
"✖ 23" is the 305th chapter of Blue Lock and the second in Volume 35, building the U-20 World Cup Arc. Its title nods to the twenty-three-strong selection, and the record preserves a large roster in place of a synopsis.
A narrative synopsis for "✖ 23" is not recorded in the source. The chapter's title gestures at the roster of twenty-three, and its extensive appearance list assembles most of the surviving Blue Lock contenders alongside staff figures Anri Teieri and Jinpachi Ego. Present-day names span Shoei Baro, Meguru Bachira, Hyoma Chigiri, Rensuke Kunigami, Ryusei Shido, Rin Itoshi, Reo Mikage, Tabito Karasu, and many others, while Yoichi Isagi, Sae Itoshi, and Seishiro Nagi surface in flashback.
The second chapter of Volume 35 gathers the bulk of the qualified field as the U-20 World Cup Arc builds, its title pointing to the twenty-three-player selection. Reo Mikage appears together with Baaya, and several past moments are revisited through flashback, though the source stops short of detailing the chapter's events.
Blue Lock Chapter 305, "✖ 23," was published in issue 2025-27 on June 4, 2025 in Japan and June 3, 2025 in English.
The title "✖ 23" nods to the twenty-three-player roster selected as the U-20 World Cup Arc builds toward the tournament.
The chapter gathers most of the surviving Blue Lock contenders in the present, including Shoei Baro, Meguru Bachira, Hyoma Chigiri, Rensuke Kunigami, Ryusei Shido, Rin Itoshi, Reo Mikage, and Tabito Karasu, alongside staff members Anri Teieri and Jinpachi Ego.
Yoichi Isagi, Sae Itoshi, and Seishiro Nagi appear in flashback in Chapter 305, while Reo Mikage is also shown together with Baaya.
Chapter 305 is the second chapter of Volume 35, part of the U-20 World Cup Arc.
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