Blue Lock 12
By (Author) Muneyuki Kaneshiro
Illustrated by Yusuke Nomura
12
Kodansha America, Inc
Kodansha Comics
16th July 2024
30th April 2024
United States
General
Fiction
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Sports
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Action and adventure
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Inspired by or adapted from other media
741.5952
Paperback
208
Width 147mm, Height 206mm, Spine 16mm
238g
WOULD YOU LEAVE IT ALL ON THE FIELD After making it through the grueling Second Selection, Isagi and the remaining thirty-four strikers prepare for their next challenge, a match against the current U-20 Japan team. At stake- a chance to represent Japan on the world stage as part of the U-20 team. However, with only eleven spots available on the Blue Lock team, Isagi must first clear tryouts if he is to keep his dreams alive. Can he assert his place among the best of the best! 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 royale, the last striker standing will have to out-muscle and out-ego everyone who stands in his way!
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. Manga artist Yusuke Nomura debuted in 2014 with the grotesquely cute cult hit alien invasion story Dolly Kill Kill, which was released digitally in English by Kodansha. His latest work is the soccer battle manga Blue Lock.