Blue Lock, vol. 25

ブルーロック [Blue Lock] #25

by Muneyuki Kaneshiro (Writer), Yusuke Nomura (Illustrator), Andrea Bernal Asensio (Translator)

¡He aquí la batalla de más alto nivel de la historia!

¡Este quinto partido contra el Ubers está alcanzando un punto álgido!¡El primer gol de Isagi en la Liga Neoegoísta ha puesto en cabeza al equipo alemán! ¡Por fin se revelará el secreto tras su nueva arma, el chute directo con la zurda! ¡Por otro lado, Italia hará una demostración de todas las estrategias que ha planeado su mentor, Snuffy!

¡Y también veremos la increíble evolución de otros miembros de BLUE LOCK como Barou y Niko, así como de Aiku y el resto del equipo!
¡Tras ver que Isagi le ha tomado la delantera, Kaiser encenderá las llamas del contraataque para reclamar su puesto como protagonista del campo!
¿¡Quién será la pieza clave que dominará este partido de talla mundial!?
¡Una serie imparable de evoluciones en cadena! ¡Y ninguno de ellos está dispuesto a renunciar al título de protagonista!

Genres: Manga, Sports, Comics, Fiction, Contemporary, Action, Shonen

192 pages, Paperback

First published July 14, 2023

About the author

Muneyuki Kaneshiro (金城宗幸, Kaneshiro Muneyuki) is a Japanese mangaka.

Reviews

[aleksandra · Rating 4.25 out of 5]

4.25/5

Everyone needs to chill with this Meta Vision, it’s my boy Isagi’s thing.

[Freefall · Rating 5 out of 5]

idc this is getting a 5 ⭐. the match is just as good as the non-match stuff and we see so many characters, most of which are the ones i actually like!!! after reading so many fanfics i feel as if i've lost sight of the canon characters. i can't wait to keep going. raichi, niko, aryu!!, snuffy, even noel noa, yukimiya, hiori, kurona, thank you for blessing my eyes. and the bachira, chigiri, kunigami 🥰🥰🥰, and isagi reunion scene and the beginning made me SO HAPPY.

"i had ego juice coming out of all my pores!"

FINALLY THE WEIRD ASS DIALOGUE GETS ADDRESSED. (kaneshiro canNOT write dialogue unforch.)

what is it with my library giving me all the volumes i request a hold for except for ONE IN THE FUCKING MIDDLE.

also i love niko he's so endearing

SHDGLKJAHGKAJDLG FUFHAHBHAHEA OH MY GAWDDD KUNIGAMI IS STILL LOWKEY A GREEN FLAG LIKE HE'S WARNING ISAGI TO NOT GET INJURED. AND CHIGIRI OMGGG HE'S HERE FOR KUNIIII FEEDING THE MOURNING KUNIGIRI TRUTHERS.

update 2

you're a human first...and a soccer player second.

snuffy might be my favorite of the five pro-coaches so far. don't get me wrong, noel noa has his merits and chris prince is a vibe (he's a dickwad tho), and i haven't gotten too many glances at lavinho and def not loki, but wowowow. snuffy's vibe is so good, he actually balances being a human and a soccer player together very well! the most grounded, normal character of the arc tbh.

update 3 and 4!!

okay first i LOVE the nikosagi friendship, they're like. the only actually NORMAL rivalry, plus off the field they're pretty civil. AND NIKO IS ACTUALLY WELL-ADJUSTED. AND MENTALLY STABLE. RAHRAHRAHRAHHHHHH

and they share their cool spatial awareness-related things with each other, like isagi telling niko about metavision and niko essentially reviewing isagi's playback and telling him what he could do better (indirectly, he essentially just explains how he manages to steal/see isagi's balls/plays)

every time k**ser has the ball i fucking root for the other team.

I LOVE YUKIMIYA!!!!

i hate aiku. dilf manwhore-ku.

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[Ali · Rating 3 out of 5]

یه مشکلی که باهاش دارم اینه که اومده یه چیزی به اسم دید فرابعدی رو به داستان اضافه کرده و این مدلیه که کارکتر می‌تونه تمام حرکات اطرافش رو تجزیه و تحلیل کنه و آینده رو تا حدی پیش‌بینی کنه. خب این بد نیست بازیکن‌هایی بودن و هستن که چنین قابلیتی رو دارن ولی دیکه تو بلولاک شورش رو درآوردن. نمیشه که نصف بازیکن‌های یه تیم این قابلیت رو داشته باشن. در واقع توانایی خیلی محدودیه و اینطوری که داره ازش زیاد استفاده می‌کنه باعث مسخره شدن داستان میشه. هر موقع دلش بخواد یکی میاد توپ اون یکی رو می‌زنه و میشه دید فرابعدی🥸 اصلا هم مهم نیست که بازیکن که توپ رو دزدیده یا پس گرفته تا دو ثانیه قبل از توپ چهل متر فاصله داشته.
کاش می‌شد واسه ریویو گودریدز ویس داد. حس می‌کنم اگه ویس می‌دادم می‌شد بهتر توضیحش داد.

[Lucy (the invisible life of a reader) · Rating 5 out of 5]

the ubers match is stressing me out so much
bastard munchen better not lose 😭

[mikaela (spinebreaker) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ness embarrasses himself simping for Kaiser (real); Lorenzo is like one of those wiggle things outside car dealerships; I love the Ubers' play style; I want {redacted} to have his moment to shine

[Riki (˶˃⤙˂˶) · Rating 5 out of 5]

5💫

I don't even know what to say at this point... It's so good y'all.

Like the boss ass qween Chigiri comes over to the other stratum to confront his ex Kunigami, Dark Isagi attaks, the happy lil puppy-dog Ness is scolded by Kaiser-sama, AND Kurona my poor bebé gets subbed out for a bad cramp! SO MUCH HAPPENS!!! And the drama is gold!

The ending, especially the last frame was beautiful. Can't wait to continue to the next one!

[fulcrum · Rating 3 out of 5]

to everyone wondering where the other players got metavision from… can i remind you how isagi came up with it in the first place? he just noticed that kaiser looks around and pays attention to other players, not just the ball, because he doesn’t have to worry about that when ness is passing to him. it’s not like metavision is his superpower, it’s just one part of it.

also, ubers pissed me off so much they actually made me root for the evil german football team.

[Zenitea · Rating 4.25 out of 5]

Can I officially fangirl over Kaiser?

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Snuffy, te quiero
Parte 1

キミはサッカー選手である前にただの人間だ

[Saishree · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hiori better play next volume

[Kaitlynne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Time for some more bulk updates because I'm completely caught up through 269. I have NOTES instead of an actual review though lol

Thoughts while reading:

Kunigananami is still a good guy deep down, *SOBS* He's still looking out for Isagi even if he's acting like a jerk about iiiiiiiitttttttttttt, I can't handle it

Ego Juice... out of your pores... Buzzy Bee you say the weirdest things sometimes.

GUYS! I thought Maid Sama Idiot Trio was my favorite... turns out Blue Lock Idiot Trio is giving them a run for their money, I love it.

Ummm, excuuuuse meeeeee. I WANT MORE CONTENT FROM THE EGOTIST FOURRRRRRRRRRR

SIR. Please stop barking. You're embarrassing yourself.

I wonder how much gel/spray/mousse Barou uses to get his hair to stay the way it is.

You get Meta Vision, and YOU get Meta Vision... EVERYONE GETS META VISIONNNN! (But really. Please explain to me how, if FOUR of TWENTY TWO people have Meta Vision, it's still rare?? Let's make it make sense.

Final thoughts:

You knowwwwwwwwwww maybe... JUST MAYBE... if everyone stopped trying to steal goals from their TEAMMATES, winning would be easier.

[Munsaka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Why does everyone have Meta Vision? All of a sudden ☹️that's Isagi's move. y'all need to stop ☹️😭
Can we talk about Kasier's goal like woah can't wait for that to be animated cause I sure as he'll can't explain what just happened even after reading it 3 times.

[Caleism · Rating 5 out of 5]

Isagi is the goat. I live how active he is rn

[🌀 Eli 🌀 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just wanna say Ness gives me such secondhand embarrassment, that’s all. thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

just kidding, let me drag him for a couple seconds more because I think he might be my least favorite Blue Lock character yet. has he done anything to me personally? no… beside the fact that I literally just can’t stand him.
like, why was bro celebrating Kaiser’s goal more than Kaiser himself did 😃 I genuinely didn’t know whether to bury my head in my hands to cringe in silence or to simply walk out into a forest so I could lay down and let the earth consume me. I’m remembering it now as I type this review how he rubbed the goal on the other team’s face with way too much enthusiasm, just for Kaiser to tell him to shut the fuck up. I’m sorry but I HAD to laugh. Kaiser is so real for that.
personally I would not show my face again after that. ever. please, petition for someone to grab him by the shoulders and tell him to get himself together. he needs to snap out of it and stop acting like Kaiser’s successes have anything to do with him. he was just sorta there. I am begging him to grow a personality beside being Kaiser’s number 1 stan and Isagi’s number 1 hater. asap, if possible. it is not the end of the world that Kaiser has found a new opponent in Isagi because Ness is still his lackey, it’s not like I think he had Kaiser’s attention at all in the first place so I dunno what he’s foaming at the mouth about but AHEM whatever that ain’t my business.

to end on me not being a total hater lmao, I kind of sort of loved how Isagi called Kurona “My reliable planet” like that was cute. let’s not get it twisted I will always think Bachira and Isagi were such a good duo, but I like that we’re seeing how different players click with Isagi and balance his plays. speaking of, I see Yo wanting in on the match, I hope we see him on the field soon.

[Aidan · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5

This volume of non-stop action contains what is, in my opinion, the most powerful chapter in Blue Lock.

Marc Snuffy's backstory and philosophy are so much of what make this match my personal favorite. His story is surprisingly dark for a sports manga, and his talk with Barou about being a person before being a footballer was just so peak. I'm a big Niko fan, so watching him evolve in this volume was also very satisfying. The goals were cool too, especially since it gave us the opportunity to delve into Metavision vs. Predator Eye. I always enjoy when Isagi starts writing a thesis mid-game, and he seems to learn a lot in this volume alone from watching the playstyle of Ubers.

Everyone is awesome here. Isagi continues to perform at the highest level he ever has, Barou is living as exactly the type of striker we understand him to be, and getting to focus on defenders is always a plus. I loved Aiku and Niko developing their own Metavision - this is all just training for the World Cup, after all, so it's great to see the Japanese players improve, regardless of what team they're on. Ubers' playstyle is just so brilliantly written - a tactical team built around pre-executed strategies, getting tyrannically hijacked by King Barou, resulting in a blend of insanely fast pre-drilled strategies and near-perfect finishing, providing a suitable challenge for Isagi to overcome in this penultimate challenge of the NEL without making our protagonist feel in any way weak.

I wish that every match gave defenders this much attention. This, combined with the brilliance of Kaneshiro's character writing, makes this yet another volume that is nothing short of perfection.

[⋆ ࣪˖ ִֶָ sel ་༘࿐ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I fucking love Ness, he is genuinely and single-mindedly a Kaiser freak. And fuck Kaiser, he's great but some of his greatness are thanks to Ness's easy passes. I can't wait for him to crash out the moment Ness starts rebelling. I love their trope!

Everyone's great, especially the ones originally from BLLK. The amount of progress they've reached are something worth noting for, especially Niko. He's a really good kid. Also rooting for Hiori!

[cam · Rating 5 out of 5]

NIKO COVERRRR

[Dario Boen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yeah this shit still kinda cringe
Disney channel ahh dialogue during a football match is crazy tbh

[Jay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ubers vs Bastard: una delle migliori partite di questo nuovo arc.

[aria · Rating 5 out of 5]

I FINALLY GOT MY EGOIST FOUR REUNION LIFE IS GOOD

Chapter 213 :
- EGOIST FOUR OHHHHHH IS THIS ISAGI BACHIRA CHIGIRI KUNIGAMI 🥹
- “gotcha. well, then i’ll just tell you my feelings.” ???? Are you confessing or something.
- BACHIRA AAA MY BABY IVE MISSED YOU
- his ego juice…….?
- “then i’ll be with isagi first!” he really cant go 5 minutes without his boyfriend can he.
- THE EGOIST FOUR ARE BACK TOGETHER AGAIN 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 we’re gettin the band back together!!

Chapter 214 :
- hmmmmmm so italy is based on tactics
- countering isagi is insane ,, bm you better not disappoint me

Chapter 215 :
- kinda interesting how they’ve actually gotten barou to cooperate??
- oh wow that got dark quickly

Chapter 216 :
- awe snuffy is actually so sweet what 💔

Chapter 217 :
- HUHHH so they have to make plays that the enemy team wont ever expect,,
- can these randos stop with their metavision thats isagi’s thing.
- “does niko have metavision too” i thought we knew this from the beginning.

Chapter 218 :
- OH WAIT NIKO DOESNT HAVE METAVISION???? that was all instinct,, i thought he did from the first moment we saw him 💔
- ness is so pretty why is he being bossed around by kaiser of all people.
- the chaotic start might actually be good cause they have everything planned out so if you mess uppppppp their plays and tactics they wont be able to do anything,,

Chapter 220 :
- YUKIMIYA LETS GO 🔥
- lorenzo pls go away .
- never have i been so glad to see kaiser omg
- YESSSSSSSSSS GOAL love u kaiser.

Chapter 221 :
- title sounds awfully familiar to bachira’s crashout in the 4v4
- oh nevermind kaiser fuck off dont speak to ness that way.
- “yoichi isagi has infiltrated kaiser’s brain” kaiser literally cant think straight pack it up homotron 2000
- i do really like how noa only joins when the other team’s leader does,, it makes the play actually fair
- HIORIIIIIIII i think next volume will be hiori’s time.. This is probably one of the first times hiori is actually excited to play soccer 😿

[Robyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Being the reason for another divorce…. Isagi cannot be stopped

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

isagi bachira chigiri and kunigami reunion WE CHEERED!!!!!


the ubers are interesting and barou saying “serve me, ubers” was so cool

ness is so annoying and kaiser saying that to him was hilarous

i hate kaiser but that goal was epic imo

[delphine ☾☼ · Rating 5 out of 5]

i hate ness so much and kaiser dont like him so much but he still acts like his puppy???? ogk

anyways, kaiser's shoot was so great

[BookManiac · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5.

Potential. Evolution. Adaptation. Ego. Ascension. In a lot of ways, these are the ideals that underlie Blue Lock, and everyone, whether they be Isagi, his allies, teammates, or opponents, are embodying it in this match and volume. I love it. Blue Lock at its best.

[elif sinem · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Barou and don't like Bastard "Chaos on the field and civil wars outside of it" München at all.

[Mar · Rating 5 out of 5]

so good.

[katerinoula · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I call him ‘Kaiser’s bicycle kick’ instead of perfect

[Paula ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3'5 ✨stars

[Alexa Z · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a Goal........!

[Mireya · Rating 4 out of 5]

esto de la metavision se les va de las manos