Two and half weeks into its Japanese theatrical run, BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI- today released a new trailer that centers on the trajectory of Nagi and Reo, as well as each of their ‘Ego’, and celebrates the film’s “big hit” status.
Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment are partnering to release the prequel anime internationally, starting with North America on June 28.
Based on the award-winning manga by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura, Tetsuaki Watanabe (Haikyu!! episode director) directed BLUE LOCK and assistant-directed by Shunsuke Ishikawa (Sword Art Online Alicization episode director) at studio eightbit (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime). Ishikawa acts as director for the -EPISODE NAGI- movie.
If you’re a fan of blood-pumping sports anime, check out the first season in a range of subs and dubs, right here on Crunchyroll!
Japan’s desire for World Cup glory leads the Japanese Football Association to launch a new rigorous training program to find the national team’s next striker. Three hundred high school players are pitted against each other for the position, but only one will come out on top. Who among them will be the striker to usher in a new era of Japanese soccer?
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