Blue Lock 2

Part of Blue Lock

Illustrated by Yusuke Nomura
Paperback (Manga RTL)
$12.99 US
5.75"W x 8.17"H x 0.6"D   | 8 oz | 24 per carton
On sale Aug 30, 2022 | 208 Pages | 978-1-64651-655-1
| Rated T+
FOC May 2, 2022 | Catalog April 2022
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!


WILL YOU SHOOT WITHOUT HESITATION?

Yoichi Isagi, one of three hundred high school soccer players is in Team Z--the lowest ranked group in the controversial training facility, Blue Lock, where the aim is to create Japan's best striker. To survive their first round-robin tournament, Isagi's Team Z will need to find a way to use their unique "weapons," while struggling through a clash of egos. But Isagi grapples to understand what his strength is as a striker...
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.

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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!


WILL YOU SHOOT WITHOUT HESITATION?

Yoichi Isagi, one of three hundred high school soccer players is in Team Z--the lowest ranked group in the controversial training facility, Blue Lock, where the aim is to create Japan's best striker. To survive their first round-robin tournament, Isagi's Team Z will need to find a way to use their unique "weapons," while struggling through a clash of egos. But Isagi grapples to understand what his strength is as a striker...

Creators

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.

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