Are you ready for kick-off? The soccer season is almost here and only a few days remain until the premiere of the TV anime adaptation of the popular BLUELOCK manga by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura. Tetsuaki Watanabe will be directing the series, and Eight Bit is the company that produces it. Shunsuke Ishikawa is the assistant director, Taku Kishimoto is in charge of the scripts for the series, Masaru Shind provides the main character designs and serves as the chief animation director, Hisashi Tojima will be serving as the chief action director, and Jun Murayama will be composing the music.
Check out the new trailer for the series that was unveiled ahead of the opening whistle. It'll give you a sneak peek at the ending theme song "WINNER" performed by Shugo Nakamura, as well as the announcement that the anime will release two consecutive seasons.
The Japanese national team competed in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and ended up finishing in 16th place. As a direct consequence of this, the Japanese Football Union decided to employ the soccer legend known as Ego Jinpachi. Blue Lock is a training program that he devised with the goal of producing the most egotistical and dominant striker in the world. This is his grand strategy to bring Japan to the forefront of the sports globe. Those who are unable to pass the Blue Lock test will never be allowed to represent Japan again. Yoichi Isagi, an unknown high school soccer player who is conflicted about his playing style, decides to enter the program in hopes of becoming the greatest player on Earth.