The official website and Twitter account for the live-action stage play adaptation Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura's BLUE LOCK manga has released a new key visual and in-costume cast visuals. They've also announced that Kradness will be performing the theme song.
Naohiro Ise has been confirmed as the screenwriter and director for the production.
STAGE BLUELOCK Main Cast includes:
Ryohei Takenaka as Yoichi Isagi
Nobunaga Satō as Meguru Bachira
Shota Matsuda as Rensuke Kunigami
Ryô Saeki as Hyoma Chigiri
The Stage BLUELOCK play will run at the Sankei Hall Breeze venue in Osaka from May 4 to 7, 2023 and then at the second venue in the Sunshine Theater venue in Tokyo from May 11 to 14, 2023.
IN-COSTUME CAST VISUALS:
Crunchyroll currently streams the anime adaptation and describes it 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?
Naohiro Ise has been confirmed as the screenwriter and director for the production.
STAGE BLUELOCK Main Cast includes:
Ryohei Takenaka as Yoichi Isagi
Nobunaga Satō as Meguru Bachira
Shota Matsuda as Rensuke Kunigami
Ryô Saeki as Hyoma Chigiri
The Stage BLUELOCK play will run at the Sankei Hall Breeze venue in Osaka from May 4 to 7, 2023 and then at the second venue in the Sunshine Theater venue in Tokyo from May 11 to 14, 2023.
KEY VISUAL:
IN-COSTUME CAST VISUALS:
THEME SONG - KRADNESS:
TEASER VISUAL:
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?