The day of August 12 was rather rich in news for the franchise Blue Lock. Fans of Isagi, Bachira and the other Blue Lock attackers have certainly been in heaven for the past few days. And as you might expect, this follows the big announcements around the Blue Lock franchise.
The franchise notably communicated via its official twitter account, the release date, a new trailer and a new poster.
Ready for kick off
We may not say it enough, but the Japanese animation industry is really hitting the mark in this year 2022. Between surprise returns such as Bleach and the emergence of new titles like Spy x Familythe fandom has reason to be delighted. Isagi Yoichi and all the attackers of the Blue Lock are ready to challenge the best teams in the world. Surely the most anticipated sports anime of the fall since the release of Ao Ashi Playmaker, Blue Lock is already launching hostilities. New promotional items were unveiled a few days ago. And given the few excerpts from the trailer, this fall will be fiery.
And the updates don’t stop there as the anime’s official release date has also been revealed. For fans who were still wondering when Blue Lock will make its big debut, note that the date is set for October 8th. Crunchyroll will once once more undoubtedly be the most scrutinized streaming platform given the number of titles expected this fall.
⚽⚔️Broadcast start date & 2nd KV release⚔️⚽
The broadcast start date of the TV anime is…
October 8, 2020 (Saturday) 1:30 a.m. on TV Asahi’s national network “NUMAnimation frame” has been decided????Released the second KV featuring 12 egoists participating in the “Blue Rock (Blue Prison)” projecthttps://t.co/9yB5xlQ9dX#blue rock #ego pic.twitter.com/Tw6w8Ukkfo
— “Blue Rock” TV anime official | Broadcast starts in October 2022! (@BLUELOCK_PR) August 12, 2022
The production team
As the release date of the Blue Lock anime is fast approaching, the franchise has taken the opportunity to reveal a lot of information. Apart from the trailers and other promotional elements recently published, we also note the publication of the names of the members of the staff. And here are some of them listed below:
- Original work: Muneyuki Kinjo (author) Yusuke Nomura (illustrator)
- Director: Tetsuaki Watanabe
- Assistant director: Shunsuke Ishikawa
- Scénaliste : Suguru Kishimoto
- Chara Design : Masaru Shindo
- Music: Murayama Jun
- Special Effects : Kanako Yamada
- Studio d’animation : 8-Bit
- Simulcast/Streaming : Crunchyroll
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Tailor-made casting
The Blue lock franchise updates also take into account the names of the seiyuus who make up the cast of the anime. These include in particular:
- Kazuki Ura: Yoichi Isagi
- Tasuku Kaito: Meguru Bachira
- Nobunaga Shimazaki: Seishiro Nagi
- Yuki Ono : Rensuke Kunigami
- Soma Saito : Hyoma Chigiri
- Masatomo Nakazawa: Wataru Kuon
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka: Jingo Raichi
- Shoya Chiba: Yudai Imamura
- Shugo Nakamura: Gin Gagamaru
- Daishi Kajita : Asahi Naruhaya
- Ryunosuke Watanuki: Okuhito Iemon
- Aoi Ichikawa : Gurimu Igarashi
- Kenichi Suzumura: Ryosuke Kira
- Hiroshi Kamiya : Jinpachi Ego
- Eri Yukimura : Anri Teieri
- Junichi Suwabe: Shouei Barou
- Natsuki Hanae : Ikki Niko
- Ryota Suzuki: Junichi Wanima & Keisuke Wanima
- Takahiro Sakurai: Sae Itoshi
For the moment, this is the only information available. That said, we can expect more details in the coming weeks.
How do you find this new trailer? Are you very excited regarding the idea of discovering the Blue Lock anime in a few months? Are you more team Ao Ashi or team Blue Lock? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.
Source : ComicBook
