Egoists Galore! New Anime "Blue Rock" to Begin October 8 on TV Asahi's National Network! New PV and additional cast members including Takahiro Sakurai revealed!

The second PV, key visuals, and additional cast members of the TV anime "Blue Rock" have been revealed.

Based on a popular soccer manga serialized in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" (original story by Muneyuki Kaneshiro, manga by Yusuke Nomura), which also won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the Juvenile Division. The manga depicts high school students fighting for survival in the "Blue Rock" (Blue Prison) project launched by the Japan Football Union.

⇒ The TV anime "Blue Rock" will air on TV Asahi from October! 10 characters played by Hiroshi Kamiya and others, and the first PV is released!

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The TV anime will begin airing on October 8, 2022 (Saturday) at 1:30 am on the "NUMAnimation slot" of the nationwide TV Asahi network. The second key visual, showing their expressions reflected in broken glass, conveys their determination and resolve to fight for their lives in soccer, and the tension of survival, as they will be eliminated if they lose.

The second PV, which uses a lot of the latest footage from the anime, has also been released. It depicts the "egoists" who stand in the way of the main character, Jiseiichi, as they compete against each other in the "Blue Rock (Blue Prison)" project.

The opening theme song is "Chaos ga Gokumaru" by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN, and the ending theme song is "WINNER" by Sogo Nakamura, who plays the role of Gin Gagamaru in the film.

Second PV

Additional characters and cast members were also announced. Natsuki Hanae plays the role of Niko, who is unobtrusive at first glance but has the ability to observe the entire field. Takahiro Sakurai plays the role of Sae, a member of the lower division of a prestigious Spanish club team that attracts attention from around the world. The Wanima brothers, who are the core of Team W with their well-matched play, are played by Suzuki Yoshiaki in two roles, as the elder brother Junichi and the younger brother Keisuke.

Opening theme song
UNISON SQUARE GARDEN "Chaos is Gone" (lyrics and music by Tabuchi)
(Words and music by Tomoya Tabuchi, arrangement by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN)

Comment from Tomoya Tabuchi
I am Tomoya Tabuchi, the bass player of UNISON SQUARE GARDEN, and I will be in charge of the OP theme of the TV animation "Blue Rock".
A rock band performed the craziest story with the craziest music.
Chaos, extreme. Please give us your best regards.

Ending theme song
Sogo Nakamura "WINNER" (lyrics and music by Sogo Nakamura, arrangement by Jun Murayama)

Comment from Sogo Nakamura
Hello, my name is Sogo Nakamura!
When I was asked to sing the ED theme song, I was surprised and very happy because I originally loved the original manga "Blue Rock".
I wrote the lyrics for "WINNER" myself, and I was conscious of writing lyrics that followed the storyline of the manga because the description of the matches in the manga is really cool, speedy, and hot. The melody of the song was written with the cool down after the match in mind. Please pay attention to both the music and the lyrics and give it a listen!

*Comments are in Japanese only.

The TV anime "Blue Rock" will be shown in theaters for a limited two-week period starting on September 23 (Fri., holiday) in the "Blue Rock Super Fast Screening Version: "Blue Prison" Entrance Dormitory Arc. Please do not miss out on the future information.

Production information】
■TV anime "Blue Rock
Broadcasting will begin on October 8, 2022 (Sat.) from 1:30 am on TV Asahi's nationwide network "NUMAnimation slot".

<Staff> Original story by Muneyuki Kaneshiro Manga by Muneyuki Kaneshiro
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
Wataru Kudo: Masatomo Nakazawa
Raiichi Jingo: Matsuoka Teijo
Yudai Imamura: Shoya Chiba
Gagamaru Gin: Sogo Nakamura
Asahi Naruhaya: Hirotsugu Kajita
Iemon Sentojin: Ryunosuke Watanuki
Kurimu Igarashi: Aoi Ichikawa
Kira Ryosuke: Kenichi Suzumura
Eshin Jinpachi: Hiroshi Kamiya
Teikyo Henri: Eri Yukimura
Teruhide Marou: Junichi Suwabe
Kazuki Futago: Natsuki Hanae
Junichi Wanima: Yoshiaki Suzuki
Keisuke Wanima: Yoshiaki Suzuki
Seishiro Nagi: Nobunaga Shimazaki
Reio Mikage: Yuma Uchida
Zantetsu Kenjo: Kazuyuki Okitsu
Itoshi Sae: Takahiro Sakurai

＜Introduction
You cannot be the world's best striker without being the world's best egoist.
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 (Blue Prison) Project.
Three hundred high school students were gathered. And they are all forwards.
What kind of striker will revolutionize Japanese soccer?
The hottest and craziest soccer anime in history is about to begin.

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