Author: Kaneshiro, Muneyuki

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 16 September 2025 by Kodansha America, Inc (Kodansha Comics) in the United States as part of ‘the Blue Lock’ series.

Paperback | 208 pages
207 x 146 x 19 | 252g

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 GamemeetsWorld 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!