The intense training program depicted in Blue Lock was actually inspired by real-world soccer training methods used by professional teams around the globe. The creators drew upon their knowledge of the sport to bring a sense of realism to the manga. The manga’s creators are huge soccer fans ...
Prior to entering Blue Lock, he was a student at an elite high school, where he met his first long-term friend, Seishiro Nagi, who started playing soccer shortly after him due to Nagi's natural talent in the sport and Reo's craving to go further in football. Being a young man who ...