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IzanaSolos said: Always remember, this is a sports manga. So please explain to me WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON??? We got this dude DROOLING ON THE FUCKING FIELD WITH HIS TONGUE OUT... bro. This show man... and this studio had the FUCKING NERVE TO PUT THE LICKING SOUND EFFECTS WHEN HE CAME FACE-TO-FACE WITH OLIVER... LIKE HELLO??? But yeah, again, we in a shounen, so Rin whipping his tongue out and drooling all over the field is all that it takes to make him untouchable... unless THIS DUDE SHIDOU JUST FOULS HIM???? But even with that foul, Rin LOCKS THE FUCK IN... and misses the shot and passes it straight to Sae... LMAOOOOOOOOOOO. Though, I gotta hand it to them, only a second into the second half of the episode AND GOD THEY MOVED... IN 2D??? NOT CGI??? HELLO??? And that kagenashi style part with Rin vs. Sae... god. 8bit man WHY COULDN'T YOU COOK LIKE THIS ALL SEASON??? No dialogue, good animation, AND THE MC ACTUALLY DOES SOMETHING FOR ONCE??? NOW THIS IS A SPORTS MANGA. Was this payoff worth the tourment of the all the rest of the season? FUCK NO. I think in my head I remembered this arc to be better, but nah man. The constant talking was so tiring PLUS the animation... what a blunder of a season man. But that post credit scene does get me scared. I mean, one, ANOTHER SEASON of this would be an embrassment PLUS, this next arc, well, isn't the best lmao. I've really grown to hate the fact that I have to spend the first few seconds of opening a random thread by reading a stupid ass comment made by a Sasuke pfp, who clearly doesn't like what they're watching, but still feels the need to rush in and be the first one to shove their abysmal take in everyone's face. I feel embarrassed, but I think I should vent occasionally. |
| ABSOLUTE CINEMA ON GOD made me forget the png lock cgi fest also i wonder who that is in the last 6 seconds of the ep <333 |
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| Goooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!! We all knew Isagi was going to score the last goal, but it came down to chance and luck after Rin going head to head with Sae. Blue Lock beating Japan's U-20 proves that the project was a major success and they are ready to move into Phase 2 with the Neo Egotist League. However in the after credit scene Rin was not satisfied with Isagi scoring the game winning goal and has made Isagi his new rival going forward. I know the animation was not great, but they really captured the essence of the Blue Lock vs. Japan's U-20 as I can hear the Japanese crowd cheering in my headphones. I don't know when the next season of Blue Lock is going to come out, but I'm hoping it will be released when the FIFA World Cup will come around in 2026. It will be so hype. |
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| Finally, the management of 8bit, in two and a half months was able to get out of the slop that was poured on them and still deigned to take care of the damage control and issue a few awards and hire outsourcers to get the framerate up to Stalker 2 levels (but still, freeze frames are not a bug, but a feature). |
| So from there all the time and budget went, IN MAKING A TREMENDOUS GOAL BY ISAGI YOICHI Mother of God, I have never been so excited! Forgive me for everything 8-bit 🙏 (The Neoegoistic League is coming!) |
| Well this was a mess of a season animation-wise, we can all agree on that. But holy shit, the sibling showdown was actually fucking PEAK. I had a feeling some shit was gonna go down when the aspect ratio changed, but holy shit, WE ACTUALLY GOT ANIMATION? THEY WERE ACTUALLY MOVING? FLUIDLY? If only the whole season could have looked like that. Even with the Powerpoint animation and constant narration during the match, which is one of my biggest criticisms of this series, there were still some entertaining moments in this Blue Lock vs. U20 match, particularly after Shidou joined, and that couple minute long stretch that led to Isagi's goal was actually insanely good. So that prevents this season from getting a 4, I'll bump it up to a 5/10. Whenever the next season comes, I just hope the animation improves. It doesn't have to, nor would I expect it to, look like Rin vs. Sae but please all I ask for is some consistent movement 😭 |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| Stand proud Blue Lock, you can move |
| Ya'll the score finally touched 7 again. Blue lock, see you sooooon |
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| Intense last season episode?! Isagi goal in the last second, cool! kekeke |
| HYPEEEEEEEEE I loved it |
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| Does someone know where Kaiser said the final words of the episode in the manga? |
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| Absolute cinema: returning from the Wild Card, and |
| OMGGGGG THE ANIMATION AND THE FINALE THEY REALLY DID SAVE THE LAST ONE AND KUNIGAMI RETURNS OMG OMGOGMOGMOGMOGMG THAT WAS EPIC AND INTENSE LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! ✊👊✊ |
| Totally insane ! The chills were real ! Immediately made me think of this whole play and goal : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CFQaNMqjUg And also Ichigo Kunigami is back, can't wait :D |
Actarus0803Dec 28, 2024 12:55 PM
| This was pure cinema literally no words 😭🔥 |
| So far we've seen a cast full of egotistical strikers that features more talking than frames of animation, dubious decisions by smokeseller Ego and just awkward dialogue coming from within the field that corresponds to anime alone. Furthermore, the motivations from the characters are questionable and make me wonder if they are idiots as much as the additional time sequences make them out to be or really into roleplaying. Also, the impact from the best plays in this match had been greatly diminished by the lack of movement and relied mostly on what characters were saying and fans could imagine. This was the set up until the last play. That last play changed everything and you could see it not only by the change of direction but the colors, the framing and the stakes being completely different. It was predictable that Isagi would score the winning goal but not how and I didn't count on Rin going mental nor on them actually acknowledging one of the most important factors of this sport: luck. It sounds cliche or dumb but IRL it plays a lot into how the team plays and the result is gonna be from the Premier League to the third division of Argentina (albeit referees may play a role as well but let's not delve into it). In essence, this was the best episode of the whole series and it was because of that play on additional time which curiously enough is the name of the section that keeping me somewhat engaged by the end. Does this mean that it's better than the first one? Absolutely not, in fact I'd recommend reading the manga and only watching that clip to newcomers. Will a new season be on the way? Maybe, let's see how they handle the production backlash (if at all) first. |
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| Finally some good animation. Lovely ending seeing Isagi make use of luck and flow to score a sick goal to win the unwinnable! But. Unless any sensible higher ups at a studio are willing to give us a quality season 3, don't even bother and instead go tarnish the name of some other show, thanks. |
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ABSOLUTELY PEAK CINEMA |
rebirthtypDec 28, 2024 1:44 PM
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| Well, that was hype af. Hopefully I can resist reading the manga while waiting for s3 |
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| God damn, the pure Hype! If only the whole match could get that level of animation it would be an instant 11/10. Genuinely I don't know how to score the S2. The "story" and characters development are S-Tier but I can't forgive the power point slides for 80% of the main match. Let's hope that they will have more time and resources for the S3+ |
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Reply to WoodenTapl
This must've been 8bit studio's flow.
WoodenTapl said: This must've been 8bit studio's flow. Lmaooo they finally entered the flow in the last minute. When the aspect ratio changed.. You know shit is about to get down. So this is where all their budget went to lol. Lol Rin just got baited by his brother. Sorry Rin, but Isagi's the MC. |
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| Imagine if the animation the Rin bros confrontation got was for the whole season instead of just a few minutes, this would've made it a 9/10 instead of a 6/10. Enjoyable last episode though, and the Isagi goal was hype. |
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| omg they actually animated it? is this where the entire budget went? |
| ONE well animated scene does not the save the show for me. That said, it was a glorious cut. |
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