We are "Osha" / Autumn Anime "Blue Rock" - 3 characters played by Koki Uchiyama, Katsuyuki Konishi, and Shinnosuke Tachibana are revealed! Tickets for the stage greeting go on sale today!

Three new characters and cast members have been announced for the fall 2022 anime "Blue Rock. In addition, tickets for the stage greeting will go on sale today.

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, where "only the world's biggest egoist can become the world's best striker.

⇒The story depicts high school students fighting for survival in the "Blue Rock (Blue Prison)" project launched by the Japan Football Union! New anime "Blue Rock" will start airing on October 8 on TV Asahi's nationwide network! New PV and additional cast members including Takahiro Sakurai revealed!

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The TV anime will start airing on October 8 (Sat.) at 1:30 pm on TV Asahi's nationwide network "NUMAnimation slot". On the same day, it will be distributed on ABEMA Premium, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and other distribution sites.

Koki Uchiyama, Katsuyuki Konishi, and Shinnosuke Tachibana will join the new cast!

Three new characters and cast members have been announced. Koki Uchiyama will play Rin, the current top player of the "Blue Rock" ranking. Katsuyuki Konishi will play the narcissist Antou, who has a unique sense of style, and Shinnosuke Tachibana will play Tokimitsu, who has an extremely negative outlook.

Rin Itoshi: cv Koki Uchiyama
BL (Blue Rock) ranking: No. 1
At the moment! He is the top player of "Blue Rock (Blue Prison)" and boasts high scoring ability.
He is a super egoist who wears a cool atmosphere, but his aggressive play and words and deeds stand out. On the other hand, he also has excellent insight, and is able to assess the abilities of other players and then dominate them in combination play.
Sae Itoshi is his own brother, and there seems to be a deep feud between the two.

<Cast Comments
Q1: What is your impression of this work?
I enjoyed reading it not only as an interesting soccer manga, but also as a battle for survival in "Blue Rock. I was curious about the next development and the fate of each player, so I kept reading and reading, and I thought the powerful pictures that captured the moment during the game were cool.

Q2: What is your impression of the character you play and your enthusiasm for the role?
Rin Itoshi is a highly skilled player and the younger brother of Sae Itoshi, who is already a famous player. His personality is cool at first glance, but he has a passionate fighting spirit behind it. I am trying to complete the character while valuing what he is thinking in his heart.

■Jubei Aryu: cv Katsuyuki Konishi
BL (Blue Rock) ranking: 2nd
He is second only to Rin in ranking, and uses his uniquely Japanese jumping ability and reach as weapons.
He is a narcissist with a high sense of beauty, but he shows respect to those whom he recognizes as "osha," which is his unique value system.
He values "Osha" above all else, and has a complex about his old-fashioned name, which he believes is not "Osha.

<Cast Comments
Q1: What is your impression of this film?
I liked the original "Blue Rock" and read it. The enemy is yourself. It's very exciting!

Q2: What is your impression of the character you play and how do you feel about the role?
He is a stylish guy with long hair. How will he fight in the intensely individualistic world of Osha!

■Aoshi Tokimitsu: cv Shinnosuke Tachibana
BL (Blue Rock) Ranking: 3rd
He has an extremely negative mindset that tends to make backward-looking statements. On the other hand, he is a top-class player with astonishing physical strength and inexhaustible stamina.
He is a serious soccer geek and has a detailed memory of the aliases and playing styles of world-famous soccer players.

<Cast Comments
Q1: What is your impression of this film?
I think it's an unusual soccer comic ......, or rather, a soccer comic that is very out of the ordinary (laughs). I am also very intrigued by the unusual style of putting survival elements into soccer! But still... the characters all have strong personalities (laughs).

Q2: What is your impression of the character you play and your enthusiasm for the role?
I have not had many opportunities to play negative characters before, so I hope I can grasp that aspect and play it as the character's personality.
I think the recording studio is a clash of character personalities. I want to leave my mark on the recording studio so that I don't lose out.

I want to leave my mark on the recording.

Tickets for the stage greeting are on sale today!

The stage greeting will be held at the "Blue Rock Super Fast Screening Version - "Blue Prison" Entrance Dormitory Version," which will start showing at theaters for a limited time from September 23 (Fri., holiday). On September 23 (Fri., holiday), the first day of screening, two stage greetings will be held at Shinjuku Piccadilly.

Kazuki Ura (Seichi Kiyoshi), Tsubasa Kaiwatari (Maki Hachiraku), Souma Saito (Hyoma Chigiri), and Sogo Nakamura (Min Gagamaru) will be on stage to deliver passionate Blue Rock talk after the first screening and before the second screening.
In addition, Ura, Kaiwatari, Tomoki Ono (playing Rensuke Kunigami), and Saito will appear in the "bonus cast video" that will be shown in theaters after the main TV anime film. The content of the video will be shown at the theater.

Tickets are on sale from today!

Production Information

TV animation "Blue Rock

＜Broadcast Information
Broadcasting starts on October 8, 2022!
TV Asahi national network NUMAnimation slot: October 8 (Sat.) from 1:30 p.m.
AT-X: Every week (Sun.) from October 9 at 9:00 p.m.
(Repeat broadcast: Every Wednesday at 28:30 / Every Sunday at 6:00)
BS Asahi: Every Saturday from October 8 at 26:00

<Distribution information
All-you-can-watch distribution
Saturday, October 8, 2022 from 26:00
All-you-can watch, ABEMA Premium, Amazon Prime Video, dAnime Store, Disney+, Netflix, Bandai Channel, Hulu, U-NEXT
Pay-as-you-go distribution
Saturday, October 8, 2022 from 26:00
Amazon Prime Video, GYAO! Store, Nico Nico Channel, HAPPY Video, Bandai Channel, Video Market, music.jp, Movie Full, Rakuten TV

＜Staff
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
Rin Itoshi: Koki Uchiyama
Jubei Aryu: Katsuyuki Konishi
Seishi Tokimitsu : Shinnosuke Tachibana
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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