Blue Lock 13

Part of Blue Lock

Illustrated by Yusuke Nomura
Paperback (Manga RTL)
$12.99 US
0"W x 0"H x 0"D   | 9 oz | 24 per carton
On sale Jun 25, 2024 | 208 Pages | 978-1-64651-670-4
| Rated T+
FOC May 27, 2024 | Catalog April 2024
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!


WOULD YOU GO WITH THE FLOW?

Thanks to a last-minute goal, Isagi manages to prove his worth and earn his teammates’ respect in the first match of tryouts. But more matches remain, and Isagi will need to master his new “reflexive thinking” ability to earn a place on the Blue Lock Eleven. The board is almost set... Prepare for the ultimate contest between the Blue Lock strikers’ “egoism” and the U-20 Japan team’s legendary defense!
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.

About

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!


WOULD YOU GO WITH THE FLOW?

Thanks to a last-minute goal, Isagi manages to prove his worth and earn his teammates’ respect in the first match of tryouts. But more matches remain, and Isagi will need to master his new “reflexive thinking” ability to earn a place on the Blue Lock Eleven. The board is almost set... Prepare for the ultimate contest between the Blue Lock strikers’ “egoism” and the U-20 Japan team’s legendary defense!

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.

Blue Lock Fastest Growing Manga Series According to Bookscan

At a recent ComicsPro presentation, Kristen McLean of Circana (which owns BookScan) discussed trends in the manga category.  She declared that the fastest growing series in 2023 is BLUE LOCK from Kodansha!  This one-part sports drama, one-part elimination-game survival series has strongly connected with readers, and became turbocharged after a popular anime launch too. Now

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