Blue Lock: Episode Nagi 1

“Expertly matches the art style and atmosphere of Nomura’s original series, while Kaneshiro gives fans and new readers a satisfying look into a different team of the Blue Lock program… an intense sports series for fans of Wind Breaker or Kuroko’s Basketball.” –Booklist“Nagi became a crowd favorite in his few scenes throughout the original Blue Lock series, and the unlikely chemistry of Team V makes this series thoroughly enjoyable. This storyline runs independent of the original series but also in tandem to what’s happening with Isagi’s epic. Reading them together offers maximum enjoyment but is not required in order to understand what’s happening in this series. Recommended for fans of the original and new readers alike.” –School Library Journal“A well-crafted manga… You feel the power when the ball is kicked, and the other teams are freaking scary… Coach Ego is the scariest-looking human character in years.” –Otaku USA Magazine

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 Takashi Miike. His latest work is the stylish and twisted soccer battle manga Blue Lock.

Kota Sannomiya has worked on Seishun Soukanzu and Tesla Note, a spy thriller published by Kodansha that received an anime adaptation in 2021.

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.