Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan

The next phase of the controversial Blue Lock project is underway with the candidate pool being dwindled down to just 35. Out of the remaining strikers, only a select few will be chosen to play in an upcoming exhibition game against the current U-20 Japanese soccer team. Playing in this match comes with a caveat: winning will grant the players the right to represent the nation as the new U-20 team, but losing will bring an end to Blue Lock in its entirety. Among the ones left in the running is Yoichi Isagi, who is coming to terms with his own abilities.

To further complicate matters, the six best players in the pool have already been named to the starting lineup and the remaining 29 will have to duke it out to claim a coveted spot. Each candidate must select a top six pairing to team up with for the selection to prove their competence. But if this mishmash of strikers wants to overthrow the current U-20 team, they will need to find a way to combine their playstyles effectively.

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Isagi, Yoichi Main

Ura, Kazuki Japanese

Bachira, Meguru Supporting

Kaito, Tasuku Japanese

Nagi, Seishirou Supporting

Shimazaki, Nobunaga Japanese

Chigiri, Hyouma Supporting

Saitou, Souma Japanese

Itoshi, Rin Supporting

Uchiyama, Kouki Japanese

Barou, Shouei Supporting

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Kaiser, Michael Supporting

Miyano, Mamoru Japanese

Shidou, Ryuusei Supporting

Nakamura, Yuuichi Japanese

Mikage, Reo Supporting

Uchida, Yuuma Japanese

Kunigami, Rensuke Supporting

Iwata, Takaki Producer

Nagahama, Hiroaki Producer

Arisawa, Ryouya Producer

Kawakatsu, Yusuke Producer

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Mar 10, 2025

d_saikoh7

Recommended

The Blue Lock anime improves in Season 2, much to my surprise. Almost everything is better in this second season.

The pacing: There’s almost no downtime, no boring moments—everything is perfectly handled.
The animation: Absolutely stunning.
The soundtrack: Both beautiful and diverse.
Character development: Much better executed, making it easier to connect with the different players.

Positives:

The suspense keeps you hooked throughout the entire season.
... More focus on the secondary characters.
The rivalry | friendship dynamic between the characters.

Negatives:

The first few episodes feel almost useless, with a challenge that could have been removed.
Some actions are hard to follow because there aren’t enough wide-angle shots to clearly show character positioning (especially in the early episodes).
The introduction of special “techniques” similar to Tsubasa or Inazuma Eleven, which slightly breaks the realistic feel I liked about the series (though it’s not too exaggerated).

In summary, if you liked Season 1, you’ll definitely watch Season 2.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Feb 24, 2025

tiana103

Mixed Feelings

Disappointing compared to the first season, but I still have enough nostalgia to rank it a 7 instead of a 6.

This isn’t Blue Lock, it’s PNG Lock. What’s with the animation? It was like watching a PowerPoint presentation with cool effects. Except, the effects are cool in a presentation, but not in an anime.

It was an enjoyable enough watch every week. In the rare moment it wasn’t a slideshow, I enjoyed laughing at those weird 3D animations of people’s feet kicking the ball.

When each new episode was released, each week my favourite game was looking at the animation and saying “surely it can’t ... get any worse” and “oh wait, it can.”

The opening song was fine. Can’t remember it though. I can’t remember hating it, so that’s a positive.

7/10 for nostalgia for season 1
6/10 is probably more accurate
5/10 animation

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Feb 14, 2025

Kortioo-Kun

Not Recommended

Having watched Season 1 two years ago, and seeing the discourse online in regards to the quality of Season 2, I went in with fairly low expectations, but was presently surprised! Episode 1 was great from a quality standpoint, but there was undoubtedly a quality drop-off from then on. HOWEVER, the U-20 game itself was great! Were the quality of all the episodes, or certain key frames/moments from the game the best they could've been? No, but it definitely could've been worse. Also, I know episode 14 went viral, not only for it's quality, but just the visual interpretation of the emotion of a certain ... character, I'd argue episode 13 was nearly just as good, serving as the appetizer to what would take place in episode 14! I genuinely haven't watched an anime that was really able to put me on the edge of my seat as if I was watching a REAL sporting event, it was awesome!

Although, I do think that the manga--for those interested, or manga only-- is still likely the best way to consume this specific arc, because even as certain scenes occurred in the show I found myself thinking: "Damn, I wonder how that looked in the manga!". So, I definitely can understand manga readers being a bit upset at the adaptation, but I do think it's still have some redeeming qualities to it.

With that, I'm most intrigued by the Blu-Ray for season 2. We've seen in other releases--Most notably JJK season 2--how much better those can look in comparison to the seasonal release, as well as the potential for content to be added in certain episodes/scenes. If the Blu-Ray maintains the same quality throughout the season as it did as it was airing it'd be pretty disappointing, but I'm holding out hope that they're able to give it some extra attention!

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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