Blue Rock" of "Weekly Shonen Magazine" will be adapted into a TV anime! Teaser PV, characters, and cast comments released!

The popular comic "Blue Rock" will be adapted into a TV anime in 2022.

Blue Rock" (original story by Muneyuki Kaneshiro, manga by Yusuke Nomura), serialized in "Weekly Shonen Magazine," has sold more than 4.5 million copies and won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the Juvenile Division. It is a soccer manga about high school students gathered in the "Blue Rock" (blue prison) project of the Japan Football Union.

Blue Rock" will be adapted into a TV anime in 2022. The teaser PV, teaser visual, character visuals, and the first group of cast members have been announced.

Be sure to check out the official anime website and Twitter for the latest information.

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<Introduction
You have to be the world's most egoistic person to become the world's best striker.

In order to nurture the striker who will lead Japan to the World Cup championship,the Japan Football Union has launched a plan.

It is called the "Blue Rock" project.

Three hundred high school students were gathered.
What is the striker who will revolutionize Japanese soccer, born at the expense of 299 soccer lives?

─ ─ Now, the hottest and craziest soccer anime in history is about to begin.

Teaser PV and teaser visual

The teaser PV features a hot soccer scene full of energy and character voices, and the teaser visual shows the main character, Seiichi Kiyoshi, and the other members of Team Z fighting together.

Teaser PV】【Teaser Visual

Teaser Visual

Comments also arrived! Character & Cast Information

The main character, Seichi Jie, is played by Kazuki Ura, Maki Hachiraku by Tsubasa Kaiwatari, Rensuke Kunigami by Tomoki Ono, and Ryosuke Chigiri by Soma Saito.
Please look forward to more visuals and cast information to be added in the future.

Yoichi Isagi CV: Kazuki Ura
BL (Blue Rock) Ranking: 299th Team Z
An unknown high school FW, his dream is to one day become the ace striker of the Japanese national team and win the World Cup. He regrets his decision to pass the ball in the final of the prefectural tournament when he had a chance to score a goal. He joined the "Blue Rock" project to make his dream come true and change his life.

Comments from Kazuki Ura
Q1: What is your impression of this work?
I have been reading the original manga since it was first serialized! I remember I couldn't stop rolling up the pages.
Three hundred high school footballers are gathered to create the world's best striker.
I think there are many people who are absorbed in their muddy, always moving forward with all their might before they know it.
I love this work because I can feel the same passion for winning and scoring as an actor!

Q2: What is your impression of the character you play and how do you feel about the role?
My first impression of Kiyoshi, the character I am playing, is that he is passionate, of course, but he is somewhat too objective or cool-headed.
However, as he is influenced by the egos of those around him in "Blue Rock" and grows and reveals more and more of his own ego, I get the complete opposite impression, which I think is his charm.
I am still a green rookie myself, but I hope to grow with him as an egoist and striker through his work!

Meguru Bachiraku CV: Tsubasa Kaito
BL (Blue Rock) ranking: 290th Team Z
He has a unique sensibility and a fast-paced personality. He likes to play a free-spirited soccer style, using his excellent dribbling skills as a weapon. He has a strong interest in Kiyoshi, who he met in the same Team Z during the dormitory entrance test, and since then they have become good friends.

Comments by Tsubasa Kaiwatari
Q1: What is your impression of this work?
I couldn't stop reading the original story and was quickly drawn in. I was drawn into it very quickly. Especially, the emphasis on individual abilities and play is very innovative.

Q2: What do you think of the character you play and how do you feel about the role?
I was impressed by the character who has a gap in his personality; I thought he was a cheerful person with his own pace, but he has a very skillful dribbling technique and plays selfishly. I also think he is a very attractive character with an atmosphere of having his own world, so I will do my best to express his inner world as well as I can.

Rensuke Kunigami CV: Tomoki Ono
BL (Blue Rock) ranking: 291st Team Z
He is a young man full of sportsmanship and a good heart, and his belief is "fairness and justice. His straightforward and sincere character has earned him the trust of his teammates. His strong physicality and left-footed mid-shot are his weapons.

Comments from Tomoki Ono
Q1: What is your impression of this work?
As a former soccer boy, I have read a certain amount of soccer manga, but when I read "Blue Rock" for the first time, I was shocked.
It's really a soccer version of the Death Game. I felt an excitement that I could only experience in "Blue Rock.

Q2: What is your impression of the character you play and how do you feel about the role?
I had previously voiced several characters in a "Blue Rock" commercial, but I was not in charge of Kunigami at that time. Actually, the character I personally felt the most sympathy for and wanted to challenge was Kunigami. So when I auditioned for the role of Kunigami, I was extremely happy.
He is a man who trains himself and waits for the time to come in a fair and honest manner and in silence. I will do my best to play such a character.

Hyoma Chigiri CV: Souma Saito
BL (Blue Rock) ranking: 292nd Team Z
A beautiful boy with a neutral face. He keeps his weapons a secret from his teammates for a "certain reason". He is sometimes called a "selfish young lady" because of his looks and cool, fast-paced behavior.

Comments from Souma Saito
Q1: What was your impression of this movie?
When I started reading the book for the audition, I was so curious about the next development that I kept on reading.
Of course, the drama and passion of each character is fascinating, but I was also fascinated by their attitude of not only being desperate but also trying to reach the answer in a proper way.
The recording has not started yet, but I am sure that the anime will be unconventional as well, since the characters are all very unique.

Q2: What is your impression of the character you play and how do you feel about the role?
Chigiri-kun looks like a beautiful and fragile boy, but I think he is a pleasant person with a lot of passion in his heart.
During the audition, there was a line from an episode that will be a turning point for him in the story, so I am looking forward to getting to that point.
But he is usually a person who has his own pace, so I hope you can feel the gap between the daily scenes and the game scenes.

[Work information
TV animation "Blue Rock
Scheduled to air in 2022

<Staff> Original story: Muneyuki Kaneshiro Manga
Original story: Muneyuki Kaneshiro Manga: Yusuke Nomura (Kodansha's "Weekly Shonen Magazine" serialization)
Director : Tetsuaki Watanabe
Assistant Director : Shunsuke Ishikawa
Series Composition/Screenplay : Taku Kishimoto
Story Supervisor: Muneyuki Kaneshiro
Concept Advisor: Yasushi Kamimura
Main Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Yu Shindo
Character Design and Chief Animation Director：Kenji Tanabe, Kento Toya
Chief Action Director：Hisashi Higashijima
Action Director: Hiromi Sakamoto
Prop Design: Hisashi Higashijima, Yuri Nakajima, Kaori Okitsu
Animation Special Effects: Akane
Color Design: Sakura Komatsu
Art Setup Designer: Shinji Sugiyama
Art Director: Sawako Takagi
Backgrounds: Studio YS
Director of Photography : Yasuhiro Asagi
Cinematography: Chiptune
3DCG Director: Norimitsu Hirosawa
3DCG: Aura Studio
Visual Concept: Toshiyuki Yamashita (Hyperball)
Special Effects Processing: Toshiyuki Yamashita, Rina Misumi
2DCG Monitor Graphics: Keiichi Asano (emitai)
Editing: Mai Hasegawa (edits)
Sound Director: Hiroki Gohbun
Sound Production: Bit Groove Promotion
Music: Murayama☆Jun
Animation Producer: Tsuyoshi Hirano
Animation Production: Eight Bit

＜Cast
Seiichi Kiyoshi: Kazuki Ura
Maki Hachiraku:Tsubasa Kaiwatari
Kokugami Rensuke:Tomoki Ono
Chigiri Ryoma：Saito Souma

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