by “Blue Lock, the Movie EPISODE Nagi” attracted over 330,000 people in three days of release. A birthday event stage greeting will also be held on May 6 (Monday/holiday).
‘Blue Lock’ is not just another anime. It’s a gripping tale based on the manga by Muneyuki Kinjo and Yusuke Nomura that has sold over 30 million copies and won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award. The story is set in the ‘Blue Lock (Blue Prison)’ project, a unique concept to develop strikers who will lead Japan to the World Cup championship. It’s a battle for survival, with 300 high school students from all over the country, all forward, fighting for their lives.
A story about scraping is depicted. When the first TV anime broadcast started in 2022, its innovative worldview and unique characters quickly gained popularity, and the first theatrical version will be released on April 19, 2024, further increasing the excitement. Is showing.
The release of this film was a monumental success, with 341 theaters (468 screens) nationwide showing it from April 19 (Friday). Over the three days, from April 19 (Friday) to April 21 (Sunday), it drew in a massive audience, with over 330,000 viewers and box office revenue exceeding 460 million yen.
A large number of spectators, mainly middle school and high school students in their teens and 20s, families, and even boys from soccer clubs, rushed to the theater in the morning, and the products sold at the theater were so popular that they were sold out from the first day.
The response to this film on SNS was nothing short of ecstatic. Viewers, who were among the first to see it, couldn’t contain their excitement, with comments like, ‘Blue Lock is exciting,’ and ‘There’s nothing I can say about it, it’s the best!’ The bonus content was particularly heart-wrenching, with one viewer admitting, ‘There are so many heart-wrenching things in the bonus content that I burst into tears.’ Clearly, ‘Blue Lock’ has struck a chord with its audience.
In addition, “I watched it!!!!! The bass is amazing!!! The sound alone gives me goosebumps!!” “I came home after watching the movie and watched the anime, but after watching the film, I couldn’t stop listening to the anime.
Everything Nagi says and does makes me cry. I’ve seen both the regular version and the IMAX version, and the sound that makes my stomach tingle is so powerful that I want to experience it again in IMAX.” Many comments are excited about the world of, “and it has become a hot topic that even those who have seen it once can enjoy a second or third time in an IMAX environment.
It has also been announced that a birthday event will be held on May 6 (Monday, holiday), officially announced as the birthday of the main character of this work, Seishiro Nagi.
