Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan

Name: Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan
Genre: Sports
Released: 2024-10-06T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 7.51

Blue Lock Season 2

ブルーロック VS. U-20 JAPAN

7.51(170,870)

Rank#2045

#847

TV14 ep.Finished Airing23 min per ep

The next phase of the controversial Blue Lock project is underway with the candidate pool being dwindled down to just 35. Out of the remaining strikers, only a select few will be chosen to play in an upcoming exhibition game against the current U-20 Japanese soccer team. Playing in this match comes with a caveat: winning will grant the players the right to represent the nation as the new U-20 team, but losing will bring an end to Blue Lock in its entirety. Among the ones left in the running is Yoichi Isagi, who is coming to terms with his own abilities. To further complicate matters, the six best players in the pool have already been named to the starting lineup and the remaining 29 will have to duke it out to claim a coveted spot. Each candidate must select a top six pairing to team up with for the selection to prove their competence. But if this mishmash of strikers wants to overthrow the current U-20 team, they will need to find a way to combine their playstyles effectively. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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sukisan1

December 28, 2024

Recommended

I thought this season was fantastic I can't believe people are complaining so bad about the animation. Yeah the animation was t great in some parts but I'd still rather watch blue lock in any form than most other boring anime with ugly character designs that are so overhyped. I loved this season and the last episode was animated so well it was a masterpiece. The characters still looked amazing even if the soccer play was poorly animated. If you like the manga or the first season you should still watch it and not be off put by others opinions. It was my favorite animethis season

LegoC97

May 1, 2025

60-SECOND REVIEWS More like Blue Locked-in-Place, amiright? Because of the lack of animation, eh eh? In reality, it’s not too hard to get past that when the OST goes so hard, the energy is kinetic, and the match itself is pretty hype. It's a step down from season one (and a step up from the disappointing movie), but--as someone who has not read the manga--it is obvious the story, character, and moments are hype enough on their own. So while it could have been an explosive bombshell of hype with better animation, it still comes through fine enough, as long as you're not appalled at theidea of a motion comic, aka a collection of manga panels colored in with voice acting and music. Maybe not preferable leaving the manga to do practically ALL of the heavy lifting, but, hey, it's still a pretty fun time.

Hotaru111

December 29, 2024

Mixed Feelings

Let's discuss this anime in short, this anime is said to be disappointed by many people about the animation which they say is not intentional and instead becomes PowerPoint, but honestly because I watched this with subtitles so I didn't really pay attention to the animation, and I still enjoyed it even though this anime felt cringe in my eyes because the context of a football anime turned into a schizo anime like a monster and the wing effects etc. the conclusion is I still enjoyed watching this anime and want to know what happens next, but if you like anime about football you canglance at this one but if you prefer animation quality maybe you shouldn't watch it, but if you don't care about animation quality and story themes you might want to follow this anime, and this is also your taste, the choice is still in your hands but in my opinion this anime can be continued to season 3

Trickl

December 30, 2024

Recommended

Third selection looks shit af (first 3 ep iirc), if you're watching this for the first time and want to keep watching the anime, stop at the end of episode 3 and watch this fan animation instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6ysp9lMN1Q It feels like they started animating the last episodes (mostly last 2) before the first episodes. I really feel like they could've made this season so much better if they had enough time for it. The buildup to the arena felt surreal. Everyone had their moments and it was so hype but episode 8 is so confusing to me. But at least they ended it with the last2 episodes being amazing. If we had consistent, good quality for the whole season 2 I would rate it 10 since the weight of the match and the story is just beautiful. But overall as a season it's just ok. Never do this again for the next season please because it gets better from here. :) (8bit higher-ups I swear I will hunt you and your families down if you fuck up the next season of my top 1 manga give animators more time pLEASE)

MajiMaestro

December 28, 2024

Recommended

As someone who's reading Blue Lock weekly, I've had mixed feelings on Blue Lock season 2 as I've been watching it, but these feelings slowly started to organize themselves as we approached the finish line. In contrast to the common reaction and very logical conclusion that Blue Lock season 2 animation is... lackluster, I find that if anything it's brutally minimalistic, rather than lazy. This season still manages to flow with the dramatic moments just as well as before, and the action, while presented through a lot of stills, still has the pacing that makes each offensive exciting to watch unravel. And, putting the animation topicaside, all the drawings and illustrations of the characters in the season look incredible, it's absolutely spot-on and fully realized visually, it's the characters I know and love from the manga. One big improvement I find from season 1 is that now they've spliced in split-second shots of much better CGi movement to properly visualize the dribbles and tricks that players do to get past each other, compared to season 1's either pathetic or shoddily presented attempts. As a dedicated Blue Lock fan, I've gone from lamenting this season, to finding a mutual understanding with it instead. It's still Blue Lock to me, and I feel like it can still be Blue Lock to a lot of people if you give it a chance. There's still love in this adaption, which can be seen in the effort put into the most exciting parts of the arc.

Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan

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