What if Itoshi Rin went to Manshine City? | Blue Lock Character + Theory Breakdown

During the Neo Egoist League, the Blue Lock players were asked to go to a stratum of their choice, designated as one of the 5 countries where football resides at the top. Rin chose France, led by the master Striker, Julian Loki. But what if he didn't choose France, and instead chose England? How would Itoshi Rin have grown if he went to Manshine City?

Blue Lock (Japanese: ブルーロック, Hepburn: Burū Rokku) (stylized as BLUELOCK) is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since August 2018, with its chapters collected in 24 tankōbon volumes as of May 2023. In 2018, the Japanese national team finished 16th in the FIFA World Cup. As a result, the Japan Football Association hires the football enigma Ego Jinpachi. His master plan to lead Japan to stardom is Blue Lock, a training regimen designed to create the world's greatest egotist striker. Those who fail Blue Lock will never again be permitted to represent any Japanese team. Yoichi Isagi, an unknown high school football player conflicted about his playing style, decides to join the program to become the best striker in the world.

Neo Egoist League (ネオエゴイストリーグ Neo Egoisuto Rīgu?) is the final selection of the Blue Lock Project in preparation for the U-20 World Cup.

Rin Itoshi (糸いと師し 凛りん Itoshi Rin?) is a contender of Blue Lock, who currently plays as a center forward for France's Paris X Gen in the Neo Egoist League.