The battle of egos will head to the silver screen with BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI- coming to international theaters in 2024! Starting with the North American release on June 28, Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will release the newest BLUE LOCK movie in other select international regions in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa at a later date, so stay tuned for further announcements. The film will be available in both Japanese with English subtitles as well as dubbed in English.
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, with character designs by Yusuke Nomura, Screenplay/Composition by Taku Kishimoto and music by Jun Maruyama.Check out the first season in a range of subs and dubs, right here on Crunchyroll! -EPISODE NAGI- is described as such:
“That’s a hassle.” That was second-year high schooler Nagi Seishiro’s favorite phrase as he lived his dull life. Until Mikage Reo, a classmate who dreamed of winning the World Cup, discovered Nagi’s hidden skill, inspiring him to play soccer and share his outstanding talent. One day, he receives an invitation to the mysterious BLUE LOCK Project. What awaits him there is an encounter with the finest strikers assembled from across the country. Nagi’s dream of becoming the best, alongside Reo, will take this prodigy to a world he’s never known. A prodigy can only be shaped when someone discovers him….now, striker Nagi Seishiro’s incredible talent and persona will set the soccer world ablaze.
