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Nov 23, 2024 10:49 AM
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I still haven't watched the first season, so I wanted to ask. Is there any reason to watch it after such a wave of criticism against the second season? Maybe things will somehow improve in new episodes or a conditional new season?
Nov 23, 2024 10:58 AM
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I’d say first season was solid.
Nov 23, 2024 11:09 AM
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If you are a football fan, watch ao ashi not blue lock.
Even if you're not a football fan, do not watch blue lock, it's a soft e-tier anime, the manga is solid d-tier.
Nov 23, 2024 11:25 AM
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First half of season 1 is spectacular, every episode is hype. Second half is so so, I'd say an average of 7/10.

Season 2 is basically cool drawings and colored manga panels with voice acting. Still, season 1 is very much worth watching.

Oh and I liked the Nagi movie too.
Nov 23, 2024 11:35 AM
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First half of season 1 is spectacular, every episode is hype. Second half is so so, I'd say an average of 7/10.

Season 2 is basically cool drawings and colored manga panels with voice acting. Still, season 1 is very much worth watching.

Oh and I liked the Nagi movie too.
@hich4n_ Up to the level of Househusband, when the director tried to justify it with “manga reading vibes”?
Nov 23, 2024 12:02 PM
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@hich4n_ Up to the level of Househusband, when the director tried to justify it with “manga reading vibes”?
@RobertBobert Idk if this season's director (or directors at this point) tried to justify anything, I frankly think they're in disarray over there. Watching the two seasons you just notice the drop in quality, both in animation and directing. I rewatched season 1 a bunch of times and every time the first episodes kept me excited and engaged even if I was already anticipating the events. With season 2 I've felt like dropping the show for some time now...

If you decide to watch season 2 after the first you'll see for yourself, but so far I just recommend watching season 1.
Nov 23, 2024 1:06 PM
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@RobertBobert Idk if this season's director (or directors at this point) tried to justify anything, I frankly think they're in disarray over there. Watching the two seasons you just notice the drop in quality, both in animation and directing. I rewatched season 1 a bunch of times and every time the first episodes kept me excited and engaged even if I was already anticipating the events. With season 2 I've felt like dropping the show for some time now...

If you decide to watch season 2 after the first you'll see for yourself, but so far I just recommend watching season 1.
hich4n_ said:
Idk if this season's director (or directors at this point) tried to justify anything, I frankly think they're in disarray over there.


It's both, technically. Yuji Haibara has almost no directing experience, only other project of note being the Slime Diaries anime. He's much more versed in special effects/composite, graphic design and 3D, and you can see in all episodes how heavily he and other directors are trying to use them to cirmcunvent the limited production.

But it is also fact that the focus on eye candy combined with the terrible schedule is leading to the staff having to forcefully cut frames just so that the episode can even air at all. So yeah, terrible situation in all ways.
Nov 23, 2024 1:29 PM
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I'd recommend the manga, It's Top tier. The anime doesn't come close even remotely.
Nov 23, 2024 2:31 PM
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deffs start with season 1. that has some amazinggg moments that are better in the anime imo
Nov 23, 2024 6:17 PM
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zero_uchiha said:
If you are a football fan, watch ao ashi not blue lock.
Even if you're not a football fan, do not watch blue lock, it's a soft e-tier anime, the manga is solid d-tier.

Let's go, at least someone appreciates good football anime. Ao ashi and Blue Lock are day and night. 🤝
Nov 23, 2024 6:22 PM
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blue lock is good but its manga is more awesome....if u wanna know more details about football...then Blue lock will be better than ao ashi ...
otherwise ao ashi is good anime.
Nov 24, 2024 1:02 AM
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As someone who reads the manga and has kept up with the anime, I really don’t get the hate for the second season. I’d say all in all the manga is much much better. Anime wise for me season 1 was all around spectacular, while season 2 just didn’t follow up as good as people hoped. Don’t think it makes it bad though, definitely still watchable.
Nov 24, 2024 1:23 AM

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If you are a football fan, watch ao ashi not blue lock.
Even if you're not a football fan, do not watch blue lock, it's a soft e-tier anime, the manga is solid d-tier.
@zero_uchiha yeah, just whatever you do dont listen to this retard
Nov 24, 2024 4:52 AM
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Second season is terrible and it's not gonna improve anymore. I'd recommend to check out the first season. It has flaws but I definitely enjoyed it. 8/10 for me. At least check out the first episode.
Nov 24, 2024 6:05 AM
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I recommend u watch s1 & then start reading the manga after chapter 87. skip s2, it's 1 of the worst if not THE worst adaptations of all time
Nov 24, 2024 8:52 AM
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I recommend watching s1 first and then start the manga, s2 is just terrible, the animation's not gonna improve at all, it's just a waste of time watching slide shows, the u20 match is also the same apart from the spin they added to the ball - lol
Nov 24, 2024 8:54 AM

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I want to remind you once again that since I didn’t watch the first season, I obviously didn’t watch the second either. Therefore, when I talk about criticism of the second, I focus purely on the words of others. So don’t take this topic as some kind of attack on the show or a stone in its direction.
Nov 25, 2024 3:01 AM
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Definitely watch season 1, but season 2 is horribly animated. So it's up to you if you want to switch to the manga then or watch s2 with the bad animation
Nov 25, 2024 11:06 AM
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RobertBobert said:
I still haven't watched the first season, so I wanted to ask. Is there any reason to watch it after such a wave of criticism against the second season? Maybe things will somehow improve in new episodes or a conditional new season?

Wanna know the real truth? Its good, yes even both seasons😂 The hook of blue lock was never the animation but the hype,writing and art, thats why the manga is so critically acclaimed. I’ll be honest the animation is not the best, especially when you have shows like dandadan but the adaptation is very solid they did everything correct except for animation (which you can really only blame the budget on). Everyone who “hates” season 2 are still watching because they are entertained, they only hate because they know how good it can be not how bad it is. Don’t believe me? try episode 1 and i guarantee you will stop caring about the animation

Theres also the option of reading the manga, which is the correct choice but if thats not your thing then the anime is still good
Nov 30, 2024 9:33 PM
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Watch the first season , even though the animation is terrible at times it is much better than season 2 so I would say after season 1 read the manga .Enjoy!
Dec 5, 2024 12:30 AM
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I have watched it and I loved it.
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Dec 8, 2024 1:17 AM

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It is still more entertaining and passive to watch the anime until you catch up, the manga is currently only one arc ahead of season 2, so when you finish season 2 and you want to continue you can start straight from the current arc in the manga (neo egoist league)

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