Blue Lock (stylized as BLUELOCK) is a sports anime that first aired in October 2022, gaining attention and popularity as it broke typical sports anime tropes and even seemed to predict the World Cup that year (up to a point). The anime had a very successful first season, running for both the Fall and Winter 2022 anime seasons before finishing with an impressive 22 episodes. It also finished with a score of 8.24 on MyAnimeList.