On the official X account of the anime adaptation of “Blue Lock”, it was announced that the second season of the series will be broadcast on Japanese television from October 2024.
Details still open
Further details about the sequel, such as the people involved in the production or a specific date, are still pending. As usual, we will of course keep you up to date as soon as we can find out more information.
The 24-part first “Blue Lock” season was directed by Tetsuaki Watanabe (“Powerful Pro Yakyuu”) at Studio 8-bit and ran from October 2022 to March 2023 in Japan. In this country, it is available in German and in the original language with subtitles from Crunchyroll and is also already available on DVD and Blu-ray. The second part will be released on July 19, 2024.
The side-story film “Blue Lock: Episode Nagi”, which premiered in Japanese cinemas on April 19, 2024.
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Japan’s desire for glory at the World Cup prompts the Japanese Football Association to launch a new, rigorous training program to find the next striker for the national team. Three hundred high school players will compete against each other, but only one will prevail. Which of them will be the striker to usher in a new era?
© Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yusuke Nomura, Kodansha
