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Blue Lock

Blue Lock is a Japanese sports manga series about high school football players competing in an extreme training program designed to create Japan’s best striker.

Updated July 30, 20261 min readCited sources

Blue Lock is a Japanese sports manga and anime series about high school football players competing in an extreme training program to create Japan’s best striker.

What it is

Blue Lock is a manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura, serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine since August 2018. It was adapted into an anime television series that premiered in October 2022, with a second season airing in October 2024.

Why it matters

The series has gained widespread popularity for its high-stakes competition and psychological drama, redefining the sports genre. It is available to Canadian viewers through streaming services like Netflix, reflecting the growing interest in Japanese anime and manga in Canada.

Key details

The story follows Yoichi Isagi, a high school football player who joins the Blue Lock Project—an intense selection program overseen by Jinpachi Ego. Players compete in eliminations to become Japan’s top striker, with only the most successful advancing.

In short

  • Blue Lock is both a manga (since 2018) and an anime (since 2022).
  • The story centers on Yoichi Isagi in the Blue Lock Project.
  • The anime’s second season aired in October 2024.
  • Available to Canadian viewers via Netflix.
Canadian angle

Blue Lock is available to Canadian viewers through streaming services, including Netflix in Canada, and is part of the broader popularity of Japanese anime and manga among Canadian audiences.[10]

Quick questions

What is Blue Lock about?
It’s about high school football players competing in an extreme program to create Japan’s greatest striker.
Is Blue Lock a manga or anime?
It is both: it started as a manga and was later adapted into an anime series.
Who is the main character?
The main character is Yoichi Isagi, a high school football player in the Blue Lock Project.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lock
    Supports: Manga authorship, serialization since August 2018, premise, main character
  2. Common Sense Media — https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/blue-lock
    Supports: Anime adaptation, main character, Blue Lock Project premise
  3. IMDb — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15222080/
    Supports: Anime plot and Blue Lock Project description
  4. IMDb — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15222080/plotsummary/
    Supports: Plot summary and project description
  5. Netflix — https://www.netflix.com/title/81640753/
    Supports: Availability of Blue Lock on Netflix and plot description
  6. Wikipedia — https://www.wikipedia.org/
    Supports: Season 2 timing in cited search result snippets from non-English Blue Lock pages
  7. Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lock_season_1
    Supports: Anime season 1 existence and adaptation details