In-Store Date: 10/20/2026

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 BETRAY BLUE LOCK?The U-20 World Cup is about to begin, and the egoist warriors are engaged in their own personalized special training. Meanwhile, Nagi finds himself feeling stuck and yearning to recapture the fire he'd found. That’s when he comes face-to-face with a man offering him a fateful choice... As this vortex of wills swirls ever more fiercely, the curtain rises on a U-20 World Cup that is sure to shake the foundations of Japanese soccer!

• Publisher: Kodansha Comics
• Writer: Muneyuki Kaneshiro
• Artist: Yusuke Nomura
• Pages: 192
• Format: Manga RTL - TR