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  • Published: 22 September 2026
  • ISBN: 9798888775264
  • Imprint: Kodansha
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $28.00
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Blue Lock 31



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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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!

After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan's team struggles to regroup. But what's mising? An absolute ace striker. The Football Union is hell bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, so Blue Lock--a rigorous training ground for 300 of Japan's best and brightest youth players--is created. To survive this battle, the last striker standing will have to out-muscle and out-ego everyone who stands in his way!

  • Published: 22 September 2026
  • ISBN: 9798888775264
  • Imprint: Kodansha
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $28.00
Categories:

About the authors

Muneyuki Kaneshiro

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.

Praise for Blue Lock 31

"Probably the closest we'll get to a version of The Hunger Games with a recognizable game in the starring role." -Anime News Network

"A virtually flawless debut volume…sports manga cranked up to eleven." -AiPT Comics

"Blue Lock is an exciting, fresh soccer series… a binge-worthy read. It's been accruing steady, impressive traction in Japan, getting great reception and selling impressively, and even piling popularity in the West." -CBR