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In 2018, the Japanese national team finished 16th in the FIFA World Cup. As a result, the Japanese Football Union hires the soccer enigma Ego Jinpachi. His master plan to lead Japan to stardom is Blue Lock, a training regimen designed to create the world's greatest egotist striker. Those who fail Blue Lock will never again be permitted to represent Japan. Yoichi Isagi, an unknown high school student, decides to join the program in order to become the best player in the world.
Blue Lock is written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. The series began in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on August 1, 2018.[3] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on November 16, 2018.[4] As of March 17, 2022, eighteen volumes have been released.[5]
In January 2021, Kodansha USA announced that they have licensed the manga for English digital release in North America, starting on March 16, 2021.[6] In January 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they will release the manga in print.[7]
An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 12, 2021. The series is produced by Eight Bit and directed by Tetsuaki Watanabe, with Shunsuke Ishikawa serving as assistant director, Taku Kishimoto overseeing the series' scripts, Masaru Shindō providing the main character designs and serving as chief animation director, Hisashi Tojima serving as chief action director, and Jun Murayama composing the music. It is set to premiere in 2022.[2]
Reception
As of August 2020, the manga had over 1.9 million copies in circulation.[47] As of January 2021, the manga had over 3 million copies in circulation.[48] As of April 2021, the manga had over 4 million copies in circulation.[49] As of August 2021, the manga had over 5 million in circulation.[50] As of February 2022, the manga had over 6 million copies in circulation.[51] As of March 2022, the manga had over 8.3 million copies in circulation.[52]
The series was recommended by manga author Hajime Isayama of Attack on Titan fame, for whom Yusuke Nomura previously worked as an assistant.[53]Blue Lock was one of the Top 3 Sports Manga Series of the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2020" by Honya Club.[54]Blue Lock won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2021.[55][56]
Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network, in her review of the series' first two volumes, called the "dystopian sports" concept something that makes it stand out among other sports series, but she said that it is so "blatantly absurd that it doesn't entirely work". Silverman praised its art, noting Tite Kubo's overtones, and concluded that while the first two volumes are not perfect, there is enough going to make her want to read more.[57]
^Soccer Manga Blue Lock [Official] [@bluelock_wm] (August 23, 2020). 『ブルーロック』最新10巻 発売ホヤホヤです!! (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via Twitter.
^Soccer Manga Blue Lock [Official] [@bluelock_wm] (March 30, 2022). ✨㊗️全巻大重版㊗️✨🎊累計830万部突破🎊 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Twitter.