The official X account of the TV anime “Blue Lock” tv anime released a key visual and reveal trailer for its upcoming Season 2. As previously announced, Blue Lock Season 2 will be released in October 2024. The official X account shared the key visual and the official YouTube channel of Emotion Label Channel released the Key Visual reveal video:
The reveal trailer features all egoist Blue Lock players saying their iconic memorable lines and all are portrayed inside a Puzzle piece except Isagi. The official website of Blue Lock explains this key visual: “The protagonist, Kiyoshi Seiichi, Rin Itoshi, and Ryusei Shido are all wrapped up in an ego aura. In addition, the egoists who will be active in the second season of the TV series are reflected in puzzle pieces in the teaser visual for the second season of the TV series!“
The additional castings announced for this season 2:
Yo Hiori by Eiji Mikami
Nijiro Nanase by Kakeru Hatano
The comments are also released by these newly joined Voice Actors:
When I first came across this work, it had a strong impact on me as it overlapped with my job as a voice actor. As someone who is also “pursuing a dream,” I was moved many times by the tenacity and passion of the egoists. It made me realize that this strong will is what I am lacking right now. I am truly honored to have been given a role in Blue Lock, which gave me this realization!
Eiji Mikami
I thought he was a cute boy. At the same time, unlike the other members of Blue Lock, I didn’t see much of a strong passion for soccer… in fact, I felt like he was taking a step back, like there was a wall between him and the others… That’s the feeling I got. I want to carefully express that “distance from soccer” with great care. I’ll do my best to hang on so I don’t get left behind by Yo Hiori and the other characters! I’m feeling nervous and excited!
I originally watched the first season of the TV anime, and felt that it was a work that was very full of humanity. Each character encounters soccer in a different environment, works hard, and sometimes their efforts are rewarded and sometimes they are shattered… My impression is that the work depicts this at times passionately, and at other times cruelly.
Nanase Nijiro gives off an honest and bright impression!
Kakeru Hatano
He speaks in dialect and I think he’s a little cute. I think his emotions and thoughts often show on his facial expressions. (laughs)
I want to portray those aspects of Nijiro honestly. I’ll do my best to live every moment with Nijiro!
More information will be revealed in the future. Bookmark our website for more updates. Animation Studio eightbit is back to animate this new season of Blue Lock. All staff members and Voice Acting staff will return in this new season.
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. 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 Website
