list of canon themes, visual motifs & symbolism that has been placed on isagi & kaiser
isagi
puzzle pieces — his body are made of puzzles, his brain is made of puzzles, his ego is basically puzzle. The Main motif. going hand in hand with this 'reconstruction'
3D mesh — he shares this with reo, with the big distinction that isagi's doesn't unveils & deconstructs (that's his puzzles job) while reo's does. also isagi's is more on the field & space, with manshine city match being the exception
two guns — gold for the right one and silver for the left one. in one art, they have rose vines/thorns patterns around them. also in isetan collab exclusive acrylic isagi's name is written in silver, kaiser's in gold.
isagi's metavision eyes pattern — has extra puzzle shapes. when zoomed in, it is divided into 3 layers (the outer one tends to be the thinnest) + 8 equal slices. so far, he and charles are the only ones to have modifications to the visual representation of metavision
the metavision's "god" — a round ball creature(?) made of puzzle pieces, one-eyed, basically, but also has been drawn with many eyes + one main eye.
black hole — from kaiser's pov in 262.
his kanjis 潔 世一 — funny considering some nicknames he got, but you can't say "isagi yoichi" without "isagiyoi" (潔い ; just check takoboto yourself for this one, im not copy-pasting all that). honestly isagi's kanji is so straightforward and loaded. 潔 (undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant) ; 世一 (kanji for "world" and "one").
his whole parallels with ego, noa, and kaiser. his contrasts with nagi.
isagi and being a "machine"
"winning" — i don't even know how to elaborate on this. it's the whole manga, honestly.
monikers & nicknames:
egoist (エゴイスト, often written as rubi on top of his name's kanji) — multiple people, i'm not listing all that
striker — himself, also multiple people but the one i remember distinctly is nagi. also bachira, but i can't remember when did bachira do that??? so i'm not sure.
demon king (魔王) — coined by rin, is currently used repeatedly by many others
neo egoist (it's written in katakana on 293, but it also got kanji that literally means new hero 新英雄)
heart of blue lock, hero of blue lock — sae and noa, respectively. jp side also likes to call isagi 'child of blue lock' but i don't remember if there is canon mention of this one
extra
a god, a demon (it's yukimiya who called him this)
thief (to aiku's cop), puppy (deadass 子犬ちゃん, who also has some of ex-U20 national teammates with dog nicknames too. isagi is his new dog?? in this team ig?????)
clown, little clown, super rookie, (blue lock's) ace, "game master masking as a clown", flunky A (bandit's subordinate) — all by kaiser. i feel like i will pass from elaborating for this one. it's literally the term pierrot that is used though, with the katakanas. ness used クソピエロちゃん with the kanji form too once (translated little clown, officialy), but the rest is yoichi as far as i can remember (could have missed some stuff. do not take my word for this one, it could have been more)
shitty yoichi — ness uses this A Lot
yoichi — take a shot every time kaiser calls him yoichi. you will end up with alcohol poisoning. ness also uses this name, bachira used this name once. issei, isagi's dad, also called him this.
extra note: isagi never actually vocally protested being called yoichi, but he is visibly almost always pissed and never happy whenever this happens. possible reasons: 1) ongoing match means a very very serious on-field isagi 2) his antagonism with kaiser and ness, especially 3) considering Everything that happened during his first meeting with kaiser, now adding the fact this guy he barely knows starts going all yoichi yoichi in a belittling manner? yeah
yocchan — nickname from his mom, used from childhood to this very day
isagi — on default, people uses his family name to call him. some adds -kun (i.e., hiori), some -chan (i.e., aiku has done so). and of course shitty isagi [read in rin's voice]
light — by nagi, funnily enough, isagi has appeared as a phantom to several different people: nagi, barou, yukimiya (many isagis), rin. rin's imaginary isagi has multiple forms. the other character who has shown becoming a phantom that haunts others are: hiori's parents, ego (to hiori too), and sae.
kaiser
blue rose: petals and thorny vines, literally his tattoos. his tattoos has two, with a bigger one on the neck and a smaller one a bit more to the back and rarely visible with his uniform & manset on. the two blue roses, and a bit of vines were his first tattoos, along with the red ones near his eyes (resembling the reds near his mother's eyes too). the vines around his arms + the crown with key keyhole that also resembled an angel silhouette with three star-like decorations are added later, though the exact time hasn't been elaborated. his thorns are also blue in the full color edition. hand in hand with his petals, 'rebirth' & 'going back to zero'.
- extra notes: the design of the rose on his tattoo has changed from his first appearance. but it has been consistent since uber (if my observation is correct, extremely unsure, please check by yourself)
- extra notes: his father's rose, the one left behind by his mother, is red. while the colors weren't mentioned, in the report from his full color edition, kaiser used to pick up roses to burn them — he also said he wants to buy a garden full of roses if he got 100 million yen with a 'i don't really care' before this answer in ego bible 2.
- extra extra notes: about the vines, blue roses + vines are growing entangling ness' chains on ness' volume cover. it's also on kaiser's volume cover, albeit more subtle — the glass chain's shadow on his uniform resembles a thorny vine shadow more, especially when compared to the shadow that falls on his tattooed arm (that also has thorny vines as the tattoo on that particular part) that looks like chain's shadow more.
emperor — his last name, the name everyone calls him by, with lorenzo being the exception (lorenzo calls him mihya).
fairytales — his colorings is very similar to the arguably most popular iteration of cinderella (blue-yellow); 'naked emperor' which is a fairytale; 'beauty and the beast', though this one is personally more obvious with how his father's rose was inside a glass dome, again resembling the (again) arguably most popular iteration of beauty and the beast. also a ruler, king or emperor, having a court magician or magician as a right-hand man of some kind, is also a pretty classic fantasy troupe.
stageplay — scripts, director, protagonist. strongly connected to: nel arc's overall theme about entertainment, exhibition, presentation, values in these, etc. ; his father being an ex-theatrical director, his mother being an actress; also "superstar". but the one who got a chapter called 'director' dedicated to him is hiori yo
The Shitty Thing aka his old soccer ball — クソ物, just know the kanji there is used for "products, goods, loots, etc." ; kaiser got called this by his dad, kaiser called his ball 'the same as him'. kaiser still keeps it, and this is his most important possession to this day, probably.
sky & contrails — his (and, sigh, his father) eye colors being sky blue, also in isetan fansign kaneshiro mentions kaiser likes watching contrails. also he repeatedly reaches out to the sky
moon — it's not overt, but there is a panel of a cresent moon when kaiser got into jail (most probably a juvie or a holding cell, though, considering the high possibility of the short amount of time passed and the fact kaiser is still half-naked) and there was a full moon for when he declared he wants to be loved (this one got a lot going on, so just: ch 266)
obsession (& tenacity) — kaneshiro said in the isetan fansign that this is kaiser's driving force. noa also has used this term, albeit the report that told the story of the fansign used a different second kanji (the meaning is still almost identical though). kanji noa used: 執着 (attachment, adhesion, insistence, tenacity, fixation, obsession, clinging) ; kanji report used: 執念 (tenacity, persistence, obsession, implacability)
dogs — stray dogs (野良犬) are his favorite animal, ness is called a dog a lot (once 'stray dog' with the same kanji, though in official translation it's 'feral dog'; afterwards the word kaiser used on him for the rest of pxg is 犬コロ). there are also fan analyses from both en & jp side about how some parts of kaiser's behavior & psyche also resemble stray dogs', but i wouldn't go into that here.
rebellion — he mentions "rebelling against 'god'" and also his last known interaction with his father, being kaiser kicking him in retaliation because his father almost ruined his soccer ball.
love & malice — kaiser the whole pxg arc, especially 261 forward, these two words are mentioned A Lot. his upbringing and dynamic with his father (and by extension his connection with his mother). his absent mother's last name, the woman who abandoned him, is also "love".
his whole parallels with noa, isagi, and ness. also, his father. — his father, especially. at least a part of kaiser is self-aware how he emulates his father, but (good gosh) he does this A Lot. but while this veers into character analysis territory, kaiser is a very very resilient individual and this is one of the traits that make him differs from his father. also about noa, do you know that their favorite movie are both oscar big 5 winners?
his identity, "humans", and "shit"
cycle of abuse, power dynamics, and control — this one is overt with his father, the previous people he sends to despair, ness, and how he faces challenges/people he can't easily take down (noa, chris, and then isagi, ultimately). kaiser and seeing people lower than him, despite his inferiority complex.
restrictions & freedom — concept kaiser repeated a lot in pxg match.
his name — 'god chosen emperor', with his first name being a biblical archangel's name (one of the more infamous one too). in relation to god, kaiser did say the thing about rebelling against god & also 'god' has also been mentioned in blue lock narrative too (in relation to luck though 'goddess' was the one used and pictured (a depiction of fortuna, most probably), isagi and his spatial awareness + metavision described being 'god-like')
nicknames & monikers
shitty prince, shitty emperor, genius, a wide variation of fucking bastard, naked emperor, my best pierrot, pierrot/clown, superstar (also "are you god" has been said but not exactly the moniker 'god'), — isagi, some to kaiser's face, some in his mind & monologue only. phew. unknown if isagi is also following kaiser, who used stageplay terms to mock & taunt him, but isagi does use fairytale terms that closely parallel that. the clown term is used by both isagi and kaiser for each other.
shitty rose, shitty blue rose, blue rose — by multiple people. i'm not listing all that.
ace — noa and lorenzo
mihya — lorenzo, my goat. funnily enough, the closest thing kaiser ever got to "being called by his own name"
"the boy" — the narrator, the whole 260 chapter. not kaiser, not michael. then later at 261 it switches to first-person narration by kaiser himself.
kaiser — his last name, the default name everyone calls him by
Illustrations (sourced from Hoshi801_ and around the web)
Volume 2: Chigiri, Reo and Rin
Chigiri part 1
Chigiri part 2 (translated by Hoshi801_)
Reo (full) (translated by mzk_70)
Rin part 1
Rin part 2 (translated by Hoshi801_)
Illustrations (sourced from Hoshi801_ and around the web)
Volume 3: Niko, Kunigami and Hiori
Niko (full) (translated by carbunnyra)
Kunigami part 1
Kunigami part 2 (translated by Hoshi801_)
Hiori part 1
Hiori part 2 (translated by Hoshi801_)
Illustrations (sourced from Hoshi801_ and around the web)
Volume 4: Aryu, Barou and Yukimiya
Aryu (untranslated)
Barou (untranslated)
Yukimiya (translated by takeunknownroadnow)
Illustrations (sourced from around the web)
Disclaimer: I do not own Blue Lock or any of its characters. Blue Lock was created by Kaneshiro Muneyuki and Nomura Yusuke. The light novels were written by Moegi Momo. All rights belong to the publisher, Kodansha. These are fan translations of the original Japanese and distributed for entertainment only.
Illustrations (sourced from Hoshi801_ and around the web)
Volume 2: Chigiri, Reo and Rin
Chigiri part 1
Chigiri part 2 (translated by Hoshi801_)
Reo (full) (translated by mzk_70)
Rin part 1
Rin part 2 (translated by Hoshi801_)
Illustrations (sourced from Hoshi801_ and around the web)
Volume 3: Niko, Kunigami and Hiori
Niko (full) (translated by carbunnyra)
Kunigami part 1
Kunigami part 2 (translated by Hoshi801_)
Hiori part 1
Hiori part 2 (translated by Hoshi801_)
Illustrations (sourced from Hoshi801_ and around the web)
Volume 4: Aryu, Barou and Yukimiya
Aryu (untranslated)
Barou (untranslated)
Yukimiya (translated by takeunknownroadnow)
Illustrations (sourced from around the web)
Disclaimer: I do not own Blue Lock or any of its characters. Blue Lock was created by Kaneshiro Muneyuki and Nomura Yusuke. The light novels were written by Moegi Momo. All rights belong to the publisher, Kodansha. These are fan translations of the original Japanese and distributed for entertainment only.
fall in love with your life. wake up early, buy your favorite coffee, go for walks, eat good food, wear what makes you feel confident, and listen to your favorite music. purposefully create these small moments that will make you fall in love with your life.
Read every book you own and buy more, wear your nice perfume at home, light that nice candle, confess your feelings, hug your loved ones, see your friends as often as possible, learn a new language, take that pottery class, fill all your notebooks, always wear your jewelry, take a lot of photos, laugh a lot, cry a lot, dance and sing, life is too short and chaotic to wait for the right moment to start living.
I don't know if anyone else has posted a translation of the Servamp guidebook Q&A but I can't find any so I guess I'll do it myself. Due to how long this is, I'll be posting it in parts as I slowly translate them. I can't guarantee I'll get through all of them but I'll do my best.
Disclaimer!!! This is an amateur's attempt at translation, there'll probably be some mistakes so take everything with a grain of salt. If there are mistakes, please let me know!!
Notes
Some questions may be summarised at my discretion if I feel like I can explain the core of what they're trying to ask without so many words. Most are direct translations though.
The questions aren't numbered in the Q&A but I've added numbers so it's easier for me to track as I work on them.
I've added some translation notes and personal observations along the way because I have many thoughts -> tl notes will be indicated by asterisk, regular notes will just a (T/N) at the end of the answer
Terminology notes have been added at the end.
Thank you @kuro-ashh for posting the guidebook pages!
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Part 1: About the Vampires Pt. 1 (Pg. 182)
1. Do the Servamps remember the name they had as humans?
None of the Servamps know exactly how many subclass they have. The number of subclass can decrease without their knowledge.
(T/N) Aka Servamps can't magically tell if a subclass of theirs has died or not. Both Kuro and Ildio don't have any subclass.
4. Do the Servamps have an approximate place of origin? Tsubaki is from Japan, I want to know about the other seven!
The time period is different so it's not too strict but...
UK: Kuro, Hugh, Lawless
Germany: Jeje, Freya
Eastern Europe: Ildio
France: Lily
Imagine somewhere around there.
5. I want to know the eye colours of the Servamps from when they were human.
Kuro: Sky blue
Hugh: Brown
Jeje: Green
Freya: Amber
Lawless: Bluish-grey
Ildio: Grey
Lily: Blue
Tsubaki: Black
6. Lily, Jeje, Sakuya and Belkia can all use magic; Lily is especially good at it. Is it a skill that all vampires can use to some extent?
Yes.
7. What's the method of breaking the Servamp contract that Mikuni was talking about in volume 2?
Only the death of the Eve [can break the contract]. At that time, Mikuni was just testing Mahiru and had no intentions of telling him about it.
8. Belkia can become a doll, Higan can temporarily become younger with his "scorpion fire". Are there other vampires who can change their appearance in some way?
In C3's point of view, vampires are not tangible living beings in the first place. Rather, they are a kind of illusion that has the ability to interfere with reality as they exist there, just like if they were real. Due to this, there are a lot of cases where vampires can create a different appearance by strongly imagining it.
(T/N) Might explain the various appearance changes throughout the series such as Tsubaki and Lawless's costume changes
9. How frequently do subclass need to drink blood?
It varies a lot between individuals. Some want to drink blood everyday, some don't require it for over a month.
10. What kind of role does the blood type* of each Servamp play? For example, the 8th isn't afraid of the sun.
The 8th is particularly strong against sunlight but apart from that, there isn't a big difference among them. There are some things that each is good at (the 3rd is good with physical weapons, the 7th is good at magic).
*I've translated it literally, but I assume this refers to their ranking (from 1 to 8) since they refer to the Servamps via their number rank in the question and answer. 8th is Tsubaki, 3rd is Jeje, 7th is Lily.
11. What improvements have been made to the youngest Servamp*?
The distance limit got longer and durability increased.
*The literal translation is "youngest vampire" but they're definitely referring to the Servamps here.
12. What happens if Servamps and subclass don't drink blood for a long time? Are there any changes that occur?
They come close to starvation and become unable to move.
13. What's the length of each Servamp's distance limit?
The Servamp distance limit gets longer.
Sloth: ~13m
Pride: ~25m
Envy: ~50m
Wrath: ~100m
Greed: ~200m
Gluttony: ~500m
Lust: ~2km
Melancholy: ~20km
14. What are the side effects for each Servamp and Eve pair if they are separated?
Sloth: Take on the appearance of a beast
Pride: Loss of sight
Envy: Inability to move legs
Wrath: Loss of hearing
Greed: Inability to move arms
Gluttony: Loss of voice
Lust: Revert into an infant
Melancholy: No effect*
This was decided based on a combination of each Servamp's animal form and sin but this was a setting I never had the chance to use.
*I'm 90% sure this means there are no side effects but I need a second opinion (phrase is 影響なし)
15. When a Servamp's Eve dies, the Servamp forgets the name that was given to them. In a situation where the name given was a proper noun (eg. name of a candy or object), would the Servamp forget the name of that object? Or, would they recognise the name of the object but are unable to associate it with their previous name?
The latter scenario. They won't remember the object name as their previous name.
16. I want to know what the Count looked like to the eight Servamps.
It didn't show up in the main story but Jeje saw him as a demon he couldn't understand the shape of, Freya saw him as a child and Lily saw him as an elderly person.
17. Are the Servamps' birthdays the day they were born as a human or the day they became a vampire?
The day they awakened as vampires. However, I was careless with Kuro's birthday. Even though it's December 31st, I didn't draw it* with a cold feeling at all... apologies for that...
*In reference to the scenes in Kuro's backstory, it should have been winter but the author forgot about that.
18. Do vampires have a functioning heart, body temperature, etc.?
Vampires are close to being magic so if the person touching a vampire thinks that they're human, everything will feel like it's functioning.
19. Around volume 9, Hugh fakes losing his Djinn* by acting like an old man. Was Lily also acting when he started becoming smaller and regressing in age after losing his Djinn? Considering how Lawless was unstable after losing his Djinn, I wonder if it had some impact. Or, was it only Lawless who became weak due to his temperament?**
Everyone who suddenly lost a large amount of Djinn was impacted.
*I can't make out the kanji for this word but based on context it looks like it's talking about Djinn, if anyone has clearer pics of the Q&A questions please let me know!
**This entire question is super long and I probably translated it wrong somewhere, but from what I understand, the asker wants to know if Lily's age regression was an act, and if Lily was acting, did Lawless lose his powers due to his own weakness (lol) to which the answer for both is no, they were just impacted by the Djinn-loss.
20. Whats the reason for the distance limit disappearing*?
The magic in this world comes from someone's prayers, so when Mahiru's prayers were accepted by the demon**, the binding disappeared from that moment onwards.
*In reference to Kuro and Mahiru's lack of distance limit in ch.131
**Demon = inner Kuro, referencing scene from ch.128
21. How frequently do the Servamps drink blood?
It varies for each individual. Recently, none of the Servamps drink blood very frequently.
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And that's part 1 done! Unsure of how far along I'll get but hopefully I'll get another part done soon.
Terminology
For "Servamps", "Subclass" and "Vampires", I've made sure to not use the words interchangeably so:
"Servamp" in the translation means the text is referring to the Servamps specifically (真祖/サーヴァンプ)
"Subclass" means it's referring to subclass vampires specifically (下位吸血鬼/サブクラス)
"Vampire" means the text is referring to vampires in general (吸血鬼)
Any reference to master/contractor, I've translated them as "Eve"
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