On 25 January 2024, the official X account of the TV anime “Blue Lock” revealed a new visual for its upcoming film “Blue Lock: Episode Nagi“. This film is set to release on April 19, 2024.
Blue Lock: Episode Nagi is based on the original manga by Kaneshiro Muneyuki and Sannomiya Kouta.
Blue Lock: Episode Nagi Film Egoist Visual And Other Details
The official X account of Blue Lock releases the brand-new Egoist Visual ft. main characters of this movie:
This key visual features the main characters: Seishirou Nagi, Reo Mikage, Yoichi Isagi, Meguru Bachira, Kunigami Rensuke, Chigiri Hyouma, and Itoshi Rin.
Blue Lock: Episode Nagi film is set to release on April 19, 2024, in Japanese Cinemas. Bookmark our website for more updates.
Animation Studio eightbit is back to animate this movie of Blue Lock. All staff members and Voice Acting staff will return in this movie.
They also released another key visuals which have Theater Goods which are exclusive for Japan:
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. The second season of this anime is also announced.
Kodansha USA Publishing releasing this manga digitally and by printing 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?“
Source: Official X account of Blue Lock
