Who will be Japan’s ace?
The egotistical strikers are sharpening their cleats with the Blue Lock season 2 release date fast approaching.
Blue Lock is an anime adaptation of the popular sports manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura.
The anime was adapted by 8-bit, with season 1 airing from October 9, 2022, to March 26, 2023
The story centers on Yoichi Isagi, a talented high school footballer with a burning ambition to become the world’s best striker and lead Japan to World Cup glory.
However, the Japanese national team lacks a ruthless, game-changing striker with the killer instinct to secure victories.
The matches resume in Blue Lock season 2
Season 1 began with the Introduction arc, where 300 of Japan’s most promising under-20 (U-20) strikers received an unexpected invitation. Mastermind Ego Jinpachi, tasked with forging a world-class striker for the Japanese national team, launched the radical Blue Lock program.
Blue Lock created an environment that transformed the talented forwards into rivals, forcing them to compete in a series of rigorous Selection arcs.
Each arc served as an elimination round, with only the strongest players advancing. Viewers of season 1 witnessed the grueling Third Selection arc, which whittled down the competition, setting the stage for the UA-20 arc.
Season 2 promises an electrifying showdown, with all eyes on Rin Itoshi, Blue Lock’s best player. He faces off against his older brother, Sae Itoshi, the star player of the Japan U-20 team.
Blue Lock season 2 release date
On May 6, 2024, 8-bit announced that the season 2 release date is on October 2024.
Interestingly, the announcement date coincided with Seishiro Nagi’s birthday, the protagonist of the prequel movie Blue Lock Episode Nagi.
The animation team released a special sketch featuring Isagi in the spotlight, with Nagi and Reo Mikage, the main characters from the Blue Lock movie Episode Nagi, stepping out of the pitch.
Season 2 is expected to have 24 episodes, similar to the first season.
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