Asahi Naruhaya

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“	Let's beat each other up, Isagi. Put both of our dreams on the line. Don't get scared, we're at 'Blue Lock'.	”
	— Naruhaya to Isagi

Asahi Naruhaya
Japanese	成早 朝日
Rōmaji	Naruhaya Asahi
Biological Information
Gender	Male
Age	15 16 (Current, way after elimination)
Birthday	March 20
Height	168 cm (5'6")
Blood Type	B
Hair Color	Brown
Eye Color	Brown
Relatives	Unnamed Father & Mother (Deceased) Mahiru Naruhaya (older sister) Seina Naruhaya (younger sister) Youta Naruhaya (younger Brother) Yuya Naruhaya (younger Brother) Tenka Naruhaya (younger Sister)
Professional Information
Affiliation	Kanau Academy
Former affiliation(s)	Blue Lock
Blue Lock rank	38 274 273 297
Former team(s)	Team Red Team Z
Jersey Number(s)	5 (First Selection) 38 (Second Selection)
Position	Forward
Weapon	Off the Ball Movements
Debut
Manga	Chapter 1
Anime	Episode 1
Portrayal
Japanese Voice	Daishi Kajita
English Voice	Spencer Liles

Asahi Naruhaya (成 (なる) 早 (はや) 朝 (あさ) 日 (ひ) , Naruhaya Asahi^?) is a former member of Team Z.

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What is Asahi Naruhaya's role in Team Z?

Asahi Naruhaya, recognized as the blue lock yellow hair guy, previously belonged to Team Z. He held a strong conviction that he should be the team's primary forward. This belief, however, sparked a dispute within Team Z, with every player asserting their right to be the striker in the subsequent game. The team's predicament escalated following a defeat to Team X, threatening their continuation in the competition.

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What is a notable act of kindness Asahi Naruhaya has shown in Blue Lock?

Asahi Naruhaya, a participant in Blue Lock, demonstrates notable kindness towards his family. After their parents' demise, he uplifts his siblings' spirits, encouraging gratitude for small mercies like free dumplings from their elder sister. His decision to become a professional player, aiming to afford his family a life of luxury, further underscores his caring nature.

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What are some of Asahi Naruhaya's strengths and weaknesses in soccer?

Asahi Naruhaya, a character in Blue Lock, excels in soccer due to his superior ball-keeping and high analytical skills, enabling him to strategize and execute goals effectively. His clever off-the-ball movements disrupt opponents' formations, adding to his strengths. However, in comparison to Seishiro Nagi, Asahi may not be as physically strong or proactive in creating his own plays.

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How does Asahi Naruhaya's personality contribute to the dynamics of Team Z?

Asahi Naruhaya, recognized as the blue lock yellow hair guy, is a responsible and playful member of Team Z. He is self-aware, understanding his skills and weaknesses, and communicates this to teammates like Isagi Yoichi. His personality fosters camaraderie, as seen when he searched for Gagamaru's lost hairtie. However, his ambition to be the main forward can cause disagreements within Team Z.

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Appearance

Naruhaya has fluffy blonde hair with darker, round eyebrows and long eyelashes. He is quite short for a soccer player and has a small build.

Blue Lock Tracksuit (Manga)

Team Z Uniform (Anime)

Team Red Uniform (Manga)

Blue Lock player icon

Personality

Naruhaya is a very kind and responsible person despite his playful personality, as he maintains his family and once tirelessly tried to search for Gagamaru's hair tie when he lost it (as reported in the Egoist Bible).

He is aware of his weaknesses and abilities in comparison to others, making it clear to Isagi that he knows that he won't be picked if he were to lose in his 2v2, seeing himself and Isagi as ordinary players who can't go as equals with true talented and genius soccer players such as Baro, Nagi, or Bachira. This awareness pushed him to try his best for his match. His awareness reaches the point of losing, and he fully understands why Isagi was a better player than himself.

He's very mischievous, stealing food and being the jokester of Team Z. He also cares for his family; his standing as one of the eldest siblings motivates him to play.

In his match with Baro 2v2 against Isagi and Nagi, Naruhaya shows that he's always known that he wouldn't last any longer in Blue Lock, and after losing, he feels powerless but also relieved due to being aware that he is not fit enough to pursue his goal to become the best striker in the world, and for him, it was only a naïve and stupid dream, but also satisfied due to being capable of reaching the Second Selection, and before leaving, he wishes the best of luck to Isagi and encourages him to keep winning.

Abilities

Archetype

• False 9: A false nine is a player who appears to be playing as a center-forward (traditionally in a number nine shirt) but drops deep or pulls wide, disrupting the opposing team's marking. Usually, the center-forward will be marked by one of the center-backs, but the false nine will often move away into a neutral area, causing a dilemma as to whether the center-back follows (isolating himself from the other center-back) or stays where he is, making himself redundant.
  
  Asahi is extremely good at disrupting the opponent's formations with his clever off-the-ball movements.

Skills

• Off-the-Ball Movements: A term used to describe the moments where players are not in possession of the ball.
  Like Yoichi Isagi, Asahi uses off-the-ball movements; however, Asahi seems to be much more experienced and skilled with this ability. He uses this skill to break defensive formations and has keen analytical ability, using the skill in the right place at the right time. He is also good at moving in other players' blind spots and can get past even Isagi with the skill.

Manga Appearances

Introduction Arc
1. Dream	Debut & Cover
2. Moving In	Appears
3. Monster	Appears
4. Right Now	Appears

First Selection Arc
5. The "Zero" of Soccer	Appears
6. Individual.	Appears
7. We'll Meet in Front of the Goal	Appears
8. Message	Appears
9. Superhero	Appears
10. Operation: Me, Next 9	Appears
11. Premonition & Intuition	Appears
12. Signal	Appears
13. The One to be Reborn	Appears
14. Resolve	Appears
15. Spiral	Appears
16. One Shot	Appears
17. Sorry	Appears
18. Thanks for the Help	Appears
19. Overwhelming Disadvantage	Appears
20. Boiling	Appears
21. Break Through!	Appears
22. Until This Fire Burns Out	Appears
23. Until They Met	Appears
24. Goal Formula	Appears
25. Trick	Appears
26. LAST GAME	Appears
27. Only One	Appears
28. Super Special	Appears
29. Flash of Evolution	Appears
30. Extreme Frenzy	Appears
31. Awakening	Appears
32. Impetus	Appears
33. Attack Waves	Appears
34. At This Rate	Appears
35. Last Chance	Appears
36. Right Here	Appears
37. The Last Piece	Appears
38. More	Appears

World's Best Arc
87. Luck
88. World All-Stars
89. Demon
90. Third Selection
91. Divine Speed
92. The Closest

U-20 Arc
109. Battle Group
110. Newcomer
111. FLOW
112. Grand Stage
113. Cops and Robbers
114. Quartet
115. Sae Itoshi
116. Revenger
117. Nice to Meet You
118. Warped
119. Third Arrow
120. Blue Genes
121. 1st HALF
122. Headliner
123. World's Best
124. Night Snow
125. Ruin
126. 2nd HALF
127. Dragon Drive
128. Dramatic Exchange
129. Cool Head and Chameleon
130. The World Doesn't Know Me Yet
131. What You Taught Us
132. Dictator
133. Extreme Focus
134. Flowers
135. Shachihoko
136. Culmination
137. Last Step
138. One Mind in Two Bodies
139. Synchronize
140. Essence
141. Monster Trance
142. World Standard	Cover
143. Not Alone
144. Disposition
145. Born Slippy
146. Final Match-up
147. Last Attack
148. Declaration
149. Complete
150. Holiday
151. Changing World

Anime Appearances

Season 1
1. Dream	Debut
2. Monster	Appears
3. Soccer's "Zero"	Appears
4. Premonition and Intuition	Appears
5. To Be Reborn	Appears
6. I'm Sorry	Appears
7. Rush	Appears
8. The Formula for Goals	Appears
9. Awakening	Appears
10. Just the Way It Is	Appears
11. The Final Piece	Appears
12. The Second Selection	Absent
13. TOP3	Absent
14. The Geniuses and the Average Joes	Appears
15. Devour	Appears
16. Tri-Fusion	Absent
17. Donkey	Absent
18. The Stage for the Lead	Absent
19. Dancing Boy	Absent
20. Super Link-Up Play	Absent
21. I'm Not There	Absent
22. Voice	Absent
23. Luck	Absent
24. The Time Has Come	Absent

Season 2
25. Tryouts	Mentioned
26. The Assassin and the Ninja	Absent
27. The World of Feeling	Absent
28. Chameleon	Absent
29. Flow	Absent
30. Grand Stage	Absent
31. Sae Itoshi	Absent
32. Blue Genes	Absent
33. Night Snow	Absent
34. Dramatic Exchange	Absent
35. What You Taught Us	Absent
36. Flowers	Absent
37. You're Not Alone	Absent
38. Last Attack	Absent

Etymology

• His given name, Asahi (朝 (あさ) 日 (ひ) , Asahi^?), means "a morning sun".

• His surname, Naruhaya (成 (なる) 早 (はや) , Naruhaya^?), means "to become fast".
  • Phonetically, it can also refer to なる早, meaning "ASAP".

• His name can thus be interpreted as "a fast morning sun".
  • Phonetically, his name can be interpreted as "a morning sun ASAP".

Quotes

• (To Team Z) "My greatest weapon is that I can fly across the pitch!"

Trivia

• The majority of this information is from the official Egoist Bible.
  • He is the youngest of Team Z.
  • He believes that the best way to spend a holiday would be to do part-time jobs.
  • He would not buy impulsively at a convenience store.
  • Asahi has no parents, but he has one older sister, two younger sisters, and two younger brothers.
  • His hobby is cooking.
  • His hometown is Kagawa Prefecture.
  • His favorite soccer players are Michael Owen and Sergio Agüero.
  • His favorite band is King Gnu.
  • His favorite subjects are Physical Education and History. His least favorite subject is Modern Japanese.
  • His favorite food is grapefruit. His least favorite food is the black part of sazae.
  • He thinks the best thing to have with rice is gyozas.
  • His favorite color is white.
  • If it were his last day on Earth, he would eat beef stew with his family.
  • He started playing football at the age of 5.
  • He has a thigh fetish.
  • His foot size is 25 cm.
  • His zodiac sign is Pisces.
  • His dominant leg is his right side.
  • The team he played for (before Blue Lock) is Kanau High School Football Club.
  • His motto is "Happy of happy".
  • His character color is caramel.
  • His strength is that he's honest with himself. His weakness is that he doesn't really think about others because he's always thinking about his family.
  • His favorite season is autumn.
  • His favorite music is Fukuwarai by Yu Takahashi.
  • His favorite movie is Friday Roadshow, and his favorite manga is Kimi ni Todoke.
    • He and Mahiru, his older sister, share the same favorite manga and movie.
  • His favorite animal is the meerkat.
  • Something that would make him happy is smiling. Something that would make him sad is getting the "poor guy" treatment.
  • He received a total of six Valentine chocolates in the previous year.
  • He gets four hours of sleep each night because he has a lot of part-time jobs.
  • The first thing he washes in the bath is his teeth.

• Asahi ranked 18^th in the first popularity poll with 128 votes.