The official website and Twitter account for the TV anime adaptation of Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's Blue Lock manga has released a new key visual, 2nd promotional video, theme songs, and additional cast.
The opening theme song titled, "Chaos ga Kiwamaru" will be performed by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN.
The ending theme song titled, "WINNER" will be performed by Shugo Nakamura.
Tetsuaki Watanabe is directing the anime at 8-Bit with Shunsuke Ishikawa as assistant director. Taku Kishimoto is supervising and writing the series scripts, and the manga's Kaneshiro is supervising the story. Yutaka Uemura is the concept advisor. Masaru Shindō is the main character designer and chief animation director, and Kenji Tanabe and Kento Toya are also acharacter designers and chief animation directors. Hisashi Tojima is serving as the chief action director and Hiromi Sakamoto is serving as an action director. Jun☆Murayama is composing the music.
Additional staff also includes:
Prop Design: Hisashi Higashijima, Yuri Nakajima, Kaori Kyōzu
Special Effects Animation Director: Akane
Color Key Artist: Sakura Komatsu
Art Design: Shinji Sugiyama
Art Director: Sawako Takagi
Backgrounds: Studio Wyeth
Composiing Director of Photography: Yoshihiro Asagi
Photography: Chiptune
3D CG Director: Norimitsu Hirosawa
3D CG: Aura Studio
Visual Concept: Toshiyuki Yamashita (Hyperbole)
Special Effects Processing: Toshiyuki Yamashita, Rina Mitsuzumi
2D CG Monitor Graphics: Yasukazu Asano (Emitai)
Editing: Mai Hasegawa (EditZ)
Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go
Sound Producer: Bit Grooove Promotion
Animation Producer: Tsutomu Hirano
The anime is set to premiere on October 8, 2022 on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation programming block. Crunchyroll will stream the anime as part of their Fall 2022 season lineup.
KEY VISUAL:
2ND PV:
NEW CAST ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Natsuki Hanae as Ikki Niko / Takahiro Sakurai as Sae Itoshi
Ryōta Suzuki as Junichi Wanima and Keisuke Wanima
MAIN CAST:
Tasuku Kaito as Meguru Bachira / Kazuki Ura as Yoichi Isagi
Yūki Ono as Rensuke Kunigami / Sōma Saitō as Hyōma Chigiri
Additional cast includes:
Masatomo Nakazawa as Wataru Kuon
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Jingo Raichi
Shōya Chiba as Yūdai Imamura
Shugo Nakamura as Gin Gagamaru
Daishi Kajita as Asahi Naruhaya
Ryūnosuke Watanuki as Okuhito Iemon
Aoi Ichikawa as Gurimu Igarashi
Kenichi Suzumura as Ryōsuke Kira
Hiroshi Kamiya as Jinpachi Ego
Eri Yukimura as Anri Teieri
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Jingo Raichi
Shōya Chiba as Yūdai Imamura
Shugo Nakamura as Gin Gagamaru
Daishi Kajita as Asahi Naruhaya
Ryūnosuke Watanuki as Okuhito Iemon
Aoi Ichikawa as Gurimu Igarashi
Kenichi Suzumura as Ryōsuke Kira
Hiroshi Kamiya as Jinpachi Ego
Eri Yukimura as Anri Teieri
Junichi Suwabe as Shouei Barou
Kazuyuki Okitsu as Tsurugi Zantetsu
Nobunaga Shimazaki as Seishiro Nagi
Yuma Uchida as Reo Mikage
Additional staff also includes:
Prop Design: Hisashi Higashijima, Yuri Nakajima, Kaori Kyōzu
Special Effects Animation Director: Akane
Color Key Artist: Sakura Komatsu
Art Design: Shinji Sugiyama
Art Director: Sawako Takagi
Backgrounds: Studio Wyeth
Composiing Director of Photography: Yoshihiro Asagi
Photography: Chiptune
3D CG Director: Norimitsu Hirosawa
3D CG: Aura Studio
Visual Concept: Toshiyuki Yamashita (Hyperbole)
Special Effects Processing: Toshiyuki Yamashita, Rina Mitsuzumi
2D CG Monitor Graphics: Yasukazu Asano (Emitai)
Editing: Mai Hasegawa (EditZ)
Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go
Sound Producer: Bit Grooove Promotion
Animation Producer: Tsutomu Hirano
KEY VISUAL:
Kodansha publishes the manga in English and describes the series as:
After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan's team struggles to regroup. But what's missing? An absolute Ace Striker, who can guide them to the win. The Japan Football Union is hell-bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, and who can be the decisive instrument in turning around a losing match...and to do so, they've gathered 300 of Japan's best and brightest youth players. Who will emerge to lead the team...and will they be able to out-muscle and out-ego everyone who stands in their way?
After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan's team struggles to regroup. But what's missing? An absolute Ace Striker, who can guide them to the win. The Japan Football Union is hell-bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, and who can be the decisive instrument in turning around a losing match...and to do so, they've gathered 300 of Japan's best and brightest youth players. Who will emerge to lead the team...and will they be able to out-muscle and out-ego everyone who stands in their way?