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So it's a bit of squid games/typical death game setup as while as being a sports shounen. They also all have to play and live in this prison-like building. Blue Lock is a facility in which a bunch of soccer players will be devided up into teams where they will battle each other, and the top scorer will move on, while the bottom scorers and teams will be kicked out of the program, and never be able to play football for Japan again. To add to the intrigue, the premise itself is much bigger than just a philosophy, it's also a bit of a death game that exists to prove its own point. Indeed, it seems like all famous athletes have a degree of this. Most importantly, it holds these values to distinguish itself from all its contemporaries while also having a realistic argument for its case, that the best football players in history have been massive egoists. Its slightly messed up philosophy as well as how it grounds it and forces it to mesh with a team-play sport is delightfully intriguing, and, holds a degree of truth that the viewer can't fully dismiss. The only way to win, to REALLY be a winner in a sport like football, is to have a massive ego, be selfish, and be on top. We learn that talent, being a genius, innate ability, and everything we thought was staightforward goes a lot deeper than you think, and what actually creates a true pro is much different. In Blue Lock, we learn that losing is unacceptable. In Blue Lock, we learn that crushing your enemies and surpassing your teammates is the point of sports. In Blue Lock, we learn that focusing on teamwork is holding you back.

But Blue Lock breaks the mold in a new way, introducing a premise that flies in the face of, even mocks those formulae. Just had to try not to throw up for a second.Įven the most lauded sports anime still fall victim to this formula, like Haikyuu and Kuroko. You have an underdog who is talented go up against several opposing teams and try to be the best, while developing relationships with their teammates and discovering the joy of winning, the pain of losing, and most importantly of all, the power of friendship and the importance of teamwork.Įaugh. have been stricken by formula more than perhaps even battle shounen have. To see a character we love do something extraordinary, to see a cool idea play out, to explore a world different from our own, to see a wild out-there premise go as far as it can. But when you think of Anime that are simply fun to watch, designed to give you a feeling of excitement that you can watch with your friends and make a night out of it, you'll likely think of a shounen.īlue Lock fulfils all of these requirements for being a good memorable shounen while also being revolutionary in its own genre to some degree, and most importantly, it reminds us why we watch this kind of anime. It isn't always the best, nor most artistic column of anime out there, and it's rarely, if ever, revolutionary. The shounen subgenere/demographic of anime is characterized by continually building on what came before, and inspiring people with unforgettable moments of character growth.

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