Are you a sports fan? Is football your favorite sport? Then you should check out this manga series named Blue Lock. Where can you read it online? Well, you have come to the right place. This article will tell you all you need to know about the manga series.
Blue Lock Manga: All About It
In 2018, the Japanese National Team ended up in the 16th position in the Fifa World Cup. To improve the situation, the Japanese Football Association employs a football enigma named Ego Jinpachi. Jinpachi introduces a new training program called “Blue Lock” to select the world’s best egotist striker among the 300 players. Failing the training program, the participants won’t be accepted for any Japanese Team.
Yoichi Isagi, a high school footballer, despite doubting his skills, decides to join the training program to become the world’s best striker.
The manga created by Yusuke Nomura and Muneyuki Kaneshiro has attracted a huge fanbase and is very popular in the anime community, especially those who love to read sports manga. The manga series has successfully sold 26 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga. The manga also won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the shonen category in 2021.
Blue Lock Manga: Where to Read Online
Unfortunately, neither Viz nor Shonen Jump has access to the manga series since it is not published by Shueisha, the company that co-owns Viz Media.
The Blue Lock manga series can be read online on the Kodansha website by paying a subscription fee. Although, the first chapter can be read for free on the website.
Kodansha USA announced in January 2021 that they had licensed the manga for English-language digital distribution in North America, beginning on March 16, 2021. Kodansha USA also confirmed in January 2022 that they will print the manga.
Other than Kodansha, the Blue Lock manga has also received licenses from Pika Édition in France, Kazé in Germany, Tong Li Publishing in Taiwan, Haksan Publishing in South Korea, Panini Comics in Italy, Planeta DeAgostini in Spain, Vibulkij Publishing in Thailand, Elex Media Komputindo in Indonesia, and Editorial Ivrea in Argentina.
Blue Lock Manga: Where to buy online?
Fans can buy the digital version of the manga series on Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Bookwalker, Google Play, Izneo, Kobo, MyAnimeList, and Nook.
The physical copies of the manga series can be bought directly from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Fully Booked, Rightstuf Anime, Booktopia, Penguin Random House, and Bookdepository.
