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!
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COULD YOU BE REBORN?
The Bastard München versus Manshine City match opened with a tremendous goal from Chigiri, who's leveled up his game with a little help from Chris Prince. As Bastard München launches a counterattack, Isagi finds some much-needed backup in Kurona. However, the specter of his teammate Kaiser is always there to shut him out from any scoring opportunities. Can he find the missing piece and finally escape the tyrant’s shadow?
He made his debut in the manga world with As the Gods Will, a series that began serialization in 2011 thanks to Bessatsu Shônen Magazine, a publication of Kodansha. In 2013, he achieved overwhelming sales success in Japan, reaching the staggering figure of 1.5 million copies sold. With his latest manga, Blue Lock, in collaboration with Yûsuke Nomura, he won the first prize at the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the shônen category in 2021.