Blue Lock is an anime television series based on the manga series Blue Lock, written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by . The first season was produced by Eight Bit and directed by Tetsuaki Watanabe, with Shunsuke Ishikawa serving as assistant director, Taku Kishimoto overseeing the series' scripts, Masaru Shindō providing the main character designs and serving as chief animation director, Hisashi Tojima serving as chief action director, and composing the music. The 24-episode season aired from October 9, 2022, to March 26, 2023, on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation programming block. The first season adapts the first eleven volumes of the manga (chapters 1–94). The series follows Yoichi Isagi, an unknown high school football player who is conflicted about his playing style, deciding to join the Blue Lock program managed by Jinpachi Ego alongside 299 other players, so that he can become the best striker in the world.
The first opening theme song is , performed by Unison Square Garden, while the first ending theme song is "", performed by Shugo Nakamura. The second opening theme song is "Judgement", performed by , while the second ending theme song is "Numbness Like a Ginger", performed by Unison Square Garden.
Crunchyroll licensed the series and began streaming an English dub on October 22, 2022. Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific. In January 2026, it was announced that the English dub would make its broadcast television premiere in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block beginning on February 8, 2026. __TOC__
Episodes
Home media release Japanese + Bandai Namco Filmworks (Japan – Region 2/A) Episodes Cover character(s) Release date 1 1–6 Yoichi Isagi and Meguru Bachira January 27, 2023 2 7–12 Rensuke Kunigami and Hyōma Chigiri March 24, 2023 3 13–18 Seishiro Nagi and Reo Mikage May 26, 2023 4 19–24 Yoichi Isagi and Rin Itoshi July 28, 2023
English + Crunchyroll, LLC (North America – Region 1/A) Part Episodes Release date 1 1–12 November 14, 2023 2 13–24 May 28, 2024
Notes
References
External links
at Crunchyroll