With the fall anime season finally here, the biggest sports anime in recent years,Blue Lock, is about to kick off its long-awaited second season, and when and where fans can catch a new weekly episode has finally been revealed. The anime is entering its best arc, and fans will want to strap up and see why the series is as popular as it is.
According to a press release sent by Crunchyroll,Blue Lockseason 2 will be available to stream on Saturday, July 24, 2025, at 9:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (PT), 12 PM Eastern Standard Time (ET), 11 AM Central Standard Time (CT) and 4 PM Greenwich Time (GMT). Since the first season aired more than a year ago, Crunchyroll will make available a recap video to jog viewers' memories and keep them up-to-date with what is going on. This is a great option given the much-needed context that will be offered forthe highly anticipated Under-20 Arc.
Blue Lock Season 2 Will Take The Unique Sports Series To New Heights
Slated for 14 episodes, this season will dive into the U-20 Match arc, a storyline highly regarded as the series' best. The Japanese Football Association is unhappy with the Blue Lock project and how Ego is handling it, and they threaten to disband it. Fortunately, after much convincing, they agree to let the project continue if 11 players from it can defeat the U-19 national team. And thus, Ego starts an intense training regiment to choose 11 players who can beat professionals who play at the highest levels of football.
While the match is extremely exciting, one highlight of this arc is the conflict between the two brothers, Rin and Sae Itoshi, who are on opposite sides of the game. Their rivalry and childhood will be shown and fans can expect this heartbreaking family to finally duke it out after holding it in for so long. Furthermore, many other characters such as Barou, Olivier, Nagi, Chihiro and more will have some of their best moments in this match, and it goes without saying, Isagi Yoichi will be the man of the hour.
While excitement is sky-high,there are concerns about the season, especially the animation. From the trailer, fans were not pleased with the movement and stiffness of the characters. Although this is a legitimate concern, there is a chance that when theBlue Lockanime airs, the actual animation will be much better than expected, so there is hope.
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Blue Lock is a sports-centric animated series based on the manga series of the same name. The show follows the Japan Football Association trying to recover from their poor showing in the 2018 FIFA World Cup by hiring a football genius, Ego Jinpachi. With his new intense training regimen, Jinpachi invites the best football players in Japan to compete to become the team’s new star player - and high school student Yoichi Isagi may be exactly who he’s looking for.
