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What they did to Blue Lock Season 2 is beyond disappointing. This was a series with so much potential, but they somehow managed to turn it into an absolute disaster. The one thing that Blue Lock got right in the first season was the high energy, the intensity of the competition, and the emotional stakes of the characters. But in Season 2? It’s like they completely forgot what made the series special.

First off, the animation is a mess. It’s clunky, lifeless, and it honestly looks like they ran out of time or budget halfway through. What was once a show with fluid, fast-paced action now ... feels like watching a slideshow of still frames. It’s a far cry from the kinetic energy that the manga captured so perfectly. There’s nothing dynamic about it anymore. If anything, it’s just a bunch of character models awkwardly posed and barely moving. If I wanted to watch that, I’d just watch a stop-motion tutorial on YouTube. It’s honestly insulting.

The pacing is even worse. I get it, the manga has its slow moments too, but at least it builds tension and keeps you invested. Here, it’s just all over the place. It feels like they stretched a story that should’ve been covered in a few episodes into a painfully long, drawn-out mess. You could watch paint dry and it would probably be more exciting than some of these filler-filled episodes. What used to feel like a race against time now feels like a drag.

And the art style? Don’t even get me started. The manga’s art is sharp, full of energy, and every panel bursts with raw emotion. In the anime? It’s flat. It’s boring. Characters who were once larger-than-life now look like they’re just standing there, waiting for their next line. It lacks the psychological depth that the manga nails with every page. Instead of capturing the fire and drive of these young athletes, it makes them seem completely disconnected from the story they’re supposed to be in.

I don’t care if you’re a fan of the genre or not—this season is just not worth it. The anime has stripped away everything that made Blue Lock worth watching and left us with this hollow, lifeless shell. The manga is where the magic is. Go read it, seriously. This anime adaptation is an embarrassment. I’ll be thinking about what could’ve been while I throw up in disgust.

Never again.

Better h*ntai anime than blue lock S2!

Not body ✖
Only Hair ✔

4/10