Kodansha USA announced last week that it will be releasing an official Blue Lock Coloring Book in print this coming Spring 2025. It 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 by series illustrator Yusuke Nomura, highlighting some of the manga’s most action-packed moments and fan favorite characters in an easy to color format. 

Kodansha USA describes the coloring book as:

The official coloring book of the global smash soccer survival manga & anime! Celebrate the arrival of the new Blue Lock season with this 60-page, collectible coloring book suitable for fans of any age.

The prodigy, Nagi. The mastermind, Jinpachi Ego. The monster, Meguru Bachira. The fighter, Rensuke. The rival, Hyoma. And the ultimate egoist, Isagi. All of them and more populate the action-packed pages of this premium-quality coloring book, officially licensed by the creators of the series. Color spreads of your favorite characters, facing off on the soccer pitch. All the most dramatic shots, headers, taunts, celebrations, and turnabouts are here!

The original manga series is written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Nomura. It was first launched in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine on August 1, 2018 and has released 30 tankobon volumes as of August 2024, with a 31st volume due out on October 17, 2024. Kodansha USA releases the manga in English for North America. 

The manga has inspired a 24-episode TV anime adaptation, with a second season titled BLUE LOCK VS. U-20 JAPAN scheduled to premiere on October 5, 2024. It also inspired a spinoff titled Blue Lock: Episode Nagi, which received its own anime film this year. 

Kodansha USA describes the premise of Blue Lock 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 the win. The Football Association is hell-bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, and who can be the decisive instrument in turning around a losing match…and to do so, they’ve gathered 300 of Japan’s best and brightest youth players. Who will emerge to lead the team…and will they be able to out-muscle and out-ego everyone who stands in their way?

Source: press release 

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