Story Arcs

Introduction Arc

Introduction Arc
300 high school forwards were gathered in order to create Japan's greatest striker. The Blue Lock Project is introduced and Team Z is formed after a game of "tag".
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	4	Number of Episodes	N/A
1. Dream 2. Moving In 3. Monster 4. Now		N/A

First Selection Arc
Twenty-five teams are divided into five teams to perform a round-robin match, the top two teams will survive, and the remaining three teams are expelled. However, the most dominant strikers of the three teams lost in the resurrection slot can advance.
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	34	Number of Episodes	N/A
5. Football From Scratch 6. Foundation 7. Get In Front of The Goal! 8. Message 9. Superhero 10. "I'll Be The Next 9!" Tactic 11. Premonition & Intuition 12. Signal 13. The Time to Change 14. Resolution 15. Spring 16. Hit 17. Sorry 18. Nice Job 19. Overwhelming Disadvantage 20. Seething 21. Get Through! 22. Until My Blood Stops Boiling 23. Until They Met Each Other 24. The Formula of a Goal 25. Mechanics 26. LAST GAME 27. Except For One 28. Super Special 29. The Flash of Evolution 30. The Limits of Zeal 31. Awakening 32. Urge 33. Wave Attack 34. At This Rate 35. Last Chance 36. Here and Now 37. The Final Piece 38. More		N/A

Second Selection Arc
Players need to form a group of 5 at the end of the Second Selection to advance to the next selection by completing five stages.
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	48	Number of Episodes	N/A
39. Hungry 40. Second Selection 41. BLUE LOCK MAN 42. Complete Change 43. A Team of 3 44. Rival Rematch 45. Deathmatch 46. TOP3 47. Chemical Reaction 48. The Beauty of the Parabola 49. After Separation 50. Match Established 51. The Creator 52. Genius and Mediocre 53. Blind Spot 54. Devour 55. Pipe Dream 56. Proof that Gambles with Life 57. Encounter 58. Deciding Match 59. Tri Session 60. Field Vision 61. Make Use Of 62. Clumsy 63. Buried Ego 64. The Stage 65. A Prank Of Fate 66. The Crossroads Of A Loser 67. The Talent To Despair 68. Promise 69. Chaos 70. Dancing Boy 71. Friend 72. MATCH UP!! 73. Seamless Chain 74. Monster 75. Dance 76. I Can't Go Back 77. Serious 78. Irregularity 79. I Don't Exist 80. Unlimited 81. Last Move 82. We Don't Need You 83. Voice 84. Original Ego 85. 8 Seconds Earlier 86. Pride 89. Demon		N/A

World's Best Arc
Forming a team of 5, Isagi, Bachira, Rin, Jyubei, and Tokimitsu play against five world class players.
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	5	Number of Episodes	N/A
87. Luck 88. World Class 90. Third Round Selection 91. Godspeed 92. Front Row		N/A

Third Selection Arc
The remaining 35 players have to participate on either team "A", "B" or "C" to prove their skills and ability to coexist with the top six Blue Lock players: Rin, Shidou, Karasu, Otoya, Yukimiya and Nagi. The best eleven players will be chosen to form the Blue Lock Eleven to challenge Japan's U-20 team.
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	16	Number of Episodes	N/A
93. Assembly 94. Time Has Come 95. Tryout 96. Chosen Path 97. Last Ticket 98. Ruffian 99. The Killer and The Ninja 100. Optimal X Strongest = Worst 101. New Shape 102. How You Feel the World 103. Total Sensory Experience 104. Trace 105. 5 X 6 106. Chameleon 107. All Matches Finished 108. Top 11		N/A

Vs U-20 Arc
The selected 11 players from Blue Lock will face the Japan U-20 in a National Representative match for all of Japan to watch. The winner secures control of the Japan National team but with Sae Itoshi leading the team and Ryusei Shidou joining him, how will Blue Lock overcome this immense challenge.
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	N/A	Number of Episodes	N/A
109. Battalion 110. Newcomer 111. Flow 112. Big Stage 113. Cops and Robbers 114. Quartet 115. Itoshi Sae 116. Revenger 117. Nice to Meet You 118. Distorted 119. Third Arrow 120. Blue Genes 121. 1st Half 122. Headliner 123. Number One In The World 124. Night Snow 125. In Pieces 126. 2nd Half 127. Dragon Drive 128. Switching Actors 129. Cool-Headed and Chameleon 130. The World Doesn't Know Me Yet 128. What You Taught Me 132. The Despot King 133. Extreme Concentration 134. Flower 135. Shachihoko 136. Culmination		N/A