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Blue Lock
ブルーロック
(Burū Rokku)
GenreSports
Manga
Written byMuneyuki Kaneshiro
Illustrated byYusuke Nomura
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 1, 2018 – present
Volumes14 (List of volumes)

Blue Lock (Japanese: ブルーロック, Hepburn: Burū Rokku) is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since August 2018. Blue Lock won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2021.

Publication

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.[1] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on November 16, 2018.[2] As of May 17, 2021, fourteen volumes have been released.[3]

In January 2021, Kodansha USA announced that they have licensed the manga for English digital release in North America, starting on March 16, 2021.[4]

The manga has also been licensed in France by Pika Édition in 2020.[5]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 16, 2018[2]978-4-06-513400-9March 16, 2021[6]978-1-63-699003-3
2 January 17, 2019[7]978-4-06-514121-2April 20, 2021[8]978-1-63-699057-6
3 March 15, 2019[9]978-4-06-514447-3May 18, 2021[10]978-1-63-699103-0
4 June 17, 2019[11]978-4-06-515450-2June 15, 2021[12]978-1-63-699153-5
5 August 16, 2019[13]978-4-06-516336-8July 20, 2021[14]978-1-63-699231-0
6 October 17, 2019[15]978-4-06-517167-7August 17, 2021[16]978-1-63-699301-0
7 January 17, 2020[17]978-4-06-517887-4——
8 March 17, 2020[18]978-4-06-518559-9——
9 May 15, 2020[19]978-4-06-518854-5——
10 August 17, 2020[20]978-4-06-520360-6——
11 October 16, 2020[21]978-4-06-521018-5——
12 December 17, 2020[22]978-4-06-521638-5——
13 March 17, 2021[23]978-4-06-522073-3——
14 May 17, 2021[3]978-4-06-523148-7——
15 August 17, 2021[24]978-4-06-524479-1——

Reception

The series was recommended by manga author Hajime Isayama of Attack on Titan fame, for whom Yusuke Nomura previously worked as an assistant.[25] Blue Lock was one of the Top 3 Sports Manga Series of the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2020" by Honya Club.[26] Blue Lock won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2021.[27][28]

Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network, in her review of the series' first two volumes, called the "dystopian sports" concept something that makes Blue Lock stand out among other sports series, but she also said that it is so "blatantly absurd that it doesn't entirely work". Silverman praised the series for its art, noting Tite Kubo's overtones, and concluded that while its first two volumes are not perfect, there is enough going to make her want to read more.[29]

References

  1. ^ 金城宗幸×ノ村優介、W杯優勝を目指すFW育成物語「ブルーロック」週マガで. Natalie (in Japanese). August 1, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b ブルーロック（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  3. ^ a b ブルーロック（１４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 26, 2021). "Kodansha Licenses 7 New Manga by Jet Kusamura, Marimo Ragawa, Fly, More". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  5. ^ De la Cruz, Bruno (October 16, 2020). "Le battle royal phénomène Blue Lock annoncé chez Pika". Anime News Network (in French). Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "Blue Lock, Volume 1". Kodansha USA. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  7. ^ ブルーロック（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "Blue Lock, Volume 2". Kodansha USA. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  9. ^ ブルーロック（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Blue Lock, Volume 3". Kodansha USA. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  11. ^ ブルーロック（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  12. ^ "Blue Lock, Volume 4". Kodansha USA. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  13. ^ ブルーロック（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  14. ^ "Blue Lock, Volume 5". Kodansha USA. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  15. ^ ブルーロック（６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  16. ^ "Blue Lock, Volume 6". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  17. ^ ブルーロック（７） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  18. ^ ブルーロック（８） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  19. ^ ブルーロック（９） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  20. ^ ブルーロック（１０） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  21. ^ ブルーロック（１１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  22. ^ ブルーロック（１２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  23. ^ ブルーロック（１３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  24. ^ ブルーロック（１５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  25. ^ 諫山創×金城宗幸×ノ村優介、「ブルーロック」1巻発売を記念し週マガで鼎談. Natalie (in Japanese). November 14, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  26. ^ Mateo, Alex (February 1, 2020). "Japanese Bookstores Recommend 15 Top Manga for 2020". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  27. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 7, 2021). "45th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  28. ^ Mateo, Alex (May 13, 2021). "45th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  29. ^ Silverman, Rebecca (May 1, 2021). "Blue Lock GN 1 & 2 - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 1, 2021.

External links

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