I love how blue lock doesn't throw away common sports tropes like friendship and teamwork, but just emphasizes that if you don't have an ego, individual talent, and individual goals, it doesn't matter how much teamwork you put together. Yes, isagi and his team do work together, but they work for themselves toward a common goal, which helps them push themselves farther.

so basically it is 9 minutes of "dont judge a book by its cover and dont have biased opinions"

dude, we are still in just 4 episodes... it will be AMAZING, the manga is one of the best thing ive read in the last few years

Blue Lock is honestly an anime/manga where I can't truly tell if the MC will succeed. 'But it's the MC, he'll win anyways.' I know that but I actually like how it allows an 'almost' suspense. I'm in love with it. I'm currently reading the manga and trying to watch the anime.

I basically got tired of power of friendship and teamwork bullshit and I just wanted the characters to be arrogant egotistical bastards and I ate up 194 chapters of it and still want more. It's a fresh take of sports anime/manga, it's a literal battlefield where if you hesitate for a split second, someone will "devour" you, making you lose your worth and if they do devour you, you either stop there or do the same thing to them. The series is the definition of the saying "Dog eat dog". Everyone is an enemy, doesn't matter if you're team or a close friends, because end of the day, there can only be one best striker. No fucking "We will go to the nationals!", nah it's damn "I'm going to the world cup and show the whole planet who's number 1".

Another aspect that makes blue lock so refreshing is it is an absolutely antithetical piece of work to the massive body of sports manga/anime. We often forget that manga and anime all come from the same country and culture, so we, as readers, can often forget how intricately the two are tied together. Bluelock's birth comes from ego recognizing the limits of the Japanese mentality in creating a singular transcendent striker. You can almost feel the subconscious friction and the discomfort while watching it because it goes against the anime culture we've naturally adopted. It's a great exercise in how incorporating different perspectives can create unexpected growth, and how fear of change can create stagnation towards certain goals.

The thing with Blue Lock is that you have to read between the lines. If you take only the text, then the message of the story is that being a POS and stepping all over your frineds is the only way to win. If you read the subtext however, you realize that it's a story about personal ambition and the importance of self esteem and defining who you are, while forming relationships with those around you, who're all on the same path of personal improvement

the thing i love the most about blue lock is that it makes you think about the concept of "for me to win, someone else has to lose" and the whole idea of "am i a jerk for being happy about this?" makes you question why defeating someone feels so good, it's a concept that amuses me, playing a single player game or even co-op game is nothing compared to a competitive game, and this is coming from someone who loves basketball, i understand that feeling, and it's freaking awesome!

Blue Lock really hit me well. I played mid-field for many years and all the best forwards I played with always had a bit of an edge and ego. You have to really believe you’re the best to be playing that position. You HAVE to make the play.

Blue lock is definitely my favourite series this season, looking forward to a new episode every week. Thanks for making this and also for using my piano cover so well ;)

When I heard this anime would be the new best sports anime, I thought people were tripping since Haikyuu was a thing but now...slowly but surely I kinda understand what they mean. 😭 Every episode gets better and better and is slowly catching up to Haikyuu. It's only a matter of time now...

I'm so damn glad that people are loving it and finding it unique, I stumbled upon blue lock manga through a Instagram story I started it for two reasons one being the artstyle 2nd being soccer related. I really love artstyles when it comes to comics maybe that's why I love comic variant covers so much and after I read blue lock I am glad read it, Blue Lock is one of the edgiest manga I've read and its edgieness is good kind.

Takes alot to admit what you did, and welcome to Blue Lock you diamond in the rough. The unexpected nature of what Blue Lock goes does down is by far nothing to be seen in other sports animes, so i can't wait for others to experience what it'll bring.

the more I read Blue Lock, the more I realised that it is legit the same as other sports manga/anime, just in another perspective. The concept of having the biggest ego that is backup by your talent (every antagonist team leaders ever), devour your teammates and your opponents then exceeds your best (simply put, to want to win, to be challenged, like Sakuragi vs Kurawa, Hinata and Kageyama), the whole match will reconstruct around the current "main actor/king" of the match (the monster duo (Haikyuu) always make enemy change strategies and Karasuno themselves change in order to block other teams' ace), the change of "main actor/king", be devoured and then devour others (the monster duo shines -> be blocked (or see other players are getting the spotlight -> exceeds their limits and fight 101%), you cannot do what your body not allow, only change your way of thinking (that's why strategies exists) or change your way of doing (Hinata learn the way other players move and receive), the "flow" (Kuroko's "zone"), chemical reactions (or teamwork) are created between 2 people showing their best, and finally the lost teams/players are lost because they can't "improvise" or "adapt" or simply because of "luck" (which are also concepts explained in Blue Lock) I find Blue Locks so fucking interesting and fascinating as it look into the aspect of what really make a win. They explained the abstract of teamwork, exceeds your potential, what is in the player who can change the match, luck, adapt to the enemy, etc. in the form of real, logical, physical words, plays, thoughts.

I literally watched this on a whim knowing nothing about it. I think it popped up in recommended right after I finished assignation classroom. So far I’m hooked, it’s so hype when they get in the zone and their eyes do the thing

As for the “Haikyuu vs. Blue Lock” debate: while Haikyuu and Blue Lock are both sports anime, they fundamentally excel at different things. Blue Lock its hype and shounen-like power-ups, Haikyuu its characters and philosophies. That’s why I think it’s hard to say if Blue Lock will “surpass” Haikyuu as a sports anime. Nevertheless, I can’t wait to see where Blue Lock goes. Great video btw!!

As someone who was a former college athlete, granted I was a swimmer which isn't fully a team sport, ego plays a huge part in athletics. You never get to be the best by not thinking you're the best.

So... this is like having teams of 6 Ushiwakas and Bokutos play against each other? I could see Washijo trying something like that. Thanks for the video, I'll give it a try))

I think you just convinced me to give Blue Lock another chance 😩Great video Harsh, the wait was DEFINITELY worth it 😉

Best manga I've read this year. It truly deserve all the hype.

I was about to ask you for a Blue Lock review very well made, as always. I hope you can do more as Blue Lock progresses!

8:00 - Blue lock is much more deep and profound than other sports anime out there. I’ve learned more from this manga for both soccer and life than in any other sports show. It gets deep.

blue is absolutely one of my favorite sports anime’s cause even tho it has their ‘power up’s’ and stuff making it a bit unrealistic. as an ex soccer player i can confirm that it really gets in their about the dog eats dog world that i haven’t seen many other sports anime get too much into (you’ll see more examples of this in later episodes) in top tier soccer clubs (like i was in) you have to be an absolute beast, eat, sleep breathe soccer. and if you don’t ah e that then you’re screwed. and i’m a training facility i was in they had two rules i apply in daily my life. 1. if you have the ball and don’t fully intend to score 101 % then pass it to someone who will 2. if you can do it yourself, then do it. don’t give up or pass the ball until you absolutely can not. even tho that’s not how pros play, (focusing on passing and trick plays) we were there to focus on ourselves, to better ourselves for our separate teams, not become a big team. my god was it a blood bath. absolutely awful

I got inspired by bluelock in a rlly weird way, it helped me unlock more potential for martial arts (especially the spatial awareness part instead of keeping a peripheral and narrow view combined with certain movements and muscle activations + movements)… It was truly an eye-opener as well as lots entertainment.

Blue Lock tackle the issue of being a 'star player' . It's that Kobe mentality shit where anime like Haikyuu tackles how important team work and friendship is in your life Blue Lock tackles something of the opposite. People who sees BL as an only shounen type power up hype show don't understand how important individuality is. Think of Kobe as a play maker that is what is all about. Play makers often be considered assholes: Jordan, Kobe, Lebron, Messi, and many other play makers because in the end of the day, they play to WIN. These people MAKE their team who they are by showing themselves as their most valuable asset and thats that, therefore forcing the others to push their limits or else they got canned or worse forever known by fans as the weak link. It's toxic for regular corporate work, it's annoying for regular people, but for people who HAVE BEEN a professional athlete the message is more than relatable for us

I'm so glad Blue Lock didn't flop and its amazing seeing the manga I so dearly love getting so much recognition... Blue Lock will prob be one of my favorite manga in general with ofc Berserk and Vagabond maybe soon to be Vinland saga just because of how it stands out in the sports genre.... The anime seems amazing so far and I don't doubt it will end amazingly... So yea Def a W anime and manga...

If he's like this after only a few episodes then boy we're gonna have a new video every week or so 😂 Glad you are enjoying it.

my top 3 manga, i never watched or liked football but blue lock is built different

one of the best things about blue lock is how thematically consistent it is. every time someone willingly gives the spotlight to someone else and stops playing for themselves, you can bet the story is gonna punish them for it eventually. ALSO the point that you being the best you can possibly be and playing for yourself which ends up pushing everyone around you forward too is actually kino

This man can’t miss, gonna watch after I leave the mosque also do videos about the soccer manga called be blues and it’s characters and themes, I think u will like it, pls post more we would be ready to support in an instant

at least you woke up, some guys are going to miss this their whole lives because "NOOOO YOU CANT BE LE EGO PLAYER"

Blue Lock is ABSOLUTELY my favorite sport anime. TOP 1 of my list.

Nah bro I thought that blue lock is some non-intersecting anime ,but when I started to watch it I could help but it was so exciting, interesting and as ya said fun I don't like to read mangas but blue lock made me read it

The satisfaction of him calling "FOOTBALL "-FOOTBALL and not soccer is f*cking phenomenol 👌

I love blue lock because its different from other sports anime. It's the complete opposite of haikyuu and kuroko no basket. When you win a game in most sports anime, you shake the opponents hand and they hope for you to win too and everything is wholesome. When you win a game in blue lock, they crush people's dreams and feel good while doing so, growing their ego. The opponents have a hatred for them, and in blue lock, you have to survive and become the top. You eventually have to eliminate your own friends, and you friends try to eliminate you. This concept is unique, and this is now one of my favorite sports anime.

Just from hearing the beginning of ur vid I feel like what blue lock is targeting is being the absolute best at what you do which imo has a lot more nuanced and deeper things involved (for example restructuring how we think about ego). A quote I heard from a sports scientist that works with lots of athletes went something like "I can make anyone an Olympic level athlete but making them win multiple gold medals ? now that's the trick". I like blue lock because the only real difference that athletes can have is mindset we see it in kobe bryant for example not especially physically gifted when compared to players like shaq lets say yet he still excelled, same with steph. What makes bluelock interesting is how its targeting an aspect of sports in anime which is overlooked and thats the mindset + harsh realities of what it takes to be the best (Ao ashi also covers this idea pretty nicely as well while also having the more traditional sports anime vibe so maybe you will prefer that, would recommend the manga over the anime though). Its interesting you thought you wouldnt like it because its "different" because for me that was exactly why I thought I would like it XD not to say that I dont enjoy the traditional sports anime approach but the opening explanations Ego gave made so much sense that I just new this would be a hit.

I also think because of the battle shonen inspiration behind blue lock, it make it one of the most accessible sports anime for a first timer

"i was wrong blue lock is phenomenal" Me: well duh Blue lock is amazing for many reasons, but the biggest reason is that you can tell a lot of thought was put into this "crazy" concept for team sports. So much so that it starts to stop sounding crazy. There is some truth to how ego plays a role in any sport where a player scores especially high. Blue lock gets into the mind of someone with the mentality first and foremost "ITS ME. I'm scoring this one". Then they pit 100s of people exactly like that against each other in a battle royale, Except you kill the others by scoring goals. It sharpens the ego of each one there by pitting them against each other, because it forces you to never give up the will to score and stand out among the others. Its simple yet smart, its exciting, but most importantly its different.

There are a lot of Blue Lock haters out there, and a huge majority of them happen to be Haikyuu fans because in reality they don't even fucking play any sport. I am a manga reader, and I am here to say, if they keep up this level of animation for the next seasons, this will become one of, if not, the best sports anime ever as the Manga is an absolute banger, I am not a sports manga fan and yet I picked this up because it's just different man.

This show kinda hooked me in a way no other sports anime has not only is it hype but its the closest thing to a cross country or distant runner type of anime in terms of characters sense football and cross country runners aren't that different only just one group is good at football/soccer and the other group is insane and this group of characters have that level of not being right in the head that group encouragement and rivalry and individualism in competition you would get out of a hypothetical cross country anime If that concept would not be boring as hell

Actually I really resonate this, I didn't think I could stomach an anime so individually focused because I was always a team-first player in sports and in life in general. I think Blue Lock is something beyond that though, and I'm very excited to see where the story goes. I think Blue Lock reminded me a lot of the innate desire to chase glory and to succeed through your own merits; it reminds us that we all should strive to become the best that we can.

This anime theme is on next lvl Totally separate from the rest of sports anime

Blue lock always felt right to me. The concept of friendship and bonds are kind of overused for me and i love that this anime is about Egoism since it goes against every other sports anime. Hell even episode 1 they spit in the face of the concept of teamwork. It also shows all the best players are also kind of Egoists. Egoism is always looked down upon. Negatively it is arrogance, but positively it is Overwhelming confidence

Personally I love how they present the message of the show. On the surface it’s about this mad sports-scientist trying to condition these athletes into being unflappable egoists willing to claw and scratch at each other to be the last one standing. But notice how the most important players in most matches tend to be essentially playmakers, like Isagi, whose unique ability revolves around reading the game and his teammates and “sniffing” out the best ways for his team to score. And when that one dude ratted his team out and switched squads in the middle of a game, his selfish behavior wasn’t celebrated, it was scolded. So it does an amazing job of depicting why having a healthy ego is important, and the difference between toxic ego and good ego. An unwavering belief in yourself, a striving need to top your competitors, a hunger to be the best. You can still have that and be a great teammate. I promise you there’s no top athlete in the world who doesn’t have an ego.

I love the contrast of the slow, powerful realizations and rapid action conveying the feeling of time being inconstent in a way that many athletes experience in their sport.

It is really something to watch this genre compared to others. It even got me motivated to play Basketball after watching kuroko no Basket. I hope that the Sport genre will get gonna be more epic in the future

I feel like Blue Lock is connected to Haikyuu. I mean not directly obviously. But it feels like a story about the mentality of the "Monsters" in Haikyuu that Kita mentions.

Glad you like it bro, it's one of my favorite anime this year 😄

The beginning is so perfect the way you bring up how i and so many others think of sports anime and how blue lock just shatters it is such a necessary thing to say

And now that the anime is about to end it's season let me tell you that despite going against what sports anime is about, one pillar of the genre never went away: comradeship. And despite being in a dog eats dog environment, every single character values and treasures the bonds they forged with their teammates, especially the mc Isagi, especially because with them, Isagi is playing a soccer he never thought it was possible.

The thing is, Blue Lock isn't really a sports anime. It is a shonen done in the *style* of a sports anime. And while I appreciate that people like the show, as someone who played the sport and still watches it extensively, for me, blue lock is simply too antithetical to how the sport is actually taught and played. Spain literally won a world cup by using teamwork and passing other teams into oblivion. And if all you needed to win the world cup was a single world class striker, then Poland should be a title contender (they have Robert Lewandowski, arguably the best striker on the planet), yet they aren't even likely to get out of their group in this world cup.

As a football fan I got interested after the Japan vs Germany game. It's definitely growing on me with each episode. Watching it as a football fan I find moments that are frustrating but also some that are impressive.

This is the first sports manga that I ever read because I watched the first episode of the anime and I couldn’t wait. I got caught up to date on the manga in 2 days. I seriously could not stop reading and I’m so excited to watch when it finally all gets adapted to anime. It’s going to be unreal watching some of these things go down.

Hi Bro. Been watching your content for a long time. I really love how you view one's perspective and bring light from it. I love the train of your thoughts from how emotionally and logically connecting yourself in every craft you've made. Hoping to see more. I really hope that you would make some review and give us your personal insights or lessons in the life of Prince Boji from the anime Ranking of Kings.

This video is fantastic, well done

Blue lock is that one anime that SHOWS egoism is good when done right. I CANNOT explain how hype and competitive and fired up I get just seeing the rivalry between these neck to neck matches go.

Blue Lock 11 vs the U20 team getting animated is gonna break the internet

you have my respects for saying in alot of details bleu lock is that someone who has'nt watched it yet would now what bleu lock really is

Blue lock shows the hunger that drives true competition at the highest levels.

From first episode, I know this is going to be a classic. Some animes just have it.

you guys have no idea how the manga is better on showing the will to win it's crazy art

A bit off-topic, but I got a question. Whenever somebody mentions sports anime, I say kuroku's basketball is my favorite. And most people are like, yeah it's all right or they say it's trash. Am I missing something. To me its f*cking phenomenal but it would be great if u made a vid about that

To my amazement, Bluelock turn into the show I am the most excited this season. I normally don't care for Sports Anime with exception of Hikyu!! , and I watched the first episode because of the hype, fully intending to drop. The premise isn't realistic, yet I cannot say completely bogus, either. The initial speech Ego made about Japanese being so good at team work and perfecting our own part well that we don't easily produce an individual that utterly stands out and pull the rest of the team -- that was so real. Japanese Soccer team hasn't been anywhere close to winning the World cup. Who to say that this is a wrong way to find/grow our own David Beckham? So I am buying it for now, and now I want to see how these boys navigate the elimination. So far, it has been unpredictable and massively entertaining. It is so cleverly set up, that work with team and win as team is not the only strategy. It is fascinating.

if you guys like blue lock, i highly recomend picking up the manga. After a friend recomended it to me i sat down and read almost 200 chapters in one sitting. The blue lock manga is 200 chapters of pure high octane and hype matches with some amazing art! 10/10 highly recomend, just give it a few chapters ;)

dude blue lock has not even began yet. This is just the intro Ego has yet to enter his bag

I have watched only watched a couple animes so far, One Piece, haikyu, Demonslayer, 4 seasons of bleach (like 100 episodes I dont remember) and 10 episodes of black clover but and I had a tendency to when they tried to get me hype easily predict the outcome and just get bored waiting for it to end but blue lock- it was amazing it was the only anime I have watched in just one day and its so unpredictable and crazy its just amazing.

AND IT ONLY GETS BETTER, amazing manga work and everything.

This anime is more psychological than anything else and I love it for that. Sadly I couldn't get into other sports anime, the power of friendship is cool and all, but it felt kinda tame, I really liked Hajime no Ippo though, but that's an old time favourite of mine, before i even realized "oh it's a sports anime". Blue Lock is phenomenal on more than one level and the thing they talk about is completely true, if you don't look after yourself or prioritise yourself, you'll never get anywhere and you can't help anyone when the time comes. As much as I hate the admit, the whole "it's the thought that counts" doesn't exist. What exists are results.

"Blue Lock Is Fucking Phenomenal" bro I felt that with every fiber of my body lol exactly how I felt.

i picked up the manga after i watched episode one and as someone who is now caught up on it, id say its definitely worth the read if you enjoyed the episodes we have so far!!

the manga art goes so crazy bro

I watched the first six episodes out so far and next thing I know I'm at the most recent chapter of the Manga and I'm still hungry for more. Also, I feel that the main conceit of Blue Lock can be summed up with this Michael Jordan quote - "There's no I in team, but there is in win."

I didn't want to start watching this anime, but when I started i realized how AMAZING IT ACTUALY IS! This definetly goes on MY 10/10 animes.

Dude I love seeing this from anime-onlies rn bc MY GOD DOES IT GET SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH BETTER AS IT GOES ON, like the 2nd selection, 3rd selection, and the U-20 arc, EVERYTHING IS JUST SO GOOOOOOOOOD

I just don't understand how the tension in this anime is pretty much too much, relax boy it's football and it's not like you'll be killing butchering everybody else.

The author kaneshiro muneyuki is the author of jagan, by the will of the gods, and other brilliant manga. He knows everything we love- Hype, stupidity, and over the top ideas that are so crazy, they just might work. If you like chainsaw man, this is the manga for you. Somehow, there's no way to predict what will happen and the visuals and CGI as well as the manga art portray such perfectly. Something cool happens all the time and it never stops being interesting. Similar to how haikyuu depicts the essence of hard work and winning- Blue lock depicts the struggles of young boys being forced to do anything for what they love. It has the same themes, but does it in a new way saying "I can't let it end here!" "I want to win" and eventually "WE WON!!!!!"

It inspires you in a different way. The ego they're talking about in blue lock is the desire to become the best and beat everyone

OK DONT READ THIS COMMENT IF U HAVENT FINISHED THE SERIES YET but BROOOOOOO kuons betrayal got me hard broooo 😭✋

blue lock and dokkan ost in the same video? The best video on KZfaq!

this is the best editing ive seen on yt for years bro this is like the best yt vide ive seen for years

Seeing an actual good indian content creator like you as an indian is just a pleasure. Glad to see you know actual good entertainment content like anime. unlike these cringe majority of indian let's player which get millions of views literally just playing games with no qualities and selling point.

9 minuts and 1 second of: DONT JUDGE A BOK BY ITS COVER

I - as a general rule - hate sports anime, I've only had 1 other anime I've enjoyed that's sports related in all the time I've been a fan and that was Hajime no Ippo, that's primarily because while each character had their amazing actions and visuals, there was no over the top nature about it, it was about BOXING and that was what drew me in. So when I learned there would be a football anime I thought to myself it'd be exactly like every other sports anime and the main protag is the best ever and is refining his skills with his teammates and that it would end up being him and a rival dukeing it out at the end for the best position. Then I saw the trailer and I had to shelve that thinking because the only thing I saw was football being translated to an anime in perfect format. and I was so there for it and still am, each of the team have their own skills that are being refined by the Block Lock process and I can see what Ego is doing by forcing them to all try and figure out a new way to play the game. and I love it, everything is so damn cool, I haven't been this pumped for any sports anime but this...this is freaking brilliant!

Love the videos. Really hope you make some on Yowamushi Pedal some day. For me isn’t talked about enough in regards to sports anime.

I've been holding off from watching this series, but man you got me so hyped to start.

The first episode is really trippy and misleading but after some few episodes especially the new episode today, I can say it deserves the hype that it had. Comparing to Ao Ashi, they have the same weapon which is spatial awareness but Ao Ashi did it better I think for now but Ao Ashi still my favorite from this two.

Blue lock 's characters logic is to devour each others talent and to be more powerful This type of sports anime is such a hype

Ngl, you had me at "fckng phenomenal". hahaha

I have never watched sports anime. It just never appealed to me. The volleyball one looked fun but I never checked it out. A streamer I watch just mentioned it out of the blue saying he was excited for the anime. He explained the premise and I was hooked (I did think the players died after being eliminated). Since then I’ve been reading the manga and buying the volumes. I’ve been loving this series so fucking much.

Honestly I was so happy bluelock got an anime 😭❣

As a passionate former national level football player and a current volleyball player (i am a setter btw) I was hating the concept at first It destroys the whole concept of football being a team sport when players are egoists Sure being an egoist might help sometimes but it can never make your team win But something in my heart told me to watch it I watched it and man i am hooked now Idk why my mind hates it but my heart loves it Haikyuu in my opinion is the best sports anime but it's later half seems kinda rushed tho I haven't read the manga yet so idk what the manga is like for blue lock

i have never watched blue lock, but I will. It reminds me of the vibes I got from watching Kuroko no basket, which I believe is the best sports anime ever created (lol, yes that is totally biased). Cant wait to watch this one.

I've been reading blue lock for over 2 years and I was hooked at the start and I was enjoying soo much until the recent chapters. It gets pretty repetitive and predictable.

Oh man those frist two episode had me questioning if I wanted to keep watching, so far I'm glad I did. Feeling like it's going to be a wild ride.

im still not changing my sports from basketball to soccer

I remember when I put my friend on blue lock almost 3 and a half years ago

People are complaining about the how they are bored of the same old friendship troupe in sports anime. But isn’t friendship important in teamwork and isn’t teamwork necessary to win any game. But I guess this is anime. People want unrealistic things like inner monster who can manifest in the middle of the game and tell you things😂

U gained a sub🔥 I was also confused whether to watch it or not, but u made it clear, it's a must watch for me!

I daresay I'm loving Blue Lock more than basically any sports anime at the 5 episode mark. Good video! EVERYTHING is raw HYPE. 20 more episodes of good food ⚽

if you like blue lock and ao ashi, then you should read be blue ao ni nare and giant killing. Giant killing has an anime but it isn't complete. Still, it's really good.