The official Twitter/X account for the BLUELOCK anime franchise has officially confirmed that season 2 is in development. The series will air in October. To commemorate the announcement, the social media account released a new illustration.
Kodansha initially began serializing BLUELOCK in 2018. Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura’s series focuses on the Japanese Football (Soccer) Team trying to become the best in the world after finishing sixteenth in the 2018 World Cup. The anime adaptation is available on Crunchyroll, and the manga is available on Kodansha’s website. Further, a movie based on the series recently premiered in theaters, with the movie coming to the West in June.
BLUELOCK Season 2 Confirmed, New Illustration Released
The official Twitter/X account for BLUELOCK has officially announced that season 2 is in development. They also revealed that the series will air in October 2024. To commemorate the announcement, they have released a new illustration. Check out the announcement below:
🔥⚽＼TVアニメ第2期情報／⚽🔥
◤ TVアニメ第2期
2024年10月放送開始！◢#ノ村優介 先生からサプライズで2期放送時期決定お祝いイラストも到着！まだまだ劇場版 #エピ凪 で盛り上がりながら2期も楽しみにしててください!!https://t.co/9yB5xlQH3v#ブルーロック #エゴい #凪世界一 (P有澤) pic.twitter.com/G8fzn9KqQc
— 「ブルーロック」TVアニメ公式｜劇場版4.19公開！＆TVシリーズ第2期制作決定！ (@BLUELOCK_PR) May 6, 2024
Kodansha describes the original series as follows:
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 Season 2 will air in October 2024. The anime’s staff will reveal more details about season 2 in the coming months. BLUELOCK -Episode Nagi- is available to watch today in Japanese theaters. The film will release in Western theaters on June 6. Additionally, a mobile game, titled BLUELOCK Project: World Champion is available now. People can play the free-to-play title on both iOS and Android.
