Muneyuki Kaneshiro & Yusuke Nomura - Blue Lock Manga

Japan’s national soccer program is in crisis—lacking the overwhelming striker needed to take the team to World Cup victory. In a desperate attempt to forge the ultimate ego-driven superstar, the Japanese Football Union launches a radical new training experiment: Blue Lock, a high-security facility where 300 of Japan’s most talented young forwards are imprisoned in a battle-royale-style competition. Only one will earn the right to become Japan’s definitive ace striker. The rest will be banned from playing for the national team forever.

Yoichi Isagi, a thoughtful and self-doubting forward, joins Blue Lock after failing to secure a crucial victory for his high school team. Surrounded by geniuses, monsters, and egomaniacs, Isagi must shed hesitation and embrace ruthless self-belief. As the challenges grow more brutal and psychologically manipulative, he discovers a terrifying truth: to become the world’s best striker, you must be willing to crush everyone else’s dreams—including your own teammates’.

Blue Lock mixes intense sports action, psychological warfare, hyper-stylized athleticism, and character-driven rivalry, redefining the traditional sports-manga formula into a dramatic, survival-game spectacle.

Muneyuki Kaneshiro is known for dark, strategic storytelling (As the Gods Will, Jagaaaaaan), Kaneshiro brings psychological tension rarely seen in sports series. His unique approach reframes soccer not as teamwork first—but as an arena for ego, hunger, and personal evolution.

Yusuke Nomura is the former assistant to Hajime Isayama (Attack on Titan), Nomura’s art emphasizes explosive motion, sharp expressions, and surreal “flow-state” sequences.

Japanese Name: ブルーロック
Writer: Muneyuki Kaneshiro
Artist: Yusuke Nomura
Original Publisher: Kodansha
English Publisher: Kodansha USA
Release Years: 2018–present
Volumes: 29+ (ongoing)
Age Rating: Older Teen (OT) / 16+
Genre: Sports, Psychological, Action, Drama, Competition

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