Hold On I Just Realized That Nagis Number Was Also 11 While The BM Vs Manshine Game Was Happening Guess

Hold on I just realized… that Nagis number was also 11 while the BM vs Manshine game was happening… Guess I will write an analysis on that as well lol

Even if it might be a reach, it will be good for media literacy practice i guess

Soo I just noticed in the recent chapter that Loki’s number is 10 on his uniform… which made me pretty surprised, as I was certain that Rin had that number on PXG.

Now, this all made me think about how the current match could possibly go, since the uniform numbers are VERY important regarding Isagi’s development.

In the U-20 arc we see Isagi for the first time wearing the number 11, which he has stuck with ever since, and we see Rin wearing the number 10. But why is this important?

Right at the beginning of the NEL arc, after the BM vs Barcha game, we see Isagi acknowledge the fact that right now he can’t challenge Noa as a striker. What he has to do to get into the zone, is to challange Kaiser instead, whose skills in terms of quality are in between those of Noa’s and Isagi’s.

And this established hierarchy is reinforced visually as well: Isagi’s current number is 11 —> Kaiser is a better, but still comprehensible 10 —> Noa is the currently unbeatable 9.

Now, I think we can apply this symbolism to the U-20 game as well. Rin and Sae, while both better and more skilled, are still usable puzzle pieces for Isagi: he understands their playstyle (Sae destroys beautifully, Rin destroys hideously) and he manages to one up them both by the end of the match by scoring the winning goal. And what a coincidence that both Itoshi’s have the number 10 on their jerseys.

However, in the current PXG vs BM game Isagi is having trouble comprehending Rin.

He just so manages to grab onto something about putting his life on the line, but that is not nearly enough to stop Rin, as he still manages to do the unthinkable, and score by colliding with Isagi.

Which is why I think that the key to defeat PXG lies in the challenge that is Loki. Rin became a 9 that is too far away, and based on my theory Loki is the appropriate hurdle in Isagi’s way that he should focus on overcoming. Which might seem crazy, as he is already a master striker, but Blue Locks visual symbolism obviously points to this conclusion. I mean Kaneshiro could have just chosen any other number for Lokis uniform…

Also, it would make more sense narratively for Isagi to still have Rin as a well established, but unbeaten rival by the end of the NEL. Based on how manga tropes usually go, this would be much more logical going into the U-20 World Cup arc than Isagi being the top player on the team.

Anyhow, it’s also highly possible that PXG will win this match. In that case the rivalry and competition between Isagi and Kaiser would also be unresolved, as they would both be left with an equal amount of goals. This would make the most sense actually, to still have an unbeaten Kaiser and Rin for the World Cup arc.

POV: Itoshi Rin, probably

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Wind Breaker is one of my favorite shonen because it doesn't feel like a shonen at all and it's just a psycho-analysis of traumatized teenagers in gangs. And they're also gay.

We got new leaks for the season 2 op and THEY LOOK SOOO GOOD OMG

Seems like we will get a similar art-style to the second op which I loved very much

Tbh I really don’t care about the animation as long as they get the pacing right and adapt every scene faithfully, I feel so hyped for the first ep tomorrow!!

Ah yes, the epic battle of the one who destroys hideously and the one who’s just… hideous.

Imagine how funny it would be if Igaguri just kept fouling whichever PXG player is the closest to scoring, and thus becoming the ultimate wall of defence for BM