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Jingo Raichi in Blue Lock: Complete Profile Guide

Jingo Raichi via Blue Lock

Jingo Raichi via Blue Lock


The hit manga "Blue Lock" was adapted into an anime in October 2022. In 2023, it became the top-selling manga in Japan, surpassing popular titles like One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen. This article provides an in-depth explanation of Jingo Raichi, a character from Blue Lock. It includes details about their height, weight, abilities, past episodes, and images of their appearances in the anime.


What is the Anime "Blue Lock" Where Jingo Raichi Appears?

Blue lock key visual


"Blue Lock" (BLUELOCK) is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. It began serialization in Weekly Shonen Magazine (Kodansha) in issue 35 of 2018. In May 2021, it won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the shonen category.

Blue Lock is a facility designed to produce the ultimate egoist—a single forward chosen from 300 high school players to become the world's best striker, with the goal of leading Japan to victory in the World Cup. The story follows the strikers as they are thrown into a series of ruthless selection tests, each sharpening their skills while grappling with the harsh challenges presented by the unforgiving system.


Basic Information on Jingo Raichi from "Blue Lock": Height, Birthday and More

Jingo Raichi via Manga Blue Lock Volume9 cover

Jingo Raichi via Manga Blue Lock Volume9 cover


Name:Jingo Raichi
A young man with an aggressive personality and a trademark of blonde hair. His self-proclaimed "weapon" is "sexy football," though his true strengths lie in his robust physicality and inexhaustible stamina. Known for his rough playstyle, often intimidating others during games, his presence can sometimes rally his teammates.

Blue Lock Ranking: 294th (initial) → 95th (start of second selection)
Birthday: October 11
Age: 17 (2nd year high school)
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Hometown: Nagasaki Prefecture
Family: Father, mother, older sister, and himself
Height: 6 ft 0 in (182 cm)
Foot Size: 11.0 in (28 cm)
Blood Type: A
Dominant Foot: Right-footed
Pre-Blue Lock Team: Ikarioka High School Soccer Team
Favorite Soccer Player: Takashi Inui (known for “sexy football”)
Motto: "There is no road before me; the path is created behind me."
Self-Proclaimed Strength: Everything about me (Who laughed? Show yourself!)
Self-Proclaimed Weakness: None, and that’s the problem (Anyone offended? Raise your hand!)
Favorite Food: Shrimp tempura bowl (especially when the tempura soaks up the broth – that’s GOOD!)
Least Favorite Food: Kazunoko (hates the smell and texture)
Best Meal Companion: Fried chicken (who doesn’t like it? They’re dead to me!)
Hobby: Thinking about where I rank among the greatest humans on Earth
Favorite Season: Spring (gets me fired up)
Favorite Music: Bon Jovi’s "It’s My Life"
Favorite Movie: The Expendables (let’s me shut off my brain)
Favorite Manga: Baki series (gets my “♂ (manhood)” fired up!)
Character Color: Thunderbolt Yellow
Favorite Animal: Chameleon (its eyes move independently – awesome, right?)
Best Subject: P.E. (never lost at the shuttle run)
Weakest Subject: Everything but P.E.
What He's Into: Himself
Likes Being Complimented: Anywhere works!
Dislikes Being Mocked: Just tell me where, and I’ll prove you wrong.
Ideal Partner: Someone who supports from behind (leave the front to me)
Valentine’s Day Chocolates Last Year: 10
Sleep Hours: 7 hours
First Place He Washes in the Bath: Sideburns (they’re important to me, got my own style)
Impulse Buy at Convenience Store: Famichiki (fried chicken from FamilyMart)
Kinoko vs. Takenoko: Kinoko (since everyone’s on Team Takenoko, I’ll stick with Kinoko!)
Last Time He Cried: Kicked a can in frustration, hit his shin on a guardrail, and cried.
Age When He Last Got a Present from Santa: 10
What He Asked Santa For: Superpowers (like soccer skills, super strength, or extreme speed – he didn’t get any, so he just trained hard)
What He’d Do on Earth’s Last Day: Climb to the top of the Statue of Liberty (seems fitting)
What He’d Do with 100 Million Yen: Move to New York (sounds cool, right?)

Source: Blue Lock Official Character Book, EGOIST BIBLE


Who is Jingo Raichi's Voice Actor in the Blue Lock Anime?

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Jingo Raichi

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Jingo Raichi


Raichi is voiced by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, a popular voice actor known for main roles such as Kirito in Sword Art Online and Bell Cranel in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? He has also received notable accolades at the Seiyuu Awards, including the Newcomer Award in 2011 and the Best Actor Award in 2015.


Jingo Raichi's Weapon

■Stamina & Physique
Raichi boasts about his "elegant shooting technique" and calls his motto "sexy football," showing his confidence in his scoring abilities. However, he couldn’t score during the first selection.

Over the course of the selection process, his real strengths became apparent: boundless stamina and core strength. During the endurance test at the time of entry, Raichi kept running at 20 km/h for over 1 hour and 13 minutes, even as teammates like Isagi and Igarashi exhausted themselves after 42 and 37 minutes, respectively. Despite running continuously from start to finish, his quality of play barely dropped, impressing Reo Mikage in the first selection game against Team V.


Jingo Raichi's Key Moments and Images from Various Episodes

Next, we will look back at Jingo Raichi's key moments in each anime episode, along with images.


■First Selection

Raichi’s rough personality often disrupts team dynamics, as seen in the first match, where he chased individual glory as the “team's top scorer,” disrupting team cohesion.
During the match against Team W, Raichi lost his temper and lashed out at Kuon, who betrayed the team, which resulted in Raichi receiving a red card. The match was ultimately won by Chigiri’s breakthrough performance.

In the Team V match, Raichi marked Reo and restricted his movement with his physical strength and remarkable stamina, preventing him from playing freely. Even Reo became frustrated, exclaiming, "He’s been running non-stop...Does this guy ever tire!?" Raichi’s relentless marking even led Reo to receive a yellow card in frustration due to his aggressive response.

In the final minutes, Raichi further supported Team Z by blocking Zantetsu's shot near the goal and keeping the ball in play during the last seconds, helping to secure Team Z’s victory.


Jingo Raichi via Anime Blue Lock

Jingo Raichi via Anime Blue Lock


■Second Selection
Raichi advanced to the second selection in 95th place. He joined forces with fellow Team Z member Gin Gagamaru and former opponent from Team W, Junichi Wanima.
While Raichi’s second selection activities weren’t depicted in detail, when all the teams that passed the second selection were revealed, it was noted that Shingen Tanaka and Kyohei Shikuma had joined his team.


■Third Selection
In the third selection, the top six players were divided into three teams, while players ranked below seventh had to choose a team to join. Raichi, showing newfound maturity, stated he would base his decision on reviewing the videos of the top-ranked players’ previous matches, indicating his growth in strategic thinking.

He joined Team B, led by Tabito Karasu and Kageya Ototsu, and participated in the third match, though it appears he didn’t score.


Summary

Raichi rose through the ranks as part of Team Z alongside Isagi and others during the initial Blue Lock selection. Although he tends to act impulsively, he displayed loyalty by punching Kuon once and letting go of the betrayal after Kuon apologized. Though his performance was not highlighted in the second selection, he advanced to the third, where more contributions can be anticipated.


Blue Lock Character List

In addition to the English notation, kanji characters and their readings in Japanese are listed.
英語、日本語の漢字表記を記載しています。

Yoichi Isagi (潔 世一): Kazuki Ura (浦 和希)
Meguru Bachira (蜂楽 廻): Tasuku Kaito (海渡 翼)
Rensuke Kunigami (國神 錬介): Yūki Ono (小野 友樹)
Hyoma Chigiri (千切 豹馬): Soma Saito (斉藤 壮馬)
Wataru Kuon (久遠 渉): Masatomo Nakazawa (中澤 まさとも)
Jingo Raichi (雷市 陣吾): Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (松岡 禎丞)
Yudai Imamura (今村 遊大): Shōya Chiba (千葉 翔也)
Gin Gagamaru (我牙丸 吟): Shugo Nakamura (中村 修吾)
Asahi Naruhaya (成早 朝日): Daishi Kajita (梶田 大嗣)
Okuhito Iemon (伊右衛門 送人): Ryūnosuke Watanuki (綿貫 龍之介)
Gurimu Igarashi (五十嵐 栗夢): Aoi Ichikawa (市川 蒼)
Ryōsuke Kira (吉良 涼介): Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一)
Jinpachi Ego (絵心 甚八): Hiroshi Kamiya (神谷 浩史)
Anri Teieri (帝襟 アンリ): Eri Yukimura (幸村 恵理)
Shouei Barou (馬狼 照英): Junichi Suwabe (諏訪部 順一)
Zantetsu Tsurugi (剣城 斬鉄): Kazuyuki Okitsu (興津 和幸)
Seishiro Nagi (凪 誠士郎): Nobunaga Shimazaki (島﨑 信長)
Reo Mikage (御影 玲王): Yuma Uchida (内田 雄馬)
Ikki Niko (二子 一揮): Natsuki Hanae (花江 夏樹)
Junichi Wanima (鰐間 淳壱): Ryōta Suzuki (鈴木 崚汰)
Keisuke Wanima (鰐間 計助): Ryōta Suzuki (鈴木 崚汰)
Sae Itoshi (糸師 冴): Takahiro Sakurai (櫻井 孝宏)
Rin Itoshi (糸師 凛): Koki Uchiyama (内山 昂輝)
Jyubei Aryu (蟻生 十兵衛): Katsuyuki Konishi (小西 克幸)
Aoshi Tokimitsu (時光 青志): Shinnosuke Tachibana (立花 慎之介)
Ryusei Shido (士道龍聖): Yuichi Nakamura (中村 悠一)
Tabito Karasu (烏 旅人): Makoto Furukawa (古川 慎)
Eita Otoya (乙夜 影汰): Kengo Kawanishi (河西 健吾)
Kenyu Yukimiya (雪宮 剣優): Takuya Eguchi (江口 拓也)
Ranze Kurona (黒名 蘭世): Chiaki Kobayashi (小林 千晃)
Yo Hiori (氷織 羊): Eiji Mikami (三上 瑛士)
Nijiro Nanase (七星 虹郎): Kakeru Hatano (波多野 翔)
Oliver Aiku (オリヴァ 愛空): Satoshi Hino (日野 聡)
Shuto Sendo (閃堂 秋人): Akihisa Wakayama (若山 晃久)
Julian Loki (ジュリアン・ロキ): Hiro Shimono (下野 紘)
Leonardo Luna (レオナルド・ルナ): Shin'ichiro Kamio (神尾 晋一郎)


Source : Anime Blue Lock Official