Blue Lock
Summary
Blue Lockis being heralded as one of the good mutant anime of all time , and part of that is Ura Kazuki ’s depiction of the main hero , Yoichi Isagi . The revolutionary soccer anime and manga series completely flips traditional sports shonen tropes on their head by emphasize the motive for players to be selfish in lodge to give them the drive to win games .
Starting as a manga by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura , Blue Lockfocuses on a new man named Isagi who bring together the enigmatic Blue Lock program design to facilitate Japan ’s association football squad win large . Though the series ' soccergames are decidedly non - lethal , the high stakes make each ofBlue Lock’smatches feel like they belong in a end plot Zanzibar copal . The manga and anime series have received wide-cut acclamation , with the serial publication having latterly released a movie , Episode Nagi , in April .
Now , with the serial big than ever , Screen Rant sat down Isagi ’s Japanese voice actor , Ura Kazuki to talk about what makes the series so limited and why it ’s so relevant to modern audience .
Blue Lock hooks people who are not rooter of sports from the first episode with its unique focus on the individual , rather than the team .
Screen blah : WithBlue Lock’sfocus on developing egotists , Do you imagine the series is anti - teamwork or is it just doing something different with teamwork than , uh , most would do to anticipate ?
Ura Kazuki : The mortal plays a very freehanded role in the growing of the grapheme inBlue Lock . However , it ’s not needs downplaying teamwork . It ’s kind of bring the focus and say that it ’s all-important to polish up yourself and the individual for the team . So break through to traditional theories of soccer on the road , especially in Japan , that you always have to think as a team . With the role of the hitter , it ’s your problem to actually make the goal .
So to rethink what it take and what it mean for an soul to make a goal for themselves and for the team . And it actually incorporates both individual and teamwork . It ’s the same iteration inside and out . So it ’s kind of coexisting , but it can start with the someone .
Why do you think that the series is make such an impact decently now ? Do you think the series is very of the moment ?
Ura Kazuki : So , to put it simply , I recall the production team , the original manga creators , and everybody else that has worked on theBlue Lockproject love the series so passionately . Usually , when you ’re working on projects like this , it depends on the individual and how much the individual is put in the end answer of the franchise itself . But in the case ofBlue Lock , I really finger that every single person on the team absolutely puts everything into their work . And the cacoethes just seeps through to the eyes of the audience and they can feel that . So the passion to keep on create and improving from the Almighty themselves conveys something to audiences .
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.
What ’s one means that you relate to Isagi ? Is there anything about his persona that really speak to you on a personal horizontal surface ?
Ura Kazuki : So Isagi himself is very selfless and kind at his heart . In the offset , that was portrayed heavily in the liveliness . Then , throughBlue Lockhe unlocked many interlingual rendition of himself . I really related to that when I first got the purpose of Isagi , like play that scene out where he was crying and he was altruistic and weak . But throughout the season and throughout the reference exploitation , I could really relate to Isagi as it unveil more of who he is and what he wanted to become . All of that was possible through Isagi and his hardship throughout the series .
Blue Lockis making a immense encroachment in the substantial world with Japan ’s association football team even wearing jerseys inspired by the series . How has seeing things like that , as well as just the huge fan reaction , impacted you ?
Ura Kazuki : So at first , I was very surprised to collaborate because , as you believably know , at the beginning of the seriesBlue Lockwas say how Japan ’s team was n’t enough , right?Blue Lockwas kind of calling them out a little moment in the rootage . So the fact that they were really open to having that quislingism was very surprising .
But also , it was a very polar present moment for not only me but the people makingBlue Lockto meet the actual people that were shooting for bit one in soccer . So , I cogitate a lot of those player can connect to the write up because they are the actual people who were hit for the adept and who actually have the perseverance to make it into the world as a professional histrion . So , being able to relate toBlue Lock’sstory inspired the squad and allowed them to feast off of each other ’s energy , which to a great extent charm the series moving forward as well .
give thanks you to both Ura Kazuki and Crunchyroll for the interview . Blue Lock ’s Zanzibar copal is presently streaming on Crunchyroll !
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Blue Lock is a sports - centrical renovate series establish on the manga serial of the same name . The show espouse the Japan Football Association trying to recuperate from their pitiable showing in the 2018 FIFA World Cup by lease a football genius , Ego Jinpachi . With his young intense training regimen , Jinpachi invites the best football players in Japan to compete to become the squad ’s unexampled star player - and high school scholar Yoichi Isagi may be exactly who he ’s looking for .
