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Nov 9, 2024 9:34 AM
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Blue lock animation during match 🤡
During other scenes 🗿

like bruh? they can only draw well and can't aninate the movements or what??
Nov 9, 2024 10:18 AM
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Jun 2016
698
animation was as usual not much even in this episode, but that damn that ost got me pumped.
Nov 9, 2024 10:19 AM
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Mar 2021
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better animation than the previous episodes
Nov 9, 2024 10:25 AM
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Nov 2023
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The match animation is 💩 the rest was pretty good
bebefentomNov 9, 2024 10:28 AM
Nov 9, 2024 10:33 AM
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🫣 This episode really did get me so hyped. They did a great job with the buildup. Not expecting much improvement in the animation, but I give up, I’m just going to enjoy what I can from here on out. Feels better that way.
Nov 9, 2024 10:37 AM
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Idk if I was the only one who noticed this, but when they showed Oliver stealing Isagi's Goal, they literally used Sai's face model for Oliver's in that frame with the snake 💀
Nov 9, 2024 10:44 AM

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If I was Oliver I would've talked differently to that little shit Sae hehe.


Crazy good build up, the hype for this match is on.

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Nov 9, 2024 10:45 AM
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May 2021
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Yhh we r cooked we’ll just read the manga ladies & gentlemen
Nov 9, 2024 10:52 AM
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Apr 2024
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I’m so excited for the match.

What is up with the random CGI?
Nov 9, 2024 10:59 AM
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Aug 2023
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crazy buildup but im terrified for the following episodes
Nov 9, 2024 11:02 AM

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Jan 2023
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im sorry but the match is cooked
watching bachira dribble is gonna pain me


Nov 9, 2024 11:10 AM

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Nov 2020
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The sound design team was going ham on this episode, holy crap! The build up to the kick off was so damn hype, i hope they pull out the animation budget they've been saving from now on. I got chills when Oliver saw through Isagi's plan because i knew that Isagi just found his match for achieving the flow state.
Nov 9, 2024 11:49 AM
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I think they did good this episode. ofc it is not nearly perfect, but i think i can watch it like this.
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Nov 9, 2024 12:27 PM

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seriously? CGI walking?!?
anyways, it was okay i guess. i liked the episode, i just feel like the animation is still not doing it justice.
Nov 9, 2024 12:35 PM
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Jul 2024
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They did a great job of building anticipation at least. We'll see how well it's executed once they start fully playing


Nov 9, 2024 12:51 PM

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Jun 2023
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Sucks that Shidou is not going to play, at least for now. He's such an interesting yet extremely chaotic element that spices things up but of course it's understandable why he's not on the field as we speak.

Exciting episode, looking forward to the next one. Isagi vs. Aiku! ⚽️🔥
Nov 9, 2024 1:13 PM
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May 2023
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Relax guys, this is just the beginning 😂
Nov 9, 2024 1:15 PM

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They added some anime original stuff with the stadium and stuff which I liked. Honestly they really pulled off the atmosphere and vibe of the game and stadium well. It's like they've done everything right expect the main aspect which is the match. Once the match started, Seeing those still shots really hurt :(
I've just finished reading this match in the manga and I can't believe how they'll treat this. Hopefully we get some Sakuga moments if any but honestly zero hope here.
Nov 9, 2024 1:23 PM

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I'm already hyped! Ready for this match to pop off!

Also, ya'll pay so much attention to the animation. I honestly don't even notice it since the matches are so hype. lol
Nov 9, 2024 1:46 PM
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Jul 2020
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El CGI es horrendo
Nov 9, 2024 1:56 PM

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Oct 2017
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I am so glad the PNG Lock continues lolz. When they start playing only the ball moves still.
And ofc when the character finally moves , it's gonna be full ugly CGI :>

Yknow, this is like those so bad it's good moment.
I wasn't going to watch this if not for the infamous PNG Lock reputation since I already dropped S1 back then due to mediocre production way back in S1.
(For those series with mediocre production but good plot/art i usually just drop the anime and binge the source, so i'm caught up with plot anyway)
Ventus_SNov 9, 2024 2:04 PM
Nov 9, 2024 2:07 PM

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hey, there was actually a bit of animation this time around, even some cgi scenes, both bad and cool like the walking into the field that looked bad or the bacchira dribble looking cool, tho the animation isn't getting any better, the rendering of the cgi actually looked worse in this ep for the close up shots even tho they made it have like line wieght and stuff.

Anyways, it did build anticipation, but barely anything was played in today's episode, it feels like they wanted to do like 4 mins of the match but they had 12 mins to do it lol. Too many still frames, hope it isn't like that for the rest of hte match every time someone shoots lol.
Nov 9, 2024 2:19 PM
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Blue Lock season 2 did something I didn't think possible. It made me not care about the animation. How did it do this? Simple.

I no longer have a soul. Yes that's right, Blue Lock S2 has robbed me of my soul. I don't even care about anything anymore. My entire body is in physical pain but I do not care.
Nov 9, 2024 2:27 PM
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ahhhhhh that was sick!!
10/10 idc what ya'll say
i had goosebumps. it's finally HERE
Nov 9, 2024 2:30 PM
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Apr 2023
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up until the start of the match this episode was so well-made! I loved the anime original content. It really hyped up this match a lot. Sure the animation still isn't amazing, but it's still decent enough for me to really enjoy the anime still. I'm a huge blue lock fan and I think this could've been a way worse adaptation all things considered. OST was sick as always and voice acting was top tier too!!
ArtromexNov 9, 2024 3:01 PM
Nov 9, 2024 2:33 PM

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I really hate when Blue Lock ends during a match. I was on the edge of my seat.

It doesn't seem like they reviewed any U20 games.Glam-kun needs to be on Aiku with that jump. Or bing King Barou in to steamroll the donkies.
Nov 9, 2024 2:53 PM
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May 2024
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could be better. still waiting for some improvement in animation so that i could give it 3 but i think i will stick to 2.
Nov 9, 2024 3:14 PM
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May 2020
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At this point there is no hope. Really bad episode.
Nov 9, 2024 3:20 PM

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Aug 2016
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Liked the last funny part between Kiku & Yoichi! Excited for the upcoming episodes!
Nov 9, 2024 4:09 PM
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Feb 2022
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The animation will not improve and u20 arc will be ruined . Who asked for the nagi movie? The movie is mid and season 2 also suffers because of that.
Nov 9, 2024 4:36 PM

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Oct 2019
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It's so sad to compare the episodes with the manga, or with a tik tok video, how sad
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Nov 9, 2024 4:40 PM

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Jul 2022
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Oliver is an interesting character who seems to have been boxed in by his coaches, preventing him from playing the way he wanted. He’ll be a big obstacle for Isagi if he wants to stand out; but with the Japanese fans only supporting the U-20 team, Blue Lock will definitely surprise everyone.

Even though I was hoping the episode would kick off with the match already, I really enjoyed it. They’ve built up good anticipation for what’s coming, which looks promising despite any issues with the animation—just hoping that part improves.
Nov 9, 2024 4:52 PM

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The anime-original scenes were a welcome surprise. I especially liked the shots with Zantetsu talking to Hiiragi, as well as the little boy with his family. If you know, you know.
The build-up to the match was great. It felt a bit dragging at times and the walking CGIs kinda took me out, but ultimately the anime did a great job of building hype. The chanting of the crowd was crazy. Makes me especially excited for the next episode. The actual match was okay...Bachira's dribbling looked surprisingly decent. Aiku!! Well, all I'm going to say is that they did his visuals justice lol.
Additional time was as amusing as ever. I could watch a whole series of Nagi and Yukimiya just chatting about random stuff.


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Nov 9, 2024 5:18 PM

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Dec 2020
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I loved this intro to the U-20 Game WERE FINALLY HERE!!! So far the animation is average I hope it picks up in the next few episodes. Ima need Shidou to pull up to the field real quick. Aiku's block was nutty, let's see some Flow from the Bluelock players come in!
Nov 9, 2024 5:47 PM

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No way that team has players below 20 lol. Oliver already looks like he's reaching his 40's and with two divorces on his shoulders.
Also, why so surprise about Oliver's defensive skills? Don't these kids watch videos of previous U-20 matches or what?

So-so episode. The build-up towards the match was surprisingly well handled. The beginning of the match? Not so much.
Nov 9, 2024 6:06 PM

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the build-up to the best match in the manga was actually pretty good, safe to say that the biggest strength of this season is the osts. they recreated that real life atmosphere pretty well. the match is also decent but wish it was a lot better. the iconic aiku panel was not bad as well. can't imagine how much more hype it could've been.
Nov 9, 2024 6:59 PM
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The story is good, really good, and the characters are also great.
The development around the under 20 team seems very interesting.

However, the weakest point in all this is the animation, or rather the total lack of animation.

I thought that with the start of the under 20 arc, at least some improvement would be seen, but incredibly it seems even worse than in previous chapters.

As for me, I'm done with this try of anime. It's the worst animation I've seen along with Shumatsu no Valkyrie
Nov 9, 2024 7:22 PM
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Woah Blue Lock also holding up some big ass stadium inside, thought before its all just a densed tall building full of locked rooms. where did that comes from such an ordinary looking blue cube? Its actually a hollow big ass blue cube!

They truly have a vision there, but Sae still holding up his gameplay, so really looking forward to see Blue Lock striker defense against him. This mere introduction kinda be fine to me, aside all those obvious negative aspects left and right.
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Nov 9, 2024 7:23 PM
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Mar 2024
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animations were kind of improved!
Nov 9, 2024 7:39 PM
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May 2022
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it was amazing 🤩 i got really hyped up
Nov 9, 2024 8:00 PM
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Oct 2024
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Great, animation still a bit iffy, but overall, does not hold back the hype of the episode
Nov 9, 2024 8:15 PM
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Dec 2023
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Great and the animation has improved
Nov 9, 2024 8:34 PM
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Oct 2020
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my honest reaction
Nov 9, 2024 8:39 PM
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Feb 2021
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I can't keep this up, after taking a few minutes to actually compare seasons, the differences can't be denied anymore.

The Animation and Sakuga of this season is not good, I'm sorry. I hate that there are still a few moments in the season that shows actually really good animation, and I still love this series and will continue watching it...

But if there is any praise to be given, its that its effects, cgi, music, and quality of the art itself has definitely improved.
Nov 9, 2024 8:46 PM
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This is surely going to become the most disappointing anime I've watched. The best moments of this season are from when they are not playing soccer. And yes, It's a soccer anime. As usual PNG animation with annoying CGI. Only noticable animation was Bachira getting past that U-20 player. However, his dribbling was completely CGI which I guess is better than nothing. Let's see what they have for the upcoming episodes.
NegativeReiNov 9, 2024 8:56 PM
Nov 9, 2024 9:15 PM
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The build up to the match between Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan was really good. The hype for the match was insane as I could feel the energy from the crowd from my headphones. It was giving me goosebumps and had me fired up. Oliver Aiku doesn't seem like a bad guy, just a pesky defender(my favorite position) Isagi has to overcome as a little thief going against Mr. Cop.
Nov 9, 2024 9:17 PM

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Nov 2020
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There was a substantial amount of original content in here that I believe has really helped flesh out the U-20 match as a spectacle. The manga went straight into the match while here we get to see the preparation and crowds coming into the stadium. Nice extra bits of world-building for Blue Lock as a whole, since we never really get to see much outside of it.
I have read 2 perfect chapters of manga; They are Usogui Chapter 203 and Onani Master Kurosawa Chapter 23.
Slam Dunk Chapters 272 to 276 are a perfect stretch of manga.
Nov 9, 2024 9:40 PM
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May 2021
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I would say is not that bad...
I enjoyed this episode
Nov 9, 2024 10:00 PM
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Jan 2022
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I was really excited for the match, but with this animation it's not possible, it's terrible, I hope it gets better
Nov 10, 2024 12:47 AM
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Feb 2022
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Tbh I don’t care about the animation that much the story is good and also it’s exciting I have watched things that had worse animation so whatever
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