“Remember when 25 episodes was normal?”: Blue Lock Season 2 Announces Release Date but with a Problem Fans Cannot Overlook
On July 6, 2024, the first trailer for the much-awaited Season 2 of Blue Lock, the soccer action series, was finally released. The new trailer provides a sneak peek into the upcoming season and which arcs it will follow.
The first season of Blue Lock adapted the manga up to the Second Selection Arc, which debuted in 2022. It appears that the U-20 Arc and the Third Selection Arc of the original manga, which was written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and drawn by Yusuke Nomura, will be the first chapters covered in the upcoming season.
Blue Lock Season 2 Trailer Revealed Some Key Details
The trailer for Blue Lock Season 2 initiates with Ego Jinpachi, the General Director of the Blue Lock program, delivering a speech to the participants. These are the 35 players who made it through the difficult Second Selection held during the previous season.
However, fans of Blue Lock are disgruntled over the fact that the new season will only have 14 episodes, compared to the 24 episodes of Season 1. An X user even commented under the post: “Remember when 25 episodes was normal?”
It is a real shame that Season 2 will be getting only 14 episodes, considering the fact that fans are so excited for the new season, only to be disappointed by the dearth of episodes.
Blue Lock Season 2 Introduces a New Character
Isagi talks about how excited he is to compete against the U-20 players and how it will change his life. Shortly after, Oliver Aiku, one of the most significant characters of the next season, is briefly shown.
The captain of the Japanese U-20 National Soccer Team, Oliver Aiku, will be crucial to the outcome of the next game against the Blue Lock players. Aiku has a point to prove as a defender against a team made up mostly of forwards, which will surely motivate him to play well against his rivals.
Oliver will be voiced by Satoshi Hino, who is known for his roles as Kyojuro Rengoku in Demon Slayer and Daichi Sawamura in Haikyuu!!
Blue Lock Season 1 is available on Crunchyroll.
