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BLUELOCK English Dub Cast to attend Dallas Fan Tournament
The BLUELOCK English Dub Cast will be attending a real life 3v3 anime themed fan soccer tournament in the Dallas, Texas area on Saturday, April 8 at 8:00 pm CDT.
Confirmed to be attending are voice actors Ricco Fajardo, Alex Hom, Drew Breedlove, Matthew Elkins, and Bryson Baugus.
You can get a free ticket to attend or participate in the BLUELOCK Dallas Tournament at Eventbrite. The festivities will be located at Crossbar located at 1000 Hampshire Ln in Richardson, TX 75080. Just north of Dallas. * You must be 18+ to participate.
The co-ed soccer event will take place from 8:00 pm CT – 10:00 pm CT. Check in will begin at 7:50 pm CT. Solo players will be able to team up with other solo players to form a team on the fly. Rules below:
BLUELOCK Dallas Tournament Rules
“The tournament will follow “King of the Court” rules. There will be ten 3v3 games playing simultaneously. Each game will be played for 4-minute intervals with 1-minute breaks on all fields for 90 minutes.
The winning team of each game will advance to the next field until they reach one of the two top fields. Losers will move down to the bottom fields and work their way back up.
The two teams that win at the top fields by the end of the 90 minutes will play against each other in the final match for the grand prize! The losing teams from the top fields will play for 3rd and 4th place.
Want to come just to enjoy the spectacle? That is totally fine! Great soccer deserves a great audience, and you can soak up the soccer in Crossbar’s full service bar.”
BLUELOCK Dallas Tournament Grand Prize
“The top team will win a BLUELOCK x Saturdays Football x LA Galaxy Prize Pack!
All participants will receive a code for a Crunchyroll membership free trial.”
BLUELOCK English Dub Cast Attending Dallas Tournament
The BLUELOCK Dub Cast expected to attend Crunchyroll’s anime themed soccer tournament include:
Ricco Fajardo (English voice actor for Isagi)
Alex Hom (English voice actor for Kunigami)
Drew Breedlove (English voice actor for Bachira)
Matthew Elkins (English voice actor for Zantetsu)
Bryson Baugus (English voice for Nagi)
The BLUELOCK Dallas tournament will be the second formed by Crunchyroll’s partnership with soccer club LA Galaxy and Saturdays Football, following the Los Angeles tourney on March 25. It will support this Saturday’s BLUELOCK Dub Season 1 Finale on Crunchyroll.
The first BLUELOCK fan tournament was held at the Galaxy Park complex at the Dignity Health Sports Park campus in Carson, CA, just south of Los Angeles.
On-Location Tournament Details
“The fields will be turf, so while flats are OK, turf shoes or cleats will work best.
Water will be available, but it is advised to bring your own if you can.
If you end up on the waitlist, it is still worth showing up in case a spot opens up on the day.”
BLUELOCK official synopsis:
“Japan’s desire for World Cup glory leads the Japanese Football Association to launch a new rigorous training program to find the national team’s next striker.
Three hundred high school players are pitted against each other for the position, but only one will come out on top. Who among them will be the striker to usher in a new era of Japanese soccer?”
About BLUELOCK Anime Series
“Based on the award-winning manga of the same name, written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura, and serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine with over 20 million copies in circulation.
The story follows the dreams of 300 high school students who aim to become an absolute ace striker in order to join Japan’s Men’s National Team to help win the next World Cup tournament.
However, if they are eliminated from the BLUELOCK training program they will never be able to play for the national team and their career is finished.
Only one whose ego and skill triumphs over all will emerge on top.”
About Saturdays Football
“Saturdays Football has been a haven and resource for a clandestine group of artisan footballers through the ideation and execution of creative ventures examining the intersection of fashion, football, counterculture, community, and the arts.
The brand believes in free access to football through “Free to Play” initiatives they have developed throughout the United States.”
About The LA Galaxy
“The LA Galaxy are Major League Soccer’s most successful club. Based in Carson, Calif. at Dignity Health Sports Park, the Galaxy have won the MLS Cup a record five times (2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014).
The MLS Supporters’ Shield four times (1998, 2002, 2010, 2011). The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup twice (2001, 2005). And one Concacaf Champions Cup (2000) * since their inception in 1996.
Led by LA Galaxy Head Coach Greg Vanney and President Chris Klein, the Galaxy are the premier club in MLS.
Featuring stars like Landon Donovan, David Beckham, Robbie Keane, Steven Gerrard, Giovani dos Santos, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Javier Hernandez and Cobi Jones representing LA over the team’s 27 years in MLS.”
About Crunchyroll
“Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with the content and experiences they love.
In addition to free ad-supported and subscription premium content, Crunchyroll serves the anime community across events, theatrical, games, consumer products, collectibles, and manga publishing.”
Exclusive English Dub Cast Interviews
Be sure to read and watch our past interviews with the BLUELOCK English Dub cast on their many anime shows:
– Ricco Fajardo Interview: Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Dub @ Anime NYC 2022
– Alex Hom Interview: Voicing Yoshida in Higehiro Dub
– Ricco Fajardo on why same day anime SimulDubs aren’t common
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