# WebtoonLib — Blue Lock #1

## Series
- title: Blue Lock
- slug: blue-lock-6a3d3a

## Chapter
- number: 1
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
After a devastating loss caused by his selfless team play, high school forward Yoichi Isagi receives an invitation to a mysterious program. He and 299 other strikers are gathered in a prison-like facility by the passionate Anri Teieri, only to be confronted by the program's director, the unnervingly creepy and gangly Jinpachi Ego. In a blistering speech, Ego declares his intention to forge the world's greatest egotist striker by destroying Japan's "loser football." The first test is a cruel game of tag where the loser is eliminated forever, forcing a desperate Isagi to make a ruthless decision to survive.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Ryousuke Kira — Supporting
- Anri Teieri — Supporting
- Jinpachi Ego — Supporting
- Yoichi Isagi — Main

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
After a devastating loss caused by his selfless team play, high school forward Yoichi Isagi receives an invitation to a mysterious program.

### Spoiler summary
After a devastating loss caused by his selfless team play, high school forward Yoichi Isagi receives an invitation to a mysterious program. He and 299 other strikers are gathered in a prison-like facility by the passionate Anri Teieri, only to be confronted by the program's director, the unnervingly creepy and gangly Jinpachi Ego. In a blistering speech, Ego declares his intention to forge the world's greatest egotist striker by destroying Japan's "loser football." The first test is a cruel game of tag where the loser is eliminated forever, forcing a desperate Isagi to make a ruthless decision to survive.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Blue Lock #1](/series/blue-lock-6a3d3a/chapter-1)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/blue-lock-6a3d3a

## Usage
AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.