Haato Meiji is a minor male character in the manga and anime series Blue Lock, known as a low-ranked striker who plays for Team X in the First Selection and briefly stands out by scoring against Team Z.
Haato Meiji participates in the Blue Lock project as one of the 300 selected forwards competing to become the world’s best striker.
He is distinguished by his blond hair held back with a hairband and is often seen wearing jersey number 6 for Team X.
His family name is "Meiji" and his given name is read as "Haato," not "Kokoro," despite the original writing suggesting “heart.”
Within the overall ranking of Blue Lock, he is placed near the bottom of the roster and never climbs out of that position.
Haato Meiji has blond hair that he keeps pushed back with a hairband, giving him a neat and slightly slicked-back look.
He wears the number 6 jersey during the First Selection matches.
Personality-wise, he comes across as a fairly ordinary player who still cares about teamwork and passing.
He is not afraid to complain when team dynamics break down, especially when one player starts acting selfishly.
Haato Meiji appears during the First Selection in the Blue Lock facility, specifically in Building Five as a member of Team X.
He is not a central figure in the story, but he gets a few memorable moments in the matches against Team Z and Team V.
Team X and Initial Rank
During the First Selection, Haato Meiji belongs to Team X in Building Five.
At the time of the first match, his personal ranking in Blue Lock is 251st out of 300, putting him close to the very bottom.
By the time he is eliminated from Blue Lock, his ranking has not changed at all and remains at 251st.
This underlines how little his overall impact is considered in the brutal ranking system of the project.
Match Against Team Z
In the match against Team Z, Team X is centered around Shōei Barō, who acts as the dominant “king” striker.
Most of Team Z’s defensive focus is drawn to marking Barō tightly, expecting him to be the one to shoot.
Haato Meiji takes advantage of that distraction.
While Team Z rushes to contain Barō, Meiji slips into space and manages to score a goal, capitalizing on the situation.
This goal is effectively set up by Barō’s overwhelming presence, and Meiji benefits from the assist and the defensive collapse around Barō.
It is Meiji’s standout moment in the story, one of the few times he visibly influences the scoreboard.
Final Match Against Team V
In Team X’s final match of the First Selection, they face Team V.
By this point, the internal dynamics of Team X have deteriorated.
Shōei Barō leans heavily into his one-man, “king of the field” style, refusing to pass the ball and trying to do everything by himself.
Haato Meiji openly voices his dissatisfaction with this, criticizing Barō’s refusal to share the play and contribute to a true team effort.
Barō harshly shuts him down, telling him that there is no king who takes care of the corpses of his servants.
This remark shows that, in Barō’s worldview, players like Meiji are disposable tools rather than true teammates.
As a result of this selfish play and fractured team cohesion, Team X ends up finishing in last place in their group.
With this outcome, Haato Meiji’s dream of becoming the world’s best striker collapses, and he is eliminated from Blue Lock.
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