Image: Muneyuki Kaneshiro / Kodansha / Eight Bit
AMBot | 07/15/2021 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
In the upcoming issue of Weekly Shounen Magazine, the manga Blue Lock by authors Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yuusuke Nomura will receive a major announcement. Fans speculate that it could be an anime adaptation of the manga.
The story begins with Japan's elimination in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, prompting the Japan Football Association to launch a search program for high school players to train for the 2022 World Cup. Isagi Yoichi, a striker, receives an invitation to this program shortly after his team misses the chance to advance to the Nationals. His coach will be Ego Jinpachi, who aims to "end Japan's failed football" by introducing a radically new training regime: he isolates 300 young strikers in a prison-like facility called "Blue Lock" and subjects them to rigorous training with the goal of creating "the world's greatest striker."
The manga has been serialized by Kodansha since August 2018 and has surpassed the milestone of 3 million copies in circulation.
The story begins with Japan's elimination in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, prompting the Japan Football Association to launch a search program for high school players to train for the 2022 World Cup. Isagi Yoichi, a striker, receives an invitation to this program shortly after his team misses the chance to advance to the Nationals. His coach will be Ego Jinpachi, who aims to "end Japan's failed football" by introducing a radically new training regime: he isolates 300 young strikers in a prison-like facility called "Blue Lock" and subjects them to rigorous training with the goal of creating "the world's greatest striker."
The manga has been serialized by Kodansha since August 2018 and has surpassed the milestone of 3 million copies in circulation.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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