Chapter Summaries

Itoshi Sae and Kira Ryosuke combined to break through Blue Lock’s defense and set up Sendou Akito’s goal, putting the U20 team ahead 4:3. Isagi Yoichi restarted play and sent a long cross toward Shido Ryusei, who prepared to shoot again.

• Kira Ryosuke told Itoshi Sae that Isagi Yoichi had reached his level, then remarked that someone had surpassed him.
• Itoshi Sae dribbled past Shikimiya Kenyu, Uro Agito, Isagi Yoichi, and Mikage Reo before passing to Kira Ryosuke.
• Kira Ryosuke beat Ariko Juubei, drew Gagamaru Gin out of goal, and passed to Sendou Akito, who scored to give the U20 team a 4:3 lead.
• Isagi Yoichi realized that marking Kira Ryosuke and Itoshi Sae left other U20 players open, and he resolved to keep attacking.
• Isagi Yoichi sent a long cross toward Shido Ryusei, who leaped to attempt another shot.

Kira Ryosuke stopped Shido Ryusei’s shot and repeatedly shut down Blue Lock’s attacks as Isagi Yoichi struggled to find a way through the U20 defense. Barou Shoei then seized the ball from Isagi and charged forward alone, declaring himself the king of the field.

• Kira Ryosuke read the curve of Shido Ryusei’s shot and kicked the ball out of bounds.
• In Germany, Alexis Ness showed Michel Kaiser Kira Ryosuke’s shot, and Kaiser dismissed it while remembering Kira as a possible stepping stone.
• Kira Ryosuke explained that he had left Shido space to lure Isagi Yoichi into passing to him, then cleared Shido’s next shooting attempt as well.
• Itoshi Sae pressed Isagi Yoichi into a forced pass to Shido, and Kira Ryosuke blocked Shido’s one-on-one breakthrough and another shot.
• Barou Shoei stole the loose ball from Isagi Yoichi, rejected his teammate’s authority, and dribbled past Jra Miro while proclaiming himself the king of the field.

Kira Ryosuke scored his fourth goal after a swift U20 counterattack, putting Blue Lock two goals behind and deepening the conflict between Barou Shoei and his teammates. Isagi Yoichi devised a plan to use Barou Shoei’s selfish play, then passed the ball to him as the next phase of the attack began.

• Kira Ryosuke stole the ball from Barou Shoei, combined with Itoshi Sae and Sendou Akito, and beat Gagamaru Gin with a shooting feint to score and make it 5:3.
• Isagi Yoichi confronted Barou Shoei over his refusal to pass, while Barou insisted he would score on his own.
• Shido Ryusei taunted Barou Shoei, and Isagi Yoichi intervened to stop them from fighting.
• Isagi Yoichi realized Barou Shoei’s presence could disrupt U20’s defense and decided to make use of their conflicting play styles.
• After Blue Lock restarted, Isagi Yoichi drew Sendou Akito’s attention and passed the ball toward Barou Shoei.

Isagi Yoichi orchestrated a complicated attack that used Barou Shoei, Nagi Seishiro, Shido Ryusei, and Oliver Aiku as pieces, then made himself the bait for Itoshi Sae. Barou Shoei unexpectedly stole the ball from Isagi and scored, bringing Blue Lock back into the match at 5:4.

• Isagi Yoichi fooled U20’s defenders by passing over Barou Shoei to Nagi Seishiro, who returned the ball to Isagi.
• Isagi Yoichi used Shido Ryusei’s run to draw Oliver Aiku away, then broke past Aiku with the ball.
• Itoshi Sae confronted Isagi, but Isagi revealed that he had planned for Sae to focus on him and had anticipated Barou Shoei’s angry move.
• Barou Shoei charged in, stole the ball from Isagi Yoichi, and blasted it into the goal to make the score 5:4.

Isagi Yoichi deliberately let Barou Shoei steal the ball so Barou could score, revealing his control of the field and unsettling Ego Jinpachi. Itoshi Sae then entered FLOW and broke through Blue Lock’s defenders before crossing the ball toward the goal.

• Barou Shoei confronted Isagi Yoichi after scoring, and Isagi admitted that he had planned the steal and used Barou as part of his strategy.
• Ego Jinpachi concluded that Isagi had calculated the play and adopted ideas closer to Kira Ryosuke’s approach, while Itoshi Sae praised the match and urged Kira to win.
• Itoshi Sae launched a U20 attack, entered FLOW, and dribbled past Uro Agito, Shikimiya Kenyu, and Otoya Kageito.
• Mikage Reo tried to stop Itoshi Sae near the byline, but Sae feinted and struck the ball toward the penalty area.
• Niko Ikki recognized that Itoshi Sae’s ball was a cross rather than a shot.

Itoshi Sae’s clever pass created a dangerous U20 attack, but Isagi Yoichi cleared Sendou Akito’s shot and sparked a Blue Lock counterattack. Shido Ryusei broke through Jra Miro and combined with Isagi, who then appeared ready to choose between Shido and Barou Shoei.

• Itoshi Sae used Kira Ryosuke as a decoy and delivered a backspin pass to Sendou Akito, but Isagi Yoichi anticipated the danger and cleared Sendou’s shot.
• Isagi Yoichi’s clearance landed near Shido Ryusei, who entered FLOW and fooled Jra Miro by sending the ball around him before recovering it.
• Aiku blocked Shido Ryusei’s path, but Shido passed to Isagi and sprinted forward for a One-Two Pass.
• Isagi Yoichi spotted Barou Shoei charging up on the opposite side and appeared to prepare a pass to him, leaving the U20 defenders scrambling.

Kira Ryosuke cleared Isagi Yoichi’s shot, then led the U20 team’s counterattack as Blue Lock scrambled to stop him. After Itoshi Sae sent him a long pass, Kira dribbled past Barou Shoei and charged toward Blue Lock’s goal, with the match nearing its end.

• Kira Ryosuke read Isagi Yoichi’s shot and cleared the ball before it could reach the goal.
• Sendou Akito delayed Nagi Seishiro, giving Itoshi Sae time to control the loose ball.
• Itoshi Sae advanced past Blue Lock’s defenders and sent a long pass toward Kira Ryosuke.
• Kira Ryosuke used a movement trap and a turn to get past Barou Shoei.
• Kira Ryosuke dribbled toward Blue Lock’s goal as the spectators cheered and his opponents vowed to stop him.

Kira Ryosuke scored his fifth goal to put the U20 team ahead 6:4, and the final whistle confirmed Blue Lock’s defeat. As Ego Jinpachi accepted the likely end of the project, Teieri Anri received a shocking call from the chairman.

• Niko Ikki, Mikage Reo, and Ariko Juubei coordinated a final defensive trap, but Kira Ryosuke used World of Insight to evade them and break through Blue Lock’s line.
• Kira Ryosuke beat Gagamaru Gin with a shot combining Thunderclap and Flash with Gathering Mosquitoes into Thunder, making the score 6:4 and completing five goals.
• Isagi Yoichi, exhausted and in tears, realized that Blue Lock could no longer overcome the two-goal deficit, while Ego Jinpachi told Teieri Anri that the project had succeeded in making its players known.
• Ego Jinpachi admitted he expected to be blacklisted and reflected that Kira Ryosuke had won, as Teieri Anri received a call from the chairman that shocked her.
• The final whistle ended the match 6:4, and spectators across the stadium celebrated Kira Ryosuke’s performance.

After Kira Ryosuke led the U20 team to victory over Blue Lock, he praised the program’s opportunities while criticizing its philosophy and rules, and Furannami Hirotoshi announced that Blue Lock would continue and expand. Ego Jinpachi began planning Blue Lock’s second phase after meeting Fukuda Tatsuya, and the players gathered for a victory banquet.

• Itoshi Sae congratulated Kira Ryosuke and offered to recommend him for a bigger stage, while Isagi Yoichi vowed to catch up with him after admitting Kira had been stronger.
• Kira Ryosuke told reporters that Blue Lock’s core philosophy and elimination rules were flawed, but credited the program with developing players and giving them a chance to be noticed.
• Furannami Hirotoshi said Blue Lock would continue, dismissed its lifetime National Team ban as a motivational lie, and promised broader training for players in different positions.
• Ego Jinpachi met Fukuda Tatsuya, who expressed interest in Blue Lock and asked him to help develop several promising youngsters from his club.
• Teieri Anri invited the U20 and Blue Lock players to a lavish victory banquet, where they celebrated together while Barou Shoei and Itoshi Rin kept to themselves.

After Blue Lock’s match, Kira Ryosuke upgraded his Thunder Breathing skills and looked ahead to tougher challenges as famous young players took notice of him. During vacation, he went shopping with Aida Reiko and Isagi Yoichi’s group, while a returning Oozora Tsubasa watched Kira’s highlights and hoped to meet him.

• Kira Ryosuke used his Combat Points to upgrade Thunderclap and Flash and Gathering Mosquitoes into Thunder, then set his sights on the world’s strongest players.
• Michel Kaiser agreed to join Blue Lock’s next phase and decided to use Kira Ryosuke as a stepping-stone toward becoming the world’s number one.
• Don Lorenzo heard about Blue Lock and looked forward to raising his value by devouring its aces.
• Oozora Tsubasa returned from Brazil, watched Kira Ryosuke score against the U20 team, and said he wanted to meet him.
• Kira Ryosuke spent part of his vacation helping Aida Reiko train Seirin, then went shopping with her and headed to meet Isagi Yoichi and the others.

After the U20 match made Kira Ryosuke and the other Blue Lock players famous, they met at a café before escaping a growing crowd of fans. Kira returned home with Aida Reiko, then learned Ego Jinpachi wanted to meet him at Blue Lock the next day about something involving a friend.

• Kira Ryosuke met Isagi Yoichi, Chigiri Hyoma, Bachira Meguru, and Aida Reiko at a café, where they discussed Kunigami Rensuke's hospitalization and their recent lives.
• Kira recognized Aida Kagetora following them in disguise, while the group attracted so many fans that they had to flee the crowded café.
• The group planned to find Nagi Seishiro and then visit Kunigami Rensuke, who was recovering in the hospital and believed Kira had endured Aida Reiko's cooking through sheer willpower.
• Aida Kagetora returned home with blood on his fist after apparently mistaking Shido Ryusei for a threat, while Kira spotted Shido lying outside.
• Teieri Anri called Kira and arranged for him to meet Ego Jinpachi at Blue Lock the next day, saying the meeting involved one of Ego's friends.

Kira Ryosuke agreed to visit Fukuda Tatsuya’s Esperion Youth Team as an adviser and scout for potential Blue Lock candidates. Fukuda praised Kira’s ability and explained why he wanted him to guide the youngsters.

• Kira Ryosuke agreed to visit Esperion and provide guidance in exchange for a generous fee and covered food and lodging.
• Kira asked Fukuda Tatsuya why he had invited him instead of Esperion’s main team.
• Fukuda praised Kira’s mature technique and said his former teammates already considered him an exceptional player.

Kira Ryosuke learned that Blue Lock’s second phase would include players from more positions, Esperion prospects, and a group of former U-16 world champions. As Kuribayashi Haruhisa and Kamo Minato’s U-20 hopefuls prepared to join the competition, Aoi Ashito and his teammates speculated that Kira might visit Esperion to recruit players.

• Fukuda Tatsuya told Kira Ryosuke and Ego Jinpachi that he planned to send Esperion players, including Aoi Ashito, to Blue Lock, while Ego admitted that his earlier striker-only philosophy was wrong.
• Ego Jinpachi revealed that Kuribayashi Haruhisa and players designated by the Football Association would take part in Blue Lock’s second phase, and Kira welcomed the challenge.
• Kuribayashi Haruhisa entered his J.League debut as a substitute, helped Esperion come back from a 0–1 deficit to win 2–1, and said he looked forward to facing Kira in Blue Lock.
• Kamo Minato told seven players he had trained for the U-20 World Cup to prove themselves and take U-20 qualification away from Blue Lock, and Hino Ryoma accepted confidently.
• At a celebration, Aoi Ashito praised Kira Ryosuke’s performance, while Otomo Eisaku said Kira might come to Esperion to select players for Blue Lock’s second phase.

Kira Ryosuke arrived at Esperion’s youth base to consult for the B Team and scout Blue Lock prospects, drawing attention from the players, families, and reporters. Aoi Ashito volunteered to challenge him, and Kira questioned Ashito’s belief that a striker’s job was simply to score goals.

• Otomo Eisaku told Aoi Ashito that Kira Ryosuke would select players for Blue Lock and the U-20 squad, prompting Ashito to think about performing well before him.
• Fukuda Tatsuya brought Kira Ryosuke to Esperion, where B Team Head Coach Date Nozomi greeted him with skepticism about his experience and ability.
• Date Nozomi announced that Kira would scout Blue Lock prospects and that the B Team’s upcoming match would help determine promotions to the A Team.
• Kira Ryosuke offered to assess the players through one-on-one challenges, and Aoi Ashito volunteered to face him.
• Aoi Ashito declared that he wanted to become the world’s number-one striker by scoring goals, and Kira Ryosuke told him that his view was completely wrong.

Kira Ryosuke tested Aoi Ashito's attacking and defending, exposing the gap between them and challenging Ashito to prove himself. Ashito asked Kira to train him, then began an intense program whose first session started with Kira looking for a bucket.

• Kira Ryosuke explained that a player's value came from helping the team win, then repeatedly stole the ball from Aoi Ashito during five failed attacks.
• Kira Ryosuke scored a powerful, curved shot past Aoi Ashito, and Ashito admitted the gap between them was huge but vowed to improve.
• Kira Ryosuke and Fukuda Tatsuya discussed Ashito's poor prospects as a forward and the possibility that he might thrive as a fullback.
• After training, Aoi Ashito asked Kira Ryosuke to teach him football, and Kira accepted while prescribing demanding physical training.
• Aoi Ashito started on the treadmill as Kira Ryosuke went to ask Date Nozomi for a bucket or another container.

Kira Ryosuke put Aito through grueling training and gave him Blue Lock match footage to study, while several players prepared to join Blue Lock’s second phase. The chapter introduced Wakabayashi Genzo’s arrival and showed Nagi Seishiro and Mikage Reo resolving to defeat Kira, as Itoshi Rin continued training in isolation.

• Kira Ryosuke ended Aito’s exhausting training, gave him footage of Isagi Yoichi and Niko Ikki, and told him to keep training for at least a week.
• Aito watched the footage in his dorm and focused on Isagi Yoichi, wondering whether Isagi could read other players’ movements.
• Ego Jinpachi welcomed the injured Wakabayashi Genzo to Blue Lock and said Oozora Tsubasa, Hyuga Kojiro, and Michel Kaiser would also join.
• Nagi Seishiro and Mikage Reo practiced together and agreed they wanted revenge on Kira Ryosuke.
• Itoshi Rin continued practicing alone, while he and Itoshi Sae remained estranged after their recent match.

As Blue Lock prepared to begin its second phase, Kira Ryosuke trained Aoi Ashito, helping him discover how to contribute to team victories beyond scoring. Ashito earned a place on the second-phase roster, and Kira returned to Blue Lock, where Shido Ryusei rushed at him.

• Itoshi Sae accepted Blue Lock's invitation to the second-phase project because he wanted to play with interesting players, including Kira Ryosuke.
• Kira Ryosuke trained Aoi Ashito for a week, while Ashito studied match recordings and learned to seek more options on the field.
• Aoi Ashito created one goal and three assists in Esperion B's 5–0 victory, prompting Fukuda Tatsuya to add him to the second-phase roster.
• Kira Ryosuke and Aoi Ashito returned to Blue Lock carrying meals prepared for them, then reunited with the other players in the main hall.
• Shido Ryusei suddenly dashed toward Kira Ryosuke, who activated World of Insight to read his movements.

Ego Jinpachi launched Blue Lock's Second Selection by sending the players to face the top five European leagues as a more demanding environment. Kira Ryosuke chose Germany, drawing Isagi Yoichi, Aoi Ashito, and Wakabayashi Genzo to join him as the players divided among the countries.

• Kira Ryosuke greeted Shido Ryusei, Barou Shoei, and several newly arrived stars, including Itoshi Sae, Kuribayashi Haruhisa, Hyuga Kojiro, Wakabayashi Genzo, and Oozora Tsubasa.
• Ego Jinpachi announced that the Second Selection would place the players in the top five European leagues to accelerate their development ahead of the U20 World Cup.
• Chigiri Hyoma and Mikage Reo chose England, while Itoshi Sae chose Spain and invited Kira Ryosuke to join him.
• Kira Ryosuke chose Germany, hoping to learn from Noel Noa and gain attention by playing alongside Kaiser and other top players.
• Isagi Yoichi, Aoi Ashito, and Wakabayashi Genzo chose Germany with Kira Ryosuke, while the remaining players split among England, Spain, and Italy.

Blue Lock's second stage, the New Hero War, began as Kira Ryosuke and the other players entered Germany's training facility and learned the new rules. Kira beat Michel Kaiser in the opening physical assessment, and Alexis Ness handed him translation earpieces.

• Kira Ryosuke joined Germany's team, where he reunited with Hyouri Yo, Kuon Ranze, Raichi Jingo, and Kunigami Rensuke, whose spirit had not fallen into darkness.
• Ego Jinpachi introduced the master strikers, explained the New Hero War's rules and rankings, and announced that the stage had begun.
• Noel Noa told the players to head for the finish line, while Kira recognized Michel Kaiser as his next rival.
• Kira outran Kaiser and completed the jumping, dribbling, and shooting tests first, while Blue Lock's players kept pace with Germany's team.
• Kaiser blamed Kira for taking first place, and Alexis Ness gave Kira a pair of translation earpieces at Kaiser's order.

Kira Ryosuke took first place in Bayern Munich’s physical assessment, provoking Kaiser and impressing Noah. After a week of training, the players gathered for a Blue Lock versus Bayern U20 practice match, where Noah presented their ratings and told Kaiser to focus on improving himself.

• Kira Ryosuke mocked Gersner after he fell while trying to confront him, and Kaiser stopped Gersner before introducing himself to Kira.
• Kira challenged Kaiser’s arrogance, but Noah interrupted and announced that Kira had ranked first in the physical assessment, ahead of Kaiser.
• The players completed a week of advanced training, and Kira’s results earned him a perfect overall score of 100.
• Noah gathered the players and announced a practical match between Bayern Munich’s U20 team and Blue Lock’s U20 team.
• Kaiser questioned the ratings and hinted that someone might have cheated, but Noah said he had assigned them personally and told Kaiser to improve his own ability.