A mad young coach gathers soccer players from across the country to compete in a series of bizarre challenges in a high-tech colosseum he calls Blue Lock. It's a no-balls-barred battle to become Japan's next top striker, in this Squid Game-meets-World Cup manga, now available in print!
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A mad young coach gathers soccer players from across the country to compete in a series of bizarre challenges in a high-tech colosseum he calls Blue Lock. It's a no-balls-barred battle to become Japan's next top striker, in this Squid Game-meets-World Cup manga, now available in print!
Anime airing now!
After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan's team struggles to regroup. But what's mising? An absolute ace striker. The Football Union is hell bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, so Blue Lock--a rigorous training ground for 300 of Japan's best and brightest youth players--is created. To survive this battle, the last striker standing will have to out-muscle and out-ego everyone who stands in his way!
By:
Muneyuki Kaneshiro Illustrated by:
Yusuke Nomura Imprint: Kodansha America, Inc Country of Publication: United States Volume: 31 Dimensions:
Height: 208mm,
Width: 146mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 281g ISBN:9798888775264 Series:Blue Lock Pages: 224 Publication Date:22 September 2026 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Muneyuki Kaneshiro broke out as creator of 2011's As the Gods Will, a death game story that spawned two sequels and a film adaptation directed by the legendary Takashi Miike. His latest work is the stylish and twisted soccer battle manga Blue Lock.