Kodansha USA announced last week that they will release the official Blue Lock Coloring Book this coming spring 2025. This book will be available for purchase at most major retailers such as Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Amazon, and more.
The Blue Lock coloring book will feature new artwork from series illustrator Yusuke Nomura, highlighting some of the manga's most action-packed moments and fan-favorite characters in an easy-to-color format color.
Kodansha USA describes the coloring book as:
The official coloring book of the global hit soccer survival manga & anime! Celebrate the arrival of the new Blue Lock season with this 60-page collectible coloring book, suitable for fans of all ages.
Prodigy, Nagi. The mastermind, Jinpachi Ego. The monster Meguru Bachira. Fighter Rensuke. Rival, Hyoma. And the ultimate selfish person, Isagi. All of them and more are included in the action-packed pages of this high-quality coloring book, officially licensed by the creators of the series. The colors of your favorite characters facing on the football field. All the most impressive shots, headers, taunts, celebrations and spins are here!
© Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yusuke Nomura/Kodansha
The original manga series was written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Nomura. It first launched in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine on August 1, 2018, and has released 30 tankobon volumes as of August 2024, with the 31st volume due out on October 17, 2024. Kodansha USA publishes the manga in English for North America.
The manga was adapted into a 24-episode television anime, with the second season titled BLUE LOCK VS. U-20 JAPAN is scheduled to open on October 5, 2024. It also inspired a spin-off titled Blue Lock: Episode Nagi, which received its own anime film this year.
Kodansha USA describes Blue Lock's premise as:
After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, the Japanese team struggled to regroup. But what's missing? An excellent Striker who can guide them to victory. The Football Association is determined to create a striker who is hungry for goals and hungry for victory, and can be the decisive tool to turn the losing game around…and to do that, they have gathered 300 Japan's best and brightest young players. Who will emerge to lead the group…and will they be able to overcome the muscle and ego of those who stand in their way?
Source: press release
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