Season 2 may not be here yet, but at least there’s the upcoming Episode Nagi movie. Aside from exploring a fan-favorite's backstory, Blue Lock: Episode Nagi is also confirmed to have a post-credits scene.
At AnimeJapan 2024 ahead of its Japanese premiere, the Blue Lock movie revealed more information, including mini-episodes that are shown after the credits.
What Is Blue Lock: Episode Nagi About? Exploring Seishiro Nagi’s Past
Blue Lock is a sports anime that’s based on a Weekly Shonen Magazine manga of the same name. The anime premiered in Fall 2022 where it became a huge hit as it coincided with Japan’s surprising World Cup run.
Given the series’ success, the Blue Lock: Episode Nagi anime film was announced shortly after the TV anime’s final episode. This is an adaptation of the manga spin-off of the same name.
As its title implies, this new film follows Seishiro Nagi. Instead of being set after the main story, it’s a prequel that explores Nagi’s time before he entered the Blue Lock facility.
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Blue Lock: Episode Nagi Post-Credits Scenes Confirmed
At AnimeJapan 2024, it was confirmed that Blue Lock: Episode Nagi has post-credits scenes in the form of anime mini-episodes titled BLUELOCK Additional Time!
This is a continuation of the theme seen in the TV series, where episodes also ended with Additional Time segments.
There are four mini-episodes, with one being screened at the end of the film’s credits. The episodes shown will change every week.
This means that to watch them all, fans will need to go to theaters four times.
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Blue Lock: Episode Nagi Voice Cast
For this film, several voice cast members from the TV anime return, and they are joined by new VAs.
The confirmed voice cast members include:
- Nobunaga Shimazaki (Eugeo in Sword Art Online: Alicization) as Seishiro Nagi
- Yuma Uchida (Megumi Fushiguro in Jujutsu Kaisen) as Reo Mikage
- Kazuyuki Okitsu (Kashima Oka in DanMachi) as Zantetsu Tsurugi
- Kazuki Ura (Bacherus in Shadowverse Flame) as Yoichi Isagi
- Tasuku Kaito (Kohaku Okawa in Ensemble Stars!! Road to Show!!) as Meguru Bachira
- Yuki Ono (Louis in Beastars) as Rensuke Kunigami
- Soma Saito (Tadashi Yamaguchi in Haikyuu) as Hyoma Chigiri
- Koki Uchiyama (Tomura Shigaraki in My Hero Academia) as Rin Itoshi
- Hiroshi Kamiya (Levi in Attack on Titan) as Jinpachi Ego
- Subaru Kimura (Haruki Hayashida in Tokyo Revengers) as Ryo Nameoka
When Is the Blue Lock: Episode Nagi Release Date?
Blue Lock: Episode Nagi was released in Japanese cinemas on April 19, 2024. As with many popular titles, the film got a wide release in Japan.
Meanwhile, fans in the US can watch the movie in theaters on June 28, 2024. Crunchyroll confirmed that it will distribute the film worldwide.
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