A new trailer for the anime Blue Lock was revealed this Friday, August 12th. As we can hear in the video, the opening theme is "Chaos ga Kiwamaru" by the band UNISON SQUARE GARDEN and the ending theme is " WINNER" sung by Shugo Nakamura .
Check it out:
In addition, we had a new promotional image:
New additions to the voice cast have also been revealed:
- Ikki Niko (CV: Natsuki Hanae)
- Junichi Wanima (CV: Ryota Suzuki)
- Keisuke Wanima (CV: Ryota Suzuki)
- Sae Itoshi (CV: Takahiro Sakurai)
Therefore, the direction of Blue Lock is by Tetsuaki Watanabe at Studio 8 Bits , and the animation is by Kenji Tanabe and Kento Totani .
Synopsis:
The story begins with Japan's elimination from the 2018 FIFA World Cup, prompting the Japan Football Union to initiate a program to scout high school players who will begin training for the 2022 World Cup. Isagi Yoichi , a striker, receives an invitation to this program shortly after his team misses out on qualifying for the national championship. His coach, Ego Jinpachi , intends to "end Japan's failing football" by introducing a radical new training regime: isolating 300 young strikers in a prison-like institution called "Blue Lock" and subjecting them to rigorous training with the goal of creating "The best striker in the world."
Authors Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura launched the manga Weekly Shounen magazine in August 2018.
The work won the " Best Shounen Manga Kodansha 's "45th Annual Manga Awards" event . Furthermore, a spin-off manga focusing on Seishiro Nagi, titled Blue Lock: Episode Nagi, began serialization in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on June 9, 2022. The spin-off is written and illustrated by Kōta Sannomiya.
Via: Official Website