BLUE LOCK Unveils Season 3 and Live-Action Film

Posted by By japannihon September 30, 2025No Comments

©Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yusuke Nomura, KODANSHA/BLUE LOCK Production Committee.

BLUE LOCK is a manga series authored by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. It started serialization in August 2018 in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine. As of September 2025, it has published 35 manga volumes, with the 36th volume slated for release in Japan on November 17, 2025. The series has led to an anime adaptation, a spin-off manga, and a stage play adaptation. The first season of BLUE LOCK aired from October 2022 to March 2023, followed by a second season in October 2024. The spin-off manga written by Kaneshiro and illustrated by Kato Sannomiya, BLUE LOCK -Episode Nagi-, was adapted into an animated film that debuted in 2024. Kodansha USA is publishing the original manga series and its spin-off in English. It describes the original series as:
After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan’s team struggles to regroup. But what’s missing? An absolute Ace Striker, who can guide them to victory. The Japan Football Union is determined to create a striker who craves goals and yearns for triumph, and who can be the pivotal player in turning around a losing game… To achieve this, they’ve gathered 300 of Japan’s top young players. Who will rise to lead the team…and will they be able to out-muscle and out-ego everyone who stands in their way?

Source: press release