The official X account of the Blue Lock live-action movie has released a key visual hinting Ado. Reportedly, new theme song for Blue Lock live-action film will be performed by Ado:
The key visual also has the catchphrase, which can also be the name of the new theme song, “The ego sings wildly“.
Blue Lock the movie: KICK OFF is set to hit Japanese cinemas on August 7, 2026. Credeus is producing the film with CK Works and will be distributed by Toho.
Fumiya Takahashi has been cast as Yoichi Isagi. Other cast members include:
Kaito Sakurai as Meguru Bachira
Kyōhei Takahashi as Hyoma Chigiri
Kota Nomura as Rensuke Kunigami
Yuzu Aoki as Gurimu Igarashi
Sho Nishigaki as Asahi Naruhaya
Yuki Tachibana as Gin Gagamaru
Raizo Ishikawa as Jingo Raichi
Joey Iwanaga as Okuhito Iemon
Shunya Asano as Wataru Kuon
Yuki Sakurai as Yudai Imamura
Yuki Kura as Ryosuke Kira
Masataka Kubota as Jinpachi Ego
Mei Hata as Anri Teieri
About Blue Lock
Blue Lock is a Japanese manga written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. It was serialized in August 2018 in Kodansha’s Weekly Shounen Magazine. As of December 2023, this manga has a total of 27 Volumes. This manga also won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the shounen category.
This manga later got a spin-off titled “Blue Lock: Episode Nagi” which focuses on Seishiro Nagi written by Kaneshiro Muneyuki and Illustrated by Sannomiya Kouta. It began serialization in June 2022 in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Shounen Magazine.
This manga later got an anime adaptation by eightbit, which aired in October 2022. The spin-off manga “Blue Lock: Episode Nagi” got the anime movie adaptation, which is set to release on 19 April 2024. This anime has also received a second season in October 2024. The third season of this anime series has been announced.
This manga is also getting a Live-Action movie which is set to release in August 2026.
Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing this manga digitally and by printing it too in English. It describes its plot as:
“After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan’s team struggles to regroup. But what’s missing? An absolute Ace Striker, who can guide them to the win. The Japan Football Union is hell-bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, and who can be the decisive instrument in turning around a losing match… and to do so, they’ve gathered 300 of Japan’s best and brightest youth players. Who will emerge to lead the team…and will they be able to out-muscle and out-ego everyone who stands in their way?“
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