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Junichi Wanima

* Manga
* Anime

**Junichi Wanima** (鰐 (わに) 間 (ま)  淳 (じゅん) 壱 (いち) , *Wanima Jun'ichi*?) is a contender of Blue Lock, who currently is a member of England's Manshine City during the Neo Egoist League.
He is the older twin brother of Keisuke Wanima and when first arriving at Blue Lock was a member of Team W. After barely surviving First Selection and losing his brother in their pursuit to become the best in the world, Junichi resolves himself to work hard and make up for the loss he and his brother suffered in Blue Lock for both their sakes.

Out of the original 300 forwards, Junichi is one of the 35 left that have made it through the initial trials of Blue Lock.

## Appearance

Junichi is a fairly tall young man, with large black eyes and spiky hair. He has crocodile-shaped eyebrows, and is commonly seen frowning or grinning alongside his brother Keisuke.

Team W uniformBlue Lock player Icon
## Personality

Along with his twin brother, Junichi thinks of himself as superior to others and only acknowledges his fellow twin. Between the twins, Junichi is the strong silent one, mostly communicating with grunts and facial expressions during First Selection.

## Abilities

### Archetype

* **Forwards**: also known as strikers, have the main objective of scoring goals. They are often the players who get the most attention since their role is designed to be in a scoring position. They also take part in penalty kicks and corner kicks when the opposing team kicks the ball out-of-bounds. They are normally the players in charge of starting off the game at the start and halftime.

## Etymology

* His given name, **Junichi** (淳 (じゅん) 壱 (いち) , *****Junichi*****?), means "pure one."
* His surname, **Wanima** (鰐 (わに) 間 (ま) , *****Wanima*****?), means "crocodile space," referring to his appearance.

## Trivia

* He shares his birthday, Japanese voice actor, and English voice actor with his twin, but with some variations in tone of voice.
* Junichi ranked 27th in the first popularity poll with 20 votes.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Character profile from *Egoist Bible*
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 246.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 240.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 93.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 16.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 1.
Rian Sanga

* Manga
* Anime

**Rian Sanga** (山 (さん) 賀 (が)  理 (り) 安 (あん) , *Sanga Rian*?) is a former member of Team X.

He was eliminated in the First Selection, along all of the members of Team X, with the exception of Shoei Baro.

## Etymology

* His given name, **Rian** (理 (り) 安 (あん) , *****Rian*****?), means "peaceful logic" or "simple logic."
	+ **Ri** (理 (り) , *****Ri*****?) means "logic, reason."
	+ **An** (安 (あん) , *****An*****?) means "peaceful, simple, contented."
* His surname, **Sanga** (山 (さん) 賀 (が) , *****Sanga*****?), means "congratulatory mountain" or "celebratory mountain."
	+ **San** (山 (さん) , *****San*****?) is a suffix for mountains.
	+ **Ga** (賀 (が) , *****Ga*****?) means "congratulations, celebration, joy."

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Team X profile from *Egoist Bible*
Neo Egoist League

**Neo Egoist League** (ネオエゴイストリーグ, *Neo Egoisuto Rīgu*?) is the final selection of the Blue Lock Project in preparation for the U-20 World Cup.

## Description

After Blue Lock obtained victory in the Japan U-20 match that was viewed by Japan and the world at large, Jinpachi Ego was given complete reign over the Japan National Team and many interested investors came forward wishing to put their money on the Blue Lock Project and its potential. With complete control and more resources, Ego decided to not only further train his players in preparation for the World Cup but also make the training a massive entertainment project that would involve and be viewed by the world through the new streaming service called Blue Lock TV (BLTV).

Ego invited all Blue Lock players who made it to the Third Selection along with the regulars from the old Japan U-20 and made them decide on a country train in. So the players could be able to combat "the world" in the upcoming World Cup, Ego decided to change the environment of Blue Lock so that it emulates the football scene in Europe's Top 5 Leagues, France, Germany, England, Italy and Spain. The players must decide on a country to train in based on preference and what they wish to gain out of the training. Ego reveals that no matter where they go, this selection will inevitably change all the player's lives, either for better or for worse.

When the players pick their country they will be separated into stratums based on that country and will get to train with the U-20 level players of the best club team in those respective countries and the master striker that reigns over that team and country. After initial training, a team of 11 made up of whoever gets picked as a regular by the master striker from the club team or Blue Lock will play in a Round Robin tournament that will pit Blue Lock rivals and world class players against each other in short but highly dynamic games. After the tourney is over, only the top Blue Lock players of the remaining 23 players will be picked as regulars for the reconstructed Japan U-20 team in the upcoming U-20 World Cup.

Only the players who can show "uniqueness" and bring value to a team that already stands at the peak of the football world will be chosen to play in the U-20 World Cup.

## Rankings

 1
Volume 18

* Japanese
* English

**Volume 18** is the 18th volume of the *Blue Lock* manga.

## Volume Illustration

The 18th volume features Anri Teieri on the cover.

## Synopsis

### Japanese

2018年、W杯。日本代表は無残に散った。今大会もベスト16止まり…。アジアでは強豪？ 組織力は世界レベル？ そんなことは、もう聞き飽きた！ 課題は、絶対的な「エースストライカー」の不在。悲願“W杯優勝”のために、ゴールに飢え、勝利に渇き、試合を一変させる革新的な“１人”を作るべく、日本フットボール連合は300人のユース年代の選手達を招集する。まだ無名の高校２年生・潔世一は、己のエゴを以って299人を蹴落とし、最強のエースストライカーの道を駆け上れるか!? 登場人物、全員“俺様”！ 史上最もイカれたエゴイストFWサッカー漫画、ここに開幕!!

U-20日本代表との大試合を勝ち抜き、一躍英雄となった潔と”青い監獄”。束の間の休息を楽しむストライカーたちに、絵心甚八が新たに仕込む新試練が待ち受ける！　戦い、己を証明する”熱”に取り憑かれたエゴイストたちは、再び人生を懸けた戦場へ！　そこに待っていたのは、まさかの男たち──。”青い監獄”計画第二段階始動！　エゴイストたちはさらなる戦場へ!!

### English

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?

Isagi and Blue Lock have defeated the U-20 team and stolen the right to represent Japan themselves. While the players take a well-earned break, Jinpachi Ego starts to devise the next phase of his project. It's not long before the players have to put their futures on the line once more, and this time it's in front of some incredible men... Blue Lock: Phase Two begins now as the egotists take the field!!

## List of Chapters

* Chapter 150: Holiday (休 (きゅう) 暇 (か) , *Kyūka*?)
* Chapter 151: Changing World (変 (か) わる世 (せ) 界 (かい) , *Kawaru Sekai*?)
* Chapter 152: Restart (再 (さい) 始 (し) 動 (どう) , *Saishidō*?)
* Chapter 153: Enviroment (環 (かん) 境 (きょう) , *Kankyō*?)
* Chapter 154: Master (指導者 (マスター) , *Masutā*?)
* Chapter 155: Neo Egotist League (新英雄大戦 (ネオ・エゴイストリーグ) , *Neo Egoisuto Rīgu*?)
* Chapter 156: Bastard (BASTARD (バスタード) , *Basutādo*?)
* Chapter 157: Kaiser (カイザー, *Kaizā*?)
* Chapter 158: All Time (全 (すべ) ての瞬間 (とき) を, *Subete no Toki o*?)

## Gallery

### Japanese

Table of ContentsInside Volume IllustrationCharacters Profile (Page 1)Characters Profile (Page 2)
### English

Table of ContentsInside Volume IllustrationCharacters Profile (Page 1)Characters Profile (Page 2)
Hajime Nishioka/Synopsis

**Table of Contents**
Second Selection Arc • Third Selection Arc
References
## Second Selection Arc

After the team of Shoei Baro, Naruhaya and Nishioka lost in their 3v3 match, Nishioka was chosen by the winning team as they deemed Baro as selfish and chaotic, despite Baro winning all 4 of the team's goals himself.

## Third Selection Arc

Nishioka enters the third selection with a team consisting of Niko, Hiori, Saramadara and Ishikari. Nishioka is mentioned to have sustained an injury during the World's Select Battle, therefore being treated and not introduced with the rest of his team.

He chooses to pair with Team A during the Top 6 5v5 battles.

## References

*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 50.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 93.
Koki Mera

* Manga
* Anime

**Koki Mera** (米 (め) 良 (ら)  皇 (こう) 輝 (き) , *Mera Kōki*?) is a former member of Team W.

He was eliminated in the First Selection, along all of the members of Team W, with the exception of Junichi Wanima.

## Etymology

* His given name, **Koki** (皇 (こう) 輝 (き) , *****Koki*****?), means "shining emperor."
* His surname, **Mera** (米 (め) 良 (ら) , *****Mera*****?), means "good rice."

## Trivia

* He shared his Japanese voice actor with Sota Nemoto, Kosei Otsuka, Iori Sato, Kai Tokita, and Kanji Torikai (Episode 9 and Episode 11).

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Team W profile from *Egoist Bible*
Iori Sato

* Manga
* Anime

**Iori Sato** (佐 (さ) 藤 (とう)  庵 (いおり) , *Satō Iori*?) is a former member of Team Y.

He was eliminated in the First Selection, along all of the members of Team Y, with the exception of Ikki Niko.

## Etymology

* His given name, **Iori** (庵 (いおり) , *****Iori*****?), means "retreat, hut."
* His surname, **Sato** (佐 (さ) 藤 (とう) , *****Sato*****?), means "wisteria aid."

## Trivia

* He shared his Japanese voice actor with Koki Mera, Sota Nemoto, Kosei Otsuka, Kai Tokita, and Kanji Torikai (Episode 9 and Episode 11).

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Team Y profile from *Egoist Bible*
Team C

**Team C** (チームC,, *Chīmu C*?)is one of the teams in the Blue Lock series which appears in the third selection.

## Abilities

Team A is an offensive team mainly focused on their two members of the Top 6: Kenyu Yukimiya and Seishiro Nagi. Other notable members include U-20 match players Gin Gagamaru, Meguru Bachira and Reo Mikage. As well as benched U-20 match player Zantetsu Tsurugi.

## Members

 **Aiki Himizu**

 **Akira Endoji**

 **Gin Gagamaru**

 **Junichi Wanima**

 **Kenyu Yukimiya**

 **Meguru Bachira**

 **Reo Mikage**

 **Seishiro Nagi**

 **Taiga Tsunzaki**

 **Shingen Tanaka**

 **Zantetsu Tsurugi**

## List of Matches

* Team C (Reo,Gagamaru,Tanaka) vs Team A (5-3) [Loss]
* Team C (Himizu,Tsunzaki,Wanima) vs Team B (5-3) [Loss]
* Team C (Bachira,Endoji,Zantetsu)vs Team A (5-4) [Loss]
Oliver Aiku/Synopsis

**Table of Contents**
History • Vs U-20 Arc
References
## History

Oliver played football from a young age and at first he wanted to be a striker. He was praised as a genius by his coaches and teammates for his physique and supportive skills. All the adults ever said to him was that he must "play for others, for the team". One day, Oliver asked his coach if he could focus more on his scoring because he wants to become the best striker in the world. His coach said no in a straightforward manner and told him bluntly "football is a team sport". The coach continued saying to prosper, Oliver must follow his rules and if he doesn't the coach will not let him play. Stunned by the response, Oliver agreed.

Oliver realized that all the adults only gave proper support to the players they deemed acceptable and only the players under their control are allowed to shine, they even decided when and where you are allowed to shine. By the time you notice, everybody is the same proper player. Oliver was no exception to this, so he played the role he was told for years and he finally noticed that he had forgotten how to shine.

Later, Oliver tells his coach that lately football hasn't been much fun. His coach questions his statement saying that he is an outstanding forward. He is on a team that has won every middle school title and while he may score few goals, his assists are impressive. He continues saying Oliver has a bright future ahead of him and he can for sure make pro. Oliver questions his thought process and then states he would never be satisfied with the average life of a pro. He then asks his coach if he thinks he can become the best striker in the world and when his coach responds positively to his question, Oliver immediately shuts down his praise saying he doubts it. He sadly states, the him that thought he could reach that far has long been dead.

Oliver then told his coach that he wants to become the best defender in the world. He clearly states he wants to crush all the boring strikers, the adults mass produce. Oliver then seamlessly transitions into a defender and becomes the best in Japan, quickly making headlines and later joining the U-20 team as the captain.

## References

*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 134.
Second Selection Arc

**Section Selection Arc** is the third Arc of the Blue Lock Manga Series.

## Synopsis

125 strikers from each of the 5 stratum are left from the First Selection. The Second Selection is divided into 4 stages. It's a leveling system in which strikers are only allowed to move on after they clear each stage. Those who clear this selection will participate in a strengthening training camp with players from all around the world.

The first stage is an individual match between a striker and BLUE LOCK MAN, a holographic goalkeeper. Strikers must score 100 goals within 90 minutes to pass within a limited area. After 30 goals, the difficulty increases as more holograms that are stationary are added. After 60 goals, the additional holograms begin moving quickly and the balls that are sent are faster and spinning.

The second stage is a match between teams of 2 and the elimination stage of the Second Selection. If you don't get chosen from the second stage then you are eliminated from Blue Lock

The third stage is a match between teams of 3. The team that scores 5 goals first wins. The winning team takes one member from the losing team and continues to the fourth stage. The losing team will have to return to the second stage.

The fourth stage or clear stage is a match between teams of 4. The team that scores 5 goals first wins. The winning team takes one member from the losing team and continues to the Third Selection. The losing team will have to return to the third stage.

Jinpachi Ego states that only those who can create "chemical reactions" with others and combine their weapons to produce unstoppable football plays will clear Second Selection.

## Characters

### Newly introduced

* Rin Itoshi
* Jyubei Aryu
* Aoshi Tokimitsu
* Ryusei Shido
* Jin Kiyora
* Eita Otoya
* Aiki Himizu
* Tabito Karasu
* Kenyu Yukimiya
* Haruhiko Yuzu
* Akira Endoji
* Taiga Tsunzaki
* Nijiro Nanase
* Shizuka Haiji
* Reiji Hiiragi
* Yukio Ishikari
* Yo Hiori
* Kairu Saramadara
* Hajime Nishioka
* Shingen Tanaka
* Kyohei Shiguma
* Tetsu Sokura
* Kurona Ranze

## Matches

**1st Clear Team:** Rin, Aryu, Tokimitsu, Bachira, Isagi
**2nd Clear Team:** Nagi, Baro, Chigiri, Zantetsu, Kiyora
**3rd Clear Team:** Karasu, Otoya, Yukimiya, Himizu, Yuzu
**4th Clear Team:** Nanase, Tsunzaki, Hiiragi, Endoji, Haiji
**5th Clear Team:** Niko, Hiori, Saramadara, Ishikari, Nishioka
**6th Clear Team:** Raichi, Gagamaru, Wanima, Shiguma, Tanaka
**7th Clear Team:** Shidou, Igarashi, Reo, Sokura, Kurona
Volume 20

* Japanese
* English

**Volume 20** is the 20th volume of the *Blue Lock* manga.

## Volume Illustration

The 20th volume features Alexis Ness on the cover.

## Synopsis

### Japanese

2018年、W杯。日本代表は無残に散った。今大会もベスト16止まり…。アジアでは強豪？ 組織力は世界レベル？ そんなことは、もう聞き飽きた！ 課題は、絶対的な「エースストライカー」の不在。悲願“W杯優勝”のために、ゴールに飢え、勝利に渇き、試合を一変させる革新的な“１人”を作るべく、日本フットボール連合は300人のユース年代の選手達を招集する。まだ無名の高校２年生・潔世一は、己のエゴを以って299人を蹴落とし、最強のエースストライカーの道を駆け上れるか!? 登場人物、全員“俺様”！ 史上最もイカれたエゴイストFWサッカー漫画、ここに開幕!!

潔＆國神の連携弾で初戦を制したドイツ『バスタード・ミュンヘン』。熱気冷めやらぬ中、絵心の口からさらなる『新英雄大戦』の衝撃事実が明かされる！　世界中に自らの価値が晒されるルールの中、 各人が生存戦略を練り直し、カイザーと潔の対立も激化！　“ゴール奪取”に燃える潔の前に次戦の相手、イングランド『マンシャイン・C』凪・玲王・千切が立ちはだかる!!

### English

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?

Bastard München has won its first match thanks to Isagi and Kunigami’s teamwork. Before the dust from the match fully settles, Ego makes an appearance to describe the full scope of the Neo Egotist League: each player’s value will be judged by club owners and sponsors from around the world, and the players will have to battle each other for prominence as the world watches on. As Isagi’s rivalry with Kaiser heats up, the time comes for them to face Nagi, Reo, Chigiri, and the rest of England’s Manshine City...!!

## List of Chapters

* Chapter 168: Full Scope (全貌 (ぜんぼう) , *Zenbō*?)
* Chapter 169: Super Entertainment (超常娯楽 (スーパーエンターテインメント) , *Sūpā Entāteinmento*?)
* Chapter 170: Body Revolution (肉体革命 (にくたいかくめい) , *Nikutai Kakumei*?)
* Chapter 171: After the Game (After (アフター)  the (ザ)  Game (ゲーム) , *Afutā Za Gēmu*?)
* Chapter 172: Double Suicide (心 (しん) 中 (じゅう) , *Shinjū*?)
* Chapter 173: vs. England (vs. ENGLAND (イングランド) , *vs. Ingurando*?)
* Chapter 174: Opening Shot (オープニング・シュート, *Ōpuningu Shūto*?)
* Chapter 175: Ideal and Reality (理 (り) 想 (そう) と現実 (げんじつ) , *Risō to Genjitsu*?)
* Chapter 176: 44 (４４ (フォーティフォー) , *Fōtifō*?)

## Gallery

### Japanese

Table of ContentsInside Volume IllustrationCharacters Profile (Page 1)Characters Profile (Page 2)
### English

Table of ContentsInside Volume IllustrationCharacters Profile (Page 1)Characters Profile (Page 2)
Hajime Nishioka

* Manga
* Anime

**Hajime Nishioka**  (西 (にし) 岡 (おか) 初 (はじめ) , *Nishioka Hajime*?) is a contender of Blue Lock, who currently is a member of England's Manshine City during the Neo Egoist League.

## Appearance

Nishioka has short light brown hair, with choppy bangs that reach his eyebrows.

Blue Lock player icon

## Abilities

### Skills

Very little is known about Nishioka's skills, but he presumably is a good player, as he was chosen instead of Baro and Naruhaya in Second Selection. He is known within Blue Lock as "Aomori's Messi", so we can assume he has similar abilities to Lionel Messi. But since we have never seen Nishioka play, we can only speculate.

## Etymology

* His given name, **Hajime** (初 (はじめ) , *****Hajime*****?), means "to begin."
* His surname, **Nishioka** (西 (にし) 岡 (おか) , *****Nishioka*****?), means "west hill."
* His name can thus be interpreted as "to begin at the west hill."

## Trivia

* He is from Aomori Prefecture.
* Nishioka ranked 29th in the first popularity poll with three votes.
* Is a sort of throw away character for he has only been physically present in the story in one chapter but was hyped up to be one of the best in Japan, even compared to Messi. It is the understanding of the community that he was written into the story early on but never was ever to make a proper debut.

## References

*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 246.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 107.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 93.
Haato Meiji

* Manga
* Anime

**Haato Meiji** (明 (めい) 治 (じ)  心 (はあと) , *Meiji Haato*?) is a former member of Team X.

He was part of Team X during the first selection and scored a goal against Team Z but was then eliminated after it.

## Appearance

Meiji has blonde hair kept together by a headband and black eyes.

## Abilities

### Archetype

* **Forwards**: also known as strikers, have the main objective of scoring goals. They are often the players who get the most attention since their role is designed to be in a scoring position. They also take part in penalty kicks and corner kicks when the opposing team kicks the ball out-of-bounds. They are normally the players in charge of starting off the game at the start and halftime.

## Etymology

* His given name, **Haato** (心 (はあと) , *****Haato*****?), means "heart."
* His surname, **Meiji** (明 (めい) 治 (じ) , *****Meiji*****?), means "enlightened rule."
	+ Notably, it can also refer to the eponymous era of Japanese history.
* His name can thus be interpreted as "enlightened heart rule" or "Meiji heart."

## Trivia

* He shared his Japanese voice actor with Kisaburo Hijikata, Hyuga Koshiba, and Yujin Koshinaka.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Team X profile from *Egoist Bible*
Team White

**Team White** (チームホワイト, *Chīmuhowaito*?) is one of the two teams Blue Lock participants can play on in the Second Selection to advance further.

When first starting the Second Selection, which team you are on is completely random but as you play games in Second Selection, depending on whether or not you win, will determine if you stay on your predesignated team.

## Appearance

Team White member uniforms consist of a white jersey and shorts with black stripes going down them with the jersey number being the rank of the player and the Blue Lock insignia being at the top of the jersey near the collar.

## Members

 **Yoichi Isagi**

 **Meguru Bachira**

 **Seishiro Nagi**

 **Shoei Baro**

 **Hyoma Chigiri**

 **Ryusei Shido**

 **Gurimu Igarashi**

 **Jin Kiyora**

 **Nijiro Nanase**

 **Shizuka Haiji**

 **Ranze Kurona**

 **Reiji Hiiragi**

 **Taiga Tsunzaki**

 **Tetsu Sokura**

 **Akira Endoji**

## List of Matches

* Team White vs. **Team Red** 2-5; (Isagi, Bachira, Nagi) [Loss]
* **Team White** vs. Team Red 5-4; (Isagi, Nagi) [Win]
* **Team White** vs Team Red 5-4; (Isagi, Nagi, Baro) [Win]
* Team White vs **Team Red** 4-5; (Isagi, Nagi, Barou, Chigiri) [Loss]
* **Team White** vs Team Red ?-?; (Shidou, Igarashi) [Win]
Takuma Isezaki

* Manga
* Anime

**Takuma Isezaki** (伊 (い) 勢 (せ) 崎 (ざき)  卓 (たく) 磨 (ま) , *Isezaki Takuma*?) is a former member of Team W.

He was eliminated in the First Selection, along all of the members of Team W, with the exception of Junichi Wanima.

## Trivia

* His given name, **Takuma** (卓 (たく) 磨 (ま) , *****Takuma*****?), means "polished table."
* His surname, **Isezaki** (伊 (い) 勢 (せ) 崎 (ざき) , *****Isezaki*****?), means "Italian cape forces" or "that one cape's forces."
	+ **I** (伊 (い) , *****I*****?) means "Italy, that one."
	+ **Se** (勢 (せ) , *****Se*****?) means "forces, military strength."
	+ **Zaki** (崎 (ざき) , *****Zaki*****?) means "cape, small peninsula."

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Team W profile from *Egoist Bible*
Volume 5

* Japanese
* English

**Volume 5** is the fifth volume of the *Blue Lock* manga.

## Volume Illustration

The fifth volume features Seishiro Nagi on the cover.

## Synopsis

### Japanese

2018年、W杯。日本代表は無残に散った。今大会もベスト16止まり…。アジアでは強豪？ 組織力は世界レベル？ そんなことは、もう聞き飽きた！ 課題は、絶対的な「エースストライカー」の不在。悲願“W杯優勝”のために、ゴールに飢え、勝利に渇き、試合を一変させる革新的な“１人”を作るべく、日本フットボール連合は300人のユース年代の選手達を招集する。まだ無名の高校２年生・潔世一は、己のエゴを以って299人を蹴落とし、最強のエースストライカーの道を駆け上れるか!? 登場人物、全員“俺様”！ 史上最もイカれたエゴイストFWサッカー漫画、ここに開幕!!

圧倒的な天才・凪の得点力を誇るチームV相手に、後半１５分で３対３に追いついたチームZ。選手たちは次なる次元への“覚醒”を求め、自らのプレーを見つめ直すことに。潔は自分のプレーに潜む「無駄」の正体を解き明かし、強敵からゴールを奪うことができるのか！？　限界を超え、新たな武器でシュートを放て！　死闘・チームV戦、決着！！

### English

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?

In the face of Team V and the prodigy Nagi’s overwhelming scoring ability, Team Z has managed to catch up to 3-3 with fifteen minutes remaining. In the midst of this tense environment, all the players seek the “awakening” that will take their skills to the next level… The match against Team V reaches its thrilling conclusion!

## List of Chapters

* Chapter 032: Impetus (衝 (しょう) 動 (どう) , *Shōdō*?)
* Chapter 033: Attack Waves (波 (は) 状 (じょう) 攻撃 (こうげき) , *Hajō Kōgeki*?)
* Chapter 034: At This Rate (このままで, *Kono Mama de*?)
* Chapter 035: Last Chance (ラストチャンス, *Rasuto Chansu*?)
* Chapter 036: Right Here (いまここにある, *Ima Koko ni Aru*?)
* Chapter 037: The Last Piece (最 (さい) 後 (ご) の欠片 (ピース) , *Saigo no Pīsu*?)
* Chapter 038: More (もっと, *Motto*?)
* Chapter 039: Hungry (飢餓 (ハングリー) , *Hangurī*?)
* Chapter 040: Second Selection (二次 (にじ) 選考 (セレクション) , *Niji Serekushon*?)

## Gallery

### Japanese

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Tobio Madoka

* Manga
* Anime

**Tobio Madoka** (円 (まどか)  飛 (とび) 雄 (お) , *Madoka Tobio*?) is a former member of Team Y.

He was eliminated in the First Selection, along all of the members of Team Y, with the exception of Ikki Niko.

## Etymology

* His given name, **Tobio** (飛 (とび) 雄 (お) , *****Tobio*****?), means "flying man."
* His surname, **Madoka** (円 (まどか) , *****Madoka*****?), means "circle."

## References

1. ↑ Team Y profile from *Egoist Bible*
2. ↑ Team V profile from *Egoist Bible*
Team X

**Team X** (チームX,, *Chīmu X*?) is one of the First Selection teams in the Blue Lock series.

## Abilities

Team X heavily relies on Shoei Baro by usually only passing to him and letting him just score, that's why only Baro qualified to the Second Selection.

## Members

 **Shoei Baro**

 **Yuza Dokomo‎**

 **Burai Daido**

 **Rian Sanga**

 **Kosei Otsuka**

 **Ruto Kora‎**

 **Daiya Morinaga**

 **Chihiro Ezaki**

 **Tsukoteru Eiyu‎**

 **Haato Meiji**

 **Yawara Banku‎**

## List of Matches

* ****Team X**** vs. Team Z (5-1) [Win]
* **Team X** vs. **Team W** (1-4) [Loss] (Offscreen)
* **Team X** vs. **Team Y** (3-4) [Loss] (Offscreen)
* **Team X** vs. **Team V** (2-5) [Loss]
Volume 4

* Japanese
* English

**Volume 4** is the fourth volume of the *Blue Lock* manga.

## Volume Illustration

The fourth volume features Rensuke Kunigami on the cover.

## Synopsis

### Japanese

2018年、W杯。日本代表は無残に散った。今大会もベスト16止まり…。アジアでは強豪？ 組織力は世界レベル？ そんなことは、もう聞き飽きた！ 課題は、絶対的な「エースストライカー」の不在。悲願“W杯優勝”のために、ゴールに飢え、勝利に渇き、試合を一変させる革新的な“１人”を作るべく、日本フットボール連合は300人のユース年代の選手達を招集する。まだ無名の高校２年生・潔世一は、己のエゴを以って299人を蹴落とし、最強のエースストライカーの道を駆け上れるか!? 登場人物、全員“俺様”！ 史上最もイカれたエゴイストFWサッカー漫画、ここに開幕!!

“青い監獄（ブルーロック）”一次選考最終試合、始まる！　潔たちチームＺは「負けor引き分け＝即脱落」の、勝つしかない運命の戦いに挑む！　相手は天才・凪誠士郎を擁する伍号棟最強のチームV！　Vの圧倒的攻撃力に、Ｚの死力は通用するのか──。勝利の鍵は“ゴールの再現性”！？　負ければ人生終了！　さぁ挑め、エゴイストたちよ！

### English

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 Football Association 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?

The last match of the first Blue Lock selection round kicks off! Isagi’s Team Z has no choice but to win the match if they want to stay in Blue Lock. Their opponents: Team V, the strongest team in Wing 5, led by the prodigy Seishiro Nagi. Will Team Z’s desperation triumph over Team V’s overwhelming offensive power? The key to victory lies in “a goal’s reproducibility”…

## List of Chapters

* Chapter 023: Until They Met (出逢 (であ) うまでは, *Deau Made Wa*?)
* Chapter 024: Goal Formula (成功 (ゴール) の方程式 (ほうていしき) , *Gōru no Hōteishiki*?)
* Chapter 025: Trick (法則 (カラクリ) , *Karakuri*?)
* Chapter 026: LAST GAME
* Chapter 027: Only One (ただひとり, *Tada Hitori*?)
* Chapter 028: Super Special (スーパースペシャル, *Sūpā Supesharu*?)
* Chapter 029: Flash of Evolution (進 (しん) 化 (か) の一閃 (いっせん) , *Shinka no Issen*?)
* Chapter 030: Extreme Frenzy (極 (きょく) 限 (げん) の熱 (ねっ) 狂 (きょう) , *Kyokugen no Nekkyō*?)
* Chapter 031: Awakening (覚醒 (かくせい) , *Kakusei*?)

## Gallery

### Japanese

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Kyohei Shiguma

* Manga
* Anime

**Kyohei Shiguma** (志 (し) 熊 (ぐま)  恭 (きょう) 平 (へい) , *Shiguma Kyohei*?) is a contender for the Blue Lock Project, who currently plays for Italy's Ubers.

## Appearance

Kyohei is tall. He has white hair and dark green eyes.

Blue Lock player icon
## Personality

He is a quiet and reserved person as he rarely talks and shows barely any facial expressions.

## Etymology

* His given name, **Kyohei** (恭 (きょう) 平 (へい) , *****Kyohei*****?), means "common respect."
* His surname, **Shiguma** (志 (し) 熊 (ぐま) , *****Shiguma*****?), means "bear aspiration."

## Trivia

* His hometown is Kagoshima, the same prefecture as Chigiri and the Wanima brothers.

## References

*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 93.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 97.
Team Y

**Team Y** (チームY,, *Chīmu Y*?) is one of the teams in First Selection in the Blue Lock series.

They were one of the eliminated teams at the end of First Selection with the exception of Ikki Niko.

## Abilities

Team Y lineup is a highly coordinated team that dutifully follows the orders of its leader, Niko and aims to nullify its enemy's defense and perform fast and smooth counters.

## Members

 **Hibiki Okawa**

 **Ikki Niko**

 **Ashime Suzuki**

 **Hyuga Koshiba**

 **Mareto Takeyama**

 **Soshi Kagura**

 **Juraki Ito**

 **Fuma Rokkaku**

 **Shinichi Konan**

 **Iori Sato**

 **Tobio Madoka‎**

## List of Matches

* Team Y vs. **Team V** (0-8) [Loss]
* Team Y vs. **Team Z** (1-2) [Loss]
* **Team Y** vs. Team X (4-3) [Win] (Offscreen)
* **Team Y vs. Team W** (1-1) [Draw] (Offscreen)
Kanji Torikai

* Manga
* Anime

**Kanji Torikai** (鳥 (とり) 海 (かい)  漢 (かん) 二 (じ) , *Torikai Kanji*?) is a former member of Team V.

He was eliminated in the Second Selection, along with the majority of Team V.

## Etymology

* His given name, **Kanji** (漢 (かん) 二 (じ) , *****Kanji*****?), means "second Chinese."
* His surname, **Torikai** (鳥 (とり) 海 (かい) , *****Torikai*****?), means "bird sea."
	+ Phonetically, it can refer to **鳥飼い**, meaning "aviculturist."

## Trivia

* He (Episode 9 and Episode 11) shared his Japanese voice actor with Koki Mera, Sota Nemoto, Kosei Otsuka, Iori Sato, and Kai Tokita.
* He (Episode 10) shared his Japanese voice actor with Retsu Nerima.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Team V profile from *Egoist Bible*
Volume 10

* Japanese
* English

**Volume 10** is the 10th volume of the *Blue Lock* manga.

## Volume Illustration

The tenth volume features Aoshi Tokimitsu on the cover.

## Synopsis

### Japanese

2018年、W杯。日本代表は無残に散った。今大会もベスト16止まり…。アジアでは強豪？ 組織力は世界レベル？ そんなことは、もう聞き飽きた！ 課題は、絶対的な「エースストライカー」の不在。悲願“W杯優勝”のために、ゴールに飢え、勝利に渇き、試合を一変させる革新的な“１人”を作るべく、日本フットボール連合は300人のユース年代の選手達を招集する。まだ無名の高校２年生・潔世一は、己のエゴを以って299人を蹴落とし、最強のエースストライカーの道を駆け上れるか!? 登場人物、全員“俺様”！ 史上最もイカれたエゴイストFWサッカー漫画、ここに開幕!!

TOP３との再戦は、全選手が己の武器を放ち合う超激戦!!　蜂楽を奪い返すべく、No.1FW糸師 凛超えを狙う潔。先読み・身体能力全てを持ち合わせた凛のサッカーを潔は喰えるのか!?　そして蜂楽を導く“かいぶつ”の答えは？　ぶつかれ“個”と“個”！　勝者は勝者としかわかり合えない!!　vs.TOP3サッカー、決着へ!!

### English

The rematch against the Top Three requires all the players to use their "weapons" to the fullest. Isagi has made it his goal to defeat Rin Itoshi and steal back Bachira, but he once again finds himself outclassed by Rin in every area. Can Isagi find a way to devour Rin? And what does Bachira's "monster" have to say about all this?!

## List of Chapters

* Chapter 077: All-Out (本 (ほん) 気 (き) , *Honki*?)
* Chapter 078: Irregular (イレギュラー, *Iregyurā*?)
* Chapter 079: I'm Not There (俺 (おれ) がいない, *Ore ga Inai*?)
* Chapter 080: Unlimited (無限界 (ノーリミット) , *Nō Rimitto*?)
* Chapter 081: Last Action (最終行動 (ラスト・アクション) , *Rasuto Akushon*?)
* Chapter 082: I Don't Need You (いらない, *Iranai*?)
* Chapter 083: Voice (声 (こえ) , *Koe*?)
* Chapter 084: Initial Impulse (初 (しょう) 期 (き) 衝 (しょう) 動 (どう) , *Shoki Shōdō*?)
* Chapter 085: Eight Seconds Ago (８秒 (びょう) 前 (まえ) , *Hachi-byō Mae*?)

## Gallery

### Japanese

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Volume 16

* Japanese
* English

**Volume 16** is the 16th volume of the *Blue Lock* manga.

## Volume Illustration

The 16th volume features Oliver Aiku on the cover.

## Synopsis

### Japanese

2018年、W杯。日本代表は無残に散った。今大会もベスト16止まり…。アジアでは強豪？ 組織力は世界レベル？ そんなことは、もう聞き飽きた！ 課題は、絶対的な「エースストライカー」の不在。悲願“W杯優勝”のために、ゴールに飢え、勝利に渇き、試合を一変させる革新的な“１人”を作るべく、日本フットボール連合は300人のユース年代の選手達を招集する。まだ無名の高校２年生・潔世一は、己のエゴを以って299人を蹴落とし、最強のエースストライカーの道を駆け上れるか!? 登場人物、全員“俺様”！ 史上最もイカれたエゴイストFWサッカー漫画、ここに開幕!!

糸師 冴と、士道龍聖の『FLOW』を中心としたU-20日本代表の猛攻に、”青い監獄”は切り札・馬狼を投入。試合は策と計算を超えたその先の死闘へ──。双方が力を尽くす中、各個が『FLOW』を目指し、高みへ駆け上がる戦場はまさに日本サッカーの新次元！　次の時代の扉を、潔たちは蹴り破れるか!?

ストライカー続々覚醒!!　日本を担う選手は今こそ生まれる!!

### English

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?

After Sae Itoshi and Ryusei Shidou enter their "flow" and lead the U-20 representatives in a ferocious attack, Blue Lock plays their trump card: swapping in Barou. The match quickly goes beyond all planning and strategies, as both sides expend their utmost energy trying to surpass their limits in the "flow" state. Will Isagi and the rest of Blue Lock be the ones to open the door to a new era of Japanese soccer?!

## List of Chapters

* Chapter 132: Dictator (独裁 (どくさい) の王 (おう) , *Dokusai no Ō*?)
* Chapter 133: Extreme Focus (極 (きょく) 限 (げん) 集中 (しゅうちゅう) , *Kyokugen Shūchū*?)
* Chapter 134: Flowers (花 (はな) , *Hana*?)
* Chapter 135: Shachihoko (鯱 (シャチホコ) , ***Shachihoko***?)
* Chapter 136: Culmination (集 (しゅう) 大成 (たいせい) , *Shūtaisei*?)
* Chapter 137: Last Step (最 (さい) 後 (ご) の一 (いっ) 歩 (ぽ) , *Saigo no Ippo*?)
* Chapter 138: One Mind in Two Bodies (一心同体 (いっしんどうたい) , *Isshindōtai*?)
* Chapter 139: Synchronize (シンクロ, *Shinkuro*?)
* Chapter 140: Essence (真髄 (しんずい) , *Shinzui*?)

## Gallery

### Japanese

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Kairu Saramadara

* Manga
* Anime

**Kairu Saramadara** (皿 (さら) 斑 (まだら) 海 (かい) 琉 (る) , *Saramadara Kairu*?) is a contender for the Blue Lock Project, who currently plays for England's Manshine City.

## Appearance

Saramadara is a young and lean fair-skinned man with sharp, slanted eyes and short eyebrows. He has light-colored, shoulder-length hair styled in dreadlocks with a notable widow's peak and his side bangs are tied in a short ponytail. Saramadara is noted to have a strong, masculine aura and is called a "Predator" by the other teens due to his fierce appearance.

At Blue Lock, Saramadara wears the standard-issued body suit (black with gray stripes) and tracksuit. During Second Selection, he wore Team Red's #51 jersey. During the Third Selection, he wears Team B's #51 white jersey.

Blue Lock player icon
## Personality

Saramadara is serious, quiet, and seems to prefers to speak in a reserved manner. When he speaks, he often speaks using aphorisms related to surfing.

## Abilities

### Archetype

* **Forwards**: also known as strikers, have the main objective of scoring goals. They are often the players who get the most attention since their role is designed to be in a scoring position. They also take part in penalty kicks and corner kicks when the opposing team kicks the ball out-of-bounds. They are normally the players in charge of starting off the game at the start and halftime.
Even if very little was displayed about his abilities, he once said that he got to the point where he is now thanks to his ability to "read the waves", hinting at some sort of reading ability.

## Quotes

* (To Hyoma Chigiri) *Whoever can ride the flow of a game will win. I'm a surfer and I made it this far with my ability to read the waves.*
* (To himself) *I'll become a great wave.*

## Etymology

* His given name, **Kairu** (海 (かい) 琉 (る) , *****Kairu*****?), means "sea gem," referring to his place of origin, Shōnan, as it is a coastal region.
* His surname, **Saramadara** (皿 (さら) 斑 (まだら) , *****Saramadara*****?), means "plate spot."

## Trivia

* In addition to being a football player, Saramadara is also a surfer.
* He is from Shōnan, Kanagawa Prefecture.

## References

*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 93.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 97.
3. ↑ Blue Lock - Episode Nagi (Manga)
Kento Cho

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## Debut

### Manga

Chapter 112

**Kento Cho** (超 (ちょう)  健 (けん) 人 (と) , *Chō Kento*?) is a member of the Japan U-20.

## Etymology

* His given name, **Kento** (健 (けん) 人 (と) , *****Kento*****?), means "healthy person."
* His surname, **Cho** (超 (ちょう) , *****Cho*****?), means "super."
* His name can thus be interpreted as "super healthy person."

## References

*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 246.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 246.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 112.
Volume 24

Japanese

**Volume 24** is the 24th volume of the *Blue Lock* manga.

## Volume Illustration

The 24th volume features Yo Hiori on the cover.

## Synopsis

### Japanese

2018年、W杯。日本代表は無残に散った。今大会もベスト16止まり…。アジアでは強豪？ 組織力は世界レベル？ そんなことは、もう聞き飽きた！ 課題は、絶対的な「エースストライカー」の不在。悲願“W杯優勝”のために、ゴールに飢え、勝利に渇き、試合を一変させる革新的な“１人”を作るべく、日本フットボール連合は300人のユース年代の選手達を招集する。まだ無名の高校２年生・潔世一は、己のエゴを以って299人を蹴落とし、最強のエースストライカーの道を駆け上れるか!? 登場人物、全員“俺様”！ 史上最もイカれたエゴイストFWサッカー漫画、ここに開幕!!

潔＆雪宮の連携弾でイングランドを撃破したドイツ。次こそは己のゴールでカイザーに勝つために、潔は“100%”の理論を確立しようとさらなる特訓に励む。それとは裏腹に冴えない表情を浮かべるのは未だ出場のない氷織。胸に秘めたる“過去”、そしてサッカーへの“本音”とは──。次戦、ドイツを迎え討つのは馬狼擁するイタリア！ 大注目の戦場に立つ11人は誰だ!!

## List of Chapters

* Chapter 204: Comrade in Arms (戦友 (せんゆう) , *Sen'yū*?)
* Chapter 205: Man of the Match (ＭＯＭ (マン・イブ・ザ・マッチ) , *Man obu Za Macchi*?)
* Chapter 206: Expectations (期 (き) 待 (たい) , *Kitai*?)
* Chapter 207: Two Pairs (ツーペア, *Tsūpea*?)
* Chapter 208: 100%
* Chapter 209: Bastard vs Ubers (VS.ユーヴァース, *VS. Yūvāsu*?)
* Chapter 210: Ace Eater (主役喰い (エース・イーター) , *Ēsu Ītā*?)
* Chapter 211: Zombie (ゾンビ, *Zonbi*?)
* Chapter 212: Unknown (UNKNOWN (アンノウン) , *An'nōn*?)

## Gallery

### Japanese

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Team Z

**Team Z** (チームZ,,  *Chīmu Z*?) was the lowest-ranking team among the 5 stratums in Blue Lock and was made up of the 11 lowest-ranking players at the start of Blue Lock.

## Abilities

Even though this Team Z was regarded as the lowest-ranking team in Blue Lock at the start, they were far from the weakest. In the First Selection, Team Z managed to survive the selection by not only winning enough games to come in second place but by growing as individual strikers and as a team, resulting in their win against the unbeatable Team V.

This Team Z is the only known original team to have half its members make it to Third Selection and Team Z occupies the most spots on the Blue Lock Eleven team, with 4 of its members on the starting lineup and 2 of its members on the bench. Half of its members also are starting players in the Neo Egoist League.

## Members

 **Yoichi Isagi**

 **Meguru Bachira**

 **Rensuke Kunigami**

 **Hyoma Chigiri**

 **Gin Gagamaru**

 **Jingo Raichi**

 **Gurimu Igarashi**

 **Wataru Kuon**

 **Asahi Naruhaya**

 **Yudai Imamura**

 **Okuhito Iemon**

## List of Matches

* Team Z vs. **Team X** (1-5) [Loss]
* **Team Z** vs. Team Y (2-1) [Win]
* **Team Z vs. Team W** (4-4) [Draw]
* **Team Z** vs. Team V (5-4) [Win]
Junko Hiori

**Hiori Junko** (日織順子, *Junko Hiori*?) is the mother of Yo Hiori. She and her husband Ginji Hiori are responsible for Hiori's lack of purpose and ego in football due to their overbearing expectations and lack of care towards Hiori's feelings.

## Appearance

She has cyan hair and cyan eyes. She is relatively athletic on account of being a professional high jumper.

## Personality

Not much is shown of her personality other than her bitterness at coming second in Japan at the high jump and her lack of care for her son as she pushes her dreams of becoming first place onto Hiori.

## Quotes

(In unison with Ginji Hiori) *If Yo can't become number 1 in the world, then I want a divorce.*

## Etymology

* Her given name, **Junko** (順 (じゅん) 子 (こ) , *****Junko*****?), means "obedient child."
* Her surname, **Hiori** (氷 (ひ) 織 (おり) , *****Hiori*****?), means "ice weaving."

## References

*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 206.
Tabito Karasu/Relationships

## Yo Hiori

As Hiori states himself, him and Karasu played in the same youth team. Aside of that, nothing is known about their relationship.

## Kenyu Yukimiya

Not much is known about their relationship aside of the fact that they played together in the Third Clear Team.

## Eita Otoya

It is possible that him and Karasu played on the same youth team, based on Hiori's well knowledge of him (Chapter 99, "By the way, he really is descended from ninja."). It is not confirmed, however. Karasu and Otoya were in the same Clear Team alongside Yukimiya, and are frequently seen together even outside of the field, however they tend to insult one another constantly in a joking manner. They have the most powerful chemical reaction in all of Blue Lock, as stated by Isagi.

## Yoichi Isagi

During the match between teams A and B in the Third Selection, Karasu has quickly marked Isagi as 'mediocre', thus a weak link and applied pressure on him throughout the match, both physical and emotional, up until the moment Isagi snapped and entered the state of Flow. They haven't interacted since.
Muneyuki Kaneshiro

**Muneyuki Kaneshiro** (*金城宗幸, Kaneshiro Muneyuki*) is a Japanese manga artist (primarily writer) from Osaka, Japan. He is currently employed by Kodansha ltd, and he is known for his sports manga, Blue Lock.

## Manga Career

Born in Osaka, Japan, during his junior high, he joined a band named ‘Darts’ which performed on various popular variety television shows broadcast on Fuji TV. In the band, he was responsible for ‘vocal percussion’ (art of creating sounds with one's mouth). He attended Osaka Prefectural Imamiya High School. Aspiring to become a manga artist from a young, after graduating from high school enrolled in Kyoto Seika University. The institution is known for its manga and anime programs.

While attending school, Muneyuki made his debut (One-shot) in 2008 for his work ‘Dokuchi Elementary School Story’ which received an accolade at the 80th Weekly Shonen Magazine Newcomer Manga Award. After graduating from university, he was then invited by one of the editors at Kodansha to move to Tokyo. In 2011, he made his debut as a manga writer for ‘As the Gods Will’ (illustrated by Akeji Fujimura) which was serialized in ‘Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine.’ The first part of the manga was adapted into a live action film which helped in further popularize the series. Muneyuki’s other works include Billion Dogs, Invisible Joe, Jagaaan, Grashros, and Blue Lock.

## Manga Works

* **As the Gods Will** (Illustrated by Akeji Fujimura) serialized in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine 2011 to 2012 (Vol. 1-5)
* **Billion Dogs** (Illustrated by Naoki Serizawa) serialized in Manga Box from 2013 to 2017 (Vol. 1-4)
* **Invisible Joe** (Illustrated by Sera Kesera) serialized in Magazine Special from 2014 to 2015 (Vol. 1-3)
* **Jagaaaaaan** (Illustrated by Kensuke Nishida) serialized in Big Comic Spirits from 2017 to 2021
* **Grashros** (Illustrated by Akeji Fujimura) serialized in Weekly Young Magazine from 2017 to 2018 (Vol. 1-5)
* **Blue Lock** (Illustrated by Yuusuke Nomura) serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 2018 to present
Teppei Neru

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## Debut

### Manga

Chapter 110

**Teppei Neru** (音 (ね) 留 (る)  徹 (てっ) 平 (ぺい) , *Neru Teppei*?) is a member of the Japan U-20 team.

## Appearance

Neru is a young man with small brown circular eyes, and long blonde hair that spikes upward in two large prongs. He has a lean, muscular physique. He wears the U-20 uniform consisting of a white jersey with dynamic red stripes with his jersey number '4', and white shorts with red stripes at the bottom of the shorts. As well as black shirts under his jersey and gloves.

Blue Lock player icon

## Abilities

### Archetype

* **No-Nonsense Full Back**: A full back who knows their strengths and their weaknesses, focusing predominantly on their defensive duties and rarely joining the offensive.

### Skills

* **High Speed**: Neru is considered to be a speed-type defender, who uses his incredible speed to physically outpace attackers and steal from the ball from them. Isagi went to so far as to describe him as "lightning fast" although it is his high reaction speed that enables him to instantly be able to tell the direction the attacker is going, allowing him to use his physical speed to catch up. Using this combination of reaction and physical speed, he was able to lock down Kenyu Yukimiya (known for his 1-on-1 dribbling skills) without much effort. However, he is susceptible to being overcome if he is approached by more than one attacker as he can react to late to their play.
	+ **Explosive Acceleration**: Neru also has an explosive acceleration, enabling him to quickly catch up with an attacker even if he has been bypassed. When face-to-face with an attacker, he uses this acceleration to pounce on the ball and steal it.

## Etymology

* His given name, **Teppei** (徹 (てっ) 平 (ぺい) , *****Teppei*****?), means "common penetration" or "common dedication."
* His surname, **Neru** (音 (ね) 留 (る) , *****Neru*****?), means "detaining sound."
	+ Phonetically, it can refer to **寝る**, meaning "to sleep."

## References

*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 110.
Pablo Cavasoz

* Manga
* Anime

**Pablo Cavasoz** (パブロ・カバソス, *Paburo Kabasosu*?) is a professional player from Argentina who plays on the Argentina National Football Team. He arrives at Blue Lock as member of the Team World 5 to analyze and rate the last string of Blue Lock players.

## Appearance

Pablo is of average height. Pablo has rainbow colored hair, amber eyes, and freckles, and he is often described as having a youthful, baby-faced look. During the World's Best Arc, he wore a white jersey with the #4 on it.

## Personality

Pablo is while not a jerk like most of the other World 5 members can be a little blunt, as seen in his face off with Bachira describing his playstyle. He also has an ego/obsession in being "the cutest 23 year old" or cute things in general as his main priority with being in Japan was wanting to visit Harajuku.

## Abilities

### Skills

* **Professional Football Technique**:

* **Vertical Spinning Shot**: Cavasoz is able to preform a shot that curves in random direction, targeting at random spots of the goal. This shot can easily fool the goalkeeper due to the random curves of the ball.

## Quotes

* (To Adam and Silva) *I wanna go to Harajuku. I want to see this adorable place called 'Harajuko' with my own eyes.*
* (To Bachira) *Your rhythm is dynamic enough, but you don't have enough attack patterns. Your playstyle lacks theatrics.*

## Trivia

* Pablo has many similarities to real-life player Lionel Messi.
	+ Both are Argentinian.
	+ Both play for the national team of Argentina.
	+ Both are known for their accuracy.
	+ Both are quite small in stature.
* Harajuku is a district in Shibuya, Tokyo. It is one of Japan's popular shopping neighborhoods that is known as the hub of Japanese pop culture and also beautiful nature-filled spots.
* Tokimitsu claims that Pablo Cavasoz is one of the best penalty shooters in the world.

## References

*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 90.
2. ↑ Character profile from *Egoist Bible*
3. ↑ Character profile from *Egoist Bible*
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 92.
Team W

**Team W** (チームW,, *Chīmu W*?) is one of the teams in the Blue Lock series.

## Abilities

Team W heavily relies on coordination plays between the 'Wanima Brothers.' Their team weapon is pass-and-go playstyle which is very difficult to stop, even if the adversary is aware of it.

## Members

 **Keisuke Wanima**

 **Junichi Wanima**

 **Kei Shishiya‎**

 **Hiromu Munakata‎**

 **Yusei Amazora**

 **Takuma Isezaki**

 **Raito Fuwa‎**

 **Noboru Jigen**

 **Koki Mera**

 **Kai Tokita**

 **Yujin Koshinaka**

## List of Matches

* **Team W** vs. Team X (4-1) [Win] (Offscreen)
* **Team W vs. Team Z** (4-4) [Draw]
* Team W vs. **Team V** (1-5) [Lose]
* **Team W vs. Team Y** (1-1) [Draw] (Offscreen)