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Blue Lock Project: World Champion

Game

Blue Lock Project: World Champion is a mobile soccer management sim from Rudel Inc. Players coach strikers pulled from the Blue Lock manga and anime, building their stats through visual novel style training scenes, then send the finished team into automated matches.

Genre: Sports management simulation
Platform: Mobile (iOS, Android)
Developer: Rudel Inc.
Publisher: Rudel Inc.
Release Year: 2024
Japan Release Date: 2022-12-29
North America Release Date: 2024-04-23
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Gameplay

Rather than controlling a match directly, the player fills a coach role, scheduling training sessions and watching over each striker's condition and stats. Matches resolve as auto battle simulations once a squad is assembled, so success comes from prepping gear, stats, and roles ahead of time rather than in-match input. The structure plays closer to an idol management title than a traditional sports game.
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Story and Characters

Players recruit and grow their favorite strikers from the Blue Lock cast, unlocking visual novel style story segments that flesh out each character between training runs. The framing follows the Blue Lock program's core premise, shaping raw talent into a single striker capable of leading a team to the title of world's best.
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Release History and Reception

Rudel Inc. launched the game in Japan on December 29, 2022, then brought an English worldwide version to iOS and Android on April 23, 2024, timed with the theatrical release of Blue Lock -Episode Nagi-. The title won Best Sports Manager Game at the Sensor Tower APAC Awards 2023. Critical reception at global launch was mixed, with GamingonPhone scoring it 65 on Metacritic and citing shallow simulation depth.
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This content is original writing by Daddy Jim Headquarters based on the Blue Lock anime series, manga, and official materials. Episode and chapter references are cited where applicable.

Character and scene imagery on this site is original artwork by Daddy Jim Headquarters, not screenshots or licensed imagery. Official cover art is used on three types of pages for editorial commentary:

  • Movie pages: theatrical key visuals for Blue Lock: Episode Nagi, credited to Eight Bit and the production committee.
  • Game pages: official artwork for Blue Lock: Project World Champion, credited to Kodansha and Rudel.
  • Manga chapter pages: Kodansha Comics volume covers, credited to Kodansha, Muneyuki Kaneshiro, and Yusuke Nomura.

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