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...how did Isagi end up like this?

On one hand, there's a clear difference between these two Isagis. The Neo Egoist League and Kaiser did a number on him, particularly during the last match. He's reached new heights of egotism.

On the other, cute or not, Isagi was showing signs of megalomania even after the U20 match. A belief in having changed the world with a single goal? Not the conclusion of an average teenage boy.

But even before that...

...the story showed that he's always been a little too into winning through subjugation.

In short, Isagi's always been this way. Blue Lock simply made him aware of it and gave the monster an environment to thrive in.

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kainess peak. this is actually driving me nuts 🕺

“kaiser. is ness special to you?” IS NESS SPECIAL TO YOU? SPECIAL TO YOU? literally gone jumping off the walls right now. THIS IS OUR KAINESS LOCK ;—;

“you marked him as special” OK OK bro i what

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nothing will give me more whiplash that going to a user's acc and seeing "13" in their bio, like HUH.

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ness in both of these pages... I'm fine I'm fine I'm sane mhm yup

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Anri went up against the old fashioned money hungry men on her own and got disrespected in return, but she has succeeded so far. Even if it had turned out to be a fluke, her courage on its own was admirable. Hated to see them objectifying her.

She truly loves football and cares about the boys as individuals, you’re amazing Teieri Anri

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no way…

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“don’t cry, qiao ling-jie”

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USA people! Buy NOTHING Feb 28 2025. Not anything. 24 hours. No spending. Buy the day before or after but nothing. NOTHING. February 28 2025. Not gas. Not milk. Not something on a gaming app. Not a penny spent. (Only option in a crisis is local small mom and pop. Nothing. Else.) Promise me. Commit. 1 day. 1 day to scare the shit out of them that they don't get to follow the bullshit executive orders. They don't get to be cowards. If they do, it costs. It costs.

Then, if you can join me for Phase 2. March 7 2025 thtough March 14 2025? No Amazon. None. 1 week. No orders. Not a single item. Not one ebook. Nothing. 1 week. Just 1.

If you live outside the USA boycott US products on February 28 2025 and stand in solidarity with us and also join us for the week of no Amazon.

Are you with me?

Spread the word.

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i really really like when this happens

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On twitter, user /@dalwoozi shared a great theory on Kunigami and Wild Card's purpose!

Accountless folks can't always view twitter threads, so I'll share the key points under the cut. But if you can, check out lunni's full thread!

Key tweets above, but here's a read out of the theory:

Wild Card's purpose is to validate the superiority of Blue Lock's philosophy. By creating a player with physical stats similar to the world's best, but who lacks an ego, Ego has demonstrated that peak physical condition isn't enough to become a world-class striker. You need the mindset (an ego) too.

In the Neo Egoist League, Kunigami has failed to stand out in comparison to forwards with defined egos: Isagi, Bachira, Shidou, Chigiri, Barou and Rin come to mind. Therefore proving that it takes more than muscle to come out on top.

I love this theory, although I think Ego should be in a cell for what he did to our 🍊 boy.

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Anyone who says that kaisagi doesn’t make any sense and there’s no romantic chemistry is just saying shit at this point… like cmon are we reading the same manga?? Is your reading comprehension in the room with us?

Don’t get me wrong, it’s absolutely fine if you dislike/hate the ship bc it’s not to your tastes, or if you’re just not a shipper in general, i’m not talking about that…

I’m talking abt the ppl who refuse to acknowledge the FACT that their dynamics have a lot of homoerotic undertones, and keep yapping about how they clearly hate each other (very true) and that’s all there is between them (not true).

Like cmon, Isagi has been considering Kaiser his ideal ever since the first nel game, it’s hate mixed with a huge admiration, respect and desire (for his skills). The desire to “be alike”, the desire to “be chased”, the desire to “destroy him”. All of these feelings are prevalent in competitive sports AND when it comes to crushes/romance/sexual desires.

And i’ll say it again: IT’S FINE if you don’t ship it!! It’s fine if you only interpret their relationship solely in a “they’re just rivals” way!

But it’s such bullshit to act like there is absolutely no romantic subtext. It’s such bullshit to outright DENY IT.

Oh and don’t even get me started on Kaiser: he’s literally positioning himself to “be chased” when he first meets Isagi, gets totally obsessed with the need to crush him to the point where he literally abandons all rationality and other thoughts to his own detriment (unhealthy obsession at its finest), then realizes that playing against Isagi makes him better, makes him evolve, and playing WITH Isagi is… fun????

Like,, hello??? That is fucking huge??

We’re talking abt a guy who thought that he’s incapable of feeling joy except for when he’s tearing others down (past), and a guy who is wallowing in self hate and has no sense of self worth aside from when he’s scoring goals (present). So for him to feel joy just because he’s playing by Yoichi’s side and to OUTRIGHT ADMIT IT is fucking crazy.

And admitting it is very very important for his character: especially bc i don’t think it’s true that he’s incapable of feeling brief moments of happiness. He’s just not aware of how his own intentions of manipulating Ness had been mixed with the inevitable genuine feelings that spending so much time with someone does to you… cue the first and ONLY time we see his (imo) genuine smile (shower scene w ness).

And getting back on track. The incredible angst that is the recent two chapters… Kaiser breaking down bc he thinks that feeling joy/being affirmed as a human by Yoichi’s side is what made him lose at the end… if that isn’t some “love makes you weaker” ass villain shit then idk what is. (And anyways, he didn’t lose bc he allowed himself to feel good for once, like ffs Kaiser, babe, you lost bc of your constant mistakes when it came to understanding Ness)

And the sus dialogue isn’t there just for shits and giggles either, the mangaka is intentionally and deliberately making use of this language because he’s aware of the homoerotic subtext when it comes to sports manga AND sports in general. The sus dialogue is the author being self aware, regarding the tropes he writes, regarding how similar the power struggles are between competitive sports and sexual relationships. He’s pointing it out and making fun of it with all the ridiculous and downright outrageously gay bllk lines.

And yes, i will reiterate for the third time: it’s okay if you only want to focus on the kaisagi rivalry from a non-homoerotic standpoint. It’s okay if you’re not a fan of the romantic interpretation. It’s okay if the ship isn’t up your alley. IT’S OKAY TO HAVE PERSONAL TASTE.

But ffs don’t even try to argue that the shippers are delusional, bc the material for the ship is RIGHT FUCKING THERE.

CANONICALLY.

Oh and don’t even get me started on all the PARALLELS. Nuh uh, i’d be here for days if i were to yap about all of their contrasts and parallels (visually, in their storylines, regarding personality and psychology, ect ect), all of which that make their dynamics so fucking peak.

And with that, thanks for coming to my ted talk<3

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new tbhk episode... little sad that mei's little movements and expressions aren't as exaggerated and lively as in the manga but I mean I understand the struggle.

art was >>> though.

I can't lie though and say that I wasn't sweating during the filler content in the beginning. normally I love anime-only scenes but when we're adapting 3 and a half volumes into 7 episodes... girl that's a little tight, umm. we cut the mitsukou opening scene but we're using time up for this? ....ok.

I just hope they dont do anything stupid and ruin the big moments, but I think it will be okay. just gotta have faith....

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Nyagi femlock AU

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oh, ophelia you've been on my mind, girl, since the flood oh, ophelia heaven help the fool who falls in love

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closeups under the cut

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throwback on LG committing psychic damage on the fandom