Pure Insanity – Blue Lock Ep 1 Review 
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Pure Insanity – Blue Lock Ep 1 Review 

Blue Lock episode one was pure insanity and I enjoyed every minute of it. 

I went into this anime blind, only knowing that it was a sports anime meant to parody shonen series that take the ‘Power of Friendship’ tropes too far.  

After watching what I thought would be a simple team-building sports anime turn into an peerage wrestle royal with widow commentary on Japanese society, I shoehorn I was pleasantly surprised. 

I finger like this show just took the Power of Friendship’s lunch money and brought every single curry pan in the school lunch with it. 

Blue Lock Episode 1 Review 

Our sociopathic host Jinpachi Ego proclaims: the Japan National Football Team gets withal unconfined – and that is in turn why they will never win the World Cup. 

“One for All. All for One.” 

A Mentor with a Losing Mentality

There is no denying that if Isagi had just kept the wittiness and scored instead of Tada-chan, Ichinan most likely would have won and gone to nationals. Isagi unmistakably wanted the glory of scoring the winning goal but thought it would not be right to “steal” the team’s victory.  

Moments later, their mentor reminds Isagi that there is no I in Team which reaffirms his visualization to pass the ball. 

Clearly upset over losing, Isagi compartmentalizes his rage without unleashing it publicly and scaring a tuft of innocent middle school passersby. We then learn Isagi’s backstory, and the top soccer player he idolizes: Noel Noa. 

Europe's Best Player Noel Noa
Europe’s Best Player Noel Noa

Feeling completely dejected, Isagi is surprised to receive a letter inviting him to the mystery Blue Lock Project event for soccer forwards.  

This is where the real fun begins. 

Conforming in Japanese Society 

300 intense soccer strikers gathered in one room for the Blue Lock Project
300 intense soccer strikers gathered in one room for the Blue Lock Project

Ego introduces himself and reflects on assembling 300 youth soccer players who could be the number one Striker in Japan. As he goes on with his speech, Isagi and the other boys unmistakably know what he is saying is right but don’t want to towards ‘selfish’ to the group’s desires. 

(I like the stylistic nomination of ego or jealousy rising in Isagi is stuff characterized by woebegone smoke clouding his internal desires. )  

As Ego goes on, local golden boy Kira Ryosuke decides to openly protest his philosophy and preach the Power of Friendship to the choir. It works, and the boys all tinkle in ultimatum Ego is insane and are well-nigh to leave until Ego describes the word-for-word scenario that happened to Isagi during the prefectural game. 

Of course, the moment he decided to pass instead of taking the shot has played on Isagi’s mind on repeat since the match ended. Wanting to transpiration his life, Isagi is the first boy to rush forward and take Ego’s deal. 

Kira Ryosuke conforms and joins the prod by unsuspicious the project he initially opposed
Kira Ryosuke conforms and joins the prod by unsuspicious the project he initially opposed

Seeing that they are not the first ones to ‘go versus the group’ the boys all rush through the unshut doors vastitude the stage in order to join the Blue Lock Project.  

Despite initially stuff versus it, Ryosuke doesn’t want to lose out on the opportunity or lose squatter as the only athlete who turned the project lanugo so he rushes withal with the rest of the crowd. 

The Wrong-headed Player Rankings 

Ego said the rankings were arbitrary, but I think Isagi was in Room Z and number 299 considering he is still pretending to be a selfless player and has the most work to ‘undo’ in order to ‘release his ego’.  

This would moreover make sense if the strongest player at Blue Lock was indeed Ryosuke who was listed as number 300 considering he is a team player through and through. 

The Blue Lock Project seems to be half social experiment and half intensive motivational soccer zany and I am excited to see what unconnectedness next week holds. 

But, tell me your thoughts. 

There can only be 1 player who makes it to the top of Blue Lock Project...will it be Isagi?
There can only be 1 player who makes it to the top of Blue Lock Project…will it be Isagi?

Who is currently your favorite player in Room Z? 

Do you think the boys will work together well? 

Do Isagi’s parents know he left on a bus to live at a shady soccer zany without signing any sort of permission slip or giving parental consent? 

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