Blue Lock 26
Kodansha Comics · Paperback · January 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.
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- Who it’s for
- A high-stakes soccer showdown where tactical minds and hungry strikers collide.
- Genres
- Sports Manga, General Manga, Action & Adventure Comics
- Published
- Kodansha Comics, January 20, 2026
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With Isagi and Kaiser now tied on goals and Bastard München up two to one against Ubers, Germany's and Italy's masters decide to join the fray. Snuffy deploys his players with the precision of a chess master, and Bastard München soon begins to buckle under Ubers' counterattack. Can Isagi find someone to be their "sacrificial pawn" and stop Italy's advance?
Pressure Play
A high-stakes soccer showdown where tactical minds and hungry strikers collide.
Come here for
- Soccer strategy with the snap of a chess match
- Rival strikers and a counterattack that turns the pressure up
Expect
- Fast-moving sports action in a fiercely competitive manga
- A chess-master’s precision against a team under pressure
Where it sits
| General Manga | 84% |
|---|---|
| Sports Manga | 84% |
| Action & Adventure Comics | 61% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- General Manga
- Tie-In Comics
- Sports Manga
- Authors
- Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yusuke Nomura
- Publisher
- Kodansha Comics
- Published
- January 20, 2026
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- General Manga