The Blue Lock manga made waves when it first released, and the hype has only continued with the first season of the anime adaptation. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming Blue Lock season 2.
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Blue Lock Season 2 Release Date
First off, some good news. Blue Lock season 2 finally has a release date, and it’s slated to start airing on Oct. 5, 2024. The premiere will kick off in Japan, but folks should be able to watch a simulcast with English subtitles on Crunchyroll as well.
The announcement came by way of the latest Crunchyroll press release, which also revealed that there will be a total of 14 episodes in this season. While this doesn’t sound like a lot, keep in mind that the third selection arc is much shorter than the first and second selections, and the U-20 match itself should span around nine to 10 episodes, so this episode count makes sense.
Blue Lock Season 2 Plot and Story
Do note that this section will contain some minor spoilers about the story arc for Blue Lock season 2. If you don’t want to be spoiled, skip ahead.
It hasn’t been confirmed just how many episodes we’ll be getting, but it’s very likely that season 2 will cover the third selection as well as the Japan U-20 arc. At the end of season 1, Blue Lock project director Jinpachi Ego stated that he would pit the members of Blue Lock against the Japan U-20 team to show the world just what they were made of.
The third selection will determine the starting 11 players from Blue Lock, and the U-20 arc will be a long, drawn out match between the two teams.
Japanese Voice Cast
All of the voice actors from season 1 will return to reprise their roles. Here’s the confirmed cast list so far:
- Kazuki Ura as Yoichi Isagi
- Kaito Tasuku as Meguru Bachira
- Hiroshi Kamiya as Jinpachi Ego
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Nagi Seishiro
- Junichi Suwabe as Shoei Baro
- Soma Saito as Hyoma Chigiri
- Kouki Uchiyama as Rin Itoshi
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Jyubei Aryu
- Shinnosuke Tachibana as Aoshi Tokimitsu
- Takahiro Sakurai as Sae Itoshi
- Yuichi Nakamura as Ryusei Shidou
- Makoto Furukawa as Tabito Karasu
- Satoshi Hino as Oliver Aiku
- Akihisa Wakayama as Shuto Sendo
Both Ryusei Shidou and Tabito Karasu were only formally introduced in the last episode of season 1, but they’ll play much more integral roles in season 2. Similarly, Sae Itoshi also made a very minor appearance in season 1, but is expected to show up in a big way in the U-20 arc. After all, he is Rin’s whole reason for getting into soccer after all.
In addition to that, the voice actors for both Oliver Aiku and Shuto Sendo have also been confirmed. Oliver, in particular, will play a huge role in the U-20 arc, serving as the monstrous defender for the enemy team.
And that’s everything you need to know about Blue Lock season 2 so far. If you’ve been keeping up with the manga, here’s our recap of chapter 266.
