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Nov 10, 2024 6:55 AM
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#BlueLock vs U-20 Japan

HOW MUCH FUCKING AURA THIS GAME GIVES. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Nov 10, 2024 8:27 AM

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I like Oliver, he's such a chill dude.

Sad that we didn't get to see any of the U-20s training but am still super hyped for this match, that was a nice start. Is Shidou really not gonna play? I'm guessing he'll just get subbed in at some point lol.
Nov 10, 2024 8:32 AM

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knew it that they were saving up the budget to animate the u20 match. the slideshow is going to be worth it i just know it. maybe the ratings will go up now. still this not getting more than a 7 or an 8 from me unless something like incredible happens.

and just when it was getting good the episode ends. mannnnnnn and i got to binge the last 5 episodes. this is gonna be a pain

The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama.
Feeling half happy, half sad.
  

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Nov 10, 2024 9:30 AM
🥊 CHAMPION 🥊

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The best episode of the season!!!W
Well, starts the match, and all the preview was amazing!!!
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Nov 10, 2024 9:36 AM
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..... I mean I'll still watch but damn.... are you kidding me... even the approach from the tunnel was a slideshow?.. guess this anime adaptation is really cooked.
Nov 10, 2024 10:08 AM

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I love that its not moving slow. Plenty of action
*** Trancos ***
Nov 10, 2024 11:48 AM
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Did the production company already changed? I feel like this episode was much more better than before. I love the animation and characters.

Can’t wait to see Rin and Sae duelling for the first time. This will be an insane match to watch!
Nov 10, 2024 1:21 PM

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Finally the match against Japan U20 starts! This is the best "animation" yet! I can feel all the tension for their first match together! The CGI did a great job!
Nov 10, 2024 1:53 PM
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yeah they saved the budget for the big match my ass
Nov 10, 2024 3:57 PM

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They really nailed the stadium atmosphere when the players entered the pitch. However, some of the actual football moves were done in CGI and that's just lazy to me.

I like this Oliver character, he has left a good impression to me so far. Got an interesting design too. Whereas I cannot stand Itoshi Sae's edgy presence.

Rin giving Isagi a bump to snap him back was nice to see.
Nov 10, 2024 4:32 PM
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the hype is definitely there
Nov 10, 2024 5:10 PM

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The build up was an excellent idea to include to hype up the U20 match even more.

Even if there's still no movement in the actual game. I appreciate the build up scene.
Nov 10, 2024 7:05 PM
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WE ARE COOKING YALL ITS NOT COPE ITS HOPE THE ANIMATIOON LOOKS REAL JUICY RN
Nov 10, 2024 7:39 PM
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I mean yeah, animation isn't too good but it isn't a hinderance to my enjoyment of dope ass soccer stuff
Nov 11, 2024 12:37 AM
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This season is so odd since in shots where they aren't playing soccer, the animation looks fluid and the art is high quality, but the moment the game started it just instantly turned to a slideshow. I can't help but look at the screen in a confused, and slightly sorrowful manner. I'm also confused about 2-3 second long scenes where they decide to use a CGI model instead of drawing, surely that few seconds long sequence properly animated wouldn't break the budget?
Nov 11, 2024 4:45 AM

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Holy shit man I'm pumped look at that crowd and the pacing goddamn
Nov 11, 2024 9:38 AM
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very strange because the 3D shots were jarring and not in a good way, and i wasn't too fond of the still shots in this episode but the rest of the episode was really good and hype as hell
Nov 11, 2024 9:39 AM

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Props to them for starting the game this episode, maybe it's just my One Piece instincts but I for sure though that it was gonna be at least 2 more episodes until then.

ALSO OLIVER LOOKS SO GOOD AND IS SUCH A COOL CHARACTER WTF
Nov 11, 2024 10:48 AM
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I did admittedly think that Oliver guy was the coach when we first saw him LOL, but the complaining about how he looks definitely feels overblown. It's anime (as others have mentioned people often don't look the age they're supposed to be) and also, he's a big burly CB, people of different builds exist lol and ofc he's gonna look older...in fact I think that's why he's depicted in that way to make him look more imposing.
@JVskunkape and Aiku is Danish, German as well.
Nov 11, 2024 11:59 AM

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Water fleas do not produce feces, so they don't poop.

Nov 11, 2024 5:06 PM
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Pure OSHA & GLAM baby
Nov 11, 2024 5:40 PM
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I know it’s hard to believe, but that mister captain of Japan U-20 is “actually” an U-20, and not someone in his mid 30s. Really I don’t know what was going through the author's mind when he was drawing some of these characters. By the way, this season has been advertised over this one match, which was dreadfully long in the manga, which I can’t say I remember much of it, but you know, with how this season has gone till this point, I think they did one good thing here, and it was kind of showing everyone’s POV before heading into this one match. I mean we need to see the build-up.

Btw, I think it’d be the first time we’ll see a match in a proper stadium too in this series. Got bits and pieces in some of the flashbacks but that’s not it. Good that at least these kids were shown a bit nervous, even though the heart beating fast is blue, nervousness is nervousness. Anyway, most importantly, the PPT ANIMATION HASN’T GONE ANYWHERE. “They’re saving it for the U-20 match”, yeah, sure lmaooo.

This downfall really needs to be studied tbh.
@Softhenic03 since he was half japanaese half european ....author is trying to say probably this dude has european genes...where Compared to Japanese they are taller and huger
Nov 11, 2024 9:38 PM
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the animation is horrible
Nov 12, 2024 1:42 AM
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Blue Lock? More like... png lock🤭
Nov 12, 2024 7:35 PM
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Animation is worst
Nov 12, 2024 7:55 PM

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@Softhenic03 bro complaining about everything imaginable lmao its not uncommon for characters to look completely different than their actual age in anime. this isn't some random thing that the author thought up out of nowhere, and i'd say it works well here considering it makes aiku, blue lock's first significant challenge, appear that much more menacing
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@Softhenic03

plus it happens irl too. 16 y/o looking like mid 20, or vice versa. facial hair can do a lot to your perceived appearance. its aint that big of a stretch to say oliver is under 20.
Nov 13, 2024 9:35 AM

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Finally that filler arc is over. The Animation is still bad sadly. I wonder why they just don't kick Shidou out of Blue Lock, he's just Barou bad written lol

@ramenyst @Softhenic03 I think y'all took it too seriously. "Age" makes no sense to Anime characters so trying to apply irl logic to Oliver is just a waste of time lol.
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Nov 13, 2024 9:48 AM
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yeah the animation was bad but all the characters looked great. prob best ep out of season 2. i’m a major bachira fan and his scene looked epic when he was on the field.
Nov 13, 2024 9:24 PM
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Okay, i have to admit the build up for the match got me HYPED!!

But that random CGI Feet caught me off guard lol

I really hope the Match Animation is gonna be good 🤞
Nov 14, 2024 3:01 AM

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So hype! And no (well, minimal) slideshow! The direction and music was fanstastic! And Aiku sounds like he's flirting every time he speaks. Really can't wait until the next episode
Nov 15, 2024 8:24 PM
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The hype is real japan u20 thinks it is hut stuff
Nov 15, 2024 8:38 PM
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o melhor da temporada
Nov 16, 2024 6:10 AM
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I think saying that it lacks movement is an understatement since it's mostly still images during the action scenes ToT.
Nov 16, 2024 9:09 AM
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Worst anime , i looked at ergo proxy 2006 is was so better like a million times better than this
Nov 16, 2024 10:25 PM
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Animation was good but the worst animation was the match itself
Nov 19, 2024 11:56 AM

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I swear the people saying Oliver doesn't look his age have probably stopped interacting with the outside world in any meaningful way.




Nov 22, 2024 11:34 PM
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the animation is getting better
Nov 22, 2024 11:35 PM
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less CGI and more frame they add it, love it.
Nov 30, 2024 9:44 AM
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i love the manga of blue lock which is literally carrying the entire season right now like what is 8bit animation studio doing?? pls hand over the rights to a better animation studio if there’s a season 3 because i don’t want to see my favourite sports manga being animated like this. it's literally just moving drawings with speed lines to make it look like they r moving. THE MANGA LITERALLY HAS MORE MOVEMENT
Nov 30, 2024 9:46 AM

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The hype is real, game day is way different compared to just their training holy.

Behold of my awesomeness~
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But my feels.
Dec 8, 2024 9:01 PM
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Fantastic as always
Dec 12, 2024 5:44 AM
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I’m loving the build up in this episode man I was getting chills throughout the entire episode man the hype the build was just goosebumps inducing man, 8bit actually put in effort in these past episodes man but my hope ain’t that high bc the good animated parts was just the talkin not the match but the match still looked good tho🔥🔥🔥🔥

They actually did Oliver’s iconic jump scene right I was hyped seeing the snake but I wasn’t expecting it to be red which imo was cooler than the green snake fanart we were getting🔥🔥🔥🔥
Dec 13, 2024 5:02 AM
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worst anime everrrrrr
Dec 13, 2024 9:46 AM

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We're at the U-20 and starting off with Oliver being a beast and blocking Isagi and Bachira's play.
Dec 27, 2024 7:05 PM

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Oliver betting with Sae to keep Shidou out of their way after his beef against their star player Sendou, it's a case of compromise between the big star and the team captain, that still, will determine who rises to the top.

Less than 24 hours to go before The Big Stage, and everyone within the Blue Lock XI is hyped as much as the U-20s are alongside the audience wanting to see the results of Blue Lock vs. the JFU, this is really one of the most hyped moments of the series, and it's done exceptionally well. The next 90 mins of the stage will determine their name into the world stage, as cheers erupt to excitement with a jam-packed stadium right at Blue Lock's own facility.

It's go time, and Blue Lock hits first blood, though it doesn't take long for the U-20s to start guessing their play instinctively, as is the case for captain Oliver. And this proves Isagi's way to catch his flow, putting him on his back as the target to achieve.

Good luck, Blue Lock, you're gonna need it.
Jan 7, 4:27 PM
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IT'S STARTED! And we’re diving right in—I’m truly excited to see the *Iron Wall*, and Oliver Aiku gives me chills. I really hope he turns out to be an incredible character. On the other hand, Rin is utterly obsessed with his brother, while Sae barely acknowledges him—it’s kind of sad for our selfish genius.

I found the comment *"It’s my first time between the posts"* (translated to my language) absolutely hilarious. I had to pause the episode at that part!
Jan 9, 11:13 PM
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Oliver is elite. I love it whenever Isagi's vision gets destroyed. BACHIRA NEEDS 2 BE STOPPED THOUGH. Bro's dribbling is on a whole other level. He pivoted on top of the ball and then proceeded to blitz past his opponents.
Jan 18, 12:57 AM

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The first half was really well done. The anticipation for the match was well portrayed. The OST was awesome and the vibes were immaculate.

The walk to the field was so badly animated. Just bad CGI fest. The manga dd that so much better 😭

Oliver's snake panel should've been green since that's one of his colours. The red looks so mid.

Good setup episode. Ain't expecting good and consistent animation from them.



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Feb 6, 3:40 AM

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Day of the match with U20 team. Match is in the blue lock stadium, open to the public. U20 team arrives. Ego Jinpachi’s speech is telecasted throughout the place, but no one in the public gives a damn about it.

Isagi’s family attends the match. I forgot if it’s his parents 😅.

The stadium is packed, and the match begins. I usually don’t mind animation in any anime, but this is so clear to me compared to other episodes. Seems like they are struggling with the animation for the match.

Isagi found the next person he can consider his challenge
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