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Nov 12, 2024
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Preliminary (14/14 eps)
A lot has been said about the animation of this season of Blue Lock, it shows all the signs of a show in production hell with an over reliance on graphics, stills and some very ugly and obvious CGI. These qualities alone are enough to take any wind out of the sails of the adaptation, it's difficult to take any of the stakes seriously when it feels like more like a slideshow than an animation, nothing that happens feels quite real. The visual style of the first season at times felt hit and miss, although this time it just feels a lot more garish and ugly, which is perfectly represented in the nauseating opening animation.

Maybe the most frustrating part is that there is on occasion a well animated shot, or an intricate dribbling sequence is well presented. From behind the scene comments, it seems apparent that a lot of the animation work for the show had been thrown out sometime during production and was never completed.

All in all it makes it difficult and frustrating to review the rest of the work. The story doesn't feel engaging, and the progression of the character isn't convincing. The list of characters has only become more and more bloated, and while some of their designs are fun, their personality are still restricted to running gags and one liners. When the show initially broke through it's concept felt novel and unique, as it went on I think it fell into it's own dull status quo and the pieces just aren't falling into place
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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