![]() ![]() The former is a timid, mild-mannered boy who often suffers at the hands of his bullies. ![]() DaysĪdapting Tsuyoshi Yasuda’s soccer manga of the same name, animation studio MAPPA’s ( Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titanseason 4) Daysis a down-to-earth high school anime centering around two boys named Tsukushi Tsukamoto and Jin Kazama. It’s almost the opposite of what Bluelock conveys, making Aoashi an excellent pick for a more intimate and realistic take on sports anime. ![]() However, he’s scouted by a youth coach from Tokyo to come to try out and fulfill his potential, where he sees the biggest change in his life. Taking place on a much tighter scale, the series follows third-year middle schooler Ashito Aoi, a talented yet self-centered soccer player that lets his ego get the best of him. Animated by veteran studio Production I.G (coincidentally also of Haikyuu!! fame), Aoashitakes a much more grounded, somewhat more slice-of-life approach to its story, not unlike the aforementioned acclaimed volleyball series. Yuugo Kobayashi and Naohiko Ueno’s Ao Ashi manga predates Blue Lock by a few years, but it just received its first anime adaptation this year as well. The facility injects an inventive element of sci-fi into a sports series, with the over-the-top action and stylish character designs feeling reminiscent of a battle shounen, but now with sports as the catalyst. Tired of dwelling on the disappointment and mediocrity of his high school team, the titular training facility sees brutal, cutthroat regimens in an attempt to forge Japan’s top-tier “egoist” striker. Now stylized as Bluelock, the series follows high school player Yoichi Isagi as he joins an experimental soccer training facility designed to elevate the Japanese side of the sport to a new level. Putting a more high-octane and bombastic twist on the sports anime subgenre, animation studio 8bit’s adaptation of Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yuusuke Nomura’s Blue Lock is a soccer anime for fans that like action shounen as well. ![]()
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