BLUE LOCK
A soccer survival story in which 300 high-school forwards are confined in Blue Lock to create the world's greatest striker, with Yoichi Isagi and his rivals facing elimination-based selections and a decisive match against Japan's U-20 national team.
- Genre:
- スポーツ / サッカー / サバイバル
- Medium:
- Anime
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BLUE LOCK — Timeline12 events
Yoichi Isagi enters Blue Lock and eliminates Kira
After passing instead of shooting in a prefectural final and missing nationals, Yoichi Isagi is invited to Jinpachi Ego's Blue Lock. In the entrance game of tag, he changes his approach to competition and strikes standout Ryosuke Kira just before time expires.
Vol.TVアニメ 第1期 第1話 夢／第2話 かいぶつCh. — Official TV anime Episode 1–2 synopses. ↗
Team Z searches for each striker's weapon in the round robin
Bottom-ranked Team Z enters the First Selection round robin among five teams. After losing to Shoei Barou's Team X amid the chaos of everyone chasing goals, Isagi and his teammates begin identifying their individual weapons and building a way to win together.
Vol.TVアニメ 第1期 第3話 サッカーの0〜第5話 生まれ変わるのはCh. — Official TV anime First Selection synopses beginning with Episode 3. ↗
Chigiri overcomes his fear and unleashes his speed
With Wataru Kuon secretly leaking their tactics, Team Z is cornered by Team W. Hyoma Chigiri, who had nearly abandoned soccer for fear of reinjuring his knee, responds to Isagi's determination, sprints at full speed, and scores the equalizer himself.
Vol.TVアニメ 第1期 第7話 滾りCh. — Official TV anime Episode 6–7 synopses. ↗
Isagi scores the winner and carries Team Z through the First Selection
Reduced to ten players, Team Z faces unbeaten Team V and its trio of Nagi, Reo, and Zantetsu. As his teammates awaken, Isagi discovers the direct shot as the final piece of his scoring formula and hits the winner that secures advancement.
Vol.TVアニメ 第1期 第9話 覚醒〜第11話 最後の欠片Ch. — Official TV anime Episode 9–11 synopses. ↗
Isagi, Nagi, and Bachira lose to the Top Three and lose Bachira
After clearing the hundred-goal test, Isagi teams with Nagi and Bachira to challenge Rin Itoshi and the ranking Top Three. Overwhelmed by their individual skill and control of the field, they lose Bachira under the rule allowing the winners to take one opponent and fall back to two-on-two.
Vol.TVアニメ 第1期 第12話 二次選考〜第14話 天才と凡才Ch. — Official TV anime Episode 12–14 synopses. ↗
Isagi absorbs Naruhaya's movement and recruits Barou
With elimination looming, Isagi and Nagi face Barou and Asahi Naruhaya in a two-on-two. Isagi evolves by combining Naruhaya's off-the-ball movement with his spatial awareness, scores the winner, and selects the prolific Barou to form a trio.
Vol.TVアニメ 第1期 第14話 天才と凡才〜第16話 三者融合Ch. — Official TV anime Episode 14–16 synopses. ↗
Barou awakens as the villain, and Isagi's team takes Chigiri
Isagi, Nagi, and Barou face Chigiri, Kunigami, and Reo. Left behind by Isagi and Nagi's combinations, Barou rejects a future as a supporting player and awakens as an unpredictable villain. After the comeback win, the trio chooses Chigiri to create further chemical reactions.
Vol.TVアニメ 第1期 第17話 ヘタクソ〜第19話 Dancing BoyCh. — Official TV anime Episode 17–19 synopses. ↗
Rin seizes luck, wins the rematch, and selects Isagi
Isagi's four challenge Rin's team again to reclaim Bachira. Bachira abandons his dependence on an inner monster, and Isagi responds by trusting that ego, but the final loose ball falls to Rin, who has positioned for luck. Rin recognizes Isagi's thinking and selects him.
Vol.TVアニメ 第1期 第20話 超連動〜第23話 LUCKCh. — Official TV anime Episode 20–23 synopses. ↗
Isagi's group faces the World Five as 35 survivors remain
The five players who clear the selection face a World Five of international stars. Rin, Isagi, and Bachira combine for the opening goal but lose to another level of ability; once every group finishes, the 35 remaining players assemble for the next phase.
Vol.TVアニメ 第1期 第24話 時は来たりCh. — Official Episode 24 synopsis and Season 2 introduction. ↗
The 35 survivors contest tryouts for the Blue Lock Eleven
With Blue Lock's survival to be decided against Japan U-20 in three weeks, Ego announces a team built around the Top Six. The other 29 players demonstrate compatibility in five-on-five tryouts, after which Isagi and the match squad are selected.
Vol.TVアニメ 第2期 VS. U-20 JAPAN 第25話 適性試験〜第29話 FLOWCh. — Official Season 2 Episode 25–29 synopses; Episode 25 explicitly states the three-week interval. ↗
The Blue Lock Eleven withstand Sae and Shidou's attack
The ultra-attacking Blue Lock Eleven built around Rin challenges Japan U-20, led by Sae Itoshi and Oliver Aiku. They finish the first half ahead after goals including Nagi's equalizer, but substitute Shidou combines with Sae to reverse the match, forcing Blue Lock to answer with Barou and other changes.
Vol.TVアニメ 第2期 VS. U-20 JAPAN 第30話 大舞台〜第36話 花Ch. — Official Season 2 Episode 30–36 synopses. ↗
Isagi scores the winner and carries Blue Lock to victory
With the match tied in its final phase, Rin abandons pure rationality and challenges Sae by drawing out and destroying each opponent's best. Isagi runs onto the loose ball from the brothers' duel and scores the winner, giving Blue Lock victory over Japan U-20 and becoming an overnight sensation.
Vol.TVアニメ 第2期 VS. U-20 JAPAN 第37話 ひとりじゃない／第38話 終撃Ch. — Official Season 2 Episode 37–38 synopses; the current official character profile also states that Isagi scored the winning U-20 goal. ↗
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