'Blue Lock' Gets Sequel Anime, Live-Action Movie

The Blue Lock Egoist Fest 2025 announced a sequel anime for the television anime on Sunday, revealing an announcement visual (pictured above). The Fest also announced a live-action movie adaptation of Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yuusuke Nomura's team sports manga. The live-action movie will premiere in theaters in Japan in Summer 2026. Produced by 8bit, the first anime season aired in 24 episodes from Fall 2022 to Winter 2023, followed by the 14-episode second season, Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan, in Fall 2024. Crunchyroll streamed the anime with subtitles and dubs in multiple languages. The Blue Lock: Episode Nagi spin-off movie premiered in April 2024. Kaneshiro and Nomura began serializing the manga in Weekly Shounen Magazine in August 2018. Kodansha published the 35th volume on August 12, with the 36th volume planned for a November 17 release. Blue Lock has a cumulative 45 million copies of its volume in circulation. Kodansha USA licensed the manga for digital release in English in January 2021 and published the 33rd volume on September 9. Official site: https://tv.bluelock-pr.com/ Official X: @BLUELOCK PR Blue Lock (Shin Series) on MAL