Blue Lock is a shonen sports manga written by Kaneshiro Muneyuki and illustrated by Nomura Yusuke.
Here you’ll find weekly reviews, discussions, episode summaries, and theories surrounding the fall 2022 anime adaptation of Blue Lock.
The Blue Lock anime can be streamed on Crunchyroll.
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World Five Match – Blue Lock Ep 23 – 24 Review
Isagi and his team take on the best strikers in the World Five Match. Disappointment arises at news of Kunigami’s departure from the second selection.
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Goodbye Monsters – Blue Lock Ep 21 – 22 Review
Rin and Isagi’s battle to control the soccer field intensifies. Bachira realizes that he lost his dream chasing after Isagi and the monsters.
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Bachira Wants Isagi! – Blue Lock Ep 19 – 20 Review
Nagi serves Itoshi Rin some humble pie on the field during their match. We finally learn the true reason why Bachira wants to play soccer with Isagi.
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Move It, Donkey! – Blue Lock Ep 17 – 18 Review
Barou has a mental breakdown after realizing he became a donkey. Isagi and Nagi dominate the field and ensure their victory over Team Red.
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King of Adaptability – Blue Lock Ep 15 – 16 Review
Isagi learns what it means to be adaptable on the soccer field. Reo acts like a scorned maiden and chases after Nagi with all of his might.
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Isagi Loses Focus – Blue Lock Ep 14 Review
Naruhaya gets into Isagi’s head and forces the latter to freeze up on the field. Nagi hones his secret weapon formula to shift the match in his favor.
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Enter Itoshi’s Battlefield – Blue Lock Ep 13 Review
Itoshi Rin’s militaristic approach to soccer is off-putting to Isagi’s team. Bachira is snatched from Isagi, leaving the latter scrambling to recover his ace.
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The Dream Team – Blue Lock Ep 12 Review
Nagi, Bachira, and Isagi team up to progress to the second selection’s next round. Chigiri and Kunigami decide to go their own separate route for success.
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Ego Lied! – Blue Lock Ep 11 Review
Ego reveals that he lied about there being more players in other buildings at the facility. Team Z walks into the second selection challenge with confidence.
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Nagi Seishirou’s Awakening – Blue Lock Ep 10 Review
Kuon’s sad backstory motives him to help Team Z one last time. Nagi’s awakening as playmaker forces everybody else on the field to work harder for a win.
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A Striker’s Awakening – Blue Lock Ep 9 Review
Bachira single handedly creates a chain reaction of egoist awakenings on Team Z. Reo ponders defeat and begins to doubt Team V’s ability to win the match.
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King Barou Returns– Blue Lock Ep 8 Review
Isagi trains with King Barou one on one to test his spatial awareness special ability. Reo and Nagi’s friendship and relationship to soccer is explored.
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Chigiri Unchained! – Blue Lock Ep 7 Review
Chigiri joins the game and goes supersonic after a literal push from Isagi. Kuon desperately seeks out ways to secure his place in the second round.
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Kuon the Traitor – Blue Lock Ep 6 Review
Kuon the traitor sells out Team Z in exchange for a guaranteed way to the next selection round. Chigiri encounters his old teammates the Wanima Brothers.
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An Egoist is Born – Blue Lock Ep 5 Review
Isagi’s defeat of Team Y unlocks the inner Egoist in him. Chigiri reveals why he joined the Blue Lock Project and confides in Isagi about a past injury.
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A Soccer Superhero – Blue Lock Ep 4 Review
Kunigami wants to be a soccer superhero who used the power of friendship to make plays. Team Z faces off against Team Y using their strategists Isagi and Niko.
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King Barou Dominates – Blue Lock Ep 3 Review
Isagi Yoichi realizes the hidden meaning behind Ego’s Soccer from Zero line as Team X rallies behind King Barou resulting in Team Z’s unprecedented defeat.
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The Monster Inside – Blue Lock Ep 2 Review
The origins of the Blue Lock Project are explored at a JFU press conference. Bachira and Isagi listen to the monster within and eliminate Kira Ryousuke.
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Pure Insanity – Blue Lock Ep 1 Review
Yoichi Isagi dreams of becoming Japan’s Best Striker. He receives an invitation to the Blue Lock Project and jumps at the opportunity despite its pure insanity.
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