Blue Lock - Vol. 13 Ch. 111 - Flow

[MangaDex]

 

[mangakatochi]

i cant wait for the matchhhhh

 

[Infiking]

The Japanese team is going to get fucking destroyed for the first quarter of the game aren't they.

 

[WillLi]

A modern japanse sports manga without the mystical 'zone' power up. I'm actually surprised. Instead they actually came up with an explanation for 'peak condition' and went with that instead. *non-sarcastic claps*

 

[DeOneChester]

@WillLi This one is actually real though, which is great. Some of my favorite moments in life have been from trying to tackle a major project in a 15-24 hour marathon and literally losing track of time until it's done.

So many new tricks learned, terrible struggles, loud bellowing shouts as I finally made things work. Being able to easily flow is definitely a huge asset.

 

[CheesyDale]

I'm gonna predict that U-20 gonna get trashed in the first half then Shidou will come in on the second

 

[WillLi]

@DeOneChester Well the zone is real too, just Japanese manga artist don't seem to actually understand what the zone actually is. I guess the best way to describe the difference is... If the 'flow' can be compared to the phrase "Time flies when you're having fun" the zone is kinda the opposite. Like every thing comes natural to you, but you also don't miss anything, and even though you're acting before you know it, anything your brain latches on to feels like it's in slow-mo. It's like being in a state of heightened awareness while at the same time being in a state where you no longer need to think.

I think the science behind it is something along the lines of your knowledge base of the situation, and your trained habits all kinda meshing together and you start operating purely with the subconscious, so your higher consciousness can focus on things like observation and working out what's going on. However, from experience I would not call the zone 'fun' like a lot of manga try to make it out to be. It's 'nothing' while it's happening, hype when you realize you just juked everyone out their socks, and then exhausting once you fall out of it and realize your body was going 120% for a good clip there and you're not a marathon runner.

Edit: I say Japanese mangaka, but honestly, most people writing about sports or sports art don't really get it in any country. Being 'on fire' or having a 'hot hand' or 'momentum' is confused with 'the zone' and lots of other things too. It's become 'mystical' to so many because it's been distilled into a vague 'peak condition' state by people trying to bolster their reputation by being able to 'teach' people how to enter the zone, or train them to turn it on and off.

 

[PostImpressionism]

I enter a state of flow when reading Blue Lock

 

[pksomuch]

he going to go into the Zone

 

[konpak]

i love the dynamics between sae and the u-20

 

[Kanami-chan]

They need Akashi's Wi-Fi Zone

 

[Imkindasad]

get in the zone

auto zone

 

[SavageFulcrum]

The phrase of zone and flow is perfectly explained by Ego... no need to debate about which one is better phrase.. The point is this state stop the time for you making you see more opportunities and react to them faster than your non-immersive state..

 

[Brackass]

iirc this is an actual honest/real take on what Flow is, and it's expressed really well in this chapter IMO, so I feel like I should bookmark this chapter and reread it periodically.

 

[snw_1099]

interesting how

Spoiler

the timing for ichijou going into flow over at be blues 425

matches with this chapter explaining flow

 

[es_kan]

now even blue lock is attacking me irl

love how both Sae and the u20 team have unwavering confidence, I'm curious to find out whose is misplaced.

 

[versub]

Jibun wo~

 

[Clover1987]

Shidou out that easily? But I guess, he will be out when U20 does not give a good result.

Next week is the match begin. Can't wait 😆

 

[Something547]

The U20 team will probably be trashed and have to field Shidou to even the odds

 

[0DvGate]

Kobe Bryant also explained his experience in the zone too or flow state, saying that everything just slows down, you have supreme confidence and it all just connects into a rhythm. Real cool to see it properly explained here.

I'm sure all time greats in sports have experienced it multiple times through out their career.