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Blue lock episode 37 + 38 review

Wow, what a ride. The series really started out as a big disappointment. Especially with the animation being png still shots. However, the series turned it around at the end, once the main meal of the series the U-20 match kicked off. I really enjoyed the match. Seeing each character getting their time to shine in away. I do feel though this match became more of a Sae-Rin thing. I get it, that Rin wants to one up his bro and just get him back the way they were. However, the way it ended, tells me, that is just the prologue.

Anyway, something else to note. I’ve actually finished a series before the new season starts! the series I’ll be covering is: The Beginning After the End

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Episode 37 – Penultimate

To just occurred to me, Rin has a bit of jealously streak towards Isagi. Which is the opposite when it comes to Isagi to Rin. Anyway, from the restart Isagi notices how Sae has levelled up and is now just beautifully destroying blue lock. As Rin recalls, his ability to outsmart his opponent by using their own skills against them, is what makes Sae a dangerous (and a very creative) player, one which Rin hasn’t matched yet. With an amazing pass to Shidou, who is his target man. Note: a target forward is fairly self-explanatory. It’s when the team focus on getting the ball to their forward to score goals for them. There are nuances into what makes a target forward, let’s just say Shidou meets them. In a last ditch effort Rin launches himself to intercept Shidou’s kick. He successfully intercepts, however, that is one nasty incident. Most players that end up in situations like that, end up being carried off.

From a free kick taken by Reo, their counter-attack begins. And oh boy my boi Bachira is here baby, and he just levelled up, them skills are out-right craziii. Dribbling like that, faking out most of the iron wall, with only Oliver left, he does an amazing lift, with just a power-shot it would have been a goal, however, Sendou retreated back to defend. Damn, my boi would have been on the score sheet. Honestly, the playboy of the U20, Sendou is mad, I’ll give him that. He no longer wants a pin-up model, he wants a Hollywood actress.

And he says that outloud, for everyone to hear. He knows what he wants. With the U-20 now counterattacking, the blue boys are defending with their lives. I love how Nagi and Barou come back to defend and try to stop a Sendou shot, only to butt heads together, that had me laughing. With a pass from Sae, Oliver takes a shot.

Good interception from Rin, to give a corner. Rin spent too much calculating as to where he thinks his brother would cross, natrually it be to their target man. Just when Shidou thinks he is within goalscoring opportunity, Isagi, had to make that critical interception. Rin thinks he is playing alone, when he has an epiphany, he isn’t. With that, blue lock gets their counterattack on the way.

Scribble rating:

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Rating: 6.5 out of 9.

Episode 38 – Final Match

Oh boy, Rin has gone off on a bender from the last episode. His “flow” has been revealed, in it’s rawest form, it is the total opposite of his brother, if Sae is beautiful destruction, then Rin is brutal destruction. Taking each of the iron-wall defence apart. Using their own strengths against them. With only Oliver being a bit of a hinderance, until Shidou helped out a bit, even then, it wasn’t entirely enough. With a wicked shot, Rin went for goal, only to hit the bar. Bouncing off towards the one player Rin can’t stand, his own brother. With the scores locked even, an additional 1+ minute is added. Come on, 1 minute, 2 could have been added. Holy fuck, this is SO intense. Everyone is either making a beeline for the goal or running back to defend. U20 counterattack is going in full swing.

The battle of the brothers begins. Rin is just in full berserker mode, like a rabid dog. And God DAMN, the animation changed. And for the better, fluid, beautiful and just AWESOME TO LOOK AT, THIS IS WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FROM THE START. In an attempt to finally get one up on Rin, Sae tried to trick him, Rin blocked, causing it to bounce. Who will it fall for? well it for the man of the hour, the heart of the team, with his direct shot Isagi not bested Oliver, but finally got on the score board, and damn what a goal, just blasted it into the back of the net. 4-3 Blue lock WINS!!!!!!! hell even Ego is fist pumping, that is something.

Honestly, the way this match played out. You would think it is a cup final. And for the blue lock boys and even U20, it pretty much is. Holy hell the match was intense, with players showcasing their strengths and never giving up. The match swung so many times, from behind to level to actually losing. That is how a match should be played out in a soccer anime. Not just a side winning decisively. Stakes on the line.

Oh what is this. A wild Kunigami appears. And the setup for next arc: neo egoist league, can’t wait for this!!

Scribble rating:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 7 out of 9.

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Blue lock episode 35 + 36 review

Wow, nearing the end of the match and the series. I have no doubt that the climax will offer something to look forward to, considering how the former episodes have been. Can’t really deny the build-up to this match was great, however the match itself is delivering. Just a quick note, I’m pretty much just rushing these out, since there are only 2 episodes left, so there won’t be any captions under the caps on both posts.

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Episode 35 – The king arrives

Besides Shidou jizzing himself silly over bl stuff, the difference between Sae and Rin are becoming clearer, one understands his teammates to a degree, whilst the other doesn’t. In a bizarre twist, our bad boy is a bit more philosophical than he lets on. Okay, not really, just a twisted sense of having sex. What a bloody goal!!!, don’t like Shidou, but damn, Gagamaru got caught out, brilliant goal, simple as 3-2 to the U-20. With that play, Isagi feels despair so approaches his manager for instructions.

He is absolutely right, the boys in blue lock WILL be snapped up by powerhouse universities and domestics clubs will take these boys on. And spot on, the whole point of blue lock project was to take potential and drag it to the extreme, showcase that there are talented players waiting in the wings and there aren’t just one hit wonders. But a pool of talent waiting for them. I can understand Isagi’s desire to win. I love his resolve, even cutie Anri’s was taken back it.

With that resolve comes, their joker card. Step up the other bad boy Barou. Eiya is being subbed, I love how he tells him to curb his lust for goal, whilst Barou retorts back with it calling it fire. Interaction between the king and mr hassle (Nagi) is just hilarious. With Barou on the field, it has changed things up, U-20 can’t read him, and with him doing his Isagi-hunting season, no wonder he went for a goal, would have been a sweet goal, if it didn’t hit the post, I like Nagi’s reaction, calling him stupid king. Kenyu has some mad skills, he dribbled like he was playing street soccer. And with some amazing skills, he entered his flow state, and went for goal, but as usual, the best defender Oliver has entered his own flow state.

Scribble rating:

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Rating: 5 out of 9.

Episode 36 – Take your crown king

So, this is a bit of an Oliver special. In a weird way, I understand him. Having your dream being cut short because you weren’t allowed to “bloom” or develop because people weren’t nurturing it, is something I understand. I also understand how he took an alternative path and became something else. And you know what, being a world class defender isn’t a bad thing. In a funny way, he playing as a defender, suits him more than a striker or forward. As Sae is more suited to being a creative midfielder. That is an issue that is cropping up in blue lock (and other soccer anime), everyone wants to be a striker. Other positions have scored goals, the only problem is they know their role and don’t venture out of it, as it will break formation and tactics. Anyway, with U-20 now in control, they make quick break for the goal line, Sae being the obviously passing it you know who.

With Reo being unable to contain Shidou, he takes a shot that is goal bound. When Gagamaru does something, he makes an incredible save. Note: this save is reminiscent of the infamous scorpion kick save done by the Colombian goalkeeper René Higuita against England in 1995.

When the ball fell for a rebound, it was Reo who did a damn good clearance, using his chameleon skill, he did a Nagi, and boy hell what a sweet pass it was, blue lock went on the counter, and there was some sweet passing with Isagi being the maker of it. Nagi doing some amazing foot control on the ball, just when Isagi was out to get a goal, Sae cuts it. Just when he was losing hope, Rin came in, it was a mad dash for the ball. The surprising goal scorer emerged, Barou. And damn what a shot, that goal totally levels the game 3-3.

It’s pretty cool, that Oliver actually wants blue lock players to surpass him.

Scribble rating:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5.5 out of 9.

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Blue lock episode 33 + 34 review

Oh boy, the match is starting to heat up, Shidou really is one player that is a swinger … just my personal observation. With the super subs on the field, I’m glad other characters are getting some screen time and make more use of their special skills.

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Episode 33 – Rin / Sae special

I do love how some of the boys families get some screen time. I do think the main point on this episode will be Rin and Sae, as in the beginning they emphasised their once strong connection as siblings. Bacchira’s mum is a cutie so is Chigiri’s older sister, love how Eitya wants to date her. Had me chuckle there. Sae thinking the team is just trash, is about to leave, when he reveals to the team that he and Oliver had a bet. That if they losing, he can do what he wants. Oliver plays a card up his sleeve, in the name of Shidou. Dang with the bad boy coming in the second half, it ain’t looking good for the blue lock boys. As I suspected, this is a Rin and Sae episode special.

Looking back at the boys’ relationships as kids, and I have to say it’s actually pretty sweet seeing two brothers, just being brothers. With Rin just wanting to be by his brother’s side. No sibling rivalry.

So, it’s pretty sad that the two brothers don’t get along with each other now. To note, the team Royal that Sae is playing for is most likely Real Madrid. The attitude and mentality are literally night and day with Rin. From a happy boy, who just wanted to play soccer with his brother (and waiting to be scouted by big teams in Europe). To how he is now, cold and anti-social.

Also to note; Europe has a higher playing standard than most leagues around the world, they are; England, Spain, Germany, Italy. It should be no surprise either, that is where most of the big clubs in Europe are based.

Honestly, there is nothing wrong with being a midfielder. Some of best players are midfielders. I do think Rin’s mentality is a bit outdated there. It’s like back in the day, when being a defender wasn’t cool, now it’s pretty much a position that is vital and accepted as cool. It was a bit cold of Rin to also say, that being a midfielder is lame, so in reality, it was Rin who started this whole issue, when Sae just wanted to play with his brother, as he got a much better perspective of playing at a higher standard. Wanting to alleviate Rin isn’t a problem.

I do think Sae’s reaction is hostile and extreme though. Even downright cold to disown him like that. This new Sae devastated Rin. And it where we are now, bad blood between the siblings.

Scribble rating:

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Rating: 5.5 out of 9.

Episode 34 – The subs debut

Wow, I joked about some bl stuff with Rin and Shidou, didn’t expect it be almost real. With Shidou on the field, this really changes the game plan for the blue lock team. Note: a sub that can drastically change the game for the team is normally referred to as a super sub. Niko decides to man mark Shidou as he feels he can neutralise him in a way, which ended badly for him, as he ended up with a yellow card for a reckless tackle. I do like the thoughts Niko is giving to Isagi. Niko essentially realised that with the changes, Sendou is now playing support, mirroring Isagi’s role.

This has opened up new goal scoring opportunities. As I mentioned in the previous episode. Niko is beginning to enjoy his role as a defender. That hasn’t stopped Isagi noticing from an injury though.

With a free kick given, I’m very surprised that Sae gave words of encouragement to Shidou. This type of free kick is fairly common, faking out defending teams, however it does need very creative player(s) to make it work, Sae is the one that took it, and he is looking for Shidou to drive home the goal, I do feel bad for Chigiri, he just missed it by inches. And what a damn goal from the bad boy, 2-2, scores have levelled now. Uh-oh, Niko and Chigiri down, looks like Ego is using two subs, wonder who they will be, they have to shut down the chemical combo of Shidou-Sae. Dang, Reo and Hiori, have to say, those are damn good subs. Feel bad for Chigiri though, he is devastated, he really wanted to play out the full match.

I do like the reunion of Nagi and Reo, go team!! with Hiori on the team, it does slow down the pace of the team, however, with his vision and passing, it opens up different playstyles. I do love Nagi’s reaction to Dobermann, with a sweet pass to Isagi, who was about to take a direct shot, when Oliver comes up again to be a bloody thorn at his side. And intercepts too. With a swift counterattack, the ball is back in blue lock’s half. Reo’s job is to man-mark Shidou. With his chamelon skill.

Note: man-mark is when a player is specifically marked by an opposing player. This is to reduce his impact in the game and to not let him score any goals.

Scribble rating:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 6 out of 9.

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Blue lock episode 31 + 32 review

Hell of a match in both episodes! this is what blue lock is all about. The animation is slowly getting better. Away from that bloody png lock, which is a good thing.

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Episode 31 – The come back

With Oliver leading the defence, the boys in blue lock are having a hard time with their offence. Each team member meets a counterpart, that bests them in their role. They are: Darai Miroku (Eitya), Neru Teppei, (Kenyu), Niou Kazuma (Nagi). These 4 make up the iron-wall defence for the U-20, designed to assist Sae, who passes it to Chou Kento, who out classed Jybei, with a pass to Kitsunezato Teru, who beats Tabito, to pass it back to Sae. To note catenaccio is a very defensive playstyle. A patient, build up, that relies on passing the ball around, whilst preventing goal-scoring opportunities.

With Sae on the ball, Niko and Chigiri try to stop him, with a looping pass, he passes it to top scorer Sendou Shuto, Gagamaru did a great save, only for it to fall into the path of the incoming Sae, who with a wicked curling overhead angle shot, gets on the score board. 1-0 to U-20. Isagi notices, that this match is only to further Sae.

Rin notices Isagi beginning to fall into despair, with words of encouragement, as a captain should, will lead his team to victory. Sae really is an arrogant player, he looks down on his own teammates, particular to Sendou. I love the interaction between Jybei and Gagamaru, the glam master was impressed.

Ego is right, the U-20 team are use to the stress, the expectations, the fans etc. Whilst the blue lock team aren’t. No matter how much training you do, you aren’t prepared for the factors that could slip you up and make mistakes. He wants them to block out those factors, can understand Anri’s concern though.

Wakatsuki Itsuki, stands in the way of Rin. Itsuki notices how they are playing shorter passes. Playing shorter passes, allows more teammates to get involved, keeping the ball more, it also allows quick plays, this has fast build up.

With a back heel pass, Bachira gets involved, and what a damn pass he gives to Rin, who tries to emulate his brother’s goal. That doesn’t work; however it falls to Kenyu. With some passes, it ends to Nagi, and holy hell, that goal is amazing! shocking everyone in the stadium.

Scribble rating:

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Rating: 6 out of 9.

Episode 32 – Sibling rivalry

I do love how Nagi thought holding his fist up was cringe, only for him to get jumped on by Chigiri and Isagi. The name Nagi is now spreading. Anri gets a good exposition dump on why they were able to score, it was down to Rin. He dictated the play; by doing so, he was able to get the other teammates involved, which in turn threw off the U-20s play. In a twisted way, Rin is a very good leader. He subtly gets others involved, which is a stark difference to his brother Sae. Who rejects and looks down upon others, not that difference from each other though.

This episode is more about the sibling showdown between Rin and Sae. Who will be the better player out of the brothers. This is a mirror of Phil and Gary Nevile in a way. Niko was selected purposefully because he has the ability to read the field or rather movements of players. By using this ability, he was able to work out fake-play played by Sae to Sendou. He anticipated this move and was able to pass to it Tabito.

Tabito was able to understand how their play works. Their midfield works in tandem with their defenders, who play a zonal marking system. By having each other’s backs, they make a very strong defensive team. When it gets really critical, Oliver turns up. I do like the link play Eita and Tabito have. Oliver now understanding the motivation of blue lock, he wants to stop them at all costs, thinking they were just nobodies. Just when he thought he had Rin scouted, a pin perfect curve shot goes in, and damn what a goal it was, Rin gets one back at Sae.

Also, I loved how Chigiri just flew past Oliver down the right flank. With U-20 behind, Sae in his own way, motivates the rest of the team. With that, the U-20 make a mad dash to score, each time they try, they are intercepted by the blue lock players. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Rin this infuriated by a player, his own brother pisses him off. He intercepts a pass by Sae, who takes a wicked shot, only for it to be intercepted by Jybei.

Scribble rating:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5.5 out of 9.

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Blue lock episode 29 + 30 Review

Well, it’s been a while since my blue lock epi reviews were out. And to be honest, these two episodes were the prelude to the up-coming big match that is about to kick off. Putting the boys in blue lock with pressure as they are about to go up against the elite Japan-U20s, including Rin’s older brother Sae will be leading the charge against the blue lock team.

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Episode 29 – The chosen XI

Not much really happened in this episode, as it is picking the blue lock XI to go up against the U-20. There was a major incident concerning Rin and Shidou. Shidou and Rin got into an altercation, which had Shidou assaulting Rin. Jin, had no choice, as with any managers dealing with problematic players: to drop him from the squad, however that isn’t the last I saw of him. Usually, problematic players like this would be instantly fined or even slapped on the transfer market. Anyway, the picking of the players is very interesting, as with the formation of the squad, here they are:

GK: Gagamaru Gin, 2 Center Backs: Aryu Jyubei, Niko Ikki, 2 Wing backs: (R) Chigiri Hyoma, (L)Bachira Meguru, Def Midfield: Karasu Tabito, 2 Wingers: (R) Otaya Eita, (L) Yukimiya Kenyu, 2 AMC: Nagi Seishiro, Isagi Yoichi, Center forward: Rin Itoshi

The formation looks like a loose 5-4-1 Defensive Midfield. Basically, this formation makes use of the pacey wing backs from Chigiri and Bachira to run down the flanks and connect up with the two wingers, Eita and Kenyu, this will of course leave just 2 center backs defending, this is where def midfielder comes in, Karasu will be supporting the CB and link up with the attacking central midfielders Nagi and Isagi, why they are called offensive central midfielders I don’t know. With Rin spear heading the attack.

I think the most surprising thing is what transpired. Sae Itoshi wouldn’t play unless he picked one player from blue lock, remember where I mentioned this wouldn’t be the last, well Sae picked Shidou to be on his team. This greatly pissed off Rin, as Jin says, his brother overlooked him in favour of someone else. I do like how Bachira just says smash them, whilst Isagi is exasperated on Bachira repeating himself. Team Z ftw!. The most unexpected thing also occurred, Rin was in the training room going all out when Isagi interrupted him. That moment when Isagi hands him a drinking bottle is just funny.

To end this here. Shidou tried to assault yet another player from the U-20’s. The thing is, why do some of them look way older to be playing in the U-20.

Scribble rating:

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Rating: 4.5 out of 9.

Episode 30 – The match has started!!

Sendou the star player that got assaulted by that ding bat Shidou is just out right a problem player for any team. Oliver Aiku the captain of the U-20 and star defender, approaches Sae in to having Shidou dropped from the team and to be honest, I think they made the right decision. He is an uncontrollable ass hole. Besides that, not really much happened in the episode. At least until much later on. Isagai thinks back on how the players in blue lock have progressed as players. Each player has, finding their own unique style of play, pushing each other to find what type of players they are and how to get the best out of each other as teammates.

Honestly, there isn’t much going on here. The big match is what I’m really anticipating. The blue lock v U-20 is heavily advertised. With the big draw being Sae. There was a small flash back of Rin being a kid playing with a monster and action figure. When Sae showed him football. From then onwards the two brothers enjoyed the game. I do think it is symbolic of the two toys representing each of them. The monster being Sae and the action figure being Rin.

With the stadium being packed out due Sae being the main draw. I did make a mistake in the previous episode. The formation I thought was being used by blue lock is a 5-4-1 defensive midfield, when it is in fact a 4-5-1, basically Jin is packing the midfield, this allowing them to switch to a 3-6-1 formation, overloading the midfield area. Interestingly the U-20 are using a standard 4-3-3 formation. It is nice to see Isagi’s parents attending. Pretty funny they are out of their depths in this stadium.

Gin is just hilarious. Teams allowed to have subs, so it is nice that the boys that didn’t make the starting line-up get a chance to shine too. Blue lock is playing home, so they get the kick off. I am enjoying the dynamic between Rin and Isagi. Rin helping Isagi focus on the match and not be overwhelmed by the size of the crowd. He looks back on how far he has come. And finally the match kicks off, and blue lock team are on the attack, I’m really looking forward to this match. Instantly Bachira shows off just how good he is on the ball, the link up between him and Isagi is just awesome to see. They trust each other completely. The pass from Bachira is on point when, a sudden presence shows up, it’s Oliver Akiu to intercept. Isagi deduces that Akiu is the wall that he has to overcome, Oliver calls Isagi a little burglar, whilst he calls Oliver a policeman. The battle between the two has begun, this will be an intense match!!!

Scribble rating:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 9.

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Blue lock Episode 27 + 28 review

Not too impressed with how this season is turning out, but at least the story is keeping me engaged. Hey at least I’m not constantly checking my watch and counting down the minutes until over.

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Episode 27 – Isagi has arrived!

Well after all that shouting from the last episode with them still shots, I’ve calmed down a bit. Glad there weren’t as many still shots in this episode, still some, just not as many. Anyway, I enjoyed the match in this episode. With team A1 down by 2 goals, and with the front two stars at each other’s throats, it was up to Isagi, Hiori and Nanase to try and salvage something. And boy hell Hiori and Nanase are fast becoming my two favourite characters along with Bacchira. These three are average by the top 6 standards, however, they have skills sets unnoticed.

Karasu is still man marking Isagi, this time with some help from Rin got around him, this really got the attention of Karasu now. It’s almost aware of how dangerous Isagi can be by that comment. Some nice team play with the big 2 is what thought could happen, but nope, with a cool pass, Shidou with a fast turn, pulls one back for the team 3-4. Big kudos to the 3 midfielders: Isagi, Hiori and Nanase. They showed what a strong midfield is.

With that playstyle in mind, Isagi wanted to get on the score board. Using a nice passing movement between the three of them, he thought he get on the score sheet by a killer pass from Hiori. I do love the rivalry between Chigiri and Hiori, by him calling light blue hair, that’s rich coming from the most effeminate player in the series. So, that killer pass, just fell short for poor Isagi. I just knew when that ball got passed, he would miss his chance, the ball is just too long and Isagi just fell short by inches.

However, Rin with Karasu in tow, well as you guessed it, Rin manage to lose his man and get on the score board 4-4, this is intense now, anyone one of these two teams imo, have earned the right to win. Hiori gave some advice, don’t over think it, just go for it. I get it even with those cryptic words, it can be confusing. With the biggest build up, and everyone just pelting it down to Team B1 goal area, Hiori’s pass would make or break for the winning team. Rin and Shidou are there, when our boy just went for it. Blasting past the two and scoring with direct power shot, match ended 5-4. I like how Rin is adamant it was all luck on Isagi’s part – he isn’t wrong.

Scribble rating:

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Rating: 5.5 out of 9.

Episode 28 – Reo-Nagi special

This episode is an interesting one. Second string of team A is facing off against the first string of team C. So, why is it an interesting one. Nagi and Mikage are back together baby! Reo recalls how he got everything in life, except two things. The world cup and Nagi. The match is fast and frantic one. Reo thinking he has a chance to be by Nagi’s side. Does the usual, one two with him. With a curling pass to Nagi, sadly that got intercepted by the tallest player Ishikari Yukio. I do love how Shidou now wants to be teammates with Rin, who just flat out still refuses. Igarashi is still Connie from AoT, no one can change that. In all honestly, he is a below average player, panics when under pressure, in normal circumstances, would have given the ball away, his miss pass only ends up to Shidou.

Gin gets in on the action and intercepts, team A has some really tall players like Jyubei, Ishikari except for that midget monk Igarashi. Ball lends perfectly for the 5th top player Kenyu Yukimiya. And holy hell, the dude just blitz past everyone with speed and power. His shots are near pinpoint accurate. To note, Kenyu is a homage to Dutch legend Edgar Davids who wore goggles due to having glaucoma. Nagi intercepts and scores, 1-0 to team C.

Reo comes to realisation Nagi is on a different level to him. I’m a little bit peeved here, but will mention it in a bit. To get back into the match, Rin still is avoiding using Shidou as a teammate. So, he does something ingenious, he ends up using his taller teammates to keep the ball off Shidou and not so surprisingly, gets a goal making 1-1. Reo realises what it is that makes the top 6 standout, their attributes are above average, they specialise in certain things, like Nagi best skill is technique or tactics, can’t remember. Whilst Reo is an all-round player, doesn’t specialise. Interestingly enough, I got a flash back of just how bored Reo actually is in life, and realises the top 6 are like that, bored. Not until he saw soccer and Nagi, did he actually want to strive for something.

So, wanting to surpass himself, he found his weapon, the chameleon, being able to imitate other weapons, Nagi thinking Reo is going for a pass, ended up imitating the same shot as Kenyu and got on the score board. Now this is where I get a bit peeved, team C eventually lose the match 5-3. The match was intentionally kept short. I actually wanted to see this match go all out. Instead, this episode was all about Nagi and Reo coming together again.

Scribble rating:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 9.

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Isagi episode. He got the spotlight, showing that he can stand out even amongst those who cannot mesh together at all like Rin and Shidou – Epi 27 Ecarguma

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Blue lock Episode 25 + 26 review

Scribbble Anime officially turned 2 years old back in November, yeah, I kind of kept that quiet. To honour this momentous occasion, I’m using the same format I started with and funny enough, it was blue lock that kicked started with (which you can read by clicking on the blue lock + legend of mana post).

I’m adding some navigation, which I sorely didn’t include in my previous long winded episode reviews. In future I’ll add them if people like using them in these episodes reviews or think it would benefit the singular long winded ones.

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Episode 25 – Double whistle blow ref!!!!

Whooo hooo second season is back and well …. it’s not what I expected. A lot of this episode is more team building than anything else. I will say that there was a tiny sliver of action from Rin and his older brother Sae. What is interesting in the first episode, there is some backstory as to why Rin is the way he is. He wants to surpass his brother, as his brother rejected him prior to him going in to blue lock. With the remaining 36 players, 6 (hidden 7) are picked to be the core team of blue lock. Basically, what Toilet-pachi referring to here is what most real-life football teams do, they find a lead player, then build around him, like playstyle that will get the best out of the team and their star player. The big 6 are: Rin (obviously), Shido, Tabito Karasu, Eita Otoya, Kenyu Yukimiya, and Nagi.

The group of 3 consists of team A, B and C. Team A led by Rin & Shido, Team B by Tabito Karasu and Eita Otoyoa whilst Team C is by Kenyu Yukimiya and Nagi. From what I can remember it’s a rotational round robin style format, with Bacchira being the 7th member being able to play twice. I really love the reunion of team Z, man that team brings back memories, barring a few members. Isagi is unsure as to who he should go for, he gels with Nagi brilliantly yet could learn a lot more from Rin. I do like how the remaining boys are more friendly towards each other, despite the competitive nature of blue lock, as they found themselves improving from it, rather than being held back. The animation as Ecagurma briefly mentioned in her review, also noticed it bit off.

Scribble rating:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 5 out of 9.

Episode 26 – The hell with the still slides!!

Bruh, the hell with the still show. I really, REALLY wasn’t expecting this. What the fuck, all this episode had is bloody STILL SHOTS. I really am pissed about this, it wasn’t bad using CGI like the first season, gesus, they really must have lost a tone of budget due to Nagi lock not being a success or something. Anyway, that’s my main complaint out of the way (hopefully). So, team A and B got their 3 teammates each. For Team A: Hiori, Nanase and of course our boi Isagi. In the first episode I mentioned that despite the boys competing against each other, they do find camaraderie amongst each other. And these 3 instantly gelled. Hiori is an interesting one, he knows Karasu. So could be the key in to unlocking the slump Isagi is finding himself in.

Team B 3 members are: Shiguma Kyohei, Saramadara Kairu and surprisingly Chigiri. The goals come in thick and fast from the big 4. Shido sets the tone, Karasu pulls one back. Only for Otoya to pull ahead, Rin then scores the equaliser. I have to say from here it goes all downhill as the main weapon for Karasu, is the ability to detect the weak link in any team and he signaled out Isagi as that. Man marking Isagi essentially, ensuring that Rin ignores him from most of the play, thus Hiori and Rin do the one-twos. With Chigri now asserting himself, just pelting it down the right flank, with his speed, he helped Otoya get on the score board again making it 2-3 now. I can’t believe just how disjointed this team is, with the ability to make it level, Rin and Shido’s egos got in the way, which led to a loose ball being converted into a goal by Karasu; 2-4, and one goal left to end the match. I can see Isagi making the big move on this. For more angry rant, see Ecarguma’s post on this episode.

Scribble rating:

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rating: 4 out of 9.

Here’s what other bloggers had to say about this episode(s)

There wasn’t much ball play in this episode besides the Rin and Sae stuff in the beginning, so I can’t be too harsh on the animation just yet – Epi 25 Ecargmura

Blue Lock? More like Bruh Lock. Bruh, the heck is going on in the animation department? What soccer playing is this? This ain’t no soccer playing; its soccer showing! – Epi 26
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Season 2 of the anime Blue Lock has been officially announced.

A movie has also been announced, which will tell the story of Seishiro Nagi's past.

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