Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan Episode 2 Discussion

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Oct 16, 2:18 AM

#151

Bohdan_Naut1lus

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Sep 2022

no anumation no party

Oct 16, 5:00 AM

#152

PrimeX

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Jul 2013

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I love the visuals goddamn

Oct 16, 7:12 AM

#153

littletsun

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Nov 2023

Just came here to comment on the animation. Yes, it felt like someone who only knew powerpoint and capcut made this show and called it a day. What happened with all the improvements throughout season one? Besides the failing animation, the directing and story in this episode just felt less engaging. It was all over the place. Perhaps it was heavily affected with the poor animation. Really hope they wouldn't do the same mistakes for the next episode.

Oct 16, 7:45 AM

#154

Kraum

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Was the first episode motion comic as well... it kinda felt like Wallmart quality compared to season 1. I don't mind motion comics of manhua's but i did expect more of an anime... well, i guess it's not an anime anymore as it's a motion comic. Does that mean the motion comics from manhuas will be added to MAL as well ? if so, my library of watched "anime" will grow a lot... on the plus side, i do like the artstyle tho.

Oct 16, 9:56 AM

#155

Naledi_G

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Feb 2021

that wasnt aniamtion, that was a SLIDESHOW!!!!

Oct 16, 1:02 PM

#156

NiJaS

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Aug 2013

If the next episode is similar, I really have to drop this shit.

Oct 17, 12:40 AM

#157

Baltheon

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Oct 2016

7 deadly frames have competittion now

Oct 17, 6:40 AM

#158

Vin-Jo

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Jun 2024

Animation is not good like first season ....

Oct 17, 10:19 AM

#159

Erjeh

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Jan 2021

Reply to Softhenic03

This series isn’t very good in keeping the characters they’ve introduced being even somewhat relevant for a period of time. I mean I don’t remember half of them at this point, and neither these characters who got teamed up with Isagi. Yeah, and for some reason dude has really bad luck that he landed in the team with Rin and Shido, or more like I guess, he the main guy that’s why he landed. Leaving all that stuff about hyping these seeded players aside, what is actually happening with the matches lol????

I held back from saying anything over animation last time but yeah, this is just moving manga panels lol… coloured manga panels, to be precise. I don’t remember this series struggling this much last season with the matches, but yeah here, just the second episode and we’re out of juice. At least the characters seem to be running fine enough, so some saving grace. Not sure anymore, but can only hope it’ll get decent enough(?). Btw the usual with Isagi… he’ll bounce back, we know.

@Softhenic03 cannt agree more, out of 10 players i only know 3 of them

Oct 17, 2:36 PM

#160

Liojul87

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Aug 2022

the animation was really bad

Oct 17, 6:25 PM

#161

Sheol01

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Jul 2024

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To compare this to Queen Bee is to really insult Queen Bee. And at least there is sex involved There!

Oct 17, 7:17 PM

#162

davidyodo24

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Oct 2019

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Seriously who thought this was okay and approved this shit? LMAO
I think Queen Bee should take over the Animation lol

I really feel bad for the author.

They should be ashamed of themselves.

Oct 17, 9:40 PM

#163

JTodd

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Mar 2018

Animation was weak

Oct 17, 10:15 PM

#164

staysilverr

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Jul 2023

I love Blue Lock but that god-forsaken animation makes this season one of the most disappointing sequels I have ever watched.

Oct 18, 12:25 AM

#165

UsagiLink

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Jun 2024

I'm blind since i saw it

Oct 18, 10:32 AM

#166

loveunique

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Feb 2024

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Wow, that was even worse than I was expecting from the trailers.

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Oct 18, 1:08 PM

#167

StateofOhayo

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Dec 2018

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just awful; talktalktalktalktalk but more importantly the terrible cgi and still frames. sure, the art is nice, but they definitely cannot animate for the life of themselves.

Oct 18, 1:10 PM

#168

StateofOhayo

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Reply to Gekko_ua

DVD moving logo has better animation than this. Logo hitting corner brings more hype than that Shido shot.

@Gekko_ua thanks to your comment I can say this episode at least brought a little bit of fun to my day. remember school movies and the teacher would be talking but we'd all be waiting for the corner logo jackpot?

Oct 18, 2:18 PM

#169

AvatarR0ku

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Oct 2017

There has been a clear lack in animation quality compared to season 1. This episode was basically a slideshow for 75% of the episode.

Oct 18, 8:42 PM

#170

P5R_Yoshizawa

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Jun 2024

Wtf happened to consistency of the animation, huge L when compared to season 1, maybe using CGI was better after all.

Oct 19, 5:53 PM

#171

pansz

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Oct 2019

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Yeah, I'm going while watching a slideshow

Oct 19, 6:59 PM

#172

ALEXLIUS

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Feb 2023

bad animation, animasi kyk poiwerpint

Oct 19, 8:54 PM

#173

ratecutsplease

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May 2024

Holy shit is the slow mo and aura outlines over exaggerated to cover for the weak ass animation.

Oct 19, 11:46 PM

#174

Stal8

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Jan 2020

this looks like a fananimation where they just colour the manga panels but worse

Oct 20, 3:32 AM

#175

aurora_yuuki

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Jan 2020

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Reply to dior

Well, fuck... the fall off was real. Disgraceful to see such a good manga take such a downturn after all the time they had to properly animate this, this might be the first anime I ever drop in my life. Shit looks like it was edited in CapCut.

@dior Same. I too have never dropped an anime. Some CapCut edits are fire, don't you think?

“𝖨𝖿 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖽𝗂𝖼𝗍𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾, 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖼𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖻𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝖿𝗅𝖺𝗏𝗈𝗋.” – 𝖤𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗈𝗋 𝖱𝗈𝗈𝗌𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗍

Oct 20, 8:42 AM

#176

YudiYusantoS

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Can't wait to see Yoichi in action after getting all those pieces.

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Oct 20, 10:54 PM

#177

eightdollarwater

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I know S1 wasn't incredible either but it had a charm to it, it was fun at least.

I'm a bit gutted by what I just witnessed here though. Pretty shocked not an iota of care was dropped into the scenes with movement.

Individual non-action character scenes are drawn better so far in S2, but the action scenes are ridiculously PowerPointed.

I'll take S1's not-great-but-still-there "fun bad" animation waaaaaaaaaaaay over this.

Oct 22, 10:07 AM

#178

guts_034

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Mar 2024

Trash animation , as a blue lock fan S1 is more moree better then S@

Oct 22, 4:17 PM

#179

camghost10

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Dec 2020

LOL i guess all the memes were true the animation drop is wild. Felt like I was watching a slideshow. Rin and Shidou drama is just starting... U-20 IS GETTING CLOSER!!!

Oct 25, 12:56 PM

#180

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Apr 2024

Its craizy I lovet

Oct 25, 5:10 PM

#181

Damoncoyote

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Oct 2024

honestly, cant wait for episode 3, so much anticipation, as for the episode, so much tension

Oct 27, 6:08 PM

#182

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Lmao the famous Shidou scratching meme is here, and i can't stop my laugh with all those low effort movement. But eh? I feel you, Yoichi. Back to zero again, right? At least the challenge kinda big here, so let's aside the shameless slideshow, i may focus only to how Yoichi manage to break through those insane mark from the assassin.

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Oct 28, 5:04 AM

#183

NillyPC

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Animation took a downgrade and is a little more stiffer, but Chigari really did good though. He locked in so well.

Oct 28, 7:36 AM

#184

EikeChisaki

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Mar 2021

.....................

Oct 31, 10:21 PM

#185

icyicy00

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I'm the weirdo that watches blue lock for the plot so I didn't dislike this episode that much lmaoooooooooooo

Nov 3, 4:10 AM

#186

Ashhk

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The match is tense and it's gonna be difficult for them to win but where is the animation? I like the match but half of it is just a slideshow?

Nov 4, 2:10 AM

#187

vicksedkif

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Feb 2024

this power point movie?
or visual novel?

Nov 16, 2:41 PM

#188

Kevao51

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Jul 2021

Soccer match in photos.

Nov 23, 3:39 PM

#189

Rasco

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as they say the best are not always the greatest when together lolz.

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