Honestly, Blue Lock surprised me. I haven't seen many sports anime, because it's very different from what I usually enjoy, so I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I ended up liking it. The plot has a good balance between being based in realism and including made up elements and players, which made it both fun and surprisingly believable. They even throw in real-life events, like Germany winning the World Cup, and casually mention stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. It gives the whole thing a cool sense of realism while still being its own story.
The plot is solid for what it sets out
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Alternative Titles
Japanese: ブルーロック
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Type:
TV
Episodes:
24
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Oct 9, 2022 to Mar 26, 2023
Premiered:
Fall 2022
Broadcast:
Sundays at 01:30 (JST)
Producers:
TV Asahi, Lantis, Kodansha, Toy's Factory, Crunchyroll, Bandai Spirits, Bit grooove promotion, Bandai Namco Filmworks, Bandai Namco Music Live
Licensors:
None found, add some
Studios:
8bit
Source:
Manga
Genre:
Sports
Theme:
Team Sports
Demographic:
Shounen
Duration:
24 min. per ep.
Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Your Feelings Categories Apr 5, 2023
Blue Lock is quite an interesting anime, quite different from typical sports anime.
I think that one thing which is important to understand in order not to be disappointed is that this anime isn't really about football. What I mean by that is that if you are here to see depictions of football matches in anime, whether it is realistic or not, you won't find it here. It's probably the main reason why some of the top reviews didn't like the anime, but it should have been obvious from the premise. The anime is about strikers. Obviously, the position of striker will be considered more important than ... Mar 26, 2023
Blue Lock's a show about pitting the 300 best Japanese high school level strikers together in a Kodoku of sorts--forcing them to clash and compete against each other--to find out Japan's best forward player.
"That just sounds like a survival/death game show with extra steps." This statement isn't wrong. Blue Lock is a show that combines the typical shounen sports/battle show and distills each genre by combining the best attributes of both aspects and shedding off the weaknesses that typically come packaged with the genres. First off is the death game aspect itself. It's not that edgy. It's within the bounds of shounen reasoning, and it ... Mar 26, 2023
Blue lock is great!
I think you can trust me when I use "great" for a sports anime. After seeing 24 episodes of this season, I want to say that it was a superb anime with very good animation and voice acting. After 11 episodes, I read the manga alongside watching the anime and I would say it was a perfect adaptation and, of course, there were some moments in the manga that we liked so much more, details and everything, but in overall I think it would be fair to say it was a good adaptation from the manga series.(but I think it would be ... Mar 21, 2023
I don’t even like football much but this anime is so good, i’m even reading the manga now!. I was hooked from the first episode, i was not aware of the hype and thought it would be a standard football anime but is totally different from others. Is like a ‘survival’ game within the game.
The concept is interesting, the animation is amazing, great soundtrack and the characters are all nuts and over the top - i love them! never a dull moment. I sincerely recommend people watch this and disregard the haters, the show delivers what it says in the tin, enjoy!!! Nov 18, 2022
There are a lot of mixed reviews here. As far as I can see a lot of people are coming into sports anime expecting the complete rules/definitions and framework of the actual sports being absolutely identical to what the anime is trying to represent and teach to all the viewers. So I'll try break some of it that bias first.
That notion is completely and utterly wrong and stupid on its own. Its like expecting Shaolin football to have realistic representation of Shaolin and football. Lets be real, you're not getting that and if you think MUST get that in order for the anime to be ... May 29, 2023
"I crushed… the dreams of these eleven people"
Blue Lock is almost like nothing you've seen before in sports anime. It's not about some goody-two-shoes protagonist aiming to be the best with no consequences. This story is impressive because it shakes up the usual character roles and adds real stakes, risking their whole careers if they lose. The suspense and different vibes you get from this quick-paced anime will keep you glued to the screen. I haven't binged an anime like this in a long time! The storytelling grabs you and the end of each episode leaves you craving for more. It's like a juicy teaser that ... Mar 25, 2023
No one wants to hear rants about proper football or soccer. You don't have ball knowledge bro. Yes no shit the striker isn't the end all be all. Obviously egotistic players end up being on the bench more often than not. It's a fucking anime. Blue Lock is cringe at times I won't deny it, specifically bachira. There plenty of the shonen bullshit of "i'm gonna become the best in the world". Isagi really has no complex backstory as a character, and I like it like that, no bullshit, no nothing. It's about a guy who passed to his teammate for a tap-in and the
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May 5, 2024
This anime genuinely changed my point of view on life. A major theme of this show is that you have to always believe that you can win to actually win. If you don’t go through life thinking you are on top, then what’s the point? I doubt this is the best message a show can tell, but it is a useful one.
Anyways, moving on to the actual plot of the anime it follows a high school football/soccer player (I’m going to call it football for this review) named Isagi Yoichi after he ... Feb 26, 2023
It's unlike any sports anime you've watched before.
I'm on the edge of saying Blue Lock is revolutionary - in its concept, storytelling, and animation. There are a lot of factors at play within the story, but the plot itself is straightforward. Who can become the best striker to lead Japan's team in the World Cup? And there are a series of rigorous and cruel training/challenges. Each stage/challenge breaks down a soccer concept to its basics to force the players to evolve and surpass their previous selves. The pacing is both slow and fast in a way where the story itself doesn't progress fast, but the scenes ... Mar 25, 2023
As a huge fan of football I've always wanted an anime adapting the sport that can be on the level of something like Haikyuu, Ping Pong the animation etc but the fact that we have not, at least in my opinion come close to making anything of that quality ever made me go into this anime with a little bit of skepticism, football anime like 'Days' was such a disappointment, while there are some good ones that capture the spirit of the game such as a classic like 'Captain Tsubasa', there is always something lacking about the reality of how football is played. That's where
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Mar 30, 2023
I can't be the only one who got Squid Games vibes from Blue Lock, but I hope someone else besides me also got Fall Guys vibes, too. I watched this anime because of how absolutely ridiculous it seemed, and I was entirely ready to watch an insane sports anime that made no logical sense, and you know what? I had a great time doing just that. It's about as unbelievable as Kuroko no Basket is in its representations of skills and abilities, but that's what made it so fun. Not only that, but it crafted this atmosphere of desperation and high drama that made it
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Mar 26, 2023
Great Football anime centred around strikers touching from the different physical aspects to mental.
Although this anime isn't meant to be taken seriously like Ao Ashi was, this anime focuses more on the climactic side of football which is as you'd guessed scoring the goal, which can be done in many different ways and the evolution process and how a player can add to his arsenal (Bottlers) to score a goal. The main issue I had with this anime was the all striker teams. It doesn't work and doesn't give everyone a fair chance infront of goal. But the faster you get your head around the ... Mar 27, 2023
THIS IS A SPOILER-FREE REVIEW
The sports anime genre has been one of my first introductions to anime. But it seems that the last few years have been lacking quite a bit. Haikyuu has been the only one that remained consistently good and besides that, there isn´t that much new coming out. But 2022 has seen the rise of two football shows: „Ao Ashi“ last summer, a show which i already reviewed, set the tone for what was to come, but the other one turned the genre completely on it´s head: „Blue Lock“. Story – 9/10 Okay, i will have to compare this to other anime of the ... Oct 5, 2023
I've seen a lot of sports anime, and they are probably one of my
favorite types of anime. One thing I always look for in my sports shows is just the right mix of realism and fantasy. You see, while I want the characters to borderline superhuman, I still want everything to be dialed back just enough, to the point where it still feels like I'm just watching a game of whatever sport the anime is about. Based on my rating, you can probably tell that Blue Lock pretty much nails that balance. A lot of anime don't hold up well when you go back to them, but I personally still find Blue ... Mar 16, 2023
Blue Lock goes far and beyond what you expect a sports anime to be. At face value it has a really simple message. While football (or soccer) is a team sport, you need that moment of intense selfish desire to truly impact the game. So a fictional program is developed to bring out this intense selfish desire. But is that all Blue Lock is trying to say?
I find Blue Lock to be packed with wisdom that can be applied to all facets of life and not just a particular sport. The main character Isagi said this once: "If it lets me win, I have no ... Feb 15, 2023
This is a great anime! Don't mix reality with this and don't expect a typical sports anime. The people that hate on this anime just because it's not a goody goody sports anime. It's an unrealistic twist on the sport. Another thing, if you've read or watched this carefully, the author actually knows a lot about soccer, you can't make these twist on the soccer training if you don't actually know anything about the sport itself.
I would recommend this! But don't expect realistic interpretations, it's just a show. How often do you get to see realistic interpretations of anything, not just sports, on shows ... Feb 1, 2023
Blue Lock takes all the best parts about the sports genre and turns it up to 11.
Blue Lock has solved almost all the problems that more critical anime fans normally have with sports anime. The protagonist being a clever, cerebral player is a breath of fresh air compared to MCs who simply survive on sheer willpower and "I gotta train every day!" mindset. It does a great job of putting you in Isagi's mind while he tries to think of a way through every insurmountable challenge. It makes every game pay off beautifully, and it's only made more intense by the stellar supporting cast, whose ... Feb 2, 2023
On the surface this anime is about football but beneath the surface it tackles interesting things. One should definitely not expect that such anime is absolutely identical to our human reality and expect that it will stay true to gravity and other things, this anime like most "reality" type based animes like Vinland Saga aswell have their bit of a fantasy in the way that physical actions do happen, i remember people would go and ramble around in the forums that Thorkell was lifting trees, heavy object and slamming people around, while the main character would be jumping like a monkey with robot suit. Such
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Dec 31, 2022
As someone who tends to watch football and other sports, this anime turned out to be great! I generally don’t enjoy sports anime that much because they tend to fall on the very anime-ish side of it, for example: Inazuma Eleven where there are literal powers mixed with football. Throws me out of the loop a bit.
The story accompanies a group of unpolished gems of talent who partake in a sort of experimental training ground to train the next striker that will make the Japanese National Team go to new heights. Participating in this means giving it your all or losing everything, quite literally. Character ... |




