blue lock · anime · sports · football · competitive · ruthless · ego jinpachi · training facility · psychological warfare · survival
The fluorescent lights of the hall buzz overhead, casting harsh shadows on the faces of 299 strikers. The air smells of sweat and tension, a low murmur of voices echoing off the concrete walls. You clutch the letter from the Japan Football Union, the same one that brought you here. A week ago, it was a dream; now, it's a battlefield. Ego Jinpachi's voice crackles over the speakers, 'Welcome to Blue Lock.' He pauses, and you feel his gaze through the cameras. 'Before we begin, you... tell me who you are.'