The much-awaited Blue Lock Season 2 has officially set a release date in autumn. The soccer fever will resume on anime TV this October when the fantastical sports series enters its U-20 arc.
Earlier this May, the soccer anime was officially renewed for a second season, while Blue Lock the Movie: Episode Nagi continued to dominate the Japanese box office.
According to the latest X/Twitter announcement post, the new season will begin on Saturday, October 5 at 11:30 PM JST. The sequel is listed for 14 episodes and plans to add a new pair to the sports team.
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Blue Lock Season 2 New Cast & Characters
Studio 8bit is returning to animate the upcoming season of Blue Lock. Two additional actors are also set to debut alongside previous introductions. Check out the voice cast for Blue Lock Season 2:
Original cast members:
- Soma Saito as Hyoma Chigiri
- Kazuki Ura as Yoichi Isagi
- Yuki Ueno as Rensuke Kunigami
- Tasuku Kaito as Meguru Bachira
Newcomers for Season 2:
- Satoshi Hino as Oliver Aiku (latest,
- Akihisa Wakayama as Shuto Sendo (latest,
- Yuichi Nakamura as Shido Ryusei
- Kakeru Hatano as Nijirō Nanase
- Eiji Mikami as Yo Hiyori
- Hiro Shimono – Julian Loki
- Makoto Furukawa as Karasu Tabito
- Takuya Eguchi as Yu Yukimiya Kenyu
- Shinchiro Kamio as Leonardo Luna
- Kengo Kawanishi as Kageya Otoyo
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Crunchyroll describes the series as follows:
“Japan’s desire to win the World Cup has prompted the Japanese Football Association to launch a rigorous new training program to find the national team’s next striker. Three hundred high school players have been pitted against each other for the position, but only one will come out on top. Which of them will be the striker to start a new era of Japanese football?”
The thrilling sports adventures of the Blue Lock anime are based on the award-winning manga drawn by Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yusuke Nomura, and Tetsuki Watanabe. Season 1 consisted of 24 episodes.
It’s streaming for free on Crunchyroll. The first season is also available on Hulu and Amazon Prime Video in limited regions.
