Blue Lock is an anime television series based on the manga series of the same name written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. It was announced on August 12, 2021. The series is produced by Eight Bit and directed by Tetsuaki Watanabe, with Shunsuke Ishikawa serving as assistant director, Taku Kishimoto overseeing the series' scripts, Masaru Shindō providing the main character designs and serving as chief animation director, Hisashi Tojima serving as chief action director, and Jun Murayama composing the music.[1] It ran for 24 episodes.[2] The series aired from October 9, 2022, to March 26, 2023, on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation [ja] programming block.[1][3][a] The first opening theme song is "Chaos ga Kiwamaru" (カオスが極まる, "Chaos Reigns") by Unison Square Garden, while the first ending theme song is "Winner" by Shugo Nakamura.[5] The second opening theme song is "Judgement" by Ash Da Hero, while the second ending theme song is "Numbness like a ginger" by Unison Square Garden.[6][7]
Crunchyroll has licensed the series, and have streamed an English dub starting on October 22, 2022.[8][9]Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.[10][11]
Following the end of the first season, a second season was announced,[12][13] along with a film adaptation of the Episode Nagi manga which released in Japanese theaters on April 19, 2024.[13][14] The second season entitled vs. U-20 Japan, premiered on October 5, 2024, on TV Asahi's brand new IMAnimation [ja] block,[15][16] and will run for 14 episodes.[17] Unison Square Garden performed the opening theme song "Bōjaku no Charisma" (傍若のカリスマ, Bōjaku no Karisuma),[18] while Snow Man performed the ending theme "One".[19]
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