WHO BEAT BAROU IN THE 2ND SELECTION? | BLUE LOCK

[@MyNameIsNotSteve]

I just head canon that after losing to Nagi, Karasu and Otoya just pulled a “my main goal is to blow up and act like I dont know nobody” cause its just funnier then retcon

[@akiraendoji]

Lmao, that's one way

[@liamkqn]

Makes sense, considering they shit-talk a lot less in the main manga. They just got really humbled lmao

[@PrinceFlames]

The thumbnails are always too clean🥶🥶🥶

[@akiraendoji]

Ty ty, much appreciated!

[@DeadBoy-u6e]

Idk why you all are overlooking the fact that people could fail that 100 goals in 90 minutes challenge as well

[@akiraendoji]

​@DeadBoy-u6e I mean it doesn't really matter? Shidou was 111 so a max of 14 people failed. You remove them from the total count and you still should get around 18 teams that can survive

[@PrinceFlames]

@@DeadBoy-u6e no offense but why are you sending this under my comment when my comment talks about the thumbnail. You make a good point but still-you should’ve made your own comment, no offense.

[@DaRkEnDoJi]

Time traveler moves a rock, the timeline: guessing Isagi's journey in the second selection

[@akiraendoji]

Hahah yeh, love your name + icon too.

[@Steveo_j8]

Alternate Timeline were Naruhaya made the goal in Second Selection: Naruhaya's journey to becoming the worlds best striker

[@Lumastarrr]

this video definitely takes the cake for the most amount of time and research that went into it, W video as always

[@akiraendoji]

Thanks appreciate it!

[@maceyV]

I like the idea that most of the teams that played against the World Five were disappointing and thus didn't pass. It's a headcanon that doesn't require too big of a leap in logic nor stretch in continuity. I will draw attention to the fact that the manga states Kunigami was eliminated 72 hours before the end of the Second Selection. Which means the Selection must've ended on day 7. I feel like them outlining that there needs to be 24h between each match really fucked up the timeline. Like, there was some universe in which it worked, but Episode Nagi really did a number on it with the Karasu team retcon. Even before then, Nagi's team being the 2nd Clear Team doesn't make too much sense.

[@akiraendoji]

Yeh I think the world 5 being a test makes most sense. As for Kunigami finishing 72 hours before, yeh I considered it since it's directly stated but it just doesn't make any sense to me. It's as you said, if Karasu was against Nagi's team then that would require them to play an additional 2 days to pick up a 4th and 5th member which is longer than a week but also requires every other team clearing after to finish after them. The only way for it to make sense is if Kuni and Shidou delayed their match until 3 days before the second selection finished. But if this happens then it would mean Kurona's team is fodder but also Sokura's since if he had any other survivor then it would require them to play 3 more games i.e. 72 hours which would be after Sokura's team but since they were the 7th clear team idk.

[@storywhatifs]

Best blue lock content creator in video production and honestly video enjoyment you’re the goat

[@akiraendoji]

Thanks! appreciate it.

[@I_like_my_dad]

I'd say second.

[@I_like_my_dad]

I swear smaller youtubers always make a underrated video

[@PrinceFlames]

@@I_like_my_dad Considering this subscribers, he has more subscribes than “underrated” Blue Lock KZbinrs currently possess

[@jannisschaefer5776]

I honestly just think that Ego was planning to only let the seven teams finish and that the selection ended after Shidou played the world five.

[@akiraendoji]

Yeh I considered that too, it's just hard to believe that only 6 teams would complete before him especially since their journey is so long. Like on day 1 we know like 4 other teams made it since we saw a bunch of losers in the 2v2. So by the time Shidou finishes I just don't think you'd have so many teams of 4 stand idle and wait for the 7 team limit.

[@DaRkEnDoJi]

@@akiraendoji We'll see, maybe even depending on the team number you have at the end of the test, they add an extra challenge and that's why many teams of 5 failed, maybe only team 1 passed the test directly and from 2 onwards there was an extra challenge that had to be completed to become a final team, with team 7 being the most difficult challenge and at the same time only a team like Shidou's being able to overcome it.

[@JoelGarcia-lu3tw]

​@@DaRkEnDoJithat wouldn't make any sense though. The World 5 directly state after they beat Team Rin that "they'd report Ego about their skills". If the people they play are just straight fodder they'd tell Ego and he'd throw them out right there.

[@DaRkEnDoJi]

@@JoelGarcia-lu3tw well i meant they have to complete the challenge before play world 5 cuz u become a “(number)clear team” after u play them. Thats why i think many teams got 5 before Shidou s team for example but they fail to complete that challenge to become a clear team and play the world five but thats my opinion

[@LYonddSS]

You are the best bluelock youtuber

[@akiraendoji]

Ty ty, I try

[@bartekbartek9100]

I admire your attention to details!

[@akiraendoji]

Appreciate it!

[@frainiaq]

Genuinely astounding the level of analysis you manage with each video. They need to start consulting you for the plot!

[@akiraendoji]

Thanks! yeh I wish hahaha. Personally I'd love to write an episode Nanase or episode Nishioka to explore more depth of the first and second selection and it's a big project I've been considering doing.

[@frainiaq]

@@akiraendoji That sounds awesome! I absolutely agree that the characters from the selections definitely need more development, and it would certainly be helpful to get some info on the second selection 😅

[@bioshellxl]

The best and extremely well done Blue Lock Content out there Wish the Best for u Akira. i Always immediately watch a Video when it Drops Notifications on is a Must.

[@akiraendoji]

Thanks! appreciate it a lot

[@gojeed]

I wanna say you’re videos are so detailed and i really appreciate it, keep up the good work.

[@akiraendoji]

Ty ty!

[@dr_rav3n]

Man Niko being pass out like a blunt lol

[@akiraendoji]

Yep, took so many L's and if my prediction is right Nishioka also loses a lot. But at least Niko developed a lot during the second selection.

[@desint2990]

Love your videos! I still hope we get to see Endoij play. He just has something that makes me want to see him play. 😂 Also, Endoij's team in the second selection looks strong. That's why I don't understand why the author didn't make them better. It seems random. They could have had more rivals who are close to Rin and Shidou's level. It would create more chaos.

[@akiraendoji]

Yeh me too although I'm losing hope. When Kaiser scored and there was a huge emphasis in him being a super star I thought he would sub in for PXG as a CB or Goalie since thematically it makes sense but they didn't. At this point I'm hoping if Igaguri subs in then the PXG subs come in too.

[@desint2990]

@@akiraendoji Yeah, it's sad, but still, I don't understand why they made a panel with Endoij and Yuzu when we saw Loki, like, Why did the artist draw them there? Cuz he couldve put anyone there, but he drew them. Anyway, I also don't think he's subbing in anymore, I think because the story of the match does not really make subs in meaning, like, what is he going to bring to the story?Still really sad that this is the end for him, but maybe, who knows, he's going to sub in.Let's still have hope.

[@timsmith5004]

@@desint2990I mean they were on bench, in the other matches you can see the other blue lockers on the bench, so it’s not shocking if they get a small appearance

[@surgiosurge]

Bruh your content is sooo good. Subscribed!

[@akiraendoji]

Ty ty, appreciate it

[@H3rtz_7down307]

This guy is underrated🔥🔥🔥 new sub

[@akiraendoji]

Appreciate it! Every sub counts, almost at 2k now!

[@timsmith5004]

Isagi’s team studying English for days must be agonizing 😂

[@JoelGarcia-lu3tw]

Specially for Rin 🤣

[@wolfy3966]

Personally I don't think that the interaction between Karasu, Otoya and Chigiri was a retcon and Chigiri might have just simply played bad in the 4v4, and thus he wasn't able to fully show his speed.

[@akiraendoji]

Hmm that's a possibility, I just think there's a higher chance that the author didn't think of Kiyora's team at that moment until now and picked Karasu due to him being in the PXG game.

[@goratuti1098]

Babe, wake up New Akira video has dropped

[@yokote8891]

Dude, you're a genius.

[@akiraendoji]

Thanks!

[@zlatanivrahimobic]

HE'S BACK

[@akiraendoji]

Video was meant to come a bit earlier woops, anyway I've made an updated video for who played with each other in the second selection!

[@jannisschaefer5776]

Quality content takes quality time

[@SwiftIRLtv]

All the touhou background music… good taste

[@akiraendoji]

Yeh, the OST is just too good

[@pedromourao29]

Nice vid 👍 excited to watch

[@akiraendoji]

Ty ty

[@subcool9]

Great video man, you earned a sub

[@akiraendoji]

Appreciate it! Almost at 2k subs so thanks!

[@JoelGarcia-lu3tw]

You deserve so many more views bro

[@akiraendoji]

Thanks and well hopefully they come :)

[@MR8.]

Boi Nishioka be going 4,3,4,3 and when he finally reaches 5 members gets injured, I propose the members Haiji , Nishioka , Jin , Tetsu/Ranze

[@Bacterious]

This video just popped up on my feed, and it kinda made me wanna watch it and place a comment: Thing is, for over a couple month's i've been working on a novel-like story about Naruhaya and his journey throughout Blue Lock, and one of the thing it actually covers is the first match he had alongside Barou and Nishioka. In my headcannon (and also the made-up story I added alongside it to give it a little more depth and more time for other characters to shine despite having little to no place in the OG manga) I made it so the team they faced was actually a team made out of Hiori Yo, Ishikari Yukio and Saramadara Kairu. I simply based this decision because I focused on one of the team's that had Nishioka, and since on said team there was Niko (who we saw getting picked up in the anime) it just left me with the other players that coincidentally were enough for a 3 man team. I never put that much thought about it, but watching your video made me realize that I probably should've looked into it a bit more as it not only makes the story have a lot more sense, but it's also a good way to not have some plotholes when it comes to the source material (the og manga). So good stuff on making this video! You earned a sub 🦀🦀🦀

[@akiraendoji]

Thanks appreciate it! To be fair your characters still could be possible as it's fairly similar to one of my routes where I have Ishikari, Hiori and Yuki (instead of Saramadara). The battle of the emperor vs the king would also be so fun to watch.

[@jannisschaefer5776]

Why does the brst Blue lock channel not have more subscribers? Does the algorithm just hate you, because i can't imagine a Blue lock fan not subbing after watching your content.

[@akiraendoji]

Haha, appreciate it. Honestly the algorithm isn't dreadful for my channel, it's more the fact I post monthly which probably restricts it being subbed to more which sucks but it is what it is. Once I have time and consistently upload more hopefully it will improve.

[@ackerman9734]

Niko got that DAWG in him

[@akiraendoji]

Bro went through so much off screen development in the second selection and racked up so many losses lmao, glad it worked out for him since he was good in the U20 match before getting subbed off.

[@scythe789.]

i really love this video it helps understand the series but when it comes to the second selection it seems like the author did not think of it

[@akiraendoji]

Yeh, it's something that could be very interesting but clearly not thought out by the author. However it does make theory crafting a bit fun in a way to fix everything the author wants to do with the characters when needed.

[@ggulp-ff6yz]

peak content

[@akiraendoji]

Thanks!

[@skyyyyyskyyyy]

Ngl they need to do all the matches of 2nd selection as it is the most interesting as we can also see nishioka

[@akiraendoji]

Hope so, his journey is by far the most interesting as he would face such a refreshing set of matches and new faces. Would love to see him get injured like against Adam Blake and we see he goes on to play in Manshine/England to get a stronger body to prevent this happening again. Although, I doubt we'll see it on screen.

[@damannn4313]

In the last few days of the second selection days i think most of the teans were in a 2v2 situation and team 7 where in the 3v3 situation which wasnt as filled up and while they were in a 3v3 vs sokuras team there was only like 2 or 3 other 3v3 matches and they were quickest to win there match and then in 4v4 gate they where the only two teams and all the other players that werent involved in the match got eliminated because there was one spot left and it was the last game of the second selection

[@Horiobrine]

Btw something I saw after reading the 3rd selection again is that when Ego brings in everyone and introduces all 7 clear teams. It says 72 hours earlier (Chapter 94, pg 15: Top Right Corner), and shows the ending of the Kunigami + Reo vs Shido vs Igaguri match. So that might change the timelines of certain events specifically concerning them and the 7th clear team. That means right after their match, the 7th clear picks up Sokura/Kurona, with 24 hours inbetween, and having 24 between picking up their last member and being brought into the clear room.

[@timsmith5004]

Timeline got retconned cos the egoist bible mentions that the second selection spanned a month in length. So author fked up with that 72 hour thing

[@akiraendoji]

Yeh I saw that too, but it doesn't really mean much; as the other comment said. The complete timeline is specified in the new egoist bible. The author probably doesn't care and we will see depending on who Reo/Shidou/Igaguri play against in their next 3v3.

[@abdulrahman-js4mq]

Where’s the Kurona Reo animated scene from?

[@akiraendoji]

It was from the additional time from the movie. There should be a clearer version online somewhere if you look hard enough

[@misak2222]

hi please how do you know names like tsuda, masaru, himura, omura etc. is that listed in the second databook?

[@robbiesmool]

i love the icons for the team v players and the fodder characters, did you make them yourself??

[@akiraendoji]

Thanks! yeh I made every player icon myself whether it be a rando or a team V player.

[@robbiesmool]

@@akiraendoji dude you’re actually crazy at replicating the style, also by any chance ru ishimarukiyotaka on the BL subreddit

[@akiraendoji]

​@@robbiesmoolyep that's me, considered making a new account to match my yt name but couldn't be bothered

[@darkNightcores]

Honestly the second option of Yukimiya makes more sense to me. And why the hell Barou is with Naruhaya and Shidou with Igurashi? Why the hell they choose so bad?

[@JoelGarcia-lu3tw]

For Shidou, he started/finished the 100 goal challenge so late that there were only fodder left probably, so there weren't any options left to team up with. As for Barou, Naruhaya probably promised him that he'd get fed passes.

[@cjakmat]

Are u implying that due to shidou's bad shot accuracy he finished the challenge late?

[@akiraendoji]

Igaguri finished extremely late and so there's not much to pick from Barou had no allies and doesn't care who he plays with or against; not sure why Nishioka would join though

[@JustTsukiPookie]

This video gonna be good but I’m wondering and it would make sense why they wouldn’t wanna face Rin and Karasu Team only found Nagi by mistake who knows how big that facility is finding other teams is like a maze and some teams needed team chemistry so they needed time to practice so this theoretically could work as Yukimiya four man team would be Karasu hard boss to qualifying.

[@akiraendoji]

Well maybe Karasu, Otoya and Himizu trained the first 3 days to build synergy since Himizu wasn't in their team and before they picked up Kiyora we have Rin and Isagi offer to rematch so they never wanted to play against each other. You're right about the size of the facility, there's a good chance a lot of the teams didn't see each other but since they share a dining area there's a chance they would've at least seen each other

[@JustTsukiPookie]

@@akiraendoji true I didn’t think of the dining area every man’s gotta eat and the bath area too. That’s even how niko found Nagi Team LOL cuz of Nagi water imprints lolllllllllllll

[@DaRkEnDoJi]

Now that Himizu has debuted in Nagi's spin-off, is there a new panel from the manga that confirms the color of his sneakers? I remember that he was the only one you couldn't associate with a team from the first selection and according to your beliefs he belonged to team X.

[@soul8648]

wish we got that match or from more character we didn't get to see in the second selection in the Nagi episode manga

[@akiraendoji]

Same, hoping we at least see a glimpse of Reo's journey. Alternatively I'd love if the season 2 additional times showed some more interactions of the characters

[@wayneverhoff2790]

Can you share that final graphic that you made?

[@mikec1222]

Think it would have had to be Yukimia + 2 of the lower survivors, cause as you pointed out it was way too close a match for the better survivors to nearly get soloed by Barou. Because you kinda can figure out exactly how the match went just from the little bits we know. Also, do we know how long the language lessons lasted?

[@akiraendoji]

Well it's a bit tricky to pinpoint. Like Ishikari, Hiori and Yuki seem extremely strong which is why I think the other trio were the ones. Like Yuki + Barou are both top scorers, haiji and nishi both played on the same team in the third selection with neither making the U20 bench and both ended up with fairly low offers in the NEL but at least playing and so they're roughly the same skill wise to me. Then Sokura got stomped 5-2 in the third selection so potentially he isn't that good too but better than Naruhaya and so all in all the skill level is pretty equal. Definitely could bee fodders and a good chance but I think that's boring as a story goes, just like how the author forced Karasu and otoya into Kiyora's team I think if they were to show the match then it would be more fun if they used existing characters. Not sure how long the language lessons lasted though, maybe an extra chapters stated it but we do know they studied daily.

[@mikec1222]

@@akiraendoji I was reading vol 11 earlier and while it isn't certain, they might have started right after their own World 5 match, so plenty of wiggle room for the author there if need be. As for Barou, we can easily visualize the basic flow of the match just from the limited details. Like by the fourth Barou goal, the other team rallied and realized Barou was basically playing 1v3 so they manmarked him hard, and even then Barou still refused to cooperate. Ishikari does seem like a possibility to manmark Barou so Yuki could finesse the rest. I got the impresion that Ishikari is kinda like a less pathological Barou. Like he wants to be the big bully on the field too but doesn't have to be dragged into cooperation kicking and screamig.

[@JoelGarcia-lu3tw]

​@@akiraendoji the only reason I can think of is that Yuki's eyesight got worse during the match when they were up 3-1 or something like that, and so Barou was able to score and make the match close since Yuki wasn't able to put them away quick enough.

[@zishka_4]

W vid

[@akiraendoji]

Thanks!

[@wayneverhoff2790]

This shit makes my brain hurt. Got a bracket for a visual?

[@Zayna_R.]

11:03 That could be jersey 121 with the 1 out of frame

[@akiraendoji]

Definitely a possibility, but it's a background screen so it's not like it means anything definitive, just an observation.

[@ShantanuPawar-n3c]

Man Shidou lost a match in second selection and the opposition team didn't pick him is crazy 😂😂😂

[@JoelGarcia-lu3tw]

Igaguri confirms that Shidou got a red card almost immediately during their 3v3 so Igaguri and the random had to play a 3v2, and the random got picked because Igaguri must've been terrible and Shidou was too dangerous to keep around

[@akiraendoji]

I mean would you want to play with him lmao, he's a psycho and ultra-violent; unless you're a built fighter and can handle his attacks like Toki or Ishiari then he's too dangerous to pair with despite being good.

[@Vandle09]

Cool

[@JustTsukiPookie]

1:18 I believe Ego also said there was a time limit to this too if im wrong I apologize 😂😂

[@akiraendoji]

I don't remember him stating there was a time limit for the second selection all we know is that it lasted like a month in real time for them (end of video explains the timeline). So even if there's a time limit I just don't see that many teams not play for that time period especially since there's a lot of teams (~20) that could hypothetically make it.

[@JustTsukiPookie]

@akiraendoji oh wait it was acc igaguri joking about the matter in the end of the nagi volume not ego but it makes a good point if your an egoist you will take on the challenge as fast as possible and not Wait till the last 5 days to get things done.

[@TheNo.1nerd-lookin-noob]

I wonder this with Shidou and Igaguri to.

[@akiraendoji]

Yeh, I briefly talked about it in the video. Honestly just think they didn't play anyone relevant since Shidou got bored which I think implies fodder people. I think every survivor would spark some interest for him otherwise.

[@TheNo.1nerd-lookin-noob]

@@akiraendojibut they had to lose, if they lost a player.

[@7aemr]

uh nagi awaken would just be cuz of bachira cuz nagi helped him awaken in the 4v4 from 2nd selection

[@One_Ummah_vids]

Make a true EGO vid for Isagi

[@akiraendoji]

I'll consider it, I have a bunch of other videos I intend before but I'll put it on the back burner and come back to it. Maybe after the PXG game and before the U20 world cup if I have time

[@nilarghyachatterjee5392]

who beat shidou tho

[@JoelGarcia-lu3tw]

Probably just some random fodder since it was just a 3v2

[@akiraendoji]

Just some random fodders since he said that noone in the match made his heart explode and I think every survivor has at least a bit of spark to interest him

[@Infinity0Moon]

16:16 They look horrible please make season 2 look better

[@akiraendoji]

Well from what we've seen season 2 character designs look a bit more polished so hopefully it's better than season 1

[@Infinity0Moon]

@@akiraendoji Also where was that scene in the anime?

[@akiraendoji]

@@Infinity0Moon Was from one of the additional times which is why it looks a bit weird, not sure the exact episode.

[@minatoyoshida]

bro reading the manga with his eyes closed 😔

[@akiraendoji]

Elaborate?

[@randomeditz-f5f]

@@akiraendoji Bro left you on 😔