The official website and Twitter account for BLUELOCK -Episode Nagi- revealed that AAA members Nissy (Takahiro Nishijima) and SKY-HI (Mitsuhiro Hidaka) will perform the movie’s theme song, “Stormy.” A new promotional visual featuring the artists was revealed as well.
Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura’s BLUELOCK manga began in August 2018, focusing on the Japanese National Football Team. After placing 16th in the 2018 World Cup the national team vows to become the best in the world. The anime adaptation premiered in October 2022, and a second season and BLUELOCK -Episode Nagi- movie are due soon.
BLUELOCK -Episode Nagi- Theme Song
Nissy and SKY-HI from AAA will perform the new BLUELOCK -Episode Nagi- theme song “Stormy,” which will release as a single on April 17. Two days later, the film will premiere in Japanese theaters on April 19. Before then, fans may read Nissy and SKY-HI’s comments on the official website.
The cast of BLUELOCK -Episode Nagi- includes:
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Seishirō Nagi
- Yūma Uchida as Reo Mikage
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Zantetsu Tsurugi
- Kazuki Ura as Yoichi Isagi
- Tasuku Kaito as Meguru Bachira
- Yūki Ono as Rensuke Kunigami
- Sōma Saitō as Hyōma Chigiri
- Kouki Uchiyama as Rin Itoshi
- Hiroshi Kamiya as Jinpachi Ego
- Subaru Kimura as Ryō Nameoka
Here’s an description of the original series, via Kodansha:
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?
Lastly, BLUELOCK Episode Nagi will premiere in Japanese theaters on April 19, 2024.
