nah why is isagi actually like.. wow. he’s already put the pieces together????? and it’s not the 89th minute?????????? what is this sorcery??????? no intense gameplay and struggle for him to grasp the way to victory????????????
truly my goat.
ALSO BROOOO. the way my stomach fr dropped when the match started. i’m feeling nerves for ink on paper.. for a fictional football team.. grass is desperately calling to be touched.
ALLLSOOOOOO, the team chem on nigeria’s team seems really strong, very interesting too with a strong reliance on onazi. he’s kinda presented as a hero of some sort.. or their impenetrable beacon of strength. oh how i would hate for a certain wild & crazy rin to come along and destroy everything haha!
i would actually really hate it because we can see that the rest of the team is really subpar, onazi is really what holds them together. if rin destroys him (even though i think itll be isagi that does that AS USUAL) theyll deztroy the nigeria team COMPLETELY and ill cry buckets of tears
this manwha was not really up to par with my usual tastes. entertaining to say the least but i could feel a lot of emptiness while reading this. i wasn’t too engaged with the story and i personally found it quite odd how quickly kalian was able to soften up to edith despite nothing really happening to cause him to. also, the achievements of the conditions that the og author put into place reaaaaallly ticked me off. in my opinion it felt unnatural the way edith acted in order to satisfy them, for example sneaking into kalian’s room to kiss him on the forehead in hopes of him thinking that she’s an absolute freak.
the way she felt so hopeless that she couldn’t escape the storyline and then decided to just give up in such a way felt a little weird to me. ESPECIALLY THE FACT KALIAN JUST RANDOMLY GAVE UP HIS VIRGINITY HE’D BEEN SAVING AND HIS FIRST KISS.. for someone he was only close to on paper but who am i but a humble reader. a lot more things def pissed me off but i slept halfway through reading this. ah, and the sheer amount of miscommunications and misunderstanding truly triggered me to my core lol.
the only thing that truly interested me was cliff. his characterisation even after being relinquished of the confinements from the og story was very interesting. his overall desire for the twisted version of rhyse was something i didn’t expect. the fact that he constantly helped her knowing that she was not the innocent and naive girl she wanted to be portrayed as just because that was the only time she truly focused on him and needed him.. OOOOUU THAT WAS TEAAAA. such an intriguing thought process, i just can’t stop myself from liking him. the fact that an original character can have such unique thoughts makes me wonder if he was ever truly confined by the storyline in the first place. if he wasn’t such a freak i’d love him sooo bad.
however that doesn’t mean he’s forgiven for being nothing but an absolute tool the entire story.
RATING
[6.4/10]
hmmm. hmmmmmm.
nagi. nagi. nagi. NAGIIIIIIII.
i love it. he found his ego. the thrill of being at the centre of the world. i love that his ego doesn’t revolve around any other characters like isagi and that bum reo. but becoming that stupid old man’s little dog…………. AAAAUUUUUGGHHHHHHHHH.
i’m guessing the author is planning to put the two main characters against eachother. very interesting. i find nagi a looott more exciting than isagi in terms of his playstyle and i also think that he’s physically more skilled since he’s so talented. SO IM WORRIED FOR ML ISAGII. he’s so confident rn. absolutely nothing wrong with that.. but in manga terms he may just get crazy humbledd
SSSSIIIGHHHH. also hiori is broo.
i love him. he did nothing but i love him.
nah i’m actually so pissed. heith. HEIIIIITHHHHH OH MY LORRRD HE WAS FINE SHYTTT WOW. FACE CARD WAS PRETTIER THAN A MOFO BRUH AND ALL FOR WHAT. what a waste of such lovely character design
HE DID NOOOTT HAVE TO DIE. HE RLY DIDNTTTT. can we revamp the script pls. i deadass clutched my pillow covers when i saw his head fly off. had to take a break i was so emotionally invested LOLLL. ofc they had to 3v1 him cause he’s js that guy . BUT BROOO NOW THEY WONT EVEN LET MY CUTIE REST IN PEACE??? THIS BUMAHHH KING BRUH WTH. i want him back so bad,, those flashbacks ellen has r the only things i have left of ml.
nah but on a fr note, idk how i got attached to him so fast he was literally introduced first chapter and died on the same chapter. ☠☠
ALSO ELLEN IS ACTUALLY THE CUTEST THING EVERRRR. I LOVE HIM SM AND I WISH HIM NOTHING BUT THE BEST. he’s so stupidly smart i actually can’t, lowk reminds me of luffy.
if the mc was like anyone but ellen trust me i would’ve stopped reading after the loss of ml heith. it’s that deep bro. i loved his contrast with ellen sm and i was totally expecting him to js take ellen on the journey with him. that would’ve been fireee ughh.
found another mc to slip into my adoption folders.
I wanted them to have a teacher student relationship sooooo bad. I am disappointed, but this is so good I can't stop reading it.
I feel like Heith would come back from dead but he would be like a puppet or something that'd be an enemy of Ellen in the near future...
igaguri.
he’s cooking ibr with you. but nagi pls i beg do NOTTTTTT become that man’s slave oh my golly gosh.
how people like isagi perceive nagi is not worth losing ur individual autonomy bro i cannot stress that enoughhh. cannot wait to see what decision he ends up making but if he ends up becoming some lap dog imma be sooo pissed.
bruh as much as i love isagi why does he say the corniest lines bruh. ‘we are the challengers’ GETOUUUUTTTTT.
i cried inside but it’s isagi so i’m cool with it. i love him
ALSOOO BROOOOO, EGO IS ACTUALLY SUCH A COOL CHARACTER AND I LOVE THE SIMILARITIES THAT HE HAS WITH ISAGI. that def explains why ego is becoming so likeable to me rn.
LIKEE THEY BOTH HAVE THEIR OWN EGOS WHICH BREED OTHER EGOSS I FREAKIN LOVE IT. AND THE WAY ITS UNINTENTIONAL TOO. their whole existence exists for themselves & to achieve their own desires nd egos but in the process they end up activating other ppl’s egos. might just be mc syndrome in isagi’s case (false) BUT STILL. IT’S SUCH A COOL ABILITY AND CONCEPT.
absolute cinema
AND RINNNNN OH MYGOSSSH I LOVE HIM TOOOOO. something i noticed abt him is that he’s the type of person that needs time. time to get over things in particular. i remember when he was soo hostile to isagi when ml sae acknowledged him and isagi was js happy he finally got rin to call him his rival LOL. but overtime he kinda got over it. and his rivalry with isagi seems calmer and more like a friendly rivalry. I LOVE IT. i’m always an advocate for rin not being a stoic, mean & rude character but instead someone who has some inner emotions nd things that he is repressing and displacing through his personality. very misunderstood he is. canon event for isagination icl, but even i got over it and i’ve come to adore him.
this might js be jumbled yap tho but yea. just a little observation.
LIKEEEEEEE HE’S JS A CUTIE AT HEART BRUH. I LOVE THIS SIDE OF HIM. need more rin interactions outside of bllk.
also somewhere down the line i said isagi’s little main character line didn’t work.. BUT IT DID. I TAKE IT BACK. I DID NOT SEE THE VISION I DID NOT KNOW ISAGI’S GAMEEEEEE.
nagi still thinking abt that line weeks after. ‘don’t quit football!!’ puuurrrrrrr. at least this white haired goat can make a return unlike that idiot gojo ugh.
love how nagi still hasn’t given up his passion & he isn’t willing to sell his soul,, that’s my cutie right there. he’s js in his self discovery period. 30 days and he’s coming back dont y’all worry.
igaguri tho………….. why is he here. on a genuine note. maybe it’s something to do with his passion??? like he joined bllk without a real passion for the sport & js to not inherit some temple or smth. ibr ik fuckall abt this baldheaded monk but he must be here for some important developmental reason?? i haven’t thought too much abt it, mostly bcs ik nothing abt him to even base my opinion on
the day a word limit gets put on ts i might just shed a tear LOL
EVERY DAY I LEARN SOMETHING NEW THAT MAKES ME LOVE NAGI EVEN MORE.
i’m so glad he didn’t sign his life away to that greedy old man. i mean even if he did i’d still love him LOL, i’d be pissed but ultimately that’s still my fav. icl i forgot how greedy this old man was tho, trying to make nagi his PROPERTY. EUUUUGHHH WHO DOES HE THINK HE ISS YUCKKK. i actually liked the idea of having someone prove that egos ideology was wrong as well, that would’ve been FIREEEE.
like imagine the two main characters opposing eachother, isagi being the embodiment of ego’s individualistic ideology and nagi being the one to try and prove it wrong and crush it. THAT WOULD BE SOOO COOL. but that stupid old man’s intentions just had to be full of greed ugh.
cannot believe i even thought he would be of help.
i mean he kind of was.. BECAUSE WE GOT A SAE CAMEOOO WOOOOOOOO. IM ACTUALLY LIKE SOOO HAPPY HE’S RELEVANT AGAIN. AND HE’S PLAYING WITH THE BLLK U20s?? give him to me.
i wonder how my lovely isagi would adapt to such a team. and rin omgggg. would rin become like barou??? desperately wanting to devour his brother or smth???? or would he just put up with it hmmmmm.
brooo imagine if that’s why they lose the finals. bcs they have like negative team chemistry and bunny just OH MY GOSH I JUST HAD A EUREKA MOMENT. bunny is called bunny because he has hops.. HE CAN JUMP LIKE RLY HIGH. IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE WOWWWW
anyways, what i was saying was bunny might just end up being an absolute monster that can’t be defeated at isagi’s skill lvl
BUT it’s necessary for my goat to face defeat to develop into an even BIGGER and BETTER GOAT yk? so it’s okay.
ughhh but how is my love nagi gna end up coming back to bllk </33333 i have absolutely no idea but i know he will return.
Holy yap
This comment literally gave an introduction, body and conclusion
this is just the beginning ml
HELLP LEAVE ME ALONEEE </33
i’m literally the BIGGEST yapper when it comes to blue lock LOL. you can def tell who my fav character is by how passionate i get
NOOOO IM SO EXCITED FOR THE PROGRESSION OF BLUE LOCK RN. I HAVE SOOOO MANY THEORIES.
lowk i was seeing everyone talk abt bunny on tiktok and i thought i’d hate him BUT HE’S PRETTY FUN YK. IM SO INTERESTED IN HIS CHARACTERRRRR. LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM & WHY IS HE PLAYING FOOTBALL IF HE HAS NO PASSION FOR IT??? is it bcs he’s talented??? is it bcs of external influences like his family or friends?? I HAVE NO IDEA BUT MY THOUGHTS ARE RUNNING RAMPANNTTT. his eyes r so soulless i can just tell he’s gna be a favourite of mine.
i was reading some tt comments abt how apparently bunny was rude to isagi AND I WAS ABT TO COME HERE WITH INSANE AMOUNTS OF HATE but once again i learn the lesson to formulate my own opinions based on what III PERSONALLY have read. had me worried bunny made isagi a target enemy already saying he wanted to crush his smile. I WAS VEXXXXXEEDDDDDDDDDD HELPP
HE’S PRETTY INTERESTING THO I LIKE HIM, him lying to isagi abt the food LOOOL. (i have absolutely no idea why ppl were making it such a big deal that he lied to him too LOOOL)
BUT SAE IN THE END HELLO??? IS THAT EMOTION I SEE?? ANGER AT THAT?????? WHAT THE
i love sae sm but seeing him angry is SO NEW ITS MAKING ME THINK OF SOOO MANY POSSIBILITIES. the main one definitely being bunny being the reason that he gave up on being a striker and became a midfielder
ORR MAYBE THATS WHY BUNNY IS SO DEPRESSED RN, BECAUSE HE ALSOO WAS A PRODUCT OF SOMETHING OR SOMEONE ELSE WHO MADE THEM BOTH LOSE THEIR PASSIONS. im lowk cooking.
i feel like this arc segment period whatever you wanna call it is gna end up with insane character development for sae, rin, isagi and NAGI in particular AND IM SOO EXCITED. ahh and also bunny. i think he’s gna end up either becoming infected with the influence of the mc nd regain his passion, but then again isagi’s mc lines haven’t been working lately LOL. or maybe bunny is gna end up like kaiser, a little broken and left wanting to crush isagi for no reason whatsoever other than the fact he’s annoyingly good at what he does.
IM SO EXCITED ASWELL BCS I ALSO THINK THIS IS WHERE RIN & SAE MAY RECONCILE A LITTLE. LIKE IF BUNNY REALLY IS THE REASON FOR SAE BECOMING A MIDFIELDER AND RIN FINDS THIS OUT. OUUU I WONDER HOW THEIR EGOS WILL CLASHH. YK WITH RIN BEING THE DESTROYER ND ALL??? AND RIN BEING LIKE GENUINELY TRANSFORMED INTO THE CLOSED OFF RIN THAT WE SEE NOW BCS OF HIS DECISION??? AAAAAAHHH IM SO EXCITED I NEED MORE NOWWWW.
but anyways, isgai is such a nerd LOL I LOVE HIM. he rly is just like me,, a yapper. bro asked him if he liked football and went on a whole panel wide yap abt strategies nd individuality and whatnot. he’s tewww real.
i might genuinely take a break from blue lock over the summer so i can come back to like billions of chapters all at once. the suspense every tuesday morning is rly killing me
defo Ray dark's discovered talents like Kaiser, all of them have some kind of issue on the head Lol
this is actually… insanely good. i don’t think i’ve laughed this hard at a manwha so consistently ever. the comedic aspect of this is top notch i’m genuinely never not smiling or excited for what’s to come next. this story is so engaging!! hats off to the author truly. i don’t think i could ever get tired of leo & her father’s bickering and lupert always being present to oversee it is so entertaining. the constant muscle gag is something i can actually never get tired of too lol.
the sense of community aswell is something else. absolutely beautiful. it’s so easy to get attached to all of the characters and their unique personalities. ughh i love them all to death.
also the ARTSTYLE?? WOWWWWWWWW is really all i can say. it is absolutely magnificent for starters and the fact that rather than the art taking a severe hit in the long-term, the art actually got BETTER?????? its really common to see artsyle changes in terms of a decline in quality but the art in this manwha just continues to get better. there’s no sacrifice for the sake of getting out more chapters or whatever reasons they may have for decreasing the quality of the art and i’m really just in awe of the fact to be honest. also the eyelashes.. i’m highkey obsessed. the illustrators deserve so much recognition, i am so appreciative of their efforts!
now onto the genuine story & plot. i think it’s amazing how we see a balance of the duke being a father whilst also completing his duties. normally in these types of parenting/childcare stories, i find that the story centres around the main character who is the child and their own personal events, however there is such a lovely point of equilibrium reached between the two themes in this story. it doesn’t leave emptiness in the story at all and certainly leaves no room for boredom!! i love the use of plot twist also here; finding out the truth behind leo’s birth was something that truly baffled me. the deception from ms. connier (saura) and her involvement in the death of her biological mother as well as her position in establishing the illegal child trafficking ring under the guise of an orphanage was something totally unexpected and a twist that i thoroughly enjoyed, although i was initially quite suspicious of her when she couldn’t get used to saying leo’s new name. the link between the past story to the present events in the timeline is so smooth it just fits into place so perfectly.
on the topic of leo, i also adore the depths to which her character has been explored. on the outside, she may seem like a mature and intelligent child obsessed with muscles as a result of her knowledge of her past life. i absolutely love how the author does not compromise her past life experiences and likes and how it is expressed through her character. however, the author does not forget that she is a grown woman in a child’s body clearly seen through leo’s development of more childlike qualities as well as her emotional processing despite being a child. i don’t think i explained what i was trying to explain quite right but who cares. i’m not a scholar lol
this is definitely one of the best childcare historical manwhas i’ve ever read and i crave more. the combination of the beautiful art alongside the skilfully woven threads of comedy and the very mature and realistic take to being thrust into a child’s body definitely makes this a story not be forgotten and recommended to others. i remember reading one season a while ago and normally when i return to read an old manwha that i liked, i’d see that as i have aged i crave something more, something that satisfies my newly developed brain and something that i can engage with with a more mature mindset the way i engaged with it as i was younger. this is a story that definitely did not disappoint and something i can guarantee will not disappoint me in the future when i read the next season as it has not disappointed me now reading season two a year later.
i have so much more to say about this but i’d genuinely be here for days just yapping and i’d rather find another story as good as this lol.
RATING
[9.5/10]
i'll just skip and thumbs up
If you do successfully find a story with a well developed plotline like this one let me know, because I have yet to find anything to top this and I first found this story when it had 4 chapters. I'm glad I found someone who thinks this story is just as well done as I do. It helps that the plot is unique and not similar to others of the same genre.
I’ll keep on the lookout and definitely make sure to update you on my findings!
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