Hajime Nishioka

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Hajime Nishioka
Japanese	西岡 初
Rōmaji	Nishioka Hajime
Alias(es)	"Aomori's Messi"
Biological Information
Gender	Male
Birthday	May 1
Hair Color	Light Brown
Eye Color	Light Brown
Professional Information
Occupation	Student
Affiliation	Side-B
Former affiliation(s)	Blue Lock
Blue Lock rank	36 35 29
Former team(s)	Manshine City (Reserve) Team A (4th Game) Team Blue Lock (5th Clear Team) Team Red
Jersey Number(s)	29 (Second and Third Selection)
Position	Forward
Debut
Manga	Chapter 1
Anime	Episode 1

Hajime Nishioka (西 (にし) 岡 (おか) 初 (はじめ) , Nishioka Hajime^?) is a former contender of Blue Lock, who was a member of England's Manshine City during the Neo Egoist League.

Having taken 36th place at the end of the 5th round of the Neo Egoist League, he was excluded from the project.

Following his expulsion, Nishioka was offered a chance by Hirotoshi Buratsuta to participate in Side-B in order to join Japan U-20 during the U-20 World Cup.

Quick Answers

What role does Hajime Nishioka play in the Blue Lock series?

In the Blue Lock series, Hajime Nishioka competes as a forward player. He is a participant in the Blue Lock competition and presently plays for England's Manshine City in the Neo Egoist League. His first appearance was in the initial manga chapter and anime episode.

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What team is Hajime Nishioka a part of in the Neo Egoist League?

In the Neo Egoist League, Hajime Nishioka competes as a member of the Manshine City team, based in England.

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What are the distinguishing physical features of Hajime Nishioka?

Hajime Nishioka, a character in the Blue Lock series, is distinguished by his light brown hair and eyes. His hair is short, featuring choppy bangs that extend to his eyebrows. He carries the alias 'Aomori's Messi' in the Blue Lock community.

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How does Hajime Nishioka's role as a forward in Blue Lock compare to real-life players like Messi?

Hajime Nishioka, a forward in Blue Lock, is renowned for his offensive prowess. His playing style, akin to Lionel Messi's, significantly enhances his team's offensive formation. This was demonstrated in the National Representative match, where the skill of Blue Lock Eleven surpassed Japan U-20, particularly in the first half.

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What is the significance of Hajime Nishioka's ranking in Blue Lock?

In Blue Lock, Hajime Nishioka's low ranking of 299 out of 300 players puts him in a precarious position. The top 5 players secure a spot on the Japan U-20 team for the U-20 World Cup, while those who don't make it to the end are permanently barred from Japan's National team. Nishioka is a member of England's Manshine City in the Neo Egoist League.

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Appearance

Nishioka has fair complexion and has short, light pale reddish brown fluffy hair with choppy bangs that reach his eyebrows, along with pale orange eyes with long lashes.

Blue Lock player icon

Blue Lock Tracksuit (Anime)

Abilities

Archetype

• 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.

Skills

Very little is known about Nishioka's skills, but he presumably is a good player, as he was chosen instead of Baro and Naruhaya in Second Selection. He is known within Blue Lock as "Aomori's Messi", so we can assume he has similar abilities to Lionel Messi. But since we have never seen Nishioka play, we can only speculate.

Manga Appearances

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
143. Not Alone
144. Disposition
145. Born Slippy
146. Final Match-up
147. Last Attack
148. Declaration
149. Complete
150. Holiday
151. Changing World

U-20 World Cup Arc
303. Blue Lock Japan
304. Benefactor of my Dream
305. ✖ 23
306. Hello
307. Bunny
308. Pride Chicken
309. Reunion
310. Give It Up
311. Side-B
312. U-20 World Cup
313. Opening Warriors
314. Core
315. What the Hell?!
316. I'm Here
317. I've Got This on Lock
318. I Want to Win
319. The Fanaticism Formula
320. Hero or Death
321. Insatiable
322. Myself
323. Shining Hope
324. Afterglow
325. The Student Becomes the Master
326. Cola
327. Birdcage	Appears
328. God
329. Don't Run Away
330. Favorite to Win
331. Logic

Anime Appearances

Season 1
1. Dream	Debut
2. Monster	Absent
3. Soccer's "Zero"	Absent
4. Premonition and Intuition	Absent
5. To Be Reborn	Absent
6. I'm Sorry	Absent
7. Rush	Absent
8. The Formula for Goals	Absent
9. Awakening	Absent
10. Just the Way It Is	Absent
11. The Final Piece	Absent
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	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	Screen

Season 2
25. Tryouts	Appears
26. The Assassin and the Ninja	Appears
27. The World of Feeling	Absent
28. Chameleon	Absent
29. Flow	Appears
30. Grand Stage	Appears
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, Hajime (初 (はじめ) , Hajime^?), means "to begin".

• His surname, Nishioka (西 (にし) 岡 (おか) , Nishioka^?), means "west hill".

• His name can thus be interpreted as "to begin at the west hill".

Trivia

• He is from Aomori Prefecture.

• Nishioka ranked 29^th in the first popularity poll with three votes.

• He and Issei Isagi share the same birthday (May 1^st).
  • Nishioka's birthday falls on Labor Day.

• By the end of the Neo Egoist League, Nishioka got a ¥3,000,000 offer from "V-Fighting Nagasaki" (V・ファイティン長崎, V-Faitin Nagasaki^?) . V-Fighting Nagasaki is based on V-Varen Nagasaki.