Blue Lock Vol. 18

Blue Lock Vol. 18

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!

COULD YOU CHANGE YOUR ENVIRONMENT?

Still basking in their victory against the U-20 Japan team, the Blue Lock Eleven enjoy some well-earned downtime in Shibuya. But their rest proves short-lived, as Ego soon calls everyone together to reveal the details of Phase Two. In this next challenge, the strikers will have the opportunity to train with professional U-20 players from the biggest European leagues. The stakes are higher and the rivalries ever fiercer… Let Phase Two begin!

Biographical Notes:

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.

Title Notes:

This bizarre and stylish action manga blends an on-trend premise with stylish violence reminiscent of Chainsaw Man and Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure.

Before the announcement of this edition, this series received the most requests of any digital Kodansha title for a print edition.

The anime adaptation from the studio behind That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is one of 2022’s most anticipated.

Ages 16 and up for bloody, stylized violence.

More details on Yusuke Nomura & Muneyuki Kaneshiro:

Yusuke Nomura’s Twitter Page

More works by Yusuke Nomura

More works by Muneyuki Kaneshiro