BLUE LOCK (ブルーロック)

I am a striker!

Someone once said:

"In the world of soccer,"

"you can train first-rate goalkeepers, defenders, and midfielders,"

"but strikers are different."

"A first-rate striker will find where the soccer is most intense..."

"and suddenly appear there."

Episode 2

Monster

Bitter Disappointment

A Place in the Quarters Slips From Their Grasp

A Place in the Quarters Slips From Their Grasp

A Place in the Quarters Slips From Their Grasp

A Place in the Quarters Slips From Their Grasp

Let me be blunt.

If things carry on the way they are,

Japan will never win the World Cup. Not in a million years.

Japan Football Union New Member of the Team

Japan Football Union Special Adviser

We're making plenty of dough, so what do we care? After all, soccer's a business.

Anri-chan, surely you don't really believe Japan has a chance of winning the World Cup?

Of course I do, you money-grubbing rodent.

It's my goddamn dream!

"If we just play our soccer, we can win"?

"Japan's possession soccer is good enough for the world stage"?

That kind of thinking is exactly why we never make it past the last 16!

Well, you came up with this idea, laid the groundwork, and put it all in motion.

So if it doesn't work out, I know whose head will roll.

I truly believe the only person who can break down Japanese soccer

and forge a player who can lead this country to a World Cup win...

is this man right here!

Ego Jinpachi.

Isagi-kun?

What are you doing?

Wait, what is this? What just happened?

I'm sorry. It's just... The ball came at me out of nowhere and...

Huh? Don't give me—

Diamonds in the rough, only results matter here.

Losers lock off.

Kira Ryosuke, you are disqualified.

This is bullshit.

How is it possible for my future career to lie in tatters...

all because of some stupid game?!

I'm Japanese soccer's jewel in the crown!

You telling me Igaguri and Isagi-kun are more talented than me?! Huh?!

Why does this silly game of tag even matter?!

What does it have to do with soccer?!

In Blue Lock, everything has something to do with soccer.

Look around you, Mr. Mediocre Elite.

The room you are in...

is the same size as the penalty area.

Roughly 75% of all goals are born within these confines.

If you can't do your work in this space, you have no talent as a striker.

S-So... So what?

Tag is nothing like soccer!

If you're the one running away,

you need a keen sense of interpersonal space, tactics, and positioning.

If you're the one doing the chasing,

your dribbling and aim must be precise, and the quality of your kicks must be high.

That makes it an excellent soccer training drill, wimp.

Even so, how can you know anything about me in just two minutes?

A soccer match is 90 minutes!

On average, the total amount of time any player spends on the ball in a 90-minute game

is about 136 seconds.

You wasted the chance that was afforded to all of you equally.

B-But nothing could be done in those last ten seconds—

Would you say the same thing if this was a match?

When the ball hit you, there was still one second left on the clock.

You could've survived if you'd blasted it at the immobile Igaguri. But you didn't see it.

In a way, it was the last play right before the final whistle.

The moment your teammate's shot hit you, you gave up and accepted defeat.

That's why you didn't see it.

You missed your chance at victory by not taking that extra step.

Whoever is "it" in this game of tag might be the loser if he holds onto the ball for too long.

But he might also be the winner, as only he has the power to choose who is hit next.

A striker shoulders that responsibility and fights until the very last second.

Isagi Yoichi targeted someone ranked higher than him, not the fallen Igaguri.

Bachira Meguru stole the ball off him and went after the strongest guy.

That's a selfish obsession with victory that isn't affected by the group's common sense.

That's the egoism of the striker that I'm looking for.

You lost because you ran away from it.

Kira Ryosuke, lock off.

But... B-But he came at me...

Bachira came outta nowhere...

Bachira came at me outta nowhere!

Kira-kun...

This isn't right.

It... can't be.

Why did I kick it? Did I just end Kira-kun's soccer career?

Then why...

Why am I so pumped up?

That guy...

Why did you pass it to me?

If I hadn't kicked it, you would've lost.

Hm? Because I knew you'd kick it. It was written on your face.

Huh?

"Only results matter here," right?

So I believed in you, and I won, right?

This guy's totally crazy.

Is this ridiculousness going to continue?

"Ridiculousness"?

You're right. That's the world of "win or lose."

Those world-class strikers you so casually adore

put their lives on the line like this every day.

How does it feel to fight for your career for the first time?

Does it scare you? Does it excite you?

This is normal in Blue Lock.

Are you shaken up? Did it make you go, "All right! I survived!"?

That's what victory feels like.

Etch that into your brain.

Every time you get a taste of that pleasant sensation, your ego grows.

And that will elevate you to the height of world's greatest striker.

Congratulations. You have passed the admission exam for the Blue Lock dorm.

All right!

There are eleven of you in this room.

You eleven will be living together.

At times, you'll work together. Other times, you'll betray each other.

You will be rivals who wreck each other's dreams.

Blue Lock...

Team Z.

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Training Room

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Day 3

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Running Test

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Isagi! Igaguri!

How can you talk about becoming the world's greatest striker looking like that?!

Running at

Time

You mere mortals should go home before I make you cry!

Running at

Running at

Shut up—

Time

Time

Don't mind him.

Isagi-kun, do you want some water?

Thanks, Kuon.

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Jumping Test

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Ready, go!

Aw, hell, this guy's super athletic, too.

Isagi-kun, are you not at your best today?

Oh, well, you know...

That was actually my max.

Talk about crushing your spirit.

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Building 5

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Cafeteria

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At the cafeteria, you get rice and miso soup,

but your side dish changes depending on your ranking.

Natto

Natto

Natto

Natto

Natto

Natto

Huh, natto. Must be nice.

All I've been getting is pickled radish.

Chin up, Igaguri.

I'm jealous of the higher-ranked guys.

I mean, just look.

Seriously? Man, that looks tasty.

Is he a caveman?

I'm stealing your dumpling!

Hey, pipsqueak. Give that back.

Sorry, it's already in my belly! So good!

You won't get away.

Isagi, hide your food!

Nah, they wouldn't want ours.

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Team Z

Sleeping Chamber

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I haven't got time for sleep!

If I don't do something, I'm sure to get "locked off."

Everyone's better than me. I don't see how I can beat them.

Isagi.

Training alone?

Huh? Uh, yeah...

Then, want me to train with you?

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