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[86] Writing for The O'Colly, Baylor Bryant praised its dynamics in games, calling it both "strong" and "compelling". Baylor wrote that Blue Lock has flaws and is still a sports anime,
while its climactic moments are still just soccer matches. However, the games are interesting, filled with their own
storylines and each match showcases new and unique
strikers with their own style and narrative they bring to the story. The writer described about the animation, noting that "it has moments, but with players moving around the field playing a game of soccer, it's not always clean and crisp. " Nevertheless, despite the animation has limitations, the anime would be more enjoyable to watch if anyone wants more comedy and not tended to read the manga. [87] Rafael Motamayor of IGN comparing the show to 2021's Squid Game, while describing it as "a fairly typical of sports anime". Rafael said that the anime does have some interesting
things to say about sports, their competitiveness, and what it means to be a great athlete. The animation was criticized, saying that the use of 3D computer animation, and particularly the back-and-forth between CG and traditional 2D animation, became "jarring" to watch compared to Haikyu!! which has full fluid of movements. However, he concluded that it compensates for uneven CG with striking keyframes and fantastic use of visual metaphors. [88] In 2023, Blue Lock won the New Face Award at the Japan Character Awards by Japan's Character Brand Licensing Association (CBLA). [89] The series ranked second in the anime category of Yahoo! Japan Search Awards, based on the number of searches for a particular term compared to the year before.
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Later, with the semifinals of the Class A Tournament coming up for Aoki and Kimura, Ippo began examining videos of their opponent and then mimic their styles as he sparred with Aoki and Kimura. The day of Aoki and Kimura's semifinals of the Class A Tournament arrived. After the two lost, Ippo was shocked
that despite how hard they trained, they lost. He was then told by Takamura that there can only be one winner, no matter how hard they work. Ippo using the Gazelle Punch for the first time. When Ippo returned to the gym, he told Kamogawa, who just came back from an
interview with Volg's trainer, Ruslan Ramuda, that he could not find a way to defeat Volg, angering Kamogawa due to Ramuda's statements in the interview. Ippo was then instructed to train for a new weapon by doing two-hundred squats to strengthen his legs to be resilient to that of a gazelle. After a week of doing squats at a local pool, Ippo returned to the gym and met Kamogawa, who instructed him on how to use the new technique. Upon using the new technique called the Gazelle Punch on a sandbag, Ippo wondered if it will hit due to the huge motion. Ippo was then informed that the match with Volg will be a battle of endurance, fighting close range, throwing punches until one runs out of breath, with Ippo being able to use the Gazelle Punch if Volg runs out of breath. Kamogawa then tasked Ippo on endurance training to make sure he is not the one who runs out of breath.
