Blue Lock 21
Kodansha Comics · Paperback · August 26, 2025
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.
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- Who it’s for
- Soccer rivalries meet high-stakes manga spectacle, with every scoring chance carrying a little extra tension.
- Themes
- Competitive soccer, Ambition to become a top striker, Rivalry between teammates
- Pacing
- Fast
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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?
Striker’s Shadow
Soccer rivalries meet high-stakes manga spectacle, with every scoring chance carrying a little extra tension.
Come here for
- A fierce contest to become Japan’s next top striker
- The push and pull of teamwork, rivalry, and ambition
Expect
- High-tech colosseum challenges and intense soccer action
- A sustained manga read centered on the next scoring chance
Where it sits
| Sports Manga | 90% |
|---|---|
| General Manga | 79% |
| Action & Adventure Comics | 71% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- General Manga
- Tie-In Comics
- Sports Manga
- Authors
- Muneyuki Kaneshiro
- Publisher
- Kodansha Comics
- Published
- August 26, 2025
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Competitive soccer · Ambition to become a top striker · Rivalry between teammates
- Reading lane
- General Manga