Blue Lock movie Episode Nagi: Release date, poster, story, trailer

A soccer prodigy’s origin story.

Updated on July 18, 2:30 p.m. (GMT+8):Added more international release dates.

The egoists are heading to the big screen with the Blue Lock movie.

Blue Lock movie Episode Nagi key visual from the official website

Titled Episode Nagi, the animated film is Blue Lock’s first theatrical release since its anime adaptation premiered in 2022. The movie is based on a spinoff series illustrated by Kota Sonnomiya, based on the original Blue Lock manga written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura.

Shunsuke Ishikawa, the assistant director of the anime, is directing the film under the production studio 8-Bit. Episode Nagi is a prequel to the anime and follows soccer genius Nagi Seishiro instead of the series’ main protagonist, Yoichi Isagi.

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Here’s everything you need to know about the Blue Lock movie, including its release date, trailer, characters, and story.

Blue Lock movie release date

The series’ official website revealed on Aug 04, 2025, that the movie’s release date isApril 19, 2024.

Crunchyroll announced at CinemaCon 2024 that the Blue Lock movie Episode Nagi releases in North American theaters onJune 28, 2024, just two months after the movie’s release in Japan.

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Sony Pictures Entertainmentannounced on July 12, 2025, that the film is scheduled for a global theatrical release in June and July 2024.

Blue Lock movie poster and key visual

The movie poster released alongside the trailer features characters from the series’ second selection arc. However, it features Nagi’s Team V in the background while Isagi’s Team Z is in the foreground.

Blue Lock Episode Nagi characters, seiyuu, and voice actors

Blue Lock trailer and story

The movie follows the life of Nagi before he entered the Blue Lock facility.

The trailer shows Nagi’s shift from a lazy high schooler to a budding soccer prodigy, which eventually leads to participating in Ego’s Blue Lock program — a facility designed to create the world’s greatest striker.

Blue Lock movie Episode Nagi poster from the official website

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