Blue Lock Watch Order: Every Season, Episode and Movie, Explained

Does Blue Lock Have Filler?

No, Blue Lock has no filler episodes. As of the end of Season 2, all 38 episodes of the anime are direct adaptations of the manga, and every major filler-list tracker lists Blue Lock at 0 filler episodes (0%). The show does not invent anime-original detours, recap specials or standalone side stories that pad the runtime.

That makes Blue Lock an unusually efficient watch: no episode can be skipped without missing real story. If you have seen the lists that mention "Blue Lock filler episodes" somewhere, what they are really telling you is that every episode counts. Official trackers such as Anime Filler List and Anime Filler Guide both rate the full series as manga canon, so the old "Blue Lock filler list" you may have seen simply documents that there is nothing to skip.

The reason is the pacing. A 24-episode first season adapts roughly 94 manga chapters, and the 14-episode second season covers the next 55 chapters. Blue Lock plays out as a single continuous, elimination-style tournament, so dropping even one episode means losing track of who is still alive in the Blue Lock Project and how the match evolves.

What "100% Canon" Means for a First-Time Viewer

When a show is 100% manga canon, it means every episode is adapted from the source material and advances either the plot, the character development, or both. For Blue Lock that translates into 38 uninterrupted episodes with no anime-original fillers, no standalone recap specials, and no reset-everything comedy breathers. The practical consequence is simple: follow the order above top to bottom and you will never lose the thread. The only "extra" in the franchise is the Episode Nagi movie, and even that is a spin-off based on its own manga rather than a filler film.

The Complete Blue Lock Watch Order

Here is the step-by-step order that goes directly from episode one to the latest confirmed content. This is the order recommended by most Blue Lock guides, including The Escapist's anime watch order and trackers like Anime Filler List.

Release order means you watch everything in the order it actually premiered: Season 1 first, then the movie, then Season 2. It keeps the reveals, the pacing and the production upgrades exactly as fans experienced them. Story order puts the Episode Nagi movie in front, because chronologically it begins before Season 1; some fans recommend this for rewatches. For a first watch, release order is the safer bet: the movie assumes you already know Isagi, Bachira, Rin and the rest of the main cast, and its emotional beats land much harder once you have spent a season with them.

Step 1 — Blue Lock Season 1 (Episodes 1–24)

Season 1 is where everything begins. It aired from October 9, 2022, to March 26, 2023 on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation block and was simulcast worldwide on Crunchyroll, which also produced an English dub. The season follows Yoichi Isagi, a high-school striker who is invited — along with 299 other forwards — into Blue Lock, a radical training facility created to produce the world's most ego-driven striker for Japan's World Cup dream.

Season 1 adapts the First Selection (the brutal 5-v-5 team survival rounds), the Second Selection (the draft and 3-v-3 battles), and the beginning of the Third Selection, ending right as the Blue Lock eleven is assembled to face the Japanese U-20 national team. Key rivalries introduced here — Isagi vs. Rin Itoshi, the partnership of Nagi Seishirō and Reo Mikage, Bachira's "monster" and the World Five exhibition — all pay off later, so this season is essential viewing.

Step 2 (Optional) — Blue Lock: Episode Nagi (Movie)

Blue Lock: Episode Nagi is the first movie in the franchise and a spin-off told from Nagi Seishirō's point of view. It premiered in Japanese theaters on April 19, 2024, opened in North American theaters on June 28, 2024, and arrived on Crunchyroll on October 17, 2024 with English subtitles and an English dub.

Because it is a prequel and a parallel retelling, it shows how the famously lazy Nagi was discovered by Reo Mikage and dragged into soccer, and then re-tells early Season 1 events from Nagi's perspective. It is roughly 90 minutes long and was produced by Studio 8-bit, with Shunsuke Ishikawa directing.

You can watch it after Season 1, before Season 2, or at any time after Season 1 — it does not advance the main plot, and skipping it means you lose nothing from the core story. If you only want the essential Blue Lock experience, watch Seasons 1 and 2 first and treat the movie as an optional bonus. The movie is based on the Episode Nagi spin-off manga by the same writers, which has sold over a million copies.

Step 3 — Blue Lock Season 2 (Episodes 25–38)

Season 2, officially titled "Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan," aired from October 5 to December 28, 2024 on TV Asahi and streamed on Crunchyroll, with a two-episode closing broadcast on December 28. Its 14 episodes are entirely dedicated to the most important match in the series so far: the Blue Lock Eleven vs. the Japanese U-20 national team.

The stakes could not be higher. If Blue Lock wins, the project takes over the U-20 squad and represents Japan; if it loses, the facility is dissolved and every player's career is over. The season introduces Sae Itoshi, Ryūsei Shidō and the full U-20 line-up, and it is where Isagi's Metavision begins to awaken. Because this is one continuous match, Season 2 is the season where watching in order matters most.

Step 4 — What Comes After Blue Lock Season 2

The anime currently ends with the conclusion of the U-20 match. If you want to continue the story immediately, pick up the manga at chapter 150, which starts the Neo Egoist League arc (also called the "New Hero Wars"). That arc brings in international stars — most notably Michael Kaiser — and forms the basis for the confirmed next season. For an anime-only viewer, the next official release is Season 3, covered in detail below.

Where to Watch Blue Lock

Every currently released piece of Blue Lock anime is available on Crunchyroll. The platform simulcast Season 1 as it aired in fall 2022, did the same for Season 2's Saturday broadcast in 2024, and has streamed Blue Lock: Episode Nagi since October 17, 2024. All three are available in Japanese with subtitles, and in English dub. The movie additionally carries Latin American Spanish, Castilian Spanish, French, German and Italian dubs in supported regions.

In Japan, the series airs on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation block. Catalog availability varies by region, so if a title does not appear in your local Crunchyroll library, that is a regional licensing question rather than a missing release. There is no official free streaming source — stick to official platforms, which always keep the season and episode numbering intact.

Blue Lock Season 3 — Officially Confirmed

Season 3 of the television anime was officially confirmed on September 28, 2025, during the "Blue Lock Egoist Festa 2025" event in Tokyo, and is currently in production at Studio 8-bit.

Note: a Blue Lock live-action film (a separate, non-anime project) was also confirmed at the same September 2025 event and opened in Japanese theaters on August 7, 2026, produced by CREDEUS and distributed by Toho. It is not part of the anime watch order below.

Full Blue Lock Episode Guide

Below is the complete episode guide for both seasons — 38 episodes in total, every one of them manga canon. Season 1 episode titles follow the official English releases.

Blue Lock Season 1 — Episode List (Episodes 1–24)

Covers the First Selection, the Second Selection, and the lead-in to the Third Selection. Aired October 9, 2022 – March 26, 2023.

#	Episode Title
1	Dream
2	Monster
3	Soccer's "Zero"
4	Premonition and Intuition
5	To Be Reborn
6	I'm Sorry
7	Rush
8	The Formula for Goals
9	Awakening
10	Just the Way It Is
11	The Final Piece
12	The Second Selection
13	TOP3
14	The Geniuses and the Average Joes
15	Devour
16	Tri-Fusion
17	Donkey
18	The Stage for the Lead
19	Dancing Boy
20	Super Link-Up Play
21	I'm Not There
22	Voice
23	Luck
24	The Time Has Come

Blue Lock Season 2 — Episode List (Episodes 25–38)

The entire season is the "Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan" match. Aired October 5 – December 28, 2024. Sequel to the first season, adapting the U-20 arc (manga chapters 95–149).

#	Episode Title
25	Tryouts
26	The Assassin and the Ninja
27	The World You Feel
28	Chameleon
29	Flow
30	The Big Stage
31	Itoshi Sae
32	Blue Genes
33	Night Snow
34	The Subs Take to the Stage
35	What You Taught Us
36	Flowers
37	Not Alone
38	Last Attack

Can You Skip Any Blue Lock Episodes?

No. With zero filler episodes, every entry in the episode guide above carries story. Skipping ahead in Season 2 is especially punishing: the U-20 match is continuous, so the scoreboard, the substitutes and the tactical twists all rely on what came before. One fair heads-up: Season 2 leaned on a more still, manga-panel-style presentation during stretches of the match, which some viewers found slow — but the content is canon, the climaxes pay off, and there is no filler alternative to jump to.

If you are deciding whether to start reading instead, the conversion table below gives you the exact chapter to begin from after the anime, so you never re-read moments you have already seen.

Episode to Manga Chapter Conversion

If you want to leave the anime and read ahead, this is where the story lines up with the manga:

• Season 1 adapts manga chapters 1–94.
• Season 2 (U-20 arc) adapts manga chapters 95–149.
• Where to continue: start reading at chapter 150, which begins the Neo Egoist League / New Hero Wars arc. Volume 18 is the best place to jump in if you buy the volumes.

The original manga is still ongoing in Weekly Shōnen Magazine, has won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category, and has surpassed 60 million copies in circulation worldwide — so there is plenty of material for a long Season 3 and beyond.

Blue Lock Series Timeline

For context, here is the full timeline of Blue Lock's official anime and related releases so far:

• 2022–2023: Season 1 airs (24 episodes).
• April 2024: Blue Lock: Episode Nagi premieres in Japanese theaters.
• June 2024: the movie opens in North American theaters.
• October–December 2024: Season 2 "Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan" airs (14 episodes).
• October 17, 2024: Episode Nagi arrives on Crunchyroll.
• September 28, 2025: Season 3 confirmed, plus the live-action film announced.
• June 8–9, 2026: Season 3 subtitle revealed: BLUE LOCK: Neo Egoist League.
• August 7, 2026: the Blue Lock live-action film opens in Japan (non-anime).
• Now: waiting on a Season 3 release date.

Blue Lock Story Arcs Explained (Spoiler-Free)

If you are planning a full watch-through, here is a spoiler-free map of the arcs the anime covers and where each one sits in the episode guide above.

The First Selection (Season 1)

The core of the show. Three hundred forwards are divided into teams and forced through elimination matches, where cooperation and ego clash every single game. It is here that Isagi meets Bachira, Nagi and Reo, and where the rule "lose and you are out of the Blue Lock Project" is established for good.

The Second Selection (Season 1)

The survivors are re-sorted through duels, drafts and 3-v-3 matches. Rin Itoshi finally steps on to the pitch as Blue Lock's ranking king, and Isagi's spatial awareness starts evolving into something far deeper — the roots of the "Metavision" that becomes decisive later.

The Third Selection and the World Five (Season 1)

Ego assembles the candidates ahead of the U-20 match and drills them against the very best players he can buy. The infamous World Five exhibition and the "Tri-Fusion" combination of Nagi, Isagi and Bachira both belong to these closing episodes.

Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan (Season 2)

All of Season 2 is this one match. Blue Lock's eleven face Japan's real U-20 national side in a single continuous, high-stakes game that decides the project's future, with Sae Itoshi standing as the final wall.

The Neo Egoist League (Season 3 — Confirmed)

What the manga explores next, and what Season 3 is confirmed to adapt. Blue Lock's best forwards are loaned out among five club teams with distinct philosophies, and Michael Kaiser of Germany's Bastard München becomes the new benchmark Isagi must devour.

Blue Lock Watch Order FAQ

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How this guide stays accurate: it is compiled from official announcements (Crunchyroll News, Anime News Network and ORICON) and public episode records, and is reviewed whenever Blue Lock confirms new anime releases. The most recent update reflects the Season 3 subtitle announcement from Blue Lock Day 2026.