Blue Lock earned a big name right from its first season, and rightfully so. A sports anime can be boring because of the simple plot. However, Blue Lock did everything right. the anime was instant Placed in the same category as Haikyuu! In terms of storytelling and, of course, in terms of animation. But, the praise and applause were short-lived, as is the anime. Being criticized (a lot) For animation in its second season. After facing a lot of criticism, an animator who worked on the current season has broken his silence on this issue.
The second season of Blue Lock premiered in October 2024, and as expected, fans were extremely excited to see Isagi grow into an egomaniac. However, a large portion of fans are disappointed with the animation style of season 2. This occurred after the release of Episode 2, which Big drop in animation quality seen When compared to the first season.
Usually, an anime surpasses its previous season when it comes to animation. But it looks like the latest season has thrown Blue Lock into reverse gear, just like the Uzumaki.
Chilean animator Martinking recently went on tiktok To address the poor animation quality of Blue Lock Season 2. The animator worked on the second episode of Blue Lock’s latest season, and unfortunately, his work was modified in the final edit of the episode. According to Martinking, he and the other animators did their best despite the low pay and workload, but for some reason, he was not able to be a part of the final result.
I worked on the second episode of Blue Lock and I’ll tell you why its animation was so bad. Several months ago, I started working on Blue Lock Season 2. In which I will be working on not just 1 episode or 2 or 3, but 5 episodes. I started working on the second episode, in which I had to be in charge of about 20 cuts, animating these scenes from scratch, i.e. the layouts.
But interestingly, the problems did not start at this point. I’m sure not only I but all the animators who worked on this episode did a poor job of what the end result was. Despite being underpaid and given less time, we did our best.
Furthermore, MartinKing also revealed that he was to work on five episodes. However, he left after the second episode. That’s because Martin was convinced that his work “shadowedIn the final cut.
The animator claims that many of the frames and movements he worked on were removed or modified in the final cut. This was not a mistake by the animators but a conscious decision taken by the production committee. Martin was convinced that this would happen if he worked on more episodes, so he decided to leave.
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Problems arose when the production schedule was not on schedule and they decided to remove many of the resources used for animation. Many of my animations were shaded in the final version. Basically, they eliminated all the action, certain frames, or they created them differently. But the fault does not lie with those who came after me, because they probably did all they could in the little time they had.
These problems, like in Jujutsu Kaisen in the past or in most anime, are a result of the production committee of some anime taking on projects thinking only about the money and not about the conditions of their workers. And that’s why I didn’t work on any more episodes of Blue Lock. Once I finished work on the second episode, I decided to branch out, and just as I thought, the end result was disastrous. This made it a task I’m not proud to upload.
Unfortunately, the animators have to face such working conditionsAnd this isn’t unique to Blue Lock. We’ve seen similar complaints with Jujutsu Kaisen and many other anime projects.
For now, we can only hope that things will get better for artists working in the anime industry. Also, let’s hope that the upcoming episodes of Blue Lock season 2 will deliver good animation quality. An anime’s popularity should not end because of some wrong decisions made by the production committee.
