by The box office performance of the animated film ” “blue lock the Movie -EPI S ODE Nagi-” (released on April 19th) has been impressive. Within three days of its release, the film managed to captivate a staggering 337,000 viewers and raked in a whopping 463 million yen. (This data is based on research by Kogyo Tsushinsha)
“Blue Lock” is based on the manga of the same name currently being serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine and is about Japan’s national team aiming to create a forward player with overwhelming egoism who is lacking in the Japanese national team that lost in the World Cup. A soccer work that starts the high school player development project mentioned above.
The film delves into the creation of a striker who will redefine Japanese soccer. The narrative takes a dramatic turn as it reveals that this revolution in Japanese soccer comes at a high cost to the lives of 299 people, including all 300 high school students and forwards. This gripping storyline has resonated with readers, with the comics selling over 30 million copies.
The TV anime will be broadcast in October 2022, and the second season’s production has also been decided. The movie version will be based on “Blue Lock—EPISODE Nagi—” currently being serialized in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine. It will be based on the story of the genius Seishiro Nagi, reconstructing the battle at “Blue Lock” (Blue Prison) from a viewpoint and drawing a new story.
