Blue Lock: Episode Nagi 3

The new prequel manga to the smash-hit soccer action series Blue Lock! How does a listless slacker who thinks everything's a huge pain turn into one of Japan's top scorers? Find out, as high schooler Reo Mikage sets out to fan the flames of ambition in future soccer prodigy Seishiro Nagi, in Blue Lock: Episode Nagi.

Anime movie coming soon!

THE FIRE WITHIN

Thanks to the triple threat of Nagi, Reo, and Zantetsu, Team V has breezed through each round of the First Selection. That is, until they come up against Team Z and Yoichi Isagi. Isagi's passion for the game suddenly has Nagi questioning everything: What makes him push himself so hard? What does soccer mean to him? Why not just give up? Farewell ennui, hello ego... It's time for the slacker to finally awaken!

Author: Kota Sannomiya
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Published: 04/08/2025
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.16h x 5.83w x 0.67d
ISBN13: 9798888772409
BISAC Categories:
- Comics & Graphic Novels | East Asian Style | Manga | General
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Sports
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Media Tie-In

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

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

Manga artist 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.