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| so for whatever reason, the subs aren't out so i watched it raw, and i only know a bit of japanese but it was an interesting finish to the season. i like this show, even if i don't like soccer, i just wish the writing (dialogue) wasn't such trash. interested in seeing where they go from here. |
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| Damn they really took Kunigami out! |
| The English dialogue kind of killed it for me... I'm probably gonna watch the actual Eng dub for this once it's out lmfao... Other than that, I'm truly shocked Kunigami didn't make it. T___T. I hope he's able to come back somehow. He was one of my faves. |
| So Over the top that you would like it. They really put out my man Kunigami Overall it was very fun to watch this show & really glad S2+movie is otw. |
| Imo a show with no memorable animations and the writing doesn’t outshine. A quick and predictable match and they show the 35 characters who qualified in the next selection. Only surprised for Kunigami and new rival incoming. The last episode was a good building for the next under 20 arc. |
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Pre_Yum said: That was what I thought at the beginning too. It was to the point I wanted to actually drop this anime because of how absurd it was. Haikyuu was my first sports anime, so I had a lot of expectations from Blue Lock. I'm glad I stuck through though. It got really interesting after the whole original team split up. I'm looking forward to the second season.I'm gonna be honest here when I started this show and the pilot episode of this show really didn't hook me that much since I was hoping for actual football and not some dumb idea of making the best striker out of all the players in Japan but gradually this show started turning into much more enjoyable. I never thought I'd enjoy it this much. I hated the fact that there was no teamwork and everyone was playing for themselves but it has teamwork just in its own way. LOL This show is just dumb fun. If you're an actual football player, you might find this offensive but if you can just close your brain while watching this show, I can assure you this show is really fun to watch. I didn't think I'd look forward to the second season of this show but here I am. Can't wait. NOOOOOOO... Ichigo!!! I wanted him to be here so badly... A big special match will be there in the next season, it seems like. Can't wait for it. Also... wanna see more of Itoshi. There's so much to look forward to. Really enjoyed it. |
| u can't end it thereeeeeeee i need to know what happens next man shit got too fucking exciting and we got new characters i need moreee, guess it's time for the manga. well this anime was so freaking epic but my only complaint is the animation, it could have been a masterpiece if the animation was as good as the story. 9/10 |
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| As expected, Rin's team was decimated by the World Five and that match was more of an assessment of how much they have to go to compete on the world stage. They were also tasked with learning English, gotta love that Engrish though(shout out to the Japanese VAs for trying their best). With the second selection concluded, only 35 players remain that are put into 7 groups of 5 including Rin's team. The second team was the remaining guys from Isagi's team from the second selection. The rest of the teams were guys that were in the first selection along with Reo who also made the cut. Kunigami on the other hand didn't make it as he was eliminated by the hands of Shidou Ryusei who was laughing it up in front of Isagi. There was no time to fight about it as Ego appeared to deliver the news that the big wigs in charge want to shut down Blue Lock, so Ego proposed that the third selection will be Japan's U-20 which is basically Japan's National High School team vs. Blue Lock's best eleven players that will take place in three weeks. If Blue Lock wins, then they will take over the Japan U-20 team. While most people will say that Blue Lock has rode the wave of the 2022 World Cup in Qutar with Japan making it to the round of 16, this show has definitely live up to they hype. What I like about Blue Lock is how it challenges Japan's collective mindset and dives into the concept of individualism. The balancing act of playing as a team vs. scoring for yourself. Soccer is a team sport, but if you want to win especially on the World Stage like the World Cup you need a powerful striker. I look forward to watching Season 2 and maybe the movie. I'll try to read the manga too as the anime skipped a few parts. 8/10 The Blue Lock is Real!!! |
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| it´s a great anime because is adapted at our times and our busy lives and where we have that desire to be the best !!! kekeke |
| The last speech of Isagi literally gave me goosebumps. |
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| No additional time here - at least, not after the episode. The whole English study room session was the additional time segment, if you ask me, incorporated into the episode itself. Freaking hilarious from the first frame to the last. Fancy bringing in a whole buncha new people we've seen neither hide nor hair before, though. You'd think if they're good enough to make it this far, there would've been some name drops along the way somewhere... oh well. Looking forward to S2 and the movie. |
| Wow, it's really been 6 months. Sure doesn't feel like it. An interesting ride all the way; I was hyped before it aired and I'm hyped for the next outing. Lock off. |
 Why would I spend my time watching shows I don't like? 💢 |
| What a cliffhanger man... I am going to binge through manga once I am done with Billy Bat and SBR. Pretty solid 7/10. Liked some of the ideas, some of the characters, designs are SICK. Would have rated higher if not for shitty animation. |
| I kind of knew that besides of creating the best strike of the world, creating the best team was too an objective. remember the brazil of the five 10's?, now see an team with 11 strikers, lol in real life it doesn't work but I'm looking foward to this in the second season. |
| The way they speak English is so funny lmao |
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| Don't get me wrong, I liked the anime. Nonetheless, this has the potential to be the most overrated show of the year. |
| 6/10, the fun the series gave me can't overcome the amount of cringe dialogue and subpar animation that was present throughout the first season. |
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| Bruh... Kunigami out but freaking Igarashi in? I call bullshit. Also what's with the personalities of The World Five? Easily the worst depiction of nationalities I have seen in a while. Anyways, pretty mediocre show overall. Clearly not for people who take football seriously because man did this anime's philosophy disrespect the sport at times. There were some hype moments here and there but not gonna lie, I felt bored during most of the episodes. Most of the characters were annoying asf and the dialogues were simply awful. The fact of the characters being teenagers doesn't mean they have to act like cringey edgelords 24/7. 5/10 |
| NOO KUNIGAMI!!!! NOT YOU, NOT AFTER ALL YOU HAVE DONE!! 😭 😭 I can't wait for the second season and the movie about Nagi! |
| And we say “see you soon” to one of the best sport anime out there. This season was a blast and I got hooked immediately since the first selection started. I’ll miss the times I get so hyped watching it. Was a fun journey and Blue Lock has proved itself one of the most unique sport anime along with the intense atmosphere it delivers I’ll be sure to watch season 2 and the movie coming soon. 8/10 |
| Meh, that were some cringy lines from English-speaking players, lol. And... I'm not really interested in watching the next season. It was entertaining enough, but I got tired of the show in recent episodes, too much edge and not enough substance. |
| RIP Kunigami. He was a good guy. I wonder if that is really the last we'll see of him. Good ending to the season. I was so worried that it was going to end terribly awkward in the middle of this world five match. But I was worried for nothing: The world five crush them in rapid fashion, with enough time to cover quite a lot of other stuff as well. We see the other teams who have passed this stage, holding the 35 remaining players. And the pacing doesn't show any signs of slowing down, with not more of these selection stages, but rather the very existence of blue lock being at stake, and having to go up against Japan's U-20 team to not only save it, but BECOME it. I'll give it a low-8/10. It was kind of dumb at times, but all of its moments of extreme hype more than make up for whatever weak points it has. Looking forward to season 2. 8.1/10 |
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| Don't usually mind it but man Loki's Engrish in this episode was genuinely atrocious. Anyway, hopefully season 2 will be less still frames and more actual animation. |
MuZe-Mar 25, 2023 5:02 PM
| This can't be the end of Kunigami, right??? |
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| What a really fun surprise of a show, watching this week to week was a total blast. Animation stumbled quite a bit more often than I'd like, but I felt it was more than made up for with some incredibly striking direction and imagery, it manages to sell all of its big moments effortlessly well. Really looking forward to Season 2 and Episode Nagi. Also seeing people here complain about the dialogue does sting a bit, since I feel like the cheesy, unhinged, over-the-top edginess of its dialogue is one of the most charming aspects of the series. |
| Kunigami... NUOOOOOO Fantastic show overall, great pacing and interesting unique characters. 9/10 |
| Good finale. Probably gonna read the manga while I wait for season 2. I'm curious though. Only seven teams made it but statistically as many as forty-nine teams could have made it. Did Ego ever mention a time limit? Or did he just wake up one day and said "All right you've had long enough" |
| THE GOAT SHIDOU IS HERE RYUUSEI IS FINALLY HERE. also yukimiya, hiyori and nanase. and the return of other familiar faces. didn't expect shidou to be voiced by gojo's VA tho. can't wait to see more of shidou's insanity animated, hope the next season has better animation tho. pretty sure the reception of this season has been mostly positive so it should. strong 8/10 for me, animation is the only thing that pulled it back. can't wait for the next arc, best arc in blue lock and best new gen arc imo! |
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| All I could think about this episode was the image of a bunch of Japanese voice actors looking down, reading and struggling from a script, and being asked to do the English again until it's "passable" lol...\ Overall, it was an alright anime, thought the setting and plot would be a little more interesting when I first started this show. 6/10. |
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