Blue Lock Episode 1 Discussion

DoctoRojack said:
Lol Blue Lock contradicts the very essence of Football. Total opposite of Ao Ashi. Hits others physically and try to hit others with balls. Very eFeCtIvE training.

Mystletaynn said:


Blue Lock can mostly be compared to Ao Ashi in the sense that they are polar opposites.

Purists and people dedicated only to the sport itself love the high attention to detail and technicality of something like Ao Ashi but the manga also became sometimes bogged down in some areas because of the detail, a similar quality that reminded me of the tennis series Baby Steps. Blue Lock on the other hand eschews the specifics for more thrills and hype and making plays look cool rather than being technically correct, which goes well with the theme of prioritizing ego and personal ability above teamwork. There are many excellent characters in the series and I think it's one of Blue Lock's strong points, so hopefully you'll enjoy it as time goes on, it's one of the chapters I look forward to the most every week. :)

samsince04 said:
pretending like that was an actual football match. They were playing a game of tag ffs. I promise you there will be none of that in the actual football matches in Blue lock.

AGuyInARoom said:

when ever here is a paper back copy of the 1st volume

DoctoRojack said:


Doesn't change the fact the concept is stupid. It's less of a sports and more of a battle royal. You don't hit players physically with kicks and punches in a match of tag.

samsince04 said:
Okay bro. If you're going to fixate on one thing and have it ruin your enjoyment, that's your own choice. Besides, recreational games like these are training drills for real-life football players so don't make it seem like it's completely out of left field. As for the violence, I didn't think I would have to point out the fact that they were playing a game with only one rule in mind, don't be the last person to touch the ball before the timer runs out.

DoctoRojack said:


Yeah. Violence =/= recreational games.

samsince04 said:
It's like I'm speaking to a wall. Have you ever watched a game of football in your life? You make it seem like it's this pristine sport. I don't know what else to say. Have it your way. I'm done trying to convince someone that has already come into the show with their preset biases. At least you enjoyed Ao ashi.

DoctoRojack said:

I can see Blue Lock's concept being totally childish, unrealistic and contradictory to the essence of sports. Creating an egoist with violence and making stupid statements like making a midfielder/goalkeeper/defender is easy.

Very eFeCtIvE training

nabqz said:


Literally, in the anime they say the concept is weird, they don't hide it, not even edginess of it, say something new.
Instead of complaining about it being unrealistic (tho way more realistic than Kuroko no Basket, for example), why not seeing how the author wants to land his idea of "Ego" the opposite of teamwork in football. Being selfish isn't new in irl football. Why people act like there was some supernatural power in Blue Lock.


also


That wasn't a training, it was literally a "single-elimination" tag match.

And you played football? Lol, If our coach doesn't tell us to not have physical contact before a tag match, we would gladly tackle and charge each other to win.

nabqz said:


Literally, in the anime they say the concept is weird, they don't hide it, not even edginess of it, say something new.
Instead of complaining about it being unrealistic (tho way more realistic than Kuroko no Basket, for example), why not seeing how the author wants to land his idea of "Ego" the opposite of teamwork in football. Being selfish isn't new in irl football. Why people act like there was some supernatural power in Blue Lock.


also


That wasn't a training, it was literally a "single-elimination" tag match.

And you played football? Lol, If our coach doesn't tell us to not have physical contact before a tag match, we would gladly tackle and charge each other to win.