The new prequel manga to the smash-hit soccer action series Blue Lock! How does a listless slacker who thinks everything's a huge pain turn into one of Japan's top scorers? Find out, as high schooler Reo Mikage sets out to fan the flames of ambition in future soccer prodigy Seishiro Nagi, in Blue Lock: Episode Nagi. Anime movie coming soon! Second-year high school student Reo Mikage wants nothing more than to escape his illustrious family's shadow by becoming a soccer star and winning the World Cup. The only thing that's missing is a talented diamond in the rough who can help him achieve his dream. That's when he sets his sights on Seishiro Nagi, a notorious slacker whose quick reflexes are the only hint of athletic ability. Can Reo find the switch to awaken the beast inside Nagi?
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Kota Sannomiya
EAN: 9798888773710
COUNTRY: United States
PAGES: 208
WEIGHT: 249 g
HEIGHT: 208 mm
PUBLISHED BY: Kodansha America, Inc
DATE PUBLISHED: 2025-07-15
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GENRE: COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / East Asian Style / Manga / General, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Media Tie-In, FICTION / Sports
WIDTH: 145 mm
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Book Themes:
Sports fiction, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions, Manga and East Asian style / tradition comic books, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Inspired by or adapted from other media
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 Kota Sannomiya has worked on Seishun Soukanzu and Tesla Note, a spy thriller published by Kodansha that received an anime adaptation in 2021. 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.
