{"product_id":"9781646516544","title":"Blue Lock 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"First published in Japan in 2018 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo\" -- Colophon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: 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 coming soon! Are you the world's top egoist? After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan's team struggles to regroup. But what's mising? An absolute ace striker. The Football Union is hell-bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, so Blue Lock -- a rigorous training ground for 300 of Japan's best and brightest youth players -- is created. To survive this battle royale, the last striker standing will have to out-muscle and out-ego everyone who stands in his way! Review Citations: Booklist 09\/15\/2022 pg. 41 (EAN 9781646516544, Paperback) - *Starred Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022-06-21\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kodansha Comics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46477611303043,"sku":"9781646516544","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9781646516544.jpg?v=1770296512","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/9781646516544","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}