This sports manga follows a boy, Isagi, who is chosen as one of the 300 best high school strikers in Japan and taken to the Blue Lock facility— a wild sports experiment that takes training to a whole new level in order to find a single striker who can bring Japan the world cup. 

This manga, despite not being my cup of tea, subverts the teamwork and friendship trope apparent in sports manga in a very interesting way. If someone was looking for that kind of story, they would like Blue Lock very much. The artstyle is sharp and creepy at times too, which lends itself well to the psychological aspect of this story. 

One thing keeping my rating at three stars is that I didn't enjoy how much Anri's body was objectified in this story. In many panels, the way the comic signaled that she was the one speaking was by a close-up of her breasts, and many thought bubbles are dedicated to others sexualizing her in their heads. As the book's only female character, I would have liked to see her passion and ingenuity be more important than her body. 

Otherwise, this was just not a manga that I personally enjoyed. As I mentioned earlier, someone looking for a sports story that subverts tropes and has a lot of thriller elements would like this a lot. I won't be continuing, but I appreciate being provided an ARC in exchange for my honest review.