Miroku Darai

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Miroku Darai
Japanese	蛇来 弥勒
Rōmaji	Darai Miroku
Biological Information
Gender	Male
Age	19
Birthday	December 21
Height	179 cm
Blood Type	B
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Black (manga) Yellow (anime)
Professional Information
Affiliation	Blue Lock
Blue Lock rank	25 21 18
Team	FC Barcha (Starter)
Former team(s)	Japan U-20 (Starter)
Jersey Number(s)	5 (Japan U-20)
Position	Left Sideback
Weapon	Off-the-Ball Movements Predictions
Debut
Manga	Chapter 110
Anime	Episode 29
Portrayal
Japanese Voice	Yusuke Shirai
English Voice	Yussef Benelbar

Miroku Darai (蛇 (だ) 来 (らい) 弥 (み) 勒 (ろく) , Darai Miroku^?) is a former member of the Japan U-20 team. He now plays for Spain's FC Barcha.

Quick Answers

What position does Miroku Darai play on the Japan U-20 team?

Miroku Darai serves as a Left Sideback on the Japan U-20 team, demonstrating his 'Off the Ball Defence' skill.

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What is the significance of Darai's Buddhist beliefs on his soccer playing?

Miroku Darai's Buddhist upbringing has shaped his soccer playing, viewing the field as yin and yang. His determination, likely influenced by his Buddhist beliefs, helped him improve from a low-ranked player at Blue Lock. His pragmatic approach is evident in his defensive off-the-ball movements as a full back, acknowledging his strengths and weaknesses.

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What are some of Miroku Darai's strengths and weaknesses as a full back?

Miroku Darai, part of the Japan U-20 team, excels as a full back with a clear understanding of his strengths and limitations. His defensive focus is a key strength, particularly his off-the-ball movements, which he uses for defensive anticipation and quick responses. Conversely, his limited involvement in offensive plays is a notable weakness.

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How does Miroku Darai utilize off-the-ball movements in his gameplay?

Miroku Darai employs off-the-ball movements defensively in his gameplay. Through swift and anticipatory movements, he deciphers his opponent's trajectory, reaching the location first to obstruct them. This tactic aids him in controlling the field and halting his opponent's progress, exemplified when he thwarted Eita Otoya's speedy advance. Darai's knack for 'smelling' his opponent's movements indicates an innate grasp of their off-the-ball strategies.

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Appearance

Darai is a dark-skinned and average-height soccer player. He also has black hair and black eyes in the manga. In the anime, his eyes are yellow.

Japan U-20 Uniform

Blue Lock player icon

Personality

Darai seems to be a Buddhist, calling the field yin and yang.

Abilities

Archetype

• No-Nonsense Full Back: A full back who knows their strengths and their weaknesses, focusing predominantly on their defensive duties and rarely joining the offensive.

Skills

• Off-the-Ball Movements: A term used to describe the moments where players are not in possession of the ball.
  Darai's off-the-ball movements are used defensively; through anticipation and quick movement, he is able to decipher where the opponent is moving before reaching there first to shut them down.
  • Predictions: He talks about the "smell" of his opponent's movements, which may indicate an intuitive instinct for the off-the-ball movements of his mark. His off-the-ball movements were so good that he could prevent Eita Otoya from moving past him despite Otoya's speed. His movements also enabled him to extensively manmark Shoei Baro, although he was eventually overcome through sheer physical ability.

Manga Appearances

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

Anime Appearances

Season 2
25. Tryouts	Absent
26. The Assassin and the Ninja	Absent
27. The World of Feeling	Absent
28. Chameleon	Absent
29. Flow	Debut
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, Miroku (弥 (み) 勒 (ろく) , Miroku^?), is a Japanese word for "Maitreya," referring to his appearance.

• His surname, Darai (蛇 (だ) 来 (らい) , Darai^?), means "an incoming snake."
  • Phonetically, it can also refer to ダライ, which is a Japanese loanword from the Dutch word draaibank meaning "lathe."

• His name can thus be interpreted as "an incoming Maitreya snake."
  • Phonetically, his name can be interpreted as "a Maitreya lathe."

Trivia

• In Chapter 204, the auction display on page 10 showed Darai with a salary bid of ¥16,000,000 due to an error by the artist, as page 19 showed Darai with a salary bid of ¥15,000,000. As Darai's bid remains as ¥15,000,000 during the Round 4 offers in Chapter 246, this suggests he did not play in the match between FC Barcha vs Paris X Gen.