"The curtain finally rises on the Blue Lock Eleven versus U-20 Japan game. Deprived of their wild-card striker Shidou, the Blue Lock Eleven must find a way to break through the ironclad defense of the so-called 'diamond generation.' Individual battles play out across the field as the Itoshi brothers revisit old rivalries and Isagi goes head-to-head with a fellow 'reflexive thinker' on the opposing team"--

Publisher Marketing: 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 . Publisher Marketing : 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! COULD YOU IMPROVISE TO SURVIVE? The curtain finally rises on the Blue Lock Eleven versus U-20 Japan game. Deprived of their wild-card striker, Shidou, the Blue Lock Eleven must find a way to break through the ironclad defense of the so-called "diamond generation." Individual battles play out across the field as the Itoshi brothers revisit old rivalries and Isagi goes head-to-head with a fellow "reflexive thinker" on the opposing team...

Format: Paperback | Pages: 208 | Publication Date: 2024-08-27