REMATCH Season 5 Begins With Blue Lock Collaboration
Sloclap told Automaton it deliberately gave the Blue Lock characters no special abilities, expressing their identities through cosmetics and animations instead, which keeps REMATCH's all-players-have-identical-stats balance intact even as it borrows a franchise built on superhuman strikers.
Key Facts
- Sloclap began Season 5 of REMATCH on September 24, 2026.
- The Blue Lock collaboration in REMATCH runs until October 23, 2026.
- Aura Striker is a new 3 vs. 3 mode in REMATCH where players activate an aura to temporarily boost movement speed and shot power.
- Premium cosmetic bundles are available for Blue Lock characters Yoichi Isagi, Meguru Bachira, Seishiro Nagi, and Rin Itoshi.
- REMATCH is available on PC via Steam and Microsoft Store, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, and on Xbox and PC Game Pass.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
Sloclap began Season 5 of its online soccer game REMATCH on September 24, and with it a collaboration with the soccer manga and anime Blue Lock that runs until October 23. The centerpiece is Aura Striker, a new 3 vs. 3 mode inspired by Blue Lock's theme of surpassing limits, in which players activate an aura to temporarily boost movement speed and shot power. The goalkeeper is handled by an automatic hologram so players focus on attacking. A free event pass offers collaboration cosmetics including player cards, a themed VR arena, and a Blue Lock ball. A free welcome bundle with Blue Lock cosmetics goes to all players. Premium bundles for Yoichi Isagi, Meguru Bachira, Seishiro Nagi, and Rin Itoshi each include a character skin, a celebration, and a player card. REMATCH is available on PC via Steam and Microsoft Store, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, and on Xbox and PC Game Pass.
Sloclap developed REMATCH and co-publishes it with Kepler. The Blue Lock collaboration marks the first manga or anime tie-in for a game that previously paired with sports brands such as PUMA and real players including Ronaldinho, according to an interview Sloclap gave Automaton by email.
The four premium bundles cover Yoichi Isagi, Meguru Bachira, Seishiro Nagi, and Rin Itoshi, chosen because each has a clearly distinct personality and visual style. "In this first collaboration, we decided to focus on the main characters from the first season of the Blue Lock TV anime," Sloclap told Automaton, adding that the aim was to let fans "find a character they feel fits them."
Sloclap also described the design tension behind the crossover. Its game gives every player identical stats, so the studio wanted the Blue Lock characters to keep their identity without changing that balance. "We placed emphasis on expressing their individuality through everything surrounding gameplay," Sloclap told Automaton, listing visual identity, animations, celebrations, cosmetics, and small details as the channels it used.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.