“Yoichi Isagi joins Blue Lock, a ruthless U-18 striker project to create Japan's ultimate national team star.”
Blue Lock
ブルーロック
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Synopsis
Yoichi Isagi joins Blue Lock, a ruthless U-18 striker project to create Japan's ultimate national team star.
Yoichi Isagi was mere moments away from scoring a goal that would have sent his high school soccer team to the nationals, but a split-second decision to pass the ball to his teammate cost him that reality. Bitter, confused, and disappointed, Isagi wonders if the outcome would have been different had he not made the pass. When the young striker returns home, an invitation from the Japan Football Union awaits him. Through an arbitrary and biased decision-making process, Isagi is one of three hundred U-18 strikers selected for a controversial project named Blue Lock. The project's ultimate goal is to turn one of the selected players into the star striker for the Japanese national team. To find the best participant, each diamond in the rough must compete against others through a series of solo and team competitions to rise to the top. Putting aside his ethical objections to the project, Isagi feels compelled to fight his way to the top, even if it means ruthlessly crushing the dreams of 299 aspiring young strikers.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 150 sampled reviews
What 150 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.22 · split reception
5.2 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 3.3
↓ 0.75
Running avg · Oct 2022 → Feb 2026
- 7 “The Blue lock anime is a very interesting peice of media, cause since its not still frames like that manga, you get a more clear and consice about whats going on. another thing i liked was the main...”
- 10 “Sports anime that is very unique and presents a fresh idea. It's very fun to watch and has a unique philosophy. The art style is very good and HD. Each character is unique and has its own idealism,...”
- 10 “First review here! Just wanted to let everyone know that this show is about unapologetic hype. There is bad CGI in the background here and there but I don't know how you would be able to notice it...”
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- Format 24 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2022 – Mar 2023 Fall 2022
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-21013 catalog
Produced by
- TV Asahi Producer
- Lantis Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- Toy's Factory Producer
- Crunchyroll Producer
- Bandai Spirits Producer
- Bit grooove promotion Producer
- Bandai Namco Filmworks Producer
- Bandai Namco Music Live Producer