Blue Lock
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| That man(not guy) is literally a part of the national team of japan and their u-20 captain as well, so why in the world is Isagi acting so surprised over the fact that he can “actually” play good football?? And tbh, it ain’t just Oliver Aiku, there are more people in this u-20 team who don't look their age, at all lol. Still irrelevant stuff aside, this is that part of this series which is nonstop football, so yeah after so many episodes of characters barely moving, we now finally made it to the level where characters are MOVING. But man, all the movements look soooo fucking awkward. What was that goal from Sae anyway lol. Just adding a colourful beam over the entire trajectory of the ball won't make up for this limited as hell animation. Seriously, there’s just nothing more to add over what has already been said. At least the excitement of the crowd is still there if nothing. Sheesh, Nagi’s goal was so freaky, but yeah, the usual stuff happened. |
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| Tbh this would've been better as a visual novel or something since they don't want to animate it xD. Anyway Nagi's goal was cool af. |
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| NAGI SEISHIRO!!!! AHHHHH!!! We struggled so hard during the match and Sae was doing what he's known best for, Scoring. But, that one moment from Nagi made this entire episode so fucking hype. AHHHHHH. It was so good. That silence was so fucking sweet to my ears. |
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| The slideshow animation wasn't really apparent to me up until now. What the hell was all that stuff leading up to Sae's goal. Literal slideshows holyy. Well at least that Nagi goal was satisfying, the build up was hype. They spent all of this episode's budget on Nagi's shot lol |
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| Are things this anticlimactic in the manga too? Been hyped up so much, and so far it's just... not really there. The animation, or should I say lack of animation, not to mention the constant "replays" don't help, that's for sure. Idk how the team looks at this, even just the first, like, ten minutes, with all the "replays" of events that happened moments earlier, again, barely animated at that, and goes "yeah this is good". It's bizarre, really, even if replay is the feature they're trying to imitate - tone it the fudge down, it's nowhere near that exciting. Our egoists know how to handle the real thing. Really, Ego-san? I mean your faith in them is admirable, and yes indeed, one can really grow under pressure (something something palm trees and strong winds), but it's like. In all that time, they've never had a match against a real team, you've literally never exposed them to the "real thing", all they've been doing is playing with each other. And now everyone's supposed to be SHOOK that they even have to figure out how to get around actual defenders. All while it seems the opponent has had all the data on everyone, yet our boys seem completely clueless and, again, SHOOK at what everyone can do. Like. Wtf. And all this just so Nagi can score a goal - their first goal, because of course it's just gotta be Nagi. In an episode titled Itoshi Sae, who's had... practically two scenes' worth of screentime, one to score a goal, one to be his usual d×ckhead self. Yey, I guess. I can't even with Reo. |
| well at least there is some movement on the super shot of nagi lol but the rest of the episode are slideshows again the self awareness to the slideshow animation is funny "youre not moving, blue lock"  |
| Kore ga… BLUE LOCK! Absolute Cinema✋😮🤚  |
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| Absolutely loved the Nagi goal, loved how Rin tried to imitate Sae too. Excited for the upcoming episodes! |
| animation was dogshit like always but at least they did the nagi goal right after otoya's shot, i remembered the hype from nagi's goal in the manga and thankfully it carried on over to the anime, unlike literally everything else that got animated |
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| Welp, it's so jarring whenever they actually move, it instantly shift to 3D model, and when it's hand drawn , they just scroll the image horizontally / vertically/ diagonally. Basically they switch the style every 10 seconds during the match. If they cant do the 2D movement right, why not just make the whole game 3D model then? |
| Nagi's goal was the only enjoyable part of this episode, and that itself a very short sequence. The rest was just... sad, made me want to stop watching entirely... To think of how much better and hype the first half of season 1 was. Most people talk about animation but compared to season 1 the screenwriting is also immensely inferior. It feels like things happen based on a poorly strung checklist focused on reaching that 'hype moment' or 'hype goal' then moving onto the next step of the plan rather than utilizing the in between moments to flesh out the game, the characters, the stakes, whatever, so that when that special hype moment does come, it holds so much more weight and impact for the viewers, making us more understanding of their achievements and more compelled to relish in their success of overcoming impossible odds. To put it simply, that flair, that dynamicity, that astute restlessness that permeated most of season 1 is not there and that is also noticeable through the soundtracks used, sounding very 'safe' as if the screenwriters are unsure about the quality of their own story pacing decisions, often playing it safe, using the tracks that would fit most of the moments had throughout the show regardless of what emotional response they may invoke, in turn diminishing the perceived intensity of every pertaining moment, be it of hype, aggression, fear, focus, confusion, thought, reflection, action, and so on. |
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| Nah, Nagi was cooking the U-20. What a goal. But Sae was insane too. Pretty exciting match so far. Just seeing all these players clash is pretty cool. |
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| Yeah idk if its official but that 'You're not moving, Blue Lock' sub kinda how the subber feels when doing the job of Blue Lock. Its not moving. Its sliding. Oh well, whatever the case, nice introduction of Nagi Seishiro to the whole Japan U-20 enthusiast at that time. Let's also hope its enough to bring Blue Lock from the defeat.... |
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| Yukimiya is that guy man. That la boba was sick. I didn't know that's what it was called lol. It seems so simple as well. I'm gonna add that to my bag of tricks xD... The U20 defense is rlly solid. There isn't a single weakness in there. Sae is controlling things and someone's gonna have to stop him. We'll defo see Shidou at some point bcz Sendou couldn't even put one past Gagamaru 😭 The buildup to Nagi's goal was sickkkk. Isagi with his little decoy run and then Yukimiya hitting a shot. After a series of blocks, it falls to Nagi and the rest is history. Just amazing technical ability. What a way to announce yourself to your country. Anime fans will never fail to annoy me man.... I expected to come to this thread to just be lifted by the hype of the ep but it's just peak depression over here. The overuse of slideshows is not creative but it's clearly used for reactions and there were a lot of them in this ep. But numerous important sequences in this ep included fluid animation.... I will say tho that the CGI can be off-putting sometimes and the music.... I would much rather have the crowd noise constantly like a real football match instead of a mostly mute crowd with music that doesn't make my heart dance. |
samsince04Nov 16, 2024 10:05 AM
  𝒮𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒𝓈, 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒸𝒶𝓃'𝓉 𝓂𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝓇𝓌𝒶𝓇𝒹 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒸𝓁𝑜𝓈𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝑜𝑜𝓇 𝒷𝑒𝒽𝒾𝓃𝒹 𝓎𝑜𝓊. - 𝑅𝑒𝒾 𝒦𝒾𝓇𝒾𝓎𝒶𝓂𝒶   |
| They're kinda moving this episode. Nagi's goal felt decently animated. But I have to say, the OST choices this episode were absolutely dogshit. Sae's first goal was made with a jazz melody playing in the background? Why?? The high impact play before Nagi's goal with multiple strikers taking shots was underwhelming in the music department too. |
| Nice to meet you, Seishirou Nagi! |
| Japan's defense is going to be a huge obstacle for the Blue Lock team. Isagi played a crucial role in every attack, seamlessly adapting to each teammate. I hope he gets his moment of improvisation and individual glory as well. But who better to improvise than the control genius, Nagi Seishirou, scoring an incredible goal to lift the team's spirits. The anime may have issues with the overall quality of its animation, but during those crucial moments, it really steps up! |
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| all the budget went to Nagi goal shot |
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well at least there is some movement on the super shot of nagi lol but the rest of the episode are slideshows again
the self awareness to the slideshow animation is funny "youre not moving, blue lock"
the self awareness to the slideshow animation is funny "youre not moving, blue lock"
| @deg Lmao aiku spitting fax! |
"Nice to meet you, Japan. I am... Nagi Seishiro." |
| This ep is truly great |
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| I knew the U-20 squad was going to score the first goal with Itoshi Sae leading the charge, but thankfully Blue Lock responded with a goal of their own thanks to Nagi. All Blue Lock has to do is keep feeding Itoshi Rin the ball and let him lead like his brother. |
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| Whatta goal, nagicchi!!! |
| This episode felt like a match where the goalie forgot which side of the net to defend. Let’s not sugarcoat it; the production level stumbled so much, I half-expected Ego to bench the animators. Static shots? Check. Recycled sequences? Double check. It’s almost impressive how consistent the inconsistency was. Honestly, I've even read some manga with more movement than this animation. At times, it felt like the real challenge wasn’t on the field but in the editing room. That aside, I really gotta give credit where credit's due. Studio 8bit's animation, often struggling with the basics, doesn’t win any medals for fluidity. Yet, just when it seemed like the game was stuck in first gear, the studio knew exactly when to step on the gas, delivering on the episode’s most anticipated moment: Nagi's gravity-defying goal. It’s like a team playing poorly for 90 minutes, only to score a worldie in extra time. No spoiler intended. In conclusion, it's flawed but gets the job done. |
txaboydanielNov 16, 2024 4:52 PM
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