| “ | This puny shot can't slip past me. I am Japan's guardian deity!!! | ” |
— Gagamaru[1]
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Gin Gagamaru (
Gagamaru was a forward who aspired to be the best in the world, along with the others of Blue Lock. When first arriving at Blue Lock, he was a member of Team Z during First Selection. After Third Selection, it was noted that Gagamaru has the body, natural reflexes and skills to be an ideal goalkeeper and has since played as one.
Following the end of the 5th round of the Neo Egoist League, and being ranked 12th, Gagamaru qualified to become one of the 23 players for the new Japan U-20.
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What position does Gin Gagamaru play in Blue Lock?
In Blue Lock, Gin Gagamaru began his journey as a forward. His skills and reliability led to his selection as the ideal goalkeeper for the Japan Representative Match. Presently, he serves as a goalkeeper for Bastard München, a team in Germany's Neo Egoist League.
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What team was Gin Gagamaru a part of during the First Selection in Blue Lock?
During the First Selection in Blue Lock, Gin Gagamaru was a member of Team Z. Initially a forward, his natural reflexes and skills led to him being identified as the ideal goalkeeper by the end of the Third Selection.
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What is Gin Gagamaru's aspiration in the world of football?
Gin Gagamaru, a character from the Blue Lock series, aspires to be a successful striker in football. He views strikers as real-life superheroes, deriving excitement and courage from their victories. Gagamaru is known for his agility and control, using advanced techniques like the Scorpion Kick to score goals.
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How did Gin Gagamaru's position change during his time in Blue Lock?
Gin Gagamaru started in Blue Lock as a forward, demonstrating notable skill. His position changed by the end of the Third Selection when he was identified as the ideal goalkeeper for the Japan Representative Match. He now plays as a goalkeeper for Germany's Bastard München in the Neo Egoist League.
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What unique physical attribute does Gin Gagamaru possess in Blue Lock?
In Blue Lock, Gin Gagamaru stands out due to his tall and lengthy build, coupled with long black hair styled in a bun. Initially a forward player, his innate reflexes and skills led to his transition into a goalkeeper role. His physical attributes, such as a spring-like body and explosive reaction, enhance his performance in this position.
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Appearance[]
Gagamaru is a very tall and long young man with long black hair kept in a bun that was dyed silver at some point. He also has large black eyes with black irises and no eyelids. His ear has three scars on it from a bear. At Blue Lock, Gagamaru wears the standard-issued body suit (black with gray stripes) and tracksuit. During the First Selection, he wore Team Z's blue #6 jersey and Team Z's gray-capped cleats. During Second Selection, he wore Team Red's #88 jersey and that later switched to Team C's white and blue #88 jersey during the Third Selection.
During the match against the Japan U-20, Gagamaru wears the official Blue Lock player uniform with the #1 that looks very similar to the ones seen in the first cover spread, minus the Japan flag. In the Neo-Egoist League, Gagamaru dons the #99 white with red trim Bastard München uniform.
Volume Cover 22
Blue Lock joggers
Team Z uniform
Bastard München Uniform (Manga)
Japan U-20 Uniform
Blue Lock player icon
Team C Uniform
Blue Lock Eleven Uniform
Personality[]
Gagamaru is a very nonchalant yet confident person who likes to help his teammates whenever he can, and he is shown to be a reliable player. A bit eccentric compared to his peers, he likes to eat with his fingers, and is a great lover of nature, as the band that keeps his hair together is made of ivy.
Like everybody else who entered Blue Lock, Gagamaru started the series as a forward, showing great skill inside the box. By the end of the Third Selection, he was singled out as the most ideal goalkeeper for the upcoming Japan Representative Match. Gagamaru was fine with the transition and talented in his new position, and once again fine with it during the Neo Egoist League when he is chosen as Bastard München's goalkeeper. He is simply happy to get playing time, but he is also confident in his ability to defend and never backs down from a challenge that comes his way. Gagamaru is largely known as a reliable person who you can trust to do his job, respected and admired by his teammates for his skills.
Abilities[]
Archetypes[]
- Forwards: Also known as strikers, have the main objective of scoring goals. They are often the players who get the most attention since their role is designed to be in a scoring position. They also take part in penalty kicks and corner kicks when the opposing team kicks the ball out of bounds. They are normally the players in charge of starting off the game at the start and halftime. Though, Gagamaru has since abandoned this style.
- Goal Poacher: Goal poachers are forwards who wait in the six-yard box or the penalty area for a cross, pass, or loose ball and pounce to try to score a goal. "Poaching" refers to the fact that they will often score a goal out of the slightest of opportunities, i.e., steal a goal. Goal poachers usually play as center forwards or second strikers.
- Gagamaru's insane reflexes allow him to catch those shots that were off course at the last second. His flexibility also allows him to fire shots from uncomfortable and unlikely positions, which is what makes him dangerous as a forward player.
- Goalkeeper: Goalkeepers are responsible for blocking the ball during penalty kicks and getting the ball out of the area of the goal and to a player on their team further down the field. They often use a dropkick to get the ball as far away from their own goal as possible. The goalie is the only player that is allowed to touch the ball with their hands while on the field and during the game.
- Gagamaru's natural height and flexibility allow him to reach those far sides of the goal, allowing him to save powerful shots. Combined with his reflexes, which let him react almost instantaneously, Gagamaru's senses serves an obstacle for many strikers. He's been able to singlehandedly deflect goals from various Japan U-20 members during his first match as a goalkeeper, and then, further down the line, managed to save a shot from Reo during his game against Manshine City.
Skills[]
- Springlike Body: Gagamaru's naturally long limbs and his excellent body control allow him to adapt to nearly any pass or any play. He can propel his body forward, which he uses for all types of shots, tackles, and goal saves. Like Kuon's jumping power, Gagamaru's spring-like body can push him upward; however, his specialty allows his body to propel him forward or in any horizontal direction.
- Explosive Reaction: With his natural physical disposition, Gagamaru can react to the ball quickly and without wasted movement to perform last-second headers and goal saves. He was able to react to Shoei Baro who shot from the blindspot during the match against Ubers.
- Super Reflex: Gagamaru is able to sense the ball's travel course and immediately act to intercept it.
- Ultra Reflex: Under the pressure of a close-range, high-powered shot, Gagamaru focuses and uses his explosive reaction speed to jump to the other side of the goal net and intercept the ball.
- Bear Claw Deflection: Gagamaru, at the height of his reaction speed, pounces and gets a hand on a ball right before it lands in the goal and deflects it.
- Flexibility: With complete control over his body and limbs, Gagamaru can expertly move and twist his limbs so that he can more easily react to the ball and perform last-second plays.
- Scorpion Kick: A player throws themselves to the floor and thrust their body forward. They then place two hands on the ground and sharply flick both heels up behind their heads to make contact with the ball, but Gagamaru is able to do this in midair just by propelling his body upward with his feet and retaining control of his center of gravity.
- Shachihoko Fish Kick: Used against the Japan U-20, Gagamaru pulls off a handstand and curves his legs towards his back to block the shot, similar to a dolphin. This was used against Ryusei Shidou to great effect.
- Suitable Body: To abandon the tradition of using instincts to save; Gagamaru trained his body to perceive and react to quicker phenomena by using baseballs. This sharpened his reaction speed and increased his eye and bodywork.
- Flow State: Flow, as Ego describes it, is the state of total immersion or being in the zone" It is the mental state in which a person performing some activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity.
Manga Appearances[]
| 1. Dream | Debut & Cover |
| 2. Moving In | Appears |
| 3. Monster | Appears |
| 4. Right Now | Appears |
| 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 |
| 39. Hungry | Appears |
| 40. Second Selection | Appears |
| 41. BLUE LOCK MAN | |
| 42. About-Face | |
| 43. Three-Man Teams | |
| 44. Rivalry Battle | |
| 45. Battle to the Death | |
| 46. TOP 3 | |
| 47. Chemical Reaction | |
| 48. The Beauty of the Parabola | |
| 49. After the Parting | |
| 50. Match Confirmed | |
| 51. Creator | |
| 52. Talent and Mediocrity | |
| 53. Blind Spot | |
| 54. Devour | |
| 55. A Dream that Won't Come True | |
| 56. Proof I've Wagered My Life | |
| 57. Chance Encounter | |
| 58. The Battle Begins | |
| 59. Triple Combo | |
| 60. Field Vision | |
| 61. Leverage | |
| 62. Loser | |
| 63. Buried Ego | |
| 64. The Lead Actor's Stage | |
| 65. Trick of Fate | |
| 66. Loser's Crossroads | |
| 67. Power of Despair | |
| 68. Promise | |
| 69. Chaos | |
| 70. Dancing Boy | |
| 71. Friends | |
| 72. MATCH UP!! | |
| 73. Ultra-Coordination | |
| 74. Monster | |
| 75. Wild Dance | |
| 76. Can't Go Back | |
| 77. All-Out | |
| 78. Irregular | |
| 79. I'm Not There | |
| 80. Unlimited | |
| 81. Last Action | |
| 82. I Don't Need You | |
| 83. Voice | |
| 84. Initial Impulse | |
| 85. Eight Seconds Ago | |
| 86. Pride | |
| 87. Luck | |
| 88. World All-Stars | |
| 89. Demon | |
| 90. Third Selection | |
| 91. Divine Speed | |
| 92. The Closest | |
| 93. Gathering | Appears |
| 94. Time has Come | Appears |
| 95. Tryouts | Appears |
| 96. Chosen Path | Appears |
| 97. Last Ticket | Appears |
| 98. Villain | |
| 99. The Assassin and the Ninja | |
| 100. Optimal X Supreme - Worst | |
| 101. New Relation | |
| 102. The World of Feeling | |
| 103. Total Sensory Experience | |
| 104. Trance | Appears |
| 105. 5 X 6 | |
| 106. Chameleon | Appears |
| 107. All Matches Over | Appears |
| 108. Top 11 | |
| 109. Battle Group | |
| 110. Newcomer | |
| 111. FLOW | Appears |
| 112. Grand Stage | Appears |
| 113. Cops and Robbers | |
| 114. Quartet | |
| 115. Sae Itoshi | Appears |
| 116. Revenger | Appears |
| 117. Nice to Meet You | |
| 118. Warped | Appears |
| 119. Third Arrow | |
| 120. Blue Genes | |
| 121. 1st HALF | Appears |
| 122. Headliner | |
| 123. World's Best | Appears |
| 124. Night Snow | |
| 125. Ruin | |
| 126. 2nd HALF | Appears |
| 127. Dragon Drive | Appears |
| 128. Dramatic Exchange | Appears |
| 129. Cool Head and Chameleon | |
| 130. The World Doesn't Know Me Yet | Appears |
| 131. What You Taught Us | Appears |
| 132. Dictator | Appears |
| 133. Extreme Focus | |
| 134. Flowers | Cover |
| 135. Shachihoko | Appears |
| 136. Culmination | |
| 137. Last Step | |
| 138. One Mind in Two Bodies | Appears |
| 139. Synchronize | Appears |
| 140. Essence | Appears |
| 141. Monster Trance | |
| 142. World Standard | Appears & Cover |
| 143. Not Alone | Appears |
| 144. Disposition | Appears |
| 145. Born Slippy | |
| 146. Final Match-up | |
| 147. Last Attack | |
| 148. Declaration | Appears |
| 149. Complete | Appears |
| 150. Holiday | Mentioned |
| 151. Changing World | |
| 303. Blue Lock Japan | |
| 304. Benefactor of my Dream | |
| 305. ✖ 23 | Appears |
| 306. Hello | |
| 307. Bunny | |
| 308. Pride Chicken | |
| 309. Reunion | Appears |
| 310. Give It Up | |
| 311. Side-B | Appears |
| 312. U-20 World Cup | Appears |
| 313. Opening Warriors | Appears |
| 314. Core | |
| 315. What the Hell?! | Appears |
| 316. I'm Here | |
| 317. I've Got This on Lock | Appears |
| 318. I Want to Win | Appears |
| 319. The Fanaticism Formula | Appears |
| 320. Hero or Death | Appears |
| 321. Insatiable | |
| 322. Myself | |
| 323. Shining Hope | Appears |
| 324. Afterglow | Appears |
| 325. The Student Becomes the Master | |
| 326. Cola | |
| 327. Birdcage | |
| 328. God | |
| 329. Don't Run Away | |
| 330. Favorite to Win | Appears |
| 331. Logic | Appears |
Anime Appearances[]
| 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 | Absent |
| 15. Devour | Absent |
| 16. Tri-Fusion | Absent |
| 17. Donkey | Appears |
| 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 | Appears |
| 25. Tryouts | Appears |
| 26. The Assassin and the Ninja | Appears |
| 27. The World of Feeling | Absent |
| 28. Chameleon | Appears |
| 29. Flow | Appears |
| 30. Grand Stage | Appears |
| 31. Sae Itoshi | Appears |
| 32. Blue Genes | Appears |
| 33. Night Snow | Appears |
| 34. Dramatic Exchange | Appears |
| 35. What You Taught Us | Appears |
| 36. Flowers | Appears |
| 37. You're Not Alone | Appears |
| 38. Last Attack | Appears |
Etymology[]
- His given name, Gin (
吟 ?), means "a versification", "singing", or "recital".- Phonetically, it can also refer to 銀, meaning "silver", referring to his appearance.
- His surname, Gagamaru (
我 牙 丸 ?), means "my round fangs".
- His name can thus be interpreted as "singing my round fangs".
- Phonetically, his name can be interpreted as "my round silver fangs".
Quotes[]
- (To Reo) "You're just a copy after all. Sheltered little chameleon".
- (To Isagi) "No, Nice One Isagi".
Trivia[]
- The majority of this information is from the official Egoist Bible.
- His hometown is Wakayama Prefecture.
- He started playing soccer at the age of 12 (during middle school activities).
- His favorite soccer player is Gareth Bale.
- His motto is "All natural," since he believes in taking things as they are and living as your heart desires.
- He thinks his strengths are his physical strengths, good eyesight, and hearing. He thinks his weaknesses are being bad at using technology and being bad at understanding people.
- His favorite type of music is Southern All Stars.
- His favorite animal is a bear (ironically enough, he got the scars on his ears from a bear).
- His favorite food is meat (especially raw). His least favorite food is convenience store bento because it tastes too much artificial preservatives and chemicals.
- In his opinion, boar meat is the best side dish for rice.
- His favorite seasons are all of them since mountains and forests have all kinds of different looks during them.
- His hobby is reading manga (he learned about people's emotions and antics by reading them).
- He has a lot of favorite mangas, for example, Higanjima, Naruto, Bastard!!!, Cheeky Angel, Fire Punch, Karakuri Circus, Ushijima The Loan Shark, Gin to Kin, Dorohedoro, Skip and Loafer, Sakamoto Days, Frieren, etc.
- His favorite subject is PE, while his least favorite subjects are everything that is not PE.
- He often reads Shonen Jump, Young Magazine, Young Jump, BigComic Spirits, and Shonen Magazine.
- His fetish is physical beauty (be it for animals or humans).
- His favorite celebrity is Cameron Diaz.
- Animal cruelty makes him sad (he said he would fight perpetrators).
- His sleep time is 8 hours since he is trying to embody the "Sleep brings up a child well" proverb.
- The first thing he washes while showering are his hair roots (or else the animal smell sticks).
- He would impulsively buy at a combini store like Shonen Jump and Young Magazine.
- He can't answer the popular question "Bamboo shoots or mushrooms" since he only knows the real ones and not their snack version from Meiji.
- Gagamaru eats with his hands, though the team is trying to teach him how to use utensils.
- If it were his last day on Earth, he would chill on a mountain.
- If he were given one million yen, he would give it back.
- He made his hair tie out of ivy.
- He believes that the best way to spend a holiday would be to meditate in a bamboo grove and speak to mountain animals.
- He does not know what his dominant foot is.
- Gagamaru ranked 24th in the first popularity poll with 35 votes.
- Gagamaru's Japanese voice actor, Shugo Nakamura, also sang WINNER (Blue Lock Season 1 first cour ending song).
- By the end of the Neo Egoist League, Gagamaru got a ¥50,000,000 offer from "Chelblue" (チェルブルー Cheruburū?) [17]. Chelblue is based on Chelsea F.C..
References[]
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 317.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Character profile from Egoist Bible
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 298.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 246.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 240.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 204.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 93.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 24.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 15.
- ↑ Blue Lock Anime: Episode 2.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 312.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 173.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 108.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 105.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 93.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 2.
- ↑ Volume 35
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| Japan U-20 | |
|---|---|
| Faculty | Jinpachi Ego · Anri Teieri · Hirotoshi Buratsuta |
| Players | Rin Itoshi · Yoichi Isagi · Ryusei Shido · Shoei Baro · Meguru Bachira · Hyoma Chigiri · Reo Mikage · Rensuke Kunigami · Eita Otoya · Oliver Aiku · Tabito Karasu · Gin Gagamaru · Jyubei Aryu · Kenyu Yukimiya · Ikki Niko · Yo Hiori · Shuto Sendo · Ranze Kurona · Zantetsu Tsurugi · Gen Fukaku · Jingo Raichi · Jin Kiyora · Nijiro Nanase · Sae Itoshi |
| Former Faculty | Yasumori Hoichi |
| Former Players | Haru Hayate · Itsuki Wakatsuki · Kazuma Nio · Kento Cho · Miroku Darai · Teppei Neru · Teru Kitsunezato · Takeshi Bito · Ryuhei Osuna · Iito Morita · Shinsuke Hekisa · Takayuki Tokorojoji · Ryu Kamioka · Imaru Akashi · Beita Tsuru · Kiyoshi Yasushi · Ken Andatte Shimura · Taisho Hagimoto |
| Bastard München | |
|---|---|
| Master Striker | Noel Noa |
| U-20 Regulars | Alexis Ness · Ali · Bachman · Benedict Grim · Birkenstock · Erik Gesner · Igor Schneider · Mensah · Michael Kaiser · Ndiaye · Theo Sachs |
| Blue Lock | Gin Gagamaru · Gurimu Igarashi · Jin Kiyora · Jingo Raichi · Kenyu Yukimiya · Ranze Kurona · Rensuke Kunigami · Teppei Neru · Yo Hiori · Yoichi Isagi |
| Blue Lock Eleven | |
|---|---|
| Faculty | Jinpachi Ego · Anri Teieri |
| Starters | Gin Gagamaru · Jyubei Aryu · Ikki Niko · Hyoma Chigiri · Kenyu Yukimiya · Tabito Karasu · Seishiro Nagi · Meguru Bachira · Eita Otoya · Rin Itoshi · Yoichi Isagi |
| Substitutes | Reo Mikage · Yo Hiori · Shoei Baro |
| Bench | Aoshi Tokimitsu · Gurimu Igarashi · Jingo Raichi · Nijiro Nanase · Yukio Ishikari · Zantetsu Tsurugi · Ranze Kurona · Jin Kiyora · Reiji Hiiragi |
| Team C | |
|---|---|
| Captains | Kenyu Yukimiya · Seishiro Nagi |
| Members | Aiki Himizu · Akira Endoji · Gin Gagamaru · Junichi Wanima · Meguru Bachira · Reo Mikage · Shingen Tanaka · Taiga Tsunzaki · Zantetsu Tsurugi |
| Team Red | |
|---|---|
| 1st Clear Team | Aoshi Tokimitsu · Jyubei Aryu · Meguru Bachira · Rin Itoshi · Yoichi Isagi |
| 3rd Clear Team | Aiki Himizu · Eita Otoya · Haruhiko Yuzu · Kenyu Yukimiya · Tabito Karasu |
| 5th Clear Team | Hajime Nishioka · Ikki Niko · Kairu Saramadara · Yo Hiori · Yukio Ishikari |
| 6th Clear Team | Gin Gagamaru · Jingo Raichi · Junichi Wanima · Kyohei Shiguma · Shingen Tanaka |
| Team Z |
|---|
| Asahi Naruhaya · Gin Gagamaru · Gurimu Igarashi · Hyoma Chigiri · Jingo Raichi · Meguru Bachira · Okuhito Iemon · Rensuke Kunigami · Wataru Kuon · Yoichi Isagi · Yudai Imamura |