Blue Lock 1

By Muneyuki Kaneshiro

Book Overview

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 coming soon!

After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan's team struggles to regroup. But what's missing? An absolute Ace Striker, who can guide them to the win. The Football Association is hell-bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, and who can be the decisive instrument in turning around a losing match...and to do so, they've gathered 300 of Japan's best and brightest youth players. Who will emerge to lead the team...and will they be able to out-muscle and out-ego everyone who stands in their way?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646516540
• ISBN13: 9781646516544
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Kodansha Comics
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 16 years and up

Customer Reviews

Unique Premise

This was a surprise. Despite the fame of the anime, I have no idea what the story is about. This was my first time being exposed to the story. The plot is crazy intriguing and interesting. We dived right in into the plot without actually knowing what the main character is like. Yes, we know his name and his tenacity of not giving up. But we don't know who he really is. We just get to know him through the training that he's receiving. This gives off such a unique way of introducing the sport. for real, this is making me very curious.

Soccer made interesting

One of the best sports manga I’ve ever read. The art is incredible, the story starts off really well and the way it progresses is so different from any other book about sports. I didn’t even care about soccer till I read this 5/5 would recommend.