Blue Lock
| only seen inazuma |
| this is the only soccer anime i have seen 🤪 |
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| Yeah only other one ive seen is ao ashi this one is way better |
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| Yes, pretty much. Days was utter trash, I kept trying to force myself to continue but the protagonist was so utterly dumb, useless and the most annoying crybaby, not to mention it went for a more realistic vibe yet got pretty much everything about how to train for soccer wrong. Area no Kishi was interesting but ultimately lost me on the whole pseudo-magic heart transfer aspect and the fucking adult therapist lady lusting so much after a dead teenager that she caused his baby brother a genuine identity crisis. Ginga e Kickoff was adorable and I enjoyed it, but the ending was so ridiculously unrealistic after an otherwise very grounded plot that I just couldn't take it seriously. I very much have a soft spot for Captain Tsubasa and am tempted to say that's my favourite, because I really enjoy the long stories that follow sports stars from their childhood days all the way to adult pro player life (same reason I love Major for baseball anime), but it's just been a really long time since I saw it so nostalgia may be messing with my perception. Only watched like half an episode of Ao Ashi and I'm just so...idk how to put it, tired? Like, it's pretty, I'm sure it's good and I'll enjoy it eventually, but at some point you need something new and different and Ao Ashi is just the same thing I've had a million times in other sports anime already. Inazuma Eleven is fucking weird and feels like a video game ad all the way through. Ganbare!Kickers is cute and nostalgic, but nothing special. Shoot! Goal to the Future is just... bad. Like, can't even point at one specific thing. It's like they couldn't make their mind up if they wanted to be a proper sequel or not so it's ultimately a disappointment both to fans of the original and new fans because it just randomly throws stuff at you in a disjointed, stiff mess. So yeah, Blue Lock easily trumps the vast majority of these for me, aside from Captain Tsubasa which just has a special place in my heart and maybe Ao Ashi in due time when I'm less burnt out on by-the-book sports (but even then I think it will be hard to top the innovative, unique concept and thoughtfulness put into Blue Lock. |
| Haven't seen Ao Ashi yet, but something tells me I'd like that more than blue lock |
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| ao ashi 100x better |
 "I don't know about you But I'm feeling 22 Everything will be alright if You keep me next to you You don't know about me But I'll bet you want to Everything will be alright if We just keep dancing like we're 22, 22" |
| yeah since it's the only football anime i watch |
| Ao Ashi best FOOTBALL anime |
| y'all should watch haibane renmei |
| Yes and there's nothing that even touches blue lock's lows |
| the best soccer animes i've seen are Offside and Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002. https://myanimelist.net/anime/1614/Captain_Tsubasa__Road_to_2002 https://myanimelist.net/anime/5200/Offside_TV https://myanimelist.net/anime/31575/Offside |
| i've seen maybe 7 other soccer anime and i guess this one is more enjoyable so far manga though, its not the best |
| I haven't seen any of it yet, but even then I highly doubt it can top Inazuma Eleven, let alone be even close. |
| So, literally no one is replying to what was asked. And it makes no sense for people to reply when its their first soccer or sport anime. The animation is only good at times and that's it. The story barely moves on, it reminds me of old BNHA. If anything it's one of the worst sports anime i've seen. |
| I watch a LOT of sports anime. From Badminton (Hanebado! is underappreciated, jfc Love All Play was bad but the ending was woth wasting my time I guess), to gymnastics (Taisou Samurai...), to Stride (watch Prince of Stride!), to fucking Kabaddi (Burning Kabaddi was meh to say the least). (Eyeshield 21, Tsubasa, Prince of Tennis, Kuroko, MIX and much of all the classics too of course) So I know what I'm talking about I think as I love wasting my time on these, there's something comfy about them for me, even when it's bad I very rarely can stop and just wanna follow their lives and journeys. But to give you an idea, I never felt more like I wasted my time watching a sports anime than when I watched Ahiru no Sora holy shit. A very good first 1/3 and then a gigantic waste of time, a slideshow fest made worse by its absolute dogshit ending that triggered that huge time wasting feeling. Even the manga author publicly tweeted it was trash. Anyways, now that we're done with my intro backstory with sports anime, let's talk about Blue Lock which I have actually read a bit before the series got announced / started. I've actually also read Ao Ashi before it got announced / aired. So I actually didn't like Blue Lock at all when I read it, I found the MC very 1-dimensional and laughable. I couldn't stand him honestly, and the whole Blue Lock concept was (and still is, anime included) as original as it's predictable and lame in the storytelling side of things. BUT when while reading the manga I could sense some big moments and it never really hitted with me because the manga layout isn't that impactful in the action phases and also they never left a lasting effect, in the anime on the other hand... MAN, that's some brilliant storyboarding. Episode 07 proved that, I remembered that scene in the manga very well as it was something I liked and wished it got more attention, but the anime did that scene justice and some more. Peak sports drama emotion feeling right there Not the best timing to write that since 08 really took a downhill path, animation wise especially. NOW, I've also read some of Ao Ashi before the anime got announced and even if we didn't get to see the best moments of the manga, the show still did a great job adapting it. The story, the deep characters and everything about this sport, is so much more well treated in Ao Ashi. It's honestly the best football (sorry I can't) manga I've ever read, so it's just a question of time for it to become the best football anime I've ever watched ! |
SephirodDec 1, 2022 11:04 PM
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| Nah, still the OG Captain Tsubasa. |
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YSWKaia said: MadanielFL said: This is quite literally my first ever sports anime lol same but I like it and no others really interested me + any recs of similar art style animes any genre to ppl reading Fire Force, there's former Shaft staff there but the art style is very similar, you'll see that some Ego shots seem quite literally taken from Fire Force and its Shinra shots lol Not quite the same chara-design though, chara-design wise Kuroko no Basket is not too far from it. |
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| Is nothing compared to Captain Tsubasa greatness with the best circus leaps. Best of all time. |
| I much prefer Ao Ashi, more compelling story and realistic games. Blue Lock is entertaining but that's it. Good while popcorn lasts but overall not so great and probably forgettable. It's different, sure, because of battle royal aspect, which can be interesting, but that's also why as a sports anime it's not the best for me. |
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| TBH, Blue lock is good, but in my opinion it is too overhyped by friend, because if you remove action from this anime, it is litreally hollow, story is simple, characters are cringe ngl. Other soccer animes like Days and Ao ashi are good, both plot-wise, story-wise, writing-wise and character-wise. So i prefer them more |
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| Blue Lock is very good, but for em the best soccer anime series that I have watched is Ao Aoshi! I am waiting for the second season announcement! |
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| I'd say I liked it a lot. But while it's exciting, cool, fun and characters have personality, development and a clear goal. It felt like it was meant for a younger audience. I'm not calling it immature, just that, where Ao Ashi had substance, but lacked impact, Blue Lock had impact, but to me felt like it was lacking some substance. I rated both anime the same, but I appreciated Ao Ashi more, for it's story. While Blue Lock for it's entertainment aspect. |
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