{"id":629,"date":"2026-06-11T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmanga.kodansha.com\/blog\/?p=629"},"modified":"2026-09-10T16:03:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T07:03:55","slug":"blue-lock-where-sports-meets-survival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmanga.kodansha.com\/blog\/article\/blue-lock-where-sports-meets-survival\/","title":{"rendered":"[Blue Lock] Where Sports meets Survival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a self-professed non-enjoyer of sports manga, I\u2019ve actually recently gotten really heavily into Blue Lock<\/em>. In the spirit of the World Cup, I thought I\u2019d offer a little of my own opinion on what a great series it is!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes Blue Lock unique?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What really drew me in personally is that, while it is a sports manga, it doesn\u2019t feel <\/em>like a sports manga, if that makes sense. It definitely fits more of the survival genre hallmarks than I thought. Plus, Ego is an excellently creepy game master which adds another layer of intrigue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So, Blue Lock<\/em> is a team effort between writer Muneyuki Kaneshiro and manga artist Yusuke Nomura.
Kaneshiro is also the writer behind the survival\/psychological thriller manga As The Gods Will<\/em> (the second series<\/a> is available on K MANGA).
Nomura originally began his career as an assistant for Attack on Titan<\/a><\/em>. Before starting work on Blue Lock<\/em>, he was the artist for survival horror\/action manga Dolly Kill Kill<\/a><\/em>. The combination of Kaneshiro and Nomura\u2019s experience in the survival genre genuinely makes for a really fresh take on a story centered around sports.<\/p>\n