Blue Lock, Vol. 17

ブルーロック [Blue Lock] #17

by Muneyuki Kaneshiro (writer), Yusuke Nomura (illustrator)

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? The unbelievable match between Blue Lock and Japan's U-20 team has astonished the audience as the players continue to exceed their own limits. As the rivalry between the Itoshi brothers grows ever deeper, Isagi, Nagi, Bachira, and the rest of the team continue to go after their own goals. Will Jinpachi Ego's dreams and obsessions destroy Japanese soccer? And who will be the one to score the winning goal...?! The battle between Blue Lock and the U-20 team reaches its thrilling conclusion!!

Genres: Manga, Sports, Fiction, Shonen, Young Adult, Contemporary, Comics

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 17, 2021

About the author

Muneyuki Kaneshiro (金城宗幸, Kaneshiro Muneyuki) is a Japanese mangaka.

Reviews

[aleksandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5

Sex is great, but have you ever read Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan arc?

[zara · Rating 5 out of 5]

2nd read
went through too many ups and downs with this volume ohhh i'm way too invested in the itoshi brothers and also isagi and i just love this so so fucking much

1st read
literally what the flying fuck. i have never felt this rush of adrenaline and serotonin as much as finishing this arc before. this manga series has skyrocketed to be one of my favorite piece of media, like EVER.

[Shaza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Soo good I keep rereading this all day..

[Mizuki · Rating 4 out of 5]

(1) To be honest I don't remember who is who in the story...I can recognize some key characters...but the rest just slip my mind...

(2) The climax is pretty good, and Blue Lock Phase 1 ends! YAHOOO!

(3) Although the artwork is awesome, but manga being a no-motion media, I can't really relate myself to the actions on the football field...nor do I understand fully what is going on in the field.

(4) I think I might still read the rest of the series...

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will lead Japan to victory in the U-20 World Cup

Llevo desde el capítulo 4 esperando ver a Sae en portada y ¡POR FIN!

¿Qué puedo decir de este tomo salvo que esta historia se va superando capítulo a capítulo?

El partidazo entre Blue Lock y la sub-20 japonesa ha concluido con el resultado esperado, pero no por ello malo. Leerlo, vivirlo semana a semana, me ha encantado. Las interacciones finales entre unos personajes y otros, como Sae y Shidou, Isagi y Aiku, son fantásticas y les dan una mayor profundidad a sus desarrollos. 

La guinda se la llevan los hermanos Itoshi. La relación entre Sae y Rin está acabando con mi estabilidad emocional. Rin es un personaje que detesté al principio, pero al que ahora comprendo a la perfección. Entiendo y comparto su rabia y frustración. El abrazo y el reconocimiento que le niega su hermano se los doy yo encantada.

Por otra parte, Sae me atrajo desde su primera aparición. En este partido conocemos un poco su infancia, su sueño, cómo para cumplirlo se fue a jugar a España y su cambio de actitud hacia su hermano. Sae, otro al que abrazaría. En Japón le consideran una estrella, pero para el resto del mundo prácticamente no es nadie (a ver, sí es alguien, pero creo que la idea la he dejado clara). Llegó a España y se dio cuenta de lo lejos que se hallaba de poder alcanzar su sueño y renunció a él. Trata como trata a su hermano para protegerlo, quiero entender yo, para que no se desilusioné como le ocurrió a él. Espero que en los próximos capítulos se ahonde en los inicios de Sae en el Real Madrid, porque de verdad que lo tuvo que pasar fatal, el pobre.

Ya digo que la relación entre estos dos es de lo mejor de la serie para mí, pero el tremendo desarrollo de Isagi no se queda atrás. Mucho menos con el nuevo arco que va a comenzar. Nuevos desafíos, nuevos equipos y, sobre todo, regresos de personajes muy queridos por la comunidad (por mí no tanto).

Blue Lock se mantiene como mi spokon favorito con creces.

I was wrong. I thought Japan was unable to ever give birth to any decent strikers. He even managed to call forth your instincts. The one who's able to change this country's football is X... An egoist like that might have what it takes. Japan can still change (este panel 😭)

[ana ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is not blue lock, this is red password

[Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

بالاخره پنج ستاره.
عالی بود. اوج هیجان و جذابیت. و البته پایان آرک هم بود و خیلی خوب آرکو بست.
واسه ادامه‌ش خیلی مشتاقم.

[(straw)mary ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

IM SOBBING THIS VOLUME HAD ME SHAKING EVERYTIME I TURNED THE PAGE

[Diya · Rating 3 out of 5]

KUNIGAMI IS BACKKKKKKK 🫂

[hope · Rating 5 out of 5]

i'm scared

[Lucy Tonks (the invisible life of a reader) · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is definitely becoming one of my favourite manga/anime. i've had my fair share of encounters with sports animangas, but this comes on top sorry haikyuu, you're still my comfort anime, just not my fave anymore
the complexities of the story where characters are not relying on the power of friendships and competing with eachother to get the best version of themselves are so good. here there's none of that naivety that if they have friends and ppl to support them, they can win. everything relies on the capacity the characters have to adapt and improve and i just find that fascinating.

[Dario Boen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Someone cooked here

[fulcrum · Rating 4 out of 5]

tense, beautiful, entertaining, and genuinely funny. i love isagi, but kaneshiro should’ve given him more screen time if he wanted me to believe he was the main star of this match.

also. sae is a cruel bitch as always (still love him, evil and pretty princess). i genuinely don’t understand how he can be clueless about what’s wrong with his relationship with rin. maybe take a second to think about what slips out every time you open your mouth when you talk to him?? just saying.

[temi ˎˊ˗ · Rating 5 out of 5]

im scared kunigami is back

[Paula ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 ✨stars

[Mar · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was, for sure, one of the best blue lock volumes so far. everything that happened had me on edge. needless to say i was eagerly waiting to see the results of the match. and also, the very end of the volume had me going grazy. i was waiting to see more about that! now i definitely can't wait for more. i'm so excited!!!

[delphine ☾☼ · Rating 5 out of 5]

sae.. HE LOOKED SO HOPEFUL WHY DİD YOU SAY THAT AGHHHHH

[Demian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Noel Noa

[ilooprrt · Rating 5 out of 5]

DINGUERIE EN FAIT COMMENT J’AIME LE FOOT

[nobody · Rating 5 out of 5]

ببینید،
بلو لاک قلب من رو داره. *با شرم هایکیو را گوشه‌ای رها می‌کند*
من انیمه‌ی ورزشی زیاد دیدم، و بلولاک هم یه مانگای فوتبالیه ولی اصلا درباره‌ی چیزهای کلیشه‌ای مثل کار تیمی و دوستی و اینا نیست. حتی درباره‌ی فوتبال هم نیست. :)) و مسابقه‌ی blue lock vs u-20 واقعااا تو هیچ انیمه‌ای سابقه نداشت. یعنی چییی که انقدر بازی قشنگی بودددد نمی‌تونستم نفس بکشم. عملا این حجم از هیجان رو سر هیچ کتاب/انیمه/فیلمی تجربه نکرده بودم. *از خود بیخود شده، سرش را در بالش فرو برده و زجه می‌زند*

پ.ن: یه انیمه‌ی ۲۴ قسمتی ازش ساخته شده که شدیدا پیشنهادش می‌کنم.

[dana · Rating 5 out of 5]

11/07/24 reread: rin's flow arc is trulyyy hideously great (sae and rin juxtapositions were extra beautiful too) + i will always love how luck was discussed here– a coincidence, a culmination, an object to be called down.

[mikaela (spinebreaker) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reread 10.30.24
what the HECK is Sae's problem why is he so MEAN to my sweet bb Rin

also I found out the reason I was screaming and let me just say: I screamed again (Kunigami AND Kaiser double kill)

original review
S C R E A M I N G

[Maia Soria · Rating 5 out of 5]

EL MEJOR VOLUMEN QUE HE LEÍDO EN MI VIDAAAA, SUPERO TODO COMPLETAMENTE TODO

AMO BLUE LOCK

[Kaitlynne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Soccer Zombies, that is all.

Wait, no it's not.

I was wondering when *spoiler redacted* was going to make another appearance... They look like they've spent some time in the room of dread and anticipation...

[Jasmine · Rating 3 out of 5]

THANK YOU ISAGI!!

The past several volumes focused so heavily on Sae it turned me off. Plus Shidou is gross. I’m glad Isagi got his shit together to end the match.

Is Kunigami about to ride again?

How is this manga going to stay true to its one true egoist premise in the next arc of the story?

[r · Rating 5 out of 5]

este partido sacó lo peor de mí

[soph · Rating 5 out of 5]

best cover

[aube · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oliver mon babe😘

[Linara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got weirdly attracted by Rin's tongue during the match 😭

[clea · Rating 1 out of 5]

theyre nerfing rin so mid is@gi could be the best like be fucking fr :/ he only scored the last goal, which btw, wouldnt be even possible without rin. is@gi still cant do anything without other ppl lmao. and the point of blue lock is them learning to play by themselves NOT teamwork. i fucking hate how they hyped rin only to make him not score that goal