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[remy-roll-writes]

Has anyone done this before

[boinin]

Blue Lock volume cover analysis

An examination of unusual features and chains among the 28 volumes released to date. Subject to revision.

Like this? Want to reference these points in your own analysis on Reddit, YouTube, wherever? Go ahead! A shout out to this post is appreciated. Straight up plagiarism isn’t.

Volume 8: Mikage Reo

Reo's chains are noticeably shaded green. Guess whose eyes glow green when they're fired up...

In addition, @thyandrawrites has a theory that Reo ties/reties his hair up as a way to maintain emotional composure. The volume covers tend to represent the character's personality or struggles in some sense. If so, this is an early nod to the emotional trials Reo endures during the series.

Volume 10: Tokmitsu Aoshi

No chain weirdness here, but Tokimitsu is surrounded by black gunk in his cover. This may be a visualisation of his anxiety and the way he copes with it: running at speed and bulldozing through his opponents.

Volume 11: Ego Jinpachi

Ego's cover depicts him totally immobilised by the four chains bound to his neck. To date, no other character has been more restrained by the chains. This likely represents that Ego's fate is utterly dependent on the outcome of Blue Lock. His cover also suggests that Blue Lock (and football) consume Ego's life.

Volume 12: Shidou Ryuusei

Shidou's chains have a blue glow, much like Sendou's in volume 27. This glow is far closer to Shidou's collar however. It could imply that Blue Lock is the beginning of Shidou's pursuit of football.

He's also depicted with demon wings. The collar or chains don't impede his movement significantly, unlike other characters. In addition to portraying his incredible physicality, this could also visually represent how Blue Lock has failed to subdue Shidou.

Volume 16: Oliver Aiku

Aiku's chains are wrapped tightly around his arm and he's pulling them taut. The chains themselves appear rusted and cracked, most notably on his collar. This could represent Aiku's relationship with football. He grew jaded with being a striker in high school. Becoming a defender, then the match against Blue Lock, revitalised his enthusiasm. Hence, the chain is holding fast: he's just as ensnared by football (and Blue Lock) as the others.

Volume 17: Itoshi Sae

Sae and his chains are bathed in radiant gold light, which is associated with both divinity and wealth. His chains crumble in one place, and remain barely intact. I offer two interpretations for this. Firstly: unlike the others, Blue Lock does not have a strong impact on Sae—his success as a footballer is completely independent of it.

Secondly: if we take the chain to represent Sae's footballing career, the crumbling chain could allude to a time when football negatively impacted him. Perhaps whatever happened in Madrid? But he came back stronger, as the rest of his chains appear even more golden.

Volume 18: Teieri Anri

Anri is the only character depicted without chains or a collar. While working with Ego is a prison sentence in its own right, the artwork suggests that her ambition and future isn't connected to the outcome of Blue Lock. It can also be interpreted as a nod to the hierarchy within Blue Lock. Anri is Ego's boss and thus, she is free while he is constrained. However...

Zoom in on the reflection on her phone screen. It appears to reflect a wide grin—which can only be one person's. Taking into account her passivity in chapter 247, this detail positions Anri as Ego's accomplice: willing to do his bidding, no matter how amoral.

Volume 19: Michael Kaiser

Kaiser's collar and chains are made of glass, through which his blue rose tattoo is visible. As chapter 243 told us, a blue rose represents the impossible to Kaiser. Glass chains suggests that his ego or ties to football are fragile, and could be broken easily. Symbolically, glass can also represent transparency. As a character, Kaiser is upfront about his talent and desires. Nobody is in doubt about his footballing mantra or his intent to undermine Isagi.

Volume 20: Alexis Ness

Ness's chains are entwined with blue rose brambles, all but for a short length to the top right of the image. While Ness came to love football independently, seeing it as magical, the rose brambles show that his connection to football is now inseparable from his devotion to Kaiser. It also reflects that Ness would not be a professional footballer without Kaiser, as per chapter 242/243.

Volume 24: Hiori Yo

Hiori is the only character shown holding the end of his chain, which is secured by a football-shaped weight. This suggests that Hiori himself is the one in control of his career, rather than external forces. Football is a burden to him, albeit something he can carry. Therefore, Hiori is not ensnared by the chains (or Blue Lock) to the same extent as other characters. Appropriate for a character guaranteed to succeed as a footballer, but who ultimately may not choose to pursue it.

Volume 25: Niko Ikki

Niko's volume cover is hilarious. I'll leave the explaining to Tomo-tan, who lays out the humour and genius of Niko's cover in this great Reddit post.

Volume 26: Don Lorenzo

Members of the New Generation World XI have no chill when it comes to their covers, and Don Lorenzo is no exception. His collar shows bite marks, as though chewed through. Gold teeth are good for more than caramel popcorn, apparently.

Lorenzo's chains are accompanied by what looks like electricity. This suggests that football reanimated Lorenzo from near death, as per chapter 216. It's a visual nod to his playstyle, which resembles the incessant pursuit of a zombie. Guess we can call him Snuffy's Monster.

Volume 27: Sendou Shuuto

A blue glow appears on Sendou’s chains, halted from travelling further by his fist. This may represent the threat Blue Lock poses to Sendou's footballing career. He's already been kicked as the striker of the national team; now in the Neo Egoist League, he must battle for a place on the new U20 line-up. No easy feat, as his sweaty face implies.

Another detail worth mentioning is that the trajectory of one of Sendou's chains appear to align with the chain Aiku's pulling in his cover. This similarity, and the fact that they're both holding their chains, may be interpreted as a nod to their status as former U20 teammates—likely the only ones that will make the new team, going off the latest NEL auction table.

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from Teieri Anri’s Blue Lock Journal ☆

[oo-mi-ru-oo]

Blue Lock art~💙

[bluelockblog]

[bluelock-textposts]

[bluelockhalloweek]

Ahoy, mateys! ⚓️ "Dark Waters" don't have to be so dark! ...Unless you want them to be.

🎃 Join the Halloween Party, find all the Blue Lock Halloweek 2023 prompts here! 🎃

[maochira]

ik u do dad characters but what about mom Anri 🙏🏼🙏🏼 she’s so mother i can’t

Usually I require a request to include a scenario or situation but 😔 making an exception here because I rarely get Anri requests and I do have some general headcanons for this

Requests open! - masterlist

Tags: gn!Anri's child!reader, reader is a young child, fluff, this is after Blue Lock but Anri still works for something soccer-related (as a manager I guess???), single mom!Anri

-Anri is the best mother ever. Best mom award goes to her

-she's often exhausted and tired because life as a working single mom isn't easy but even when she's frustrated, she wouldn't even think of letting that out on you

-sometimes her mood is rather irritated and you notice that, so you try to comfort her. It immediately melts her heart and makes her feel better because she thinks it's so cute how you want to comfort your mom

-because she's so exhausted, she needs naps every day but uses that as cuddle time with you. You always end up falling asleep as well because turns out, you still need daily naps as well

-she never punishes you for anything you do wrong, but you do have the face the consequences and she teaches you what else could have gone wrong and why exactly you shouldn't have done that

-most children are picky eaters, so if there's something you don't want to eat, Anri would never force you. Even when you grow up and still stay picky, she doesn't force you to eat foods you dislike, but she encourages you to try new things

-she always lets you sleep in her bed because she knows you'd end up climbing in there at some point when you wake up in the middle of the night. But she doesn't mind, she actually enjoys it because she wants to spend as much time with you as possible

-on most days, she takes you along to work because there's no one to watch you at home. You're a little too dependent on her (because she's your only parent) so you're not in daycare or anything like that. Although, Anri wants you to become more independent as you grow up, but for now it's okay

-Ego is like an uncle to you. You actually decided that on your own and nobody can change your mind so he's uncle Ego to you now. It took a while until he got used to that, though. But he loves you

[blue-lock-rocky]

this is so cute…!

[correct-gay-soccer-players]

Ego: I am Jinpachi Ego, and these are the boys!

Soccer fan: Is that girl a boy too?

Ego: Yes.

Anri: *flips him off*

[xillionart]

The Inception

Noa/Ego. The founding story of BLUELOCK.

Small detail that nobody except me cares: Anri uses the term "soccer" while Noa uses "football".

I put Ego into England's coach team because his player career seems to end pretty early, and he must have been doing something before BL. With his frequent "fuck off" swearings an assistant coach experience in England seems fit. He's more likely to be with a club rather than a national team but don't you demand accuracy from a casual idiot like me.

"Your hatred towards that country": to me, Ego's speech about Japanese genius with misplaced hope sounds oddly personal. Even the figure in the accompanying panel has similar haircut and glasses with Ego, as this sharp Redditor has pointed out.

Noa and Ego seem to be on the good terms in this version of story. Good for them. Not so much in my other theories and probably canon...🥲

[cyberparadis]

[bluelokk]

Anri-chan, surely you don’t really believe Japan has a chance of winning the World Cup? Of course I do, you money-grubbing rodent. It’s my goddamn dream!

TEIERI ANRI in BLUE LOCK ep. 2 かいぶつ ⬟ monster

[mikageoreo]

hi! would anyone be interested if i made a bllk ship week?

[edit: the account @bllkshipweek is up!]

it can feature any characters or romantic/platonic ship for a week! both manga readers and anime watchers can join! i think it’d be nice since the bllk community has been growing bigger, and other fandoms have weeks dedicated to certain things (like angst/fluff week) so having one for ourselves would be a fun way to strengthen and support the bllk community. the goal will be to have fun and share our love for the series! no pressure for anything too grand.

if you like the idea of this, it would help to like and reblog this post so I can see if people are interested! i’ll be sharing some more information at a later date. thank you!

[oo-mi-ru-oo]

Blue Lock art~💙

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