Yoichi Isagi
Striker • Main protagonist
A seemingly average forward with a strong game IQ, Isagi develops a deadly spatial awareness and learns to weaponize his ego.
Story synopsis
A hunger‑games style football experiment where only the most selfish striker survives.
Blue Lock begins after Japan loses badly at the World Cup. To fix the “problem of Japanese strikers,” a radical coach named Ego Jinpachi creates a prison‑like training camp where talented forwards are forced to battle each other for the single spot as Japan’s future ace. Yoichi Isagi, an average high school forward who once passed instead of shooting, enters the facility and slowly awakens a sharp, analytical ego on the field.
Main characters
Strikers who are ready to crush others to become number one.
Meguru Bachira
Dribbler • Free spirit
A wild dribbler who talks about the “monster” inside him, Bachira seeks someone who can keep up with his chaotic style.
Rin Itoshi
Top prodigy
A cold, elite striker with ridiculous technique and mentality, Rin treats Blue Lock as a battlefield to crush all rivals.
Ego Jinpachi
Blue Lock architect
The mastermind behind the project, Ego believes egoism and hunger for goals matter more than teamwork in modern football.
- Isagi realizes his fateful pass cost his team the national match and swears to become a striker who always shoots.
- The intense team matches inside Blue Lock where tactics, chemistry, and raw selfishness collide.
- Rin and Isagi’s evolving rivalry as they read the field and try to overwrite each other’s “vision.”