Marking the second sports-themed anime feature film that CrunchyRoll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will have screening in cinemas across June (The other being Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle), Blue Lock the Movie -Episode Nagi- is set to arrive in North American cinemas starting Friday 28 June 2024.
With less than a month ago until its cinematic debut outside of Japan, CrunchyRoll has shared the below English-subtitled trailer for Blue Lock the Movie -Episode Nagi-. While just over a minute in length, it should hopefully give fans a taste of what’s to come. While the trailer is only subtitled, both Japanese Audio + English Subtitles, and English Dub options will be available in cinemas.
Blue Lock the Movie -Episode Nagi- is being directed by Shunsuke Ishikawa, featuring character designs by Yusuke Nomura, composition and screenplay by Taku Kishimoto, music by Jun Murayama and all that wonderful animation coming from Eightbit, the studio also behind the TV season. The Japanese and English voice casts for the film are below as well for your reference:
| Character | Japanese VA | English VA |
|---|---|---|
| Seishiro Nagi | Nobunaga Shimazaki | Bryson Baugus |
| Reo Mikage | Yuma Uchida | Kamen Casey |
| Yoichi Isagi | Kazuki Ura | Ricco Fajardo |
| Zantetsu Tsurugi | Kazuyuki Okitsu | Matthew Elkins |
| Meguru Bachira | Tasuku Kaito | Drew Breedlove |
| Rensuke Kunigami | Yuki Ono | Alex Hom |
| Hyoma Chigiri | Soma Saito | Aaron Dismuke |
| Rin Itoshi | Koki Uchiyama | Matt Shipman |
| Jinpachi Ego | Hiroshi Kamiya | Derick Snow |
| Ryo Nameoka | Subaru Kimura | Brent Mukai |
Are you new to the Blue Lock franchise? Originating as a manga written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura, Blue Lock currently has one 24-episode season available as of writing, available to stream officially via CrunchyRoll, with a second season in the works to debut during Japan’s Fall 2024 anime season.
About Blue Lock the Movie – Episode Nagi –
“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.
About the Blue Lock Franchise
BLUE LOCK follows the dreams of 300 high school students who aim to become an absolute ace striker and lead the Japan’s Men’s National Team to win the next World Cup tournament. However, if they are eliminated from the BLUELOCK training program they will never be able to play for the national team and their career is finished. Only one whose ego and skill triumphs over all will emerge on top.
