The title of the second season of the anime “Blue Lock” has been decided to be “Blue Lock VS. U-20 JAPAN”! Kiyo and his friends’ U …

The title of the second season of the TV anime “Blue Lock”, which will start broadcasting on the TV Asahi nationwide network “IMAnimation” slot every Saturday from 11:30 pm on Saturday, October 5, 2024, has been decided to be “Blue Lock VS. U-20 JAPAN”. The key visual has also been released.

The TV anime “Blue Lock” is based on the popular comic currently being serialized in Kodansha’s “Weekly Shonen Magazine”, which has sold over 40 million copies worldwide (as of August 2024), won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the Boys’ category, and is currently being serialized in Kodansha’s “Weekly Shonen Magazine”. The first season of the TV series was broadcast on TV Asahi from October 2022 to March 2023, and the first movie version, “Blue Lock: Episode Nagi”, will be released in April 2024. In addition, all 14 episodes will start airing on TV Asahi’s nationwide “IMAnimation” slot every Saturday from 11:30 p.m. starting October 5, 2024. The 14 episodes will depict the match between “Blue Lock” and U-20 JAPAN, which is being held to decide the survival of the “Blue Lock” project.

Along with the announcement of the title, the key visual for the TV anime “Blue Lock VS. U-20 JAPAN” was also released. The key visual depicts Kiyoichi running with his ego exposed for his own goal, as well as Itoshi Rin, Itoshi Sae, and Oliva Aizora in action on the pitch. Additionally, Kiyo and the other members of “Blue Lock” in their uniforms for the U-20 JAPAN match have also been revealed!

Additionally, Prime Video will be streaming the unlimited viewing version of “Blue Lock: Episode Nagi” from midnight on Sunday, September 1st. The movie, which depicts the battle at “Blue Lock (Blue Prison)” from the perspective of Seishiro Nagi, a man with extraordinary soccer skills, will be available to stream before the second season of the TV series airs.

*Prime Video will be streaming the main feature and the first week of “Additional Time!”
*Please check with the streaming service you are using for viewing methods, streaming periods, etc.

Summary of the TV anime “Blue Lock VS. U-20 JAPAN”

[Broadcast information]
All 14 episodes will start broadcasting on Saturday, October 5th
Every Saturday from 11:30pm on the nationwide TV Asahi network “IMAnimation” slot
[Staff information]
Original story: Muneyuki Kaneshiro Manga: Yusuke Nomura (serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine)
General Director: Yuji Ikuhara
Director: Shintaro Inokawa
Series composition and script: Taku Kishimoto
Story Supervision: Muneyuki Kinjo
Character design and chief animation director: Kenji Tanabe
Chief animation director: Mori Tomoko, Shimizu Soraaki
Action Director: Tadami Okimura
Chief 3D layouter: Mio Sakuma
Prop and costume design: Mori Tomoko, Iida Kaho
Animation special effects: Akane
Color design: Sakura Komatsu
Art setting: Mio Sakuma
Art Director: Masakazu Miyake
Background: Creative Freaks
Director of photography: Yasuhiro Asagi
Photo: Chiptune
3DCG Director: Tomoki Yamashita and Yuji Ikuhara
3DCG Chief Animator: Norimitsu Hirosawa
3DCG: Aura Studio
Special compositor/graphic work: Yuji Ikuhara
Special effects processing: Kanako Yamada
Edited by: Mai Hasegawa (Edits)
Sound Supervisor: Qi Wen Yugui
Sound Production: Bit Groove Promotion
Music: Jun Murayama
Producers: Ryoya Arisawa, Takaya Sato, Yusuke Kawakatsu, Hiroshi Yanai
Animation Producer: Hidenori Kosuge
Animation Production: Eightbit
Produced by: “Blue Lock” Production Committee
【cast】
Clean World 1: Urawa Nozomi
Bee Rakumawari: Tsubasa Kaito
The Threatening Leopard: Saito Souma
Jingo Raiichi: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Teruhide Barowo: Junichi Suwabe
Two Sons Wave: Huajiang Xia Shu
Atsushi Toroma: Routa Suzuki
Nagi Seishiro: Shimazaki Nobunaga
Reo Mikage: Yuuma Uchida
Sword Castle Zantetsu: Kazuyuki Okitsu
Thread maker Rin: Kouki Uchiyama
Jubei Arimune: Katsuyuki Konishi
The Youth of Time: Shinnosuke Tachibana
The Song of Gagamaru: Nakamura Sogo
Igarashi Kurimu: Ichikawa Ao
Ryusei Shido: Yuichi Nakamura
Black Traveler:Shin Furukawa
Otoya Kageta: Kengo Kawanishi
Yukimiya Kenyu: Takuya Eguchi
Ice Weaving Sheep: Eiji Mikami
Seven Star Rainbow: Shou Hatano
Imperial Collar Henri: Eri Yukimura
Artistic Jinpachi: Hiroshi Kamiya
Thread maker: Takahiro Sakurai
Oliver Aizora: Satoshi Hino
Akito Sendou: Akihisa Wakayama

(C) Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yusuke Nomura, Kodansha / “Blue Lock” Production Committee