BLUELOCK -Episode Nagi- Anime Visuals

BlueLock Episode Nagi Anime Visuals

On Friday, the official website for the upcoming anime film based on Kōta Sannomiya's BLUELOCK -Episode Nagi- spinoff, which is derived from Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's Blue Lock soccer manga, revealed some exciting new details. A fresh teaser visual has been unveiled along with the introduction of a new cast member. The visual beautifully captures the moment when Nagi and Reo cross paths.

We can anticipate the film's grand premiere in the spring of 2024, and it brings back the familiar faces of the cast and crew from the television anime. Shunsuke Ishikawa, who served as the assistant director for the TV series, is at the helm of the film's direction under the banner of 8-Bit. Taku Kishimoto, known for his work on series like Haikyu!!, Silver Spoon, and the 2019 Fruits Basket, is overseeing the series scripts. Muneyuki Kaneshiro himself is supervising the story, and Yūsuke Nomura is the credited character designer. Jun Murayama is composing the film's music.

The stellar cast of the film includes:

Nobunaga Shimazaki as Seishirō Nagi

Yūma Uchida as Reo Mikage

Kazuyuki Okitsu as Zantetsu Tsurugi

Kazuki Ura as Yoichi Isagi

Tasuku Kaito as Meguru Bachira

Yūki Ono as Rensuke Kunigami

Sōma Saitō as Hyōma Chigiri

Kouki Uchiyama as Rin Itoshi

Hiroshi Kamiya as Jinpachi Ego

The spinoff manga delves into the life of Seishirō Nagi before he enters the renowned Blue Lock facility.

For English-speaking fans, Kodansha USA Publishing is making the original Blue Lock manga available both digitally and in print. The manga's storyline revolves around Japan's national team's quest for an Ace Striker after a devastating loss at the 2018 World Cup. The Japan Football Union is determined to create a striker with an insatiable hunger for goals and an unquenchable thirst for victory. To achieve this, they've gathered 300 of Japan's most promising young players. The story follows their journey to find the one who can lead the team to victory, all while facing formidable opponents on and off the field.

Kaneshiro and Nomura initiated the manga's serialization in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in August 2018.

The BLUELOCK TV anime made its debut in Japan in October 2022, with Crunchyroll streaming the series as it aired and offering an English dub. The good news is that the anime is set to return for a second season, so fans can look forward to more soccer action and drama.