Summary
Blue Lockis arguably the biggest sports anime currently, and there is a lot of hype for its next season. The series' latest movie only increased the attention on season 2 further, and it shouldn’t come as a surprise if it ends up becoming the next season’s biggest anime.
Blue Lock, written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura, is a sports manga serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine. Animated by 8BIT, the series follows Isagi Yoichi, a football striker saddened by regret for being unambitious in scoring goals. When presented with the opportunity to participate in a project of 300 strikers from around Japan, he jumped at the opportunity. He and many others are sharpened in an elimination project to become Japan’s best striker, and only one can emerge victorious. Everyone else will be banned from representing the nation at the international level.
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Latest News On Blue Lock Season 2
On August 02, 2025,Blue Lockseason 2 and a movie were announcedfollowing the incredible success of the anime that madethe manga the best-selling of 2023. A short teaser trailer that replayed moments from the anime accompanied the exciting announcement, and although there wasn’t any other information at the time, it was the best possible news for fans.
On July 27, 2025, it was revealed by the official website of the anime thatBlue Lockseason 2 is set to premiere on June 08, 2025. Surprisingly, the upcoming season will consist of 14 episodes, which is 10 less than the prequel. While some fans may have hoped for a longer run, the decision to have a single-cour season makes sense and is better, giving the team time to focus on this single arc. Similar to the previous season, fans will be able to catch season 2 on Crunchyroll.
On August 22, 2025, the first full trailer forBlue Lockseason 2 was released, showing Ego Jinpachi giving a pep talk to the 35 remaining participants. He told them what was at stake and who they were up against, and the trailer ended nicely by showing the caption of the U-20 team, the defensive beast, Olivir Aiku, accepting the match against Blue Lock. A more in-depth trailer will be released before the premiere.
On June 21, 2025, the artists behind the opening song were unveiled.UNISON SQUARE GARDEN will returnafter performing opening 1 for the first season and the theme song of the movie. The experienced group has performed for various anime such asSoul Eater,Kekkai Sensen, and more, and they will hopefully once again release a banger song for the most beloved anime of the series.
What Will Blue Lock Season 2 Be About?
The Exciting Match For Survival
This season will adapt possibly the series' best arc, the U-20 match, where the Blue Lock participants face their biggest challenge. With the administrators of Japan’s Football Association being unsure about the project, Ego Jinpachi has toassemble players from Blue Lock to challenge the national U-20 team, or else the entire project will be shut down. Faced with the fact that he has to challenge professionals led by the genius, Itoshi Sae, and make a balanced team using just strikers, the stakes have never been higher.
The first few episodes will focus on the tryouts for who will make the cut, and the rest of the episodes to the actual match. Fortunately, both parts of the arc are just as interesting as the other, with amazing scenes, matches, and more. Fans can also look forward to new and interesting characters, and see the in-depth backstory of Rin.
Cast, Staff, And Characters Of Blue Lock Season 2
The upcoming anime will once again be brought to life by Studio 8BIT. However, there have been some changes in the staff lineup. Shintaro Inakawa will be assuming the role of director, taking over from Tetsuaki Watanabe. Jun Munuyama will be returning to oversee the music, and Kenji Tanabe will be responsible for the character designs. Taku Kishimoto will be providing his expertise in composition and script supervision, while Masakazu Miyake will be contributing as the art director.
The original voice actors for the main cast, including Kazuki Ura as Isagi Yoichi, Koki Uchiyama as Rin Itoshi, and Soma Saito as Chigiri Hyoma, are all set to reprise their roles in the upcoming season. The latest additions to the cast are Eiji Mikami as Yo Hiori and Kakeru Hatano as Nanase Nijiro. Furthermore, there will be new voice actors joining the team for the new characters introduced in the upcoming episodes. While the voice actors for the U-20 team characters, excluding Itoshi and Oliver, have not been disclosed yet, fans can expect their details to be announced as we approach the release date.
Blue Lockseason 2will be available to stream onCrunchyrollevery Saturday from June 27, 2025.
Blue Lock
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Blue Lock is a sports-centric animated series based on the manga series of the same name. The show follows the Japan Football Association trying to recover from their poor showing in the 2018 FIFA World Cup by hiring a football genius, Ego Jinpachi. With his new intense training regimen, Jinpachi invites the best football players in Japan to compete to become the team’s new star player - and high school student Yoichi Isagi may be exactly who he’s looking for.
