The official website for the BLUELOCK-Episode Nagi-spinoff anime of Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura’s Blue Lock soccer manga announced on Sunday that artists Nissy and SKY-HI will perform the theme song. The title of the movie is “Stormy”. The song’s single will be released on April 17.
Image via BLUELOCK-Episode Nagi-Twitter of the film
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Takahiro Nishijima is a member of the group AAA and works solo under the name Nissy. Mitsuhiro Hidaka is also a member of the band and uses the name SKY-HI for his solo activities.
The series features a returning cast and crew. Assistant television anime director Shunsuke Ishikawa will direct the film at 8-Bit. Taku Kishimoto (Haikyu!!, Silver Spoon, Fruits Basket 2019) is supervising and writing the series, and manga’s Kaneshiro is supervising the story. Nomura is credited as the character designer. Jun Murayama is composing music.
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The film has the participation of:
BLUELOCK-Episode Nagi-will launch in Japan on April 19
The spin-off manga focuses on Seishirō Nagi before he enters the titular Blue Lock facility. Publisher Kodansha USA announced in October that it will begin publishing the spin-off manga in fall 2024.
Publisher Kodansha USA is releasing the original Blue Lock manga in English digitally and is also releasing it in print. The company describes the story:
After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, the Japanese team struggled to regroup. But what’s missing? An excellent Striker who can guide them to victory. The Japanese Football Federation desperately wants to create a striker who is hungry for goals and hungry for victory, and can be the decisive tool to overturn a losing situation…and to do that, they have gathered 300 of Japan’s best players and the brightest young players. Who will emerge to lead the team…and will they be able to overcome the muscle and ego of those who stand in their way?
Kaneshiro and Nomura launched the manga in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in August 2018.
The BLUELOCK TV anime premiered in Japan in October 2022. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired and streamed an English Dub. The anime is about to have its second season.
Source: BLUELOCK-Episode Nagi-movie website, Mantan Web
by Mainichi Shimbun
