BLUE LOCK

What is BLUE LOCK about?

BLUE LOCK is a TV anime series of 24 episodes animated by 8-bit, adapted from a manga. It aired from October 9, 2022 to March 26, 2023. AniList classifies it as action, drama and sports.

Synopsis from AniList, which credits Crunchyroll. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: Football, Male Protagonist, Shounen, Athletics, Primarily Male Cast, Battle Royale, Primarily Teen Cast, Ensemble Cast, Anti-Hero, Revenge.

Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

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  Yoichi Isagi 潔世一

  Main character

  Second-year high school student at Ichinan High School in Saitama. Isagi grew up watching soccer and aspiring to be like Noel Noa, a forward for France's National Team. Due to this, he dreams of becoming the best striker in the world.

  Japanese voice: Kazuki Ura

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  Meguru Bachira 蜂楽廻

  Main character

  Meguru Bachira is a contender in the Blue Lock Project who currently plays as a center forward for Spain’s FC Barcha during the Neo Egoist League. Bachira is a whimsical forward who plays instinctively.

  Japanese voice: Tasuku Kaito

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  Rensuke Kunigami 國神錬介

  Main character

  Rensuke Kunigami is very serious about his football career and training; he's always the first in the training room in the morning and the last to leave at night. Kunigami tends to get into arguments with Raichi, but is also the one who restrains him the most when he picks a fight with someone.

  Japanese voice: Yuuki Ono

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  Hyouma Chigiri 千切豹馬

  Main character

  Hyoma Chigiri is a contender for the Blue Lock Project and member of Team Z. As a young child, he was thought of as a prodigy due to his incredible speed. However, he is now psychologically scarred by a life-changing injury during his first year of high school.

  Japanese voice: Souma Saitou

Supporting characters

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  Seishirou Nagi 凪誠士郎

  Supporting character

  Contender for the Blue Lock Project. He attends Hakuho High School alongside Reo Mikage. As a striker, Nagi's perfect ball control, flexible movements, and technical ability allow him to breathe life into even the most difficult or hopeless plays.

  Japanese voice: Nobunaga Shimazaki

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  Jinpachi Ego 絵心甚八

  Supporting character

  General Director/Manager of the Blue Lock Project, handpicked to lead the project by Anri Teieri. Ego is introduced as a man who radiates ambition and confidence. His egotistical nature is undeniable, especially given his belief that only his methods can lead to Japan's victory in the World Cup.

  Japanese voice: Hiroshi Kamiya

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  Anri Teieri 帝襟アンリ

  Supporting character

  Anri is a new member of the Japan Football Association. Sometime after the defeat of the Japanese National Team in the 2018 World Cup, Anri proposes the Blue Lock plan to the executives of the Japan Football Union to help Japan win the World Cup.

  Japanese voice: Eri Yukimura

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  Reo Mikage 御影玲王

  Supporting character

  Reo Mikage is the heir of the Mikage Corporation. Prior to entering Blue Lock, he was a student at an elite high school, the same school as Seishiro Nagi.

  Japanese voice: Yuuma Uchida

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  Rin Itoshi 糸師凛

  Supporting character

  First-year high school student and contender for the Blue Lock Project. He is the younger brother of Sae Itoshi, a prodigy considered one of the best youth soccer players in the world.

  Japanese voice: Kouki Uchiyama

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  Ryousuke Kira 吉良涼介

  Supporting character

  Previously a second year football player at Matsukaze Kokuo High and now #289 in Blue Lock. He is a pretty boy with girls swooning over him. He plays as a striker and, like Yoichi, is a team-based player. Ryousuke is skeptical about the whole Blue Lock program and is against the thought of an ego-driven striker.

  Japanese voice: Kenichi Suzumura

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  Yudai Imamura 今村遊大

  Supporting character

  Yudai Imamura is a contender in the Blue Lock Project.

  Japanese voice: Shouya Chiba

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  Sae Itoshi 糸師冴

  Supporting character

  Sae Itoshi is regarded as the best player in Japan and is Rin Itoshi's older brother. He is a member of Re AL youth team and is regarded as one of the best youth players in the world.

  Japanese voice: Takahiro Sakurai

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  Jingo Raichi 雷市陣吾

  Supporting character

  Raichi is the most hot-headed of the group and argues with just about everyone on everything, often to the point of needing to be restrained by Kunigami.

  Japanese voice: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

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  Gin Gagamaru 我牙丸吟

  Supporting character

  Gagamaru was a forward who aspired to be the best in the world, along with the others of Blue Lock. When first arriving at Blue Lock, he was a member of Team Z during the First Selection.

  Japanese voice: Shuugo Nakamura

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  Zantetsu Tsurugi 剣城斬鉄

  Supporting character

  Zantetsu Tsurugi is a contender in the Blue Lock Project.

  Japanese voice: Kazuyuki Okitsu

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  Asahi Naruhaya 成早朝日

  Supporting character

  Naruhaya is the youngest member of Team Z and is always seen stealing food from Gin.

  Japanese voice: Daishi Kajita