Blue Lock Second Season Unveils New Recruits
Get Ready for a Goal-Filled Adventure!
The official website of the **Blue Lock 2nd Season** anime has just dropped some exciting news: two new cast members are joining the lineup!
Starting October 5, the series will air for 14 thrilling episodes on TV Asahi’s IMAnimation programming block at 11:30 p.m. And, we get to meet not one, but two fresh faces:
* Satoshi Hino (Haikyuu!!) as Oliver Aiku
* Akihisa Wakayama (Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e) as Shuto Sendou
Take a look at the talented team behind this thrilling series:
* Director: Shintarou Inokawa (Blame!) – at 8bit
* Chief Director: Yuuji Haibara (Tensura Nikki: Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken)
* Series Composition and Script: Taku Kishimoto (Bucchigiri?!)
* Character Design: Kenji Tanabe (Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta Tsukaikata)
* Music: Jun Murayama (Blue Lock)
The **Blue Lock** saga is based on the popular soccer manga by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yuusuke Nomura. Published in Weekly Shounen Magazine since August 2018, the original series has already reached its 29th volume, with the 30th on the way!
But wait, there’s more! The spin-off series, **Blue Lock: Episode Nagi**, is also gaining momentum! Focused on Seishirou Nagi, this exciting new manga chapter has already released its fourth volume and is set to drop its fifth in July.
Kodansha USA has licensed both the original manga and the spin-off, so you can get your hands on all the action-packed volumes in the US!
Source: Comic Natalie