Isagi and Kaiser Front the First Visual
The teaser visual revealed by Japanese manga news site Comic Natalie puts Isagi Yoichi and Michael Kaiser side by side, setting up the rivalry at the center of the Neo Egoist League arc. New individual character visuals for both were also released alongside the key art. Eight Bit (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) returns as the animation studio, and the official site has been fully redesigned with a new story introduction.
Blue Lock follows a radical training program designed to produce Japan's greatest striker. After two seasons of domestic competition, the story moves to an international stage where players join European club teams and compete for survival. The Neo Egoist League is the arc manga readers have been waiting to see animated.
Kazuki Ura on Reaching His Dream
Kazuki Ura (浦和希), who voices protagonist Isagi, shared a comment with the announcement. Ura recalled that the Neo Egoist League arc began in Weekly Shonen Magazine around the same time he started recording for Season 1.
"From that day, the Neo Egoist League was my goal and my dream," Ura wrote. "And now that dream is finally becoming reality."
He added that he can barely contain his excitement and plans to give it everything he has.
Mamoru Miyano (Light Yagami in Death Note, Osamu Dazai in Bungo Stray Dogs) returns as Michael Kaiser, Isagi's main rival in the new season.
'Blue Lock Day' and a Cross-Media Celebration
The announcement coincided with June 9, or "Blue Lock Day" as the franchise calls it (6/9 reads as "roku-ku" in Japanese, a wordplay on "Lock"). A special video on Kodansha's Magazine Channel opens with manga artist Yusuke Nomura drawing Isagi on a shikishi (autograph board), then spans the franchise's full range: manga, anime, stage play, live-action film, and mobile game.
Written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro with art by Yusuke Nomura, the manga has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine since 2018. The English edition is published by Kodansha USA in both print and digital formats.
Looking Ahead
Today's reveal confirmed the title and teaser visual but did not include a broadcast date. The official site currently lists the anime as "in production." Crunchyroll streamed both previous seasons for international audiences, though no streaming partner has been confirmed for Season 3.
A live-action Blue Lock film is also in the works, giving the franchise two major releases on the horizon.