Blue Lock - Episode 21

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Episode 21 of Blue Lock will be released on Saturday, March 4th, or Sunday, March 5th, depending on your location. For Japanese fans, the episode will release on local networks like TV Asahi, while for international fans, Crunchyroll has licensed the series. Netflix will also broadcast the upcoming episode, but only within select regions of Asia, including India, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand.

The episode started with a random communication between Bachira, Aoshi, and Aryu, and the latter two told the former to pass them the ball so they could score a goal. Chigiri and Aryu met, and the latter was impressed with the former's hair. Chigiri also appreciated Aryu's name; however, he was disappointed as he didn't like his name.

Team White realizes that they can't use conventional ways to defeat Itoshi and need to make plays, where he can't keep up even if he sees the logic. As they restart the game, Isagi sees that Bachira and Itoshi had switched positions. He passes to Chigiri, who tries to use his speed and passes Aryu, but Itoshi blocks him. Chigiri is then forced to pass to Nagi. Isagi then waits to get in Bachira's blind spot and quickly changes direction. Seeing that, Nagi gives him a pass immediately and Isagi believes he passed them, but in that moment, Itoshi appears in front of him. Isagi is shocked and wonders what to do. He attempts to keep the ball, but isn't able to due to his physique. In that moment, Baro comes, stealing the ball and stating he beat Isagi. Itoshi didn't expect that and Isagi realizes that stealing from a teammate isn't in his playbook, which is why he couldn't anticipate it. Baro then takes the shot and scores, equalizing the game once again. Isagi then realizes that he needs to be someone that Itoshi can't read. Itoshi states he already input Baro's playstyle and that won't happen again. Meanwhile, Isagi intends to use Baro to create another unpredictable play.

For international viewers, Crunchyroll is simulcasting the series. The episode with English subtitles will be available two and a half hours after it airs in Japan. In the United States, that would be at the following times on Saturday:

The most obvious contender for the title of \"villain\" goes to Shouei Barou, who has been an opponent to Isagi the longest in Blue Lock. Even though the two have been playing on the same team for several episodes now, they don't often see eye to eye and are competing constantly on the pitch against one another. Just a few episodes ago, Barou even declared himself to be a villain, which gave him the motivation to keep going when times got tough.

This episode, we saw that Rin is also Isagi's match on the field for having a strategic mindset. Isagi's skill has always been that he can analyze the pitch and predict other player's moves, allowing him to both score and set others up for goals. Rin, though, can do the same - perhaps even better than Isagi can, as he proved by scoring twice in \"I'm Not There.\" He also referred to both Isagi and his own teammate, Bachira, as nothing more than NPCs to him. His cold attitude coupled with his intense skill set that rivals Isagi's own makes him even more likely to be the \"villain\" than Barou.

The final contender for \"villain\" is a bit more unexpected. Isagi's old friend and teammate, Bachira, has had a lot of character development over the course of Blue Lock. From the very first episode, he has been shown to be a bit of an enigma. He is a great player, though a bit strange and hard for others to understand, and we know that both he and Isagi have what Bachira calls a \"monster\" aiding them on the pitch. While he has always cheered Isagi on and had fun playing with him, he has also had no problems leaving Isagi behind and using what he knows about him to defeat him.

The title of Episode 21, \"I'm Not There,\" was a reference to Bachira's feelings throughout the episode. He has always been searching for incredible players powered by these \"monsters\" to play soccer with, but now that he has found them in Isagi and Rin... he feels left behind by them, and ignored. Suddenly, Bachira's entire motivation for playing has been seemingly shattered at the end of the episode when he had been planning for a big monster party on the pitch.

Blue Lock: Season 1 is being released one episode every week on Saturdays for those in Europe and America. The first season is split into two cours, with the first one getting 12 episodes.

I really hope the voice actors of this show are getting paid well considering the sheer amount of monologues they need to read every episode. I guess this kind of comes with the territory when you start pitting key members of the cast against each other with bigger teams because it genuinely feels like everybody has something to say in this episode. Don't get me wrong, I love the strategic back-and-forth going on here, especially now that Rin is starting to show his full hand. Not only is he incredibly physically skilled, but he's also able to predict outcomes after assessing everybody's abilities. It's definitely an extension of Isagi's abilities and I'm glad he's aware that unless he can elevate himself past Rin's level, then he'll never be the best striker in the world. So far, the team is just barely able to get by thanks to combining the full range of their abilities together, but that certainly has its limits.

It makes sense for Baro to be the wildcard in this situation because his overwhelming selfishness on the field is absurd to the point that it ceases to become a viable form of play that Rin would be able to predict. It's funny considering that these guys are at a facility that is basically constructed with the intention of creating the ultimate egoist player, but seeing Rin getting caught off guard is also satisfying; I look forward to more moments like that. I also wouldn't be surprised if this match ends up taking the rest of the remaining episodes considering how many levels it feels everybody needs to jump in order to squeeze out a victory.

That being said, I am genuinely surprised at the direction the show is taking Bachira. It almost feels like a bait and switch to have him be sort of an excited onlooker to everything going on like he's an audience surrogate. He's also arguably the prize and main goal for this half of the season but BLUELOCK pulls another bait and switch by kind of making him irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. Rin never gave a shit about Bachira, but even Isagi has become so involved in bettering himself during this game that he's kind of forgotten what initially drove him to get here. Honestly, I kind of like that. Rin set up Bachira's moral dilemma a few episodes ago by claiming that Bachira is always playing soccer as if he's looking for somebody, which makes sense since Bachira is lonely. I don't think Bachira ever considered what would happen if he found other monstrous players like him only for them to want nothing to do with him. It's almost like a kick to the teeth considering that Bachira grew up feeling abnormal because he was so skilled but now he's surrounded by people that are even more abnormal than he is. I think this is set up for Bachira's eventual evolution as an egoist. I wonder how that'll manifest during this game since he is technically on the enemy's team. Will he be the thing that makes Isagi lose or is he another obstacle that Isagi will need to overcome in order to win

Muneyuki Kaneshiro's manga series, Blue Lock, illustrated by Yusuke Nomura, has become incredibly popular and garnered predominantly favorable feedback. The show made its debut on TV Asahi's NUM Animation block on October 9, 2022. The upcoming episode, Episode 20, is scheduled to be broadcast on February 26, 2023.

The latest episode preview of Blue Lock reveals exciting plot details. In Blue Lock Episode 20, Isagi's team might go up against Itoshi's team, with the recent addition of Chigiri making for an interesting dynamic. Fans can expect to see Isagi, Nagi, and Barou play alongside Chigiri. Moreover, Isagi has undergone significant changes since his last encounter with Itoshi, resulting in potentially more intense competition.

Another plot point that could feature in Blue Lock Episode 20 is Bachira's hunt for the Monster from his vision. While he initially believed Isagi had the Monster, Bachira now suspects that Itoshi may possess it as well. This could potentially shift the focus of the episode toward Bachira and his search.

\"Blue Lock\" Episode 19, titled \"Dancing Boy,\" sees Isagi's team selecting Chigiri to join them as they progress to the fourth stage. The episode delves into Bachira's backstory, revealing how he started to visualize the Monster. Bachira's desire to go beyond his limits enabled him to visualize plays that were more challenging than usual, leading to his conception of the Monster.

Despite visualizing the Monster for years, Bachira was unable to find a teammate who could match up to it. However, upon joining Blue Lock and meeting Isagi, he realized that he had finally found his Monster and wanted to continue playing with him. As the episode progresses, Isagi challenges Itoshi's team to a fourth-stage match.

In an attempt to stop Tokimitsu from scoring another goal Chigiri and Barou end up committing fouls and getting yellow cards. The free kick scene I would say is one of the best parts of the episode where Rin shows his dominance and ego of a real striker.

When he gets surrounded, Bachira thinks of passing but does the opposite instead to break free from the monster that has been chasing him since childhood. Just as he shoots the ball. Isagi steals it and tells Bachira that he already expected him to do it and the episode ends with a cliffhanger.

I will be honest that although the Blue Lock episode 22 focused on Bachira, the gameplay not only kept us entertained but also had us on edge of our seats. I thought Bachira would score the last goal until Isagi