Warning: The following contains spoilers for Blue Lock's Manga chapter #302!!

Blue Lock: Episode Nagi is a manga starring Seichiro Nagi, which gives another perspective to his character and fills the gaps in the main series by showing the side stories of players that couldn’t be explored due to Isagi serving as narrator. Despite the spin-off being highly successful and even adapted into a high-grossing film, it has been confirmed that Blue Lock: Episode Nagi will end in volume 8, which is set to release on August 12, 2025.

This news (shocking exit of Nagi from Blue Lock’s program in chapter 299 and has completely overthrown fans' expectations, as many have speculated that one of the reasons for removing him from the main story, despite being a fan-favorite character, was to develop a new path for him in the spin-off. As this has proven to not be the case, fans now wonder if Nagi will be removed from Blue Lock’s story altogether.

Blue Lock: Episode Nagi's Manga Will End Soon, Leaving Fans Worried About Nagi’s Future

Seichiro Nagi Is in a Difficult Situation

Blue Lock: Episode Nagi has 34 chapters released so far, with 32 being compiled in the first seven volumes. This leaves only two or three more chapters to close volume 8. Furthermore, as of chapter 34, Episode Nagi has only covered until the end of the Second Selection Arc, which is equivalent to chapter 93 of the Blue Lock manga.

So the fact that there was still a huge amount of content left to cover made the decision to end Blue Lock: Episode Nagi's manga at this point even more baffling to fans, who can’t help but wonder if it’s connected to Nagi not making the cut for the U-20 World Cup team in Blue Lock’s main story. However, it could also be a narrative decision by Blue Lock's writer, Muneyuki Kaneshiro, to highlight the importance of ego in the story and how ruthless the competitive world of soccer is for those who aren't fully committed to being the best.

Will Nagi be Out of Blue Lock Story For Good?

Fans May Not Have Seen the Best of Nagi Yet

It has been confirmed by Muneyuki Kaneshiro that Nagi is the second protagonist of Blue Lock, but after failing to gain an ego, he fell down to the 24th spot in Blue Lock’s bidding ranking system and ended up having to exit the program, much to the reader's disbelief. However, Nagi was recently the focus in Blue Lock chapter 302, where he comes back to his regular life and is hit by the reality that he wishes to return to Blue Lock.

This is the story of how the prodigy, Seishiro Nagi, found something he never even knew he had… the fire of “Egoism”. - Blue Lock: Episode Nagi chapter 1

This could hint that the decision to end the spin-off manga might be to keep fans in the dark regarding if Nagi will come back to the story at some point. Additionally, Nagi had an offer from a club, and contrary to what was stated in the first chapter of Episode Nagi, he still hasn't found his own ego. Also, Nagi serves as a parallel to the character of Isagi. Nevertheless, since there are still a couple of chapters left, fans should be certain that Blue Lock's author will give Episode Nagi a satisfying ending.

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