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Mar 25, 2023
Mixed Feelings
Mixed feelings describe Blue Lock pretty good.

It reaches greats heights while traveling through the deepest valleys shortly after.

The idea behind Blue Lock is absolutely great. This whole academy setting paired with battle royal elements is almost guaranteed for some pretty intense and emotional moments. The animation is good, in my opinion. All you would need in order to make this work would be only one thing.
Well written and interesting characters.
And this where this show lacks the most. After all 24 episodes I couldn't care less for any of the remaining characters. The show didn't manage to give me any reason why I should root for them to succeed. Especially the protagonist feels like he is just an empty shell. Ok, they all want to be the best. But what else ? I didn't expect much but come on.
I admit, that it's difficult to make all characters interesting when you have to manage this huge amount of characters. Some characters get a short backstory but they were just short views in their life before Blue Lock and didn't provide much information. We have a lot of cliche characters but again with such a huge cast it is understandable to rely on some stereotypes.

The story is ok for the genre. I mean, if you have seen some sport anime before you know exactly what will happen next but they have some good ideas in how to make the games feel different. Just don't expect twist and turns every episode and you will be fine.

The show had so much potential and its quite sad that they bottled it a bit. At least for me. Don't get me wrong. It definitely has its moments and the setting is great and screams potential. If you are new to the genre and are a football fan, go for it. You will have fun with Blue Lock. Maybe I expected too much or I'm getting to old for this kind of story. I guess if you are in your teenage years you will see this show with different eyes and probably will enjoy it a lot more than me.

Right in the Middle, no fear of relegation but also far away from Champions League and League Winners.

5/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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