Instead of continuing through as an elimination training program, now the players will be pitted against Japan's current under-20s team in a match. His original plan for how Blue Lock would go, and how we as viewers expected it to go, had to change. When threatened with an immediate end to the entire program, Ego had to think quickly. Without tangible results to go with the cost, they are finished. But for the businessmen, soccer is exactly that a business. Ego had been spending an incredible amount of money, especially on the World 5, because such things have no meaning to him. They have not been totally onboard even at the start, which we saw before, and now they were even less willing to keep the program going. "The Time has Come" also had the return of the Japanese Soccer Association, who are footing the bill for Ego's intense training program. We always see Isagi, Rin, and the others as incredible players, but seeing them against professional players showed that there is still room for growth and improvement - and that is what keeps Blue Lock interesting. Otherwise, if they were already better than actual professionals, there would be nowhere else for the story to go. It showed how far the Blue Lock boys still have to go if they really want to play for Japan, and that's good. Every secret weapon the Blue Lock team tried to use was countered by the international players. The World 5 team conquered the Blue Lock team, with a final score of 5-1. Within five minutes of Episode 24, the match was already over. That is the end goal of the Blue Lock program, but these players already have achieved it. The World 5 are all professional players, some of whom even play for their countries already. Really, though, what happened is a lot more realistic. We went into the final episode ready for a tough match between Isagi's team and the World 5 - and that is absolutely not what we got. Isagi even ended the episode with determination to be the next one to score. It seemed like that match would be the focus of the final episode of the season, especially when Rin managed to score so quickly. Last week, "Luck" really built up the match with Isagi's team against the World 5 team, which consisted of five professional players from around the world. RELATED: Anime Winter 2023 – Complete Guide The World 5 Match was Short. All the same, it did wrap up the Second Selection arc nicely with Episode 24, while still setting up anticipation for what will be coming next. With how well Blue Lock did both in the fall and winter anime seasons, it is very likely to be continued in the future. Mostly, it was setting up the next season of the anime, and properly concluding this part of season one. None of them were things that we predicted would happen at the end of the season.Īlso, surprisingly, "The Time has Come" had very little actual soccer in it. This final episode was no different, with several revelations that really surprised us. This week was the 24th and final episode of Blue Lock Season One, "The Time has Come." One of the best things about Blue Lock all season has been its never-ending twists, turns, and surprises, keeping the anime from becoming too predictable and always keeping us on our toes. The following contains spoilers for Episode 24 of Blue Lock, "The Time has Come," now streaming on Crunchyroll and Netflix.
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