『Blue Lock the Movie -EPISODE Nagi-』 box office revenue surpasses 1.5 billion yen, and additional support screenings have been decided! Released stills of the confrontation scene between Nagi and Rin.
If football is a war, then we have found our warriors within it. In the original manga 'Blue Lock' by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Kōta Sannomiya, we have found our warriors, who are dedicated to becoming the world's top seekers in this football competition.
The TV anime version of this work aired in 2022 and was enthusiastically received by a wide range of anime fans. Now, the movie version based on its spin-off 'Blue Lock –EPISODE Nagi-' is being screened nationwide with great popularity, with box office revenue exceeding 1.5 billion yen and audience numbers surpassing 1.1 million, successfully breaking the 1.5 billion yen box office milestone!
By the way, the protagonist of this work, Seishirō Nagi, is a football genius. His life was originally listless until his classmate Reo Mikage discovered his football talent, which changed his life. Together, they embarked on a dream journey to conquer the World Cup, with Seishirō Nagi showcasing his football talent and even receiving an invitation to the "Blue Lock" project.
Here, he encounters selected strikers from all over the country, and their meetings show him a world he has never seen before. In the movie version, we will witness the showdown between Seishirō Nagi and the top "Blue Lock" player Rin Itoshi, a confrontation that will spark a chemical reaction between the two of them, offering the ultimate cinematic experience fueled by passion and self-belief.
The production staff for this work includes director Shunsuke Ishikawa, director Takashi Kawabata, series composition and script by Kishi Taku, story supervision by Muneyuki Kaneshiro, character design by Yū Shindō, Kūshō Shimizu, chief animation directors Kenji Tanabe, Tomoko Mori, Kūshō Shimizu, action director Hisashi Tōjima, special effects by Akane, color design by Sakura Komatsu, art setting and art direction by Akira Hirozawa, backgrounds by Creative Freaks, cinematography by Yasuhiro Asaki, photography by Chip Tune, 3DCG by Orus Studio, editing by Mai Hasegawa, sound direction by Yūki Gō, sound production by Bit Groove Promotion, music by Jun☆Murayama, producers by Ryōya Arisawa, Naoya Satō, Yūsuke Kawanatsu, Hiroshi Yanai, animation producer Hidenori Kosuge, animation production by Eight Bit, distribution by Bandai Namco Filmworks.
Overall, "Blue Lock" is a work that depicts the battles and explorations of football warriors, taking us together to experience this football war, to see how our warriors become the world's top seekers in this conflict.