BLUELOCK Manga Celebrates 20 Million Print Goal
The boys of the BLUELOCK manga have been getting goal after goal in print milestones with the official Twitter account for the Muneyuki Kaneshiro-written, Yusuke Nomura-illustrated manga series announcing tonight that they’ve scored past 20 million copies printed (physically) and sold (digitally) after a re-print of the first 22 volumes earlier this month.
✨????全巻重版2000万部突破????✨
『ブルーロック』1〜22巻
全巻重版です????????ついに2000の大台に…????✨
皆様のエゴい応援のおかげです、
本当にありがとうございます????♂️
何か御礼企画を考えねば‼️さらなる大台目指して頑張ります????#ブルーロック 無料試し読み????https://t.co/HBbvUWe1Os#エゴい pic.twitter.com/D1LdCk3WuN
— サッカー漫画ブルーロック【公式】 (@BLUELOCK_WM) February 9, 2023
Earlier this month on February 2, the official BLUELOCK Twitter account revealed that the series had passed 19 million copies printed (physically) and sold (digitally) while only a week before that on January 27, the series announced 18 million copies printed (physically) and sold (digitally), 16 million copies on December 26 and so on. This shows that as the series hit the second half, manga sales skyrocketed and more volumes were being reprinted.
Since August 2022, over 10 million copies have been printed (physically) and sold (digitally), marking one of the biggest growth in manga sales ever.
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The BLUELOCK manga has been running in the pages of Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine since August 2018. It was the recipient of the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the category of shonen in 2021, and there are currently 22 volumes in publication in Japan. Kodansha Comics publishes the manga in English and has released 14 volumes so far. Crunchyroll currently streams the anime adaptation and describes it:
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 Japan Football Union 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: BLUELOCK on Twitter
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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.
