their depths, conceding in a complete 1-5 thrashing loss of the 1st assessment match, no matter how much they tried, even to Rin Itoshi, the brother of the U-20 player Itoshi Sae The investors getting cold feet about Ego's Blue Lock project that's spending in the millions, cancelling it would be best for an unclear aim and no visible results. But Ego HAS the proof to show them, and that'll come with time. Isagi and the rest subjected to language studies for the 2nd assessment, because foreign language communication is just as important for any international player. But they don't have to wait for long, because of the 2nd Selection, the strongest 35 players have made their way through towards the 3rd Selection, forming the 7 teams of 5 people each: Isagi's team being 1st to clear...followed by his past 4-member team (plus Zanzetsu) being 2nd. The rest of the teams are complete unknowns: 3rd team: Otoya Eita, Himizu Aiki, Yukimiya Kenyu, Yuzu Haruhiko & Karasu Tabito 4th team: Endoji Akira, Tsunzaki Taiga, Haiji Shizuka, Hiiragi Reji & Nanase Nijiro 5th team: Niko's team of himself, Ishikari Yukio, Hiori Yo, Saramadara Kairu & the injured Aomori's "Messi" Nishioka Hajime 6th team: Raichi, Gagamaru and Wanima's team of them trio, Tanaka Shingen & Shiguma Kyohei Last but not least, 7th team: Igaguri's team of himself, Sokura Tetsu, Kurona Ranze, Reo himself, and Shidou Ryusei. Sadly, Kunigami didn't make it as Shidou Ryusei mocks his exclusion booting him out, with Isagi almost popping out of anger in retaliation. No time to worry about those who did not pass, onwards to the next step: Japan's U-20 team vs. Blue Lock's Best 11 for the next Selection in 3 weeks, as Ego's retaliation to the soccer committee wanting to dissolve Blue Lock hard and fast...and Itoshi Sae will kickstart the Egoism that the world has yet seen. The generation of people to change the world of Japanese soccer: Blue Lock. And the dream of becoming "the world's best striker" is not far from reach. Blue Lock is Wild, and there's Season 2 and the spin-off Episode Nagi movie incoming! https://twitter.com/BLUELOCK_PR/status/1639676014656892933?cxt=HHwWisDRhbyppsEtAAAA  |
KANLen09Mar 25, 2023 11:32 AM
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| Yes bootleg Mbappe we got you, you’re fast but hey atleast don’t disrespect people that way lol. But hey he wasn’t the only one making fun of mister blue-lockers’, all of them did, with that ENGRSIH. Well you can say atleast Rin put up a fight, but still no running from inevitable. It’s the thrashing of the highest degree, and world five cruised to victory. Though it’s still the process for a big goal.. the U20 tournament. But hey first learn some english before that cause yeah, that’s a necessity. Though now onto those who passed this selection, 7 teams which equates to 35 players. Some old pals are back and some new too. Please try to memorize their faces though because we’ll get many of them going forward. Now there’s one entity who definitely has eaten the place of a certain someone, Shidou Ryusei. Words like edgy can’t even begin to define him, have to look up in the dictionary for a special term. Though that’s it, Kunigami out and Shidou in. The U20 tournament will be next season, a good point to stop. It’s over for now, but sequel will certainly come. This adaptation made sure that will be the case after all. So yeah entertaining six months. |
| I'm gonna be honest here when I started this show and the pilot episode of this show really didn't hook me that much since I was hoping for actual football and not some dumb idea of making the best striker out of all the players in Japan but gradually this show started turning into much more enjoyable. I never thought I'd enjoy it this much. I hated the fact that there was no teamwork and everyone was playing for themselves but it has teamwork just in its own way. LOL This show is just dumb fun. If you're an actual football player, you might find this offensive but if you can just close your brain while watching this show, I can assure you this show is really fun to watch. I didn't think I'd look forward to the second season of this show but here I am. Can't wait. NOOOOOOO... Ichigo!!! I wanted him to be here so badly... A big special match will be there in the next season, it seems like. Can't wait for it. Also... wanna see more of Itoshi. There's so much to look forward to. Really enjoyed it. |
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| This episode finale looks like it wants to push the Blue Lock project to the next level with the 1st clear team. No wonder they decided to pair up Yoichi with a bunch of other guys with similar ego. Not going to lie though, this episode was more comical than the others, for a finale at least. I had expected more intense attitude but it seems the anime is taking itself with an easy care. At this point though, Yoichi truly evolved into a class of his own imo, and I believe he will keep on improving. |
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| I remember seeing the hype for this series prior to the broadcast, and I was wondering if 8bit would be delivering the goods here, but thankfully, it's safe to say that it was indeed the case for Season 1, and now here's to hoping for the same over in Season 2. Of course, the World team wasn't going to just let our main characters take the limelight for long given how the last episode ended. And boy, did they give them a hammering! No wonder the higher-ups nearly tried to shut the project down immediately afterward. God, the Engrish was so hard to make out though, I'd rather have them speak Japanese xD. Ego-san promising to show results in a big game against the U-20 Japan national team was handled really well. Straightforward and blunt as ever, that's Ego-san in a nutshell for you. It's not going to be an easy task though, I look forward to seeing what other crazy situations and exercises he'll come up with. Learning English from Rin after the match, that's progress which is a little off, xD. 7 teams and 35 players to the third selection, now that's some weeding out from the initial 275 players. Chigiri, Barou and Nagi coming out of the blocks like that and the heavy rock ost in the background, you only get that in Shounen. It looks like most of the original group of Isagi is still alive, but it's sad that Kunigami couldn't make it. Ryusei as a potential antagonist? Well, they'll certainly have to find a way to accommodate him if they're to have a fighting chance against the national U-20 team, I imagine. It's such a nasty way to end the season, good lord. A few new characters revealed, I wonder what sort of role they'll be getting in due time. Well, at least there's a second "phase" and movie to look forward to now. I'm really going to miss the 2nd Op though, I found that to be a banger! Yoichi's improvement over the course of the season was massive, feels like there's an endless room for improvement for him... Solid 8/10 from here! Source for continuation: https://twitter.com/BLUELOCK_PR/status/1639676014656892933 Hopefully, not too much of a wait for them. |
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| Solid ending for the first season of Blue Lock. We've finally got to see Shidou and the rest of the new comers. it's time for the U-20 arc and I really thought they'd make a movie about it, but seems like it's better for Nagi's episode to be adapted into a movie. I can't complain much, we've got a second season! 8bits managed to capture the manga quite well, but sadly the animation was most of the time average. So many still frames, we've only got a few good moments. But the sound effects and the art style were superb. 8/10 |
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| Good 1st season, turned out to be better than I thought it would be, although it could have some cringe moments at times. Nice setup for a sequal, I suppose if they become the U 20 team the anime will become a "regular" sports anime? Mildly excited to see what will happen. |
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| At last, they still didn't won against the World's Top 5 which was obvious. But rather got the chance to enter the National Football Team. This was my first experience of a football anime and look forward to a season 2. 8/10 season (imo!) |
| I loved this way more than I thought I would blue lock is amazing and can't wait for season 2 finally, the u20 arc will be adapted season 2 is gonna be so good I need more of this this was a solid 9/10 |
Homura24Mar 25, 2023 11:21 AM
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| Shidou hype! Man this adaptation was a blast regardless of animation that wasn't always at the top of the game. The intense direction made up for that imo. |
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| Nice way to end with Isagi's monologue. Sad to see only a few members from Team Z made it. It looks like we'll be introduced to some new characters in the next part. Can't wait to see Isagi take on the Japan U-20 team and the world. Let's go, striker! |
| That monologue at the end bruh...yeah sure football exists for strikers lol |
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| They got massacred by The World Five. SHIDOU IS HERE!!! Man, Blue Lock has some awesome character designs. Season 2 U-20 match hype!! |
| 35 players pass the round, with surprises!! Well, waiting for a second season!!! kekeke 8/10 |
| At last, the answer to the question of how would a match against the World Five end so quickly was simple: they are the supposed World Five so it makes sense. That 17 year old guy is probably based on Mbappe, but the rest can be either generic or fantastical representations. Also, the Engrish class bit was probably the only instance during the anime where I actually laughed, at Rin specifically dealing with the rest. Other than that, we got a glimpse at what comes next and who made it through, having Kunigami as a loss but I don't believe he'll be completely forgotten. As a result, I found the anime to be entertaining but at times way too stick up its own ass. In other words, the matches were tense, the movements were certainly out of the ordinary and the animation to portray them kept up to the task. However, each time it professed anything about football theory (yes, not soccer, football) it came out bland and full of holes. I guess it's part of its charm but consequently some of the dialogue lines came out cringeworthy or in a manner hard to take in. And as I anticipated earlier, it didn't even do its humour parts right. Regardless, I had a good time overall and am looking forward to see if this gets a continuation depending on how much needs to be adapted. I just hope it doesn't become too edgy... and it has an opening sequence as bopping as the second one. |
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| Kunigami should’ve went through it’s not right man they can’t let him go like that anyway this was fun to watch on the weekly I’m definitely excited for the next season |
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| As expected they got massacred by the World Five after their first goal, it's a good way to show the skill gap is still huge among the two teams And I'm also digging this whole "Ego didnt initially planned this" match between BL 11 vs Japan U-20, really shows how much he's burning taxpayers money and is getting called out on it |
| Whyyyy whyyyy kunigami 😭😭 i liked him 😭 |
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| Well it was to be expected that they would lose against the top 5, but Rin didn't want to give up so easily and still lost 5-1. I'm glad to see some players returning from the previous episodes, they made it through the selections, I do feel bad for Kunigami who didn't make it through. It looks like they now will fight against the U-20 and one of them is Rin's brother, so that will be interesting. Intense episode and I can't wait what S2 will bring. |
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| To many char but they all at the end stood out. Can't wait to see how far these characters go or how they burn out. |
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zero_uchiha said: so i would rate it more highly, but you are correct that the dialogue in this show is absolutely shit.5/10 for me. Would have rated it 6/10 if these lines didn't exist: "In soccer, the one who scores the most is the greatest "🤡 "Soccer exists for strikers" WTF?💀 |
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| Julian’s voice caught me off guard. I expected his voice to be deeper, haha. I mean, we all knew they were bound to lose. I’m so glad they included the scene where they were learning English. Such a fun moment. OH MY GOSH, RYUSEI, IT’S HERE The scene with Kunigami at the end 😔 Well, that’s a wrap. |
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| Wow I'm so sad this season is over. I didn't think I'd have much interest in a sports anime, but this exceeded my expectations by a landslide. Suuuch a good anime! The big 5 game was so intense. Isagi's team never stood a chance. How are they going to pick which players are going to play against the official Japan team? Since it seems like there are only 23 people on a team? Also oof that Rin's brother is going to play against him. They did that on purpose. Shidou Ryusei seems like a total dick and I already can't stand him. He was so easy to pick a fight with Isagi, but at least his bros out him. They say Shidou Ryusei talked about Kunigami was rude for no reason. I wonder when season 2 will be out, either way I'm excited |
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| Really good anime and deserved of all the hype surrounding it. Been hearing about it since it was manga only. I do prefer Ao Ashi a bit more though. 8/10. |
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| As expected, after that first goal the World Five thrashed Isagi's team. Only Rin seemed to think they had a shot at winning, but these are 5 of the world's top players, so good luck lol. We finally see all the teams that passed the 2nd selection, with a mixture of old familiar faces that have been largely absent from the 2nd half of the season, along with some new faces. It doesn't sit right with me that Igaguri made it but not Kunigami, but I suppose Igaguri's team situation and luck was just more fortunate. This Shidou dude is already looking like a problem though. As the season ends, they hype up the 3rd selection: a match against Japan's U-20 team, with a chance for the Blue Lock boys to "hijack" the team if they win. Even Rin's brother is on the team so finally getting to see him play will be a treat. I'm glad S2 was already announced, I'm already excited for it to come out. In the meantime, I'll definitely pick up the manga instead of waiting for S2 to start. This was a very entertaining show to watch, I just wish the animation was a little better and more fluid, but other than that this was a good and fun sports anime. |
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| so for whatever reason, the subs aren't out so i watched it raw, and i only know a bit of japanese but it was an interesting finish to the season. i like this show, even if i don't like soccer, i just wish the writing (dialogue) wasn't such trash. interested in seeing where they go from here. |
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| Damn they really took Kunigami out! |
| The English dialogue kind of killed it for me... I'm probably gonna watch the actual Eng dub for this once it's out lmfao... Other than that, I'm truly shocked Kunigami didn't make it. T___T. I hope he's able to come back somehow. He was one of my faves. |
| So Over the top that you would like it. They really put out my man Kunigami Overall it was very fun to watch this show & really glad S2+movie is otw. |
| Imo a show with no memorable animations and the writing doesn’t outshine. A quick and predictable match and they show the 35 characters who qualified in the next selection. Only surprised for Kunigami and new rival incoming. The last episode was a good building for the next under 20 arc. |
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Pre_Yum said: That was what I thought at the beginning too. It was to the point I wanted to actually drop this anime because of how absurd it was. Haikyuu was my first sports anime, so I had a lot of expectations from Blue Lock. I'm glad I stuck through though. It got really interesting after the whole original team split up. I'm looking forward to the second season.I'm gonna be honest here when I started this show and the pilot episode of this show really didn't hook me that much since I was hoping for actual football and not some dumb idea of making the best striker out of all the players in Japan but gradually this show started turning into much more enjoyable. I never thought I'd enjoy it this much. I hated the fact that there was no teamwork and everyone was playing for themselves but it has teamwork just in its own way. LOL This show is just dumb fun. If you're an actual football player, you might find this offensive but if you can just close your brain while watching this show, I can assure you this show is really fun to watch. I didn't think I'd look forward to the second season of this show but here I am. Can't wait. NOOOOOOO... Ichigo!!! I wanted him to be here so badly... A big special match will be there in the next season, it seems like. Can't wait for it. Also... wanna see more of Itoshi. There's so much to look forward to. Really enjoyed it. |
| u can't end it thereeeeeeee i need to know what happens next man shit got too fucking exciting and we got new characters i need moreee, guess it's time for the manga. well this anime was so freaking epic but my only complaint is the animation, it could have been a masterpiece if the animation was as good as the story. 9/10 |
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| As expected, Rin's team was decimated by the World Five and that match was more of an assessment of how much they have to go to compete on the world stage. They were also tasked with learning English, gotta love that Engrish though(shout out to the Japanese VAs for trying their best). With the second selection concluded, only 35 players remain that are put into 7 groups of 5 including Rin's team. The second team was the remaining guys from Isagi's team from the second selection. The rest of the teams were guys that were in the first selection along with Reo who also made the cut. Kunigami on the other hand didn't make it as he was eliminated by the hands of Shidou Ryusei who was laughing it up in front of Isagi. There was no time to fight about it as Ego appeared to deliver the news that the big wigs in charge want to shut down Blue Lock, so Ego proposed that the third selection will be Japan's U-20 which is basically Japan's National High School team vs. Blue Lock's best eleven players that will take place in three weeks. If Blue Lock wins, then they will take over the Japan U-20 team. While most people will say that Blue Lock has rode the wave of the 2022 World Cup in Qutar with Japan making it to the round of 16, this show has definitely live up to they hype. What I like about Blue Lock is how it challenges Japan's collective mindset and dives into the concept of individualism. The balancing act of playing as a team vs. scoring for yourself. Soccer is a team sport, but if you want to win especially on the World Stage like the World Cup you need a powerful striker. I look forward to watching Season 2 and maybe the movie. I'll try to read the manga too as the anime skipped a few parts. 8/10 The Blue Lock is Real!!! |
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