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 Anime airing now! CAN YOU REACH THE PEAK? The sun rises on the last day of the Neo-Egoist League, and the two undefeated juggernauts, France''s PXG and Germany''s Bastard München, prepare to kick off a battle for the ages. Whether it''s flow, originality, or meta vision, Isagi has unlocked countless new weapons and abilities on the road to the final match...but so has the enemy! When everyone''s playing at such a high level, anything less than "peak performance" could spell defeat...

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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.