#blue lock 306

[bluehaikyuulockcrossoverau]

OH MY GOD ARE WE GOING TO GET A VILLAIN NAGI ARC

[thatredfrombrasil]

Blue Lock, Chapters 306 and 307: Review.

Chapter 306;

Wow... Just wow.

I thought that we were done with Nagi being miserable about being locked off of Blue Lock but no, it's far sadder than I imagined.

Nagi is destroyed emotionally. I never saw him so miserable before, like he always was like a blank face guy when he wasn't fired up while playing but he just has this soulless look on his face and it's just sad because he knows the reason he's like this now, it's his own fault.

And honestly I relate a lot to Nagi. Because the same thing happened to me.

Quick backstory for me before I decided to become a writer: I wanted to be a professional football player but I couldn't because I lacked physical training and I was way too old to be with the people that were playing since their childhoods.

When I got rejected, I felt the same thing Nagi is feeling right now, I wanted a thing so much and then got denied and entered a spiral of "Am I going to spend the rest of my life like this?", "Maybe I'll never get excited about something ever again."

But I moved past that but Nagi is desperate to feel that fire again. So desperate that he goes to the Blue Lock facility and begs to get accepted again.

Now what's even sadder is that Nagi tried to contact Reo, just to realize that he was BLOCKED by him. Now, maybe Reo blocked Nagi because he's training and he has to concentrate, but I like to think that Ego might have something to do with this (probably not).

Anyway, Nagi camps in front of Blue Lock and Anri (btw the person who discovered Nagi) tells him to get out of there before she calls the police on him.

And Nagi just crashes out. Get on his knees, completely broken.

Just for that fat ass show up, saying that he wants to talk with the genius...

So... Nagi's coming back. But I doubt that Ego will accept this, so what will happen to Nagi? Will he play for another national team? Will he be sneaked into the Blue Lock Eleven?

Chapter 307;

This chapter might be on my 10 top Blue Lock chapters.

First of all, Isagi, following Ego's training, goes to Spain! Not only Spain but Barcelona!

To what? To watch a match between FC Barcha and Chicorid (Aka Atletico de Madrid, but instead of a bear on the shield, it's a bunny, to avoid copyright. Also foreshadowing?).

But this match is no ordinary match, Isagi is going to watch the final of Copa Del Rey. Again, an important match, that Isagi has to analyze because he has to be decisive on big matches. But before going to the stadium, he decides to have dinner first.

Isagi doesn't speak Spanish, so he asks a guy on the table next to him and asks what he's eating. And when this guy shows his face, I know that he's important. Because what kind of background character has a scar on his eye forming a cross?

Anyway, they chatted for a bit (Isagi gave him the earbuds that translate in real time, again, crazy technology) and this guy is hella sus because out of nowhere when Isagi is explaining his passion for football, the guy says: "I envy you. When I see someone as happy as you, it makes me want to kill myself."

Ex-fucking-cuse me?! Who the fuck says that to a stranger without having the intention of killing them?

Anyway, the guy leaves and Isagi eats dinner.

Isagi goes to (this is just my headcanon because I'm applying real life logic to this fictional football manga) the Camp Nou and Isagi starts to watch the match.

The game starts and holy shit, FC Barcha was robbed in the NEL.

Anyway the game started and who's playing right by Lavinho's side? The guy that Isagi talked to in the restaurant. And his name... Is Bunny?

Seriously, Bunny? This has to be a nickname, there's no way that this guy's legal name is Bunny?

Anyway, the match continues and Lavinho gives an assist for Bunny to score the first goal in the match. Which leads to the question, where the fuck was this guy in the NEL?

Was he not interested in going to Blue Lock? Because I remember Kaiser saying that the only two reasons he came to the NEL was to see Isagi and to force his way out of Bastard and go to La Real.

The last panel of this chapter is where the leftover pieces in my head began to fit together. Because guess who made an appearance after what? 200 chapters?

Itoshi "fuck that striker shit" Sae. And he was watching the final and was not very pleased to see Bunny.

Which leads to the assumption that Bunny, probably, is the one that ruined Sae's dream of becoming a striker.

I'm very interested in seeing what happened with Sae and what Bunny (I can't take his name seriously) has to do with it. Also New Gen 11 player so...

And now... My favorite panels of this chapter;

Ok, bro, we see the fit!

The Barça fan in me is winning so much!

This panel gave me chills.

MY BOY!!! GOD, HE'S SO FUCKING COOL WITH IT!!!

His design is really cool ngl. Also can someone give me a Barcha jersey? Just kidding (Am I though?)

FINALLY YOU SHOW UP AGAIN, YOU ASSHOLE!!!

[moonsuke]

Blue Lock 306 + Epinagi 35

Knsr is such a troll dropping these 2 bombshell chapters on us this week 😭

I was only half joking when talking about innocent Nagi falling victim to the rich, fat, corrupted old man (+ NTR subplot) since Buratsuta appeared on the cover with the Nagi coin, but I can't believe it’s actually happening??? It’s drawn in such a dramatically sus manner too with Buratsuta grinning so evilly while creeping up behind Nagi who's looking so vulnerable (he's bleeding!!!) after his emotional outburst 😭

But also, i cant believe Nagi is basically becoming Sasuke?? Like why are my favs just converging like this?? Even Reonagi’s becoming Narusasu with the “I want to be your light/I want to be destroyed by you” narrative wtf. I know there's a lot of Kaiser and Rin parallels here too and Buratsuta to Nagi is suppose to parallel Ray Dark to Kaiser but its also basically Orochimaru to Sasuke???

Why is Nagi such a magnet for rich dudes?? He's really just going from one rich dude noticing his genius and wanting to take advantage of it to another! Except one's young and handsome and takes you down the wholesome and pampered path while this one is old and gonna corrupt the hell out of you, cue "hello human resource??" meme 😭

About the chapter itself... now we know why the "nagi is baby" agenda has been going on because this chapter was doubling down on it soooo much. Just speaking looks wise, he’s really so cute and baby and mochi, and I really like this series of panels below because why is he so cute??? Especially him wrapped up in his sleeping bag and being sooooooo polite in asking permission to be let in/be heard!

Yet, while cute and all, it’s clear this is meant to show how mentally childlike he is? To an abnormal degree considering he's 17/18. It’s half cute but half just really fucking sad cuz clearly it’s a case of childhood neglect and abandonment. Like it’s just getting more obvious as the series goes on. Nagi backstory when???!! Those feelings of self disgust and loathing has gotta come from somewhere deep and not just a natural reaction to the situation right??

Even him deciding to cycle all the way to Blue Lock and camping there to beg them to let him return, it’s all meant to show, firstly his desperation, but also just how awkward and kinda embarrassing his actions are? Like he’s being very childlike, naïve, and clueless as to how his actions appear. I think it’s also partly because he rarely experiences anything this intensely that pushes him to take action, so when it does he reacts very clumsily and embarrassingly. This chapter seriously gave me so much conflicting emotions and I think that's intentional on knsr's part. A mix of “awww he's so cute 😭” to "wtf I'm feeling so much secondhand embarrassment” to feeling so bad for him… Plus some excitement and worry at the end because of Buratsuta.

It’s definitely a chapter to “humiliate” Nagi as I’ve seen so many say but there’s a point to it, to get him to this level of despair. I’m pretty sure this ain’t the end of it though, like you think Nagi has already reached the depths of his despair and humiliation?? With Buratsuta looking at him like that?? He’s gonna sink further and I’m all here for it!!!

What he's doing this chapter is basically everything Ego described during second selection. There're those who accept their despair and grow from it but also those who "delude themselves by chasing the ghosts of their dreams" like how Nagi's deluding himself into thinking he's doing something productive by begging for another chance. I don't blame him cuz of his total lack of life experience and how Blue Lock was really the only place that got him feeling heated up, so of course he would think going back is the only solution. But this is also why I say his downfall arc is far from over. This also brings me back to that parallel where Nagi's motivation was to feel heated up ("the most fired up in the world... is me!") vs Isagi/the rest whose motivations are to be the best ("the number one striker in the world... is me!"). I wonder if according to the narrative, this is a good enough motivation or does he need to learn to love soccer for its own sake? Because I kinda like him using soccer to get to know new sides of himself and for self-improvement.

Anyway, we get to the core of his despair at the end too, that everyone has moved on and he’s the only one left behind (seriously screams of childhood abandonment and neglect) unable to change which is so painful to me since he was the one most excited to change! Yet despite acknowledging all these, in the end he also said “but I don’t wanna know that!!!” meaning he’s denying his despair. I've a feeling Buratsuta's just gonna keep enabling his status of being a "genius" which would prevent him from facing reality. The “right" way here is really for Nagi to grow from a “I'm a genius" state to “I’m going to show the world I'm a genius” mentality which would be a motivating force. As Ego said, talent is your ability to prove it, if you can't do that its just wasted potential basically.

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And now about the block lol. Was I shocked? Very much so, but also I don’t think it’s that out of character of Reo. I’m pretty sure Nagi himself once said that at first impression, Reo is a very logical dude yet has a surprisingly emotional side, but when you peer deeper you realize he’s actually that logical and "cold" all along. If you wanna know the “real” Reo, just read his light novel lol. I think it captures what sorta character he is well. And I’ve said this many times over but Reo’s the one who’s way more of a typical dudebro than Nagi just that the fandom likes flipping them for their agenda. He's someone who idolizes Elon Musk, is basically a finance bro with his interest in investments and the stock market, and from the way he reacted last chapter trying to run away from his thoughts and feelings by exercising? It’s pretty typical dude behaviour lol. I've also never found him particularly emotionally sensitive nor smart so yea him blocking without thinking too much about it seems in line. But I'm also open to there being alternative explanations.

While I do enjoy seeing Reo's cool, stoic, goal-oriented side, he’s def got a lot of explaining to do here. Don’t think he and Nagi’s relationship can remain the same as before after this. And no matter the reasons, he IS at fault for just blocking Nagi like that without a heads up that he wants to focus on soccer etc. Not after Nagi just poetically expressed his gratitude to him, which btw Reo was too busy crying to respond back properly. In fact, the right thing to do here is for him to reach out to Nagi after he’s calmed down to check up on him since Nagi’s the one who “died technically”. The onus, if he really cared that much about their bond, is for REO to reach out, and not Nagi whom has already expressed so much, is the one who got locked off, and believes Reo’s on to something bigger and better. But as I said, Reo can be quite emotionally dumb and I don't think Reonagi were ever that openly communicative about sentimental stuff (except during their farewell) so I understand why he didn't do all that. But blocking, while him doing it is believable, definitely puts him at fault.

The ones (Reo shippers) who refuse to blame him hold some weird double standards and agenda because what happened here is way worst than whatever grudge they hold towards Nagi in second selection for YEARS. Nagi’s still getting shit for that btw by the very same shippers. Of course all of what I said only applies if this is Reo purposely blocking Nagi and not a set up, but I’m going along with this for now. My heart really broke at seeing Nagi’s reaction to the block, how he’s completely not blaming Reo at all but instead himself for not being able to change, of being left behind, of relying on Reo again... He’s really so pure 😭 Knsr really likes highlighting their differences in personality in similar situations. The whole "you're my treasure" vs "the time we've spent since I met you are my treasure" comes to mind.

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It’s funny how this parallels epinagi’s recent chap too, I swear knsr is just doing this on purpose matching chapters up. Like Reo ignored Nagi in epinagi and it wasn’t because he was mad or anything, he was focused on improving himself! It's being hammered in how goal-oriented of a person Reo actually is! And again Nagi, my poor babygirl, I’ll never let the Reo stans’ agenda make me blame you. Those “mean words” you said? Was cuz Reo wanted to hear it from you, you wanting to apologize is a reflection of your consideration for him and kindness, not at how "wrong" you were. I think knsr thinks so too that’s why he only slipped it in at 300 where it’s mixed in with every thought and emotion Nagi had towards Reo lol, as a form of appeasement to the shippers.

As for Nagi himself in epinagi, I’m sorry but as a true blue Reonagi (bottom Nagi) stan, all that lingered in my mind was “I want you to break me” like wtf 😭😭😭😭😭

It’s also confirmed Reonagi CANNOT wish for things in this series cuz it'll never go the way they want cue flashback to Reo wishing for Nagi to say he needs him which he did eventually word for word but at what cost lol. I think it’s specifically THEM that this happens to because of the codependent nature of their relationship, so wishing for something that continues to tie them both together leads to nothing good.

I'm kinda confused by the actual “destroying Nagi" moment though cuz initially I thought it was during NEL when he got locked off due to his codependency with Reo? Because Reo's "I want to be your light" happened in NEL too and not the way he wished. But 306 seems more like the actual “breaking” moment since Nagi really is destroyed here. Goodbye my pure, sweet, innocent babygirl I'm gonna miss you… May I still be so brave as to hope his personality won't change THAT much? 😭

He was so soft in epinagi too, silently waiting for his man to arrive and being so dramatic when he thought he couldn't make it. But when he finally appeared he practically went "aaa so this is how waiting for someone feels like, its so painful and warm..." LIKE WHAT A MAIDEN. He really looked like one innocently experiencing their first love and waiting for their man to come back to him lol, and when he got ignored by said man?? The way he was being so considerate about apologizing because he doesn’t wanna push his selfish desire for forgiveness on him??? PURE-HEARTED MAIDEN. And when he asked Shidou about Reo with the fuwa fuwa fluffy bubbles? MAIDEN AGAIN. How he reflected on everyone breaking everyone (including Isagi breaking him and getting fired up from it) being the cycle of life and HIS CONCLUSION WAS “I WANT HIM TO BREAK ME”??? MAIDEN ISTG. Or bottom, both works.

Loving the contrast with Reo here too. Again, I don't get why this fandom doesn't see it but Reo's so masculine I swear. The contrasts between him and Nagi just further highlights it. The way he suppressed his happiness at seeing Nagi cuz he’s not confident enough to face him (unless he’s at his level or beyond), how he mentally told Nagi to “just stay a genius and wait for me”, how he wants to surpass him, him thinking “I want to be your light” etc. He just so consistently wants to be the one who leads (until NEL). Even after falling off from Nagi, his goal here is to surpass him and then become his light as a source of motivation. He’s always so far-sighted and aiming for bigger and higher and this is what I like about him.

Even that scene of Reo thinking “that will take me closer to a World Cup victory” vs Nagi’s “that’s what Reo and I have dreamed of…” reflects that. And I know all these is to highlight Nagi's codependent nature and wrong mentality but I'm really enjoying their contrast ngl, the cool, determined Reo vs soft Nagi. I already ranted about how epinagi is a retcon of Nagi's mentality for his lock off but honestly I can enjoy both takes just cuz I really enjoy seeing Nagi being all soft and sentimental lol. So I shall suppress judgement <_<

And now for this final scene, the climax of this chapter, I just looooove how it played out so much!! Its so dramatic and poetic the translated version just doesn't capture how aligned Reonagi's thoughts were.

Reo: Someday when I (Reo) Nagi: And when you (Reo) Both: surpasses Nagi Seishiro Nagi: I want you (Reo) to break me Reo: I want to become your (Nagi's) light Both: After this for sure, we can become a new "duo" (have a new form of relationship)

The intentional use of their names' kanji in place of "I" or "you", places soo much emphasis on REO surpassing Nagi Seishiro, that's the feel I got reading the Japanese. The fact Nagi's entire name is used too makes it so dramatic and serious lol. The imagery, Reo's chameleon aura fucking DEVOURING Nagi's skull aura (wtf?? this is reonagi fuel i swear), the way their dialogues and panels are placed, the ending with the piggyback and Choki alone in the dark... Knsr be pulling out all his dramatic writing cards here to stir up emotions and all lol. This is why epinagi's described as "shojo-ish" right? For the dramatic and emotional portrayal of events? Its so funny cuz this whole thing is portrayed so hopeful and idealistic but we all know the reality, which knsr reminded us with that panel of Choki (metaphor for Nagi) alone in the dark. I think it's saying while Reonagi's off being codependent, in reality Choki's (Nagi's) growth remains stagnant and unchanged. It being in the dark too is saying it's not getting the light it needs. This is why I say Knsr is a troll btw lol.

Anyway, this really felt like its setting up for Reo to take more focus which may be linked to Nagi's story/comeback too. I found out not just epinagi's final volume will be released on Reo's birthday, but bllk's volume 35 too. What's with this double emphasis on Reo's bday?? Really making me anxious and excited about these coming chapters!!

And I've to say again, my favourite thing about this epinagi chapter despite it being detrimental to Nagi, is just how much he wants and sets himself up as a target for Reo to destroy in order to motivate him. The way he thinks "and when you surpass Nagi Seishiro (his full fucking name), I want you to break me"?? There's just some sort of moe here that's really getting to me, how he's looking down at Reo and waiting for him to catch up to him to surpass him? Perhaps how passive it comes across? Idk how to describe it but him being like this just makes me giddy lol.

But of course this soft fuwa fuwa Nagi ain't meant to last. Nagi wants to be broken so he too can get fired up from Reo, beginning a cycle of motivation for each other. Their new "duo" is more like a rivalry of sorts. I personally don't know if I want this anymore even though its very likely seeing bllk events. I actually really wanted them as rivals before but like, we literally just got out of Reonagi's codependent arc, so are we jumping right in to another "set each other as our target" arc? I'm okay with it if Knsr writes it well but we shall see?? I mean I'm pretty onboard with Nagi becoming Sasuke and Reonagi becoming Narusasu LOL. Since Nagi's now the second protag, I'm wondering if this would be the Reonagi subplot to go along with the main Blue Lock story, we shall see...

[luvseisagi]

blue lock 306 spoilers !! ౨ৎ

read the leaks here !!

i just read the leaks after an hour and a half of total sleep and i can only say i literally started CRYING on the train, i ?? i hope no one asks me about the smudged eyeliner later cause wtf ❤️

so. i really cant even begin to explain how much i love nagi and how much it breaks my heart to see him like this, all his efforts to come back when we all know he (technically) can't, and seeing him crying and alone?? id rather kms fr he deserves no wrong my baby

BUT THEN its like. it makes me so happy seeing him going to bllk again and asking and feeling something apart from constant exhaustion and disinterest!! hes really trying because he wants to, not because theyre asking him to (even if it comes from desperation, anger and regret and hes not in his best rn). still, anri and ego at least are definitely not gonna let him in, so its kinda in vain but at least its something :( idk seeing him there with his huge ass tent, sleeping on the floor, being silly, playing with the insects and making instant noodles made me literally CRY oh my baby i love you so much.

on the other side!! i also liked seeing him angry because yes, regret usually expresses itself like sadness—specially when youve lost all hope—, but it can also become anger, and that means he still has the will to fight!! thats a good sign right..

then the messages part. first what do u mean reo wont accept messages from him ?? (i think i didnt understand this well because i dont know if he blocked his number or its their socials and they dont follow each other so he cant dm reo like i hope its the second but itd make sense for me if it was the first so) but i would. literally crash out if i were him cause wtf (i mean he crashed out too but he couldnt really react bc anri interrupted him) 😀 ??? and also i love that he thought about rin and barou too, but it hurts me a little to think that nagi might believe he has no other close friends than reo because?? chigiri?? zantetsu?? and obviously isagi? like does he really think they dont consider him a friend and they wouldnt listen to him? :(((

and the end.. ill just let the smart ppl in this fandom make their theories because im 1 too emotionally influenced when it comes to nagi to think straight 2 very tired right now. and very sad too.

idk what more to say i already knew this chapter was nagi centered and still i was then shot 52 times reading it so 👍🏼👍🏼if he cries again i might kms just saying!!!

and next ch isagi barcelona ive been praying for times like this 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 anyway my fav panels of this chapter

BOTH THIS PANELS i love him cutiepie

baby. babybabybaby

he looks so good here like bfr (i am very sad this is my copying mechanism) (why do they always look hot when crashing out and being aggressive) (yes rin kaiser im talking about you)

[rennasblog]

Not the "Anri Chan San" 😭 I am sick!

[t-r99]

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that's not funny, kaneshiro-sensei

[mooshofish]

ARE. ARE YOU PLANNING ON KILLING HIM HELLO?

Bro leave shidou alone don’t kill my boy!!

It’s really interesting how he’s having them all focus on different skills using different training exercises not specifically related to soccer. Swimming for Chigiri was pretty interesting. I guess Yukimiya is studying the blade or smth. And Sendou is…. Hunting the beast it seems.

This was great for Anri tho, glad to see my goat is regained for her hard work.

Just saw the 306 raws!!!!!!!! That right there is a Nagi crashout! Severely! Also tanuki fuck get your ass outta her we don’t wantttt you

[luvseisagi]

blue lock 306/7 spoilers !! ౨ৎ

leaks arent out yet i just saw the preview here and here

I HAVE NO WORDS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE FOR SOOO LONG LIKE isagi in spain FINALLY que viva la patria i cant i cant im so so so excited for this chapter (i cant even think abt what hes gonna do there or whos he gonna meet i just . spanish isagi era im the happiest rn fr)

isagi tortilla de patata for yall !!!

UPDATE I WAS WRONG. I AM VERY EXCITED FOR CH 307 BUT NOT SO EXCITED FOR CH 306. I AM GOING TO CRY.