Reo’s copy of Bachira is almost too perfect.
The latest chapter of Blue Lock manga begins with people chanting Bachira’s name after his goal in the previous issue.
As the match starts again, Onazi is stopped by Aryu. As the Nigerian player passes to Kuso, we see him getting stalled by Niko, who has improved his body during the break. In the end, Reo gets the ball and starts copying Bachira. As he completes the process, the two Bachiras head towards the goal like a couple of unstoppable cannons.
Warning: Spoilers ahead!
Blue Lock Chapter 315 recap
Fans cheer for Bachira, who scored a goal against Nigeria only 3 minutes and 40 seconds after the match started, putting Japan ahead by one point. We learn that during the break, Bachira went to a kids’ school to teach them football.
And while explaining to them how certain moves worked, he also got a better understanding of his own dribbling, unlike before when he used to blindly depend on his skill. He promises to make his dribbling his Ego and holds up a peace sign towards Onazi. The Nigerian player smiles and tells his team to start attacking again and to trust him to score a goal. The players start moving, and the Nigerian player Kuso steals the ball from Bachira.
He decides they have to get the ball back to Onazi without Isagi touching it. The Nigerian players somehow pass the ball to Onazi. However, before he can do anything, Aryu gets in his way. We learn that during the break, Ego sent Aryu to a Judo training center, where the defender learned to perfectly read his opponent’s moves. This made him become an impassable entity in the field.
Realising he can’t pass Aryu, Onazi gets the ball back to Kuso. However, Niko makes his way in between and kicks the ball. Kuso can’t push him away and wonders how the tiny player has this much strength. Niko reveals that following Ego’s instruction to build his body to match his brain, Niko spent the break doing lifts. And now, his muscles are stronger than ever.
He runs away with the ball and Kuso tells his teammates to not let him get it to Isagi. Realising some of his paths are blocked, Niko shoots it straight to Reo in an impressive pass. The Nigerian players are shocked to see that Japan’s counter play doesn’t start with Isagi this time. Although they try to be careful, Reo initiates his copy technique to follow Bachira’s moves exactly. The real Bachira catches up to Reo in time the copy is complete. In the end, it seems like two dribbling monsters are heading down towards the Nigerian goalpost together, leaving everyone in awe.
Blue Lock Chapter 315 review
Nigeria assumed that Japan’s every play would begin with Isagi, which was their fatal fault. Unlike their team, which centers around Onazi, the Blue Lock Japan team has 11 people hungry for goals. No matter where the ball comes from, there’s at least one person ready to make the first move and score.
In the previous chapter, Bachira ignored their two aces to score the goal himself. This time, Niko passes to Reo, who will head to the goal line alongside Bachira. Unless Nigeria can figure out a way to score without depending on Onazi, beating Japan in the first match of the U-20 World Cup will be impossible for them.
Blue Lock Chapter 316 release date
The next chapter of Muneyuki Kaneshiro’s Blue Lock manga is coming out on Tuesday, 2 September, 2025. You can read the series on Kodansha’s K Manga platform.
