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ブルーロック [Blue Lock] #11
Blue Lock, Vol. 11
WOULD YOU MAKE YOUR OWN LUCK?
With seconds left on the clock, Isagi manages to weave a masterful play—until Rin Itoshi and what seems like a stroke of bad luck deal the definitive blow. But what role does luck really play in a soccer match? Ego is eager to impart his wisdom on the advancing players, with the unknowns of the Third Selection looming just ahead…
With seconds left on the clock, Isagi manages to weave a masterful play—until Rin Itoshi and what seems like a stroke of bad luck deal the definitive blow. But what role does luck really play in a soccer match? Ego is eager to impart his wisdom on the advancing players, with the unknowns of the Third Selection looming just ahead…
208 pages, Paperback
First published October 16, 2020
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Muneyuki Kaneshiro
262 books162 followersMuneyuki Kaneshiro (金城宗幸, Kaneshiro Muneyuki) is a Japanese mangaka.
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January 23, 2023
i don't even like football, so how am i this obsessed with this series
September 20, 2023
The language scene is SO funny in both the anime and manga. Bachira is the best!!
September 16, 2024
I HAVE GOOSEBUMPS OH MY GODDDDD THE ENDING???????????? I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT I GOT LITERAL CHILLS.
NEW CHARACTERS ALERT ‼️‼️‼️‼️
THE WILD CARD?????? KUNIGAMI??????
SAE ITOSHI!!!!! (poor baby rin is going to go THROUGH it)
REO!!!!!!!!!!!!! I GASPED THANK GODDDDDDDDD 😭😭😭😭😭😭
TOP TIER VOLUME. i think this may be my new number 1 fav 🤭
also, ego's speech on luck. i never looked at luck like that before and i love how he explained it.
NEW CHARACTERS ALERT ‼️‼️‼️‼️
THE WILD CARD?????? KUNIGAMI??????
SAE ITOSHI!!!!! (poor baby rin is going to go THROUGH it)
REO!!!!!!!!!!!!! I GASPED THANK GODDDDDDDDD 😭😭😭😭😭😭
TOP TIER VOLUME. i think this may be my new number 1 fav 🤭
also, ego's speech on luck. i never looked at luck like that before and i love how he explained it.
December 12, 2022
I can see the foreshadowing for some drama going on, especially with the Itoshi brothers. I’m just worried the homies won’t make it!!! I’m worried sick!
May 14, 2024
soooo invested in this series. can't wait for the next
March 14, 2023
THAT ENDING OMFG
when i tell you i gasped out loud omg
October 30, 2023
I’m glad we’re done with the “operation steal yo bitch” arc because I experienced whiplash at least 17 times. I was stressed and starting to wonder how much more I could handle. Literally none of the matches went how I expected but to be fair… nothing about this manga ever goes the way I expect which is good, keeping me on my toes fr.
I will say I’m glad that Kunigami can still be in this, I would have been sad to see him go this soon.
Anyway, I will continue to be stressed in volume 12
I will say I’m glad that Kunigami can still be in this, I would have been sad to see him go this soon.
Anyway, I will continue to be stressed in volume 12
February 8, 2023
4.5
we cried we gasped we laughed we cheered we cried again we gasped again
we cried we gasped we laughed we cheered we cried again we gasped again
November 12, 2023
Finished anime, time to binge manga.
January 25, 2022
After Rin and his team crushed Isagi, they took our defeated lead as their pick for a new member. Isagi is hellbent on surpassing Rin, but they’ll need to come together to clear an impossible challenge…
It’s another volume of balls-to-the-goals action with the most self-centred cast in all of manga. Genuinely I’m not sure why I keep reading this, but I’m starting to think morbid fascination is part of it. Isagi keeps changing so as to be largely unrecognizable, I swear these kids would literally kill one another if they thought it would help their game, plus the book’s take on luck is incredibly wonky and gets a full breakdown that is helpfully nonsensical.
Before the main action we catch up with a couple of characters I vaguely remember who are on the cusp of elimination. This lets the book introduce a new character who is a total bastard and one whose special power seems like it would be of dubious value for actually winning a game.
The new guy is given so much time in such a short span and is emphasized so hard that it kind of strips any possible tension from a reveal towards the end, so that’s a bit of a narrative faux pas. There’s a pretty funny twist to all this at the very end, although it kind of sucks even more of the tension out of the narrative.
There’s a better turn when our leads go up against a bunch of international stars for a teaching game that takes the boys to the school of hard knocks. The way this plays out is believable and does a good job emphasizing how far ahead of the curve Rin is. The less said about the round table of vaguely stereotypical players, however, the better (I’m still super unsure about the way the Brazilian player is drawn).
Speaking of believable, there’s a merciful wrinkle thrown into the end of the book where Ego, finally done talking about pigeon crap from the start of the volume, is called out for the child endangerment and massive amounts of money being sunk into this insanity.
Of course, rather than spinning into a look at the complexities of competitive sport and the dark side of coaching, to say nothing of endlessly espousing a ruthless philosophy on impressionable young dopes, a wager is proposed instead. Two guesses what the wager is about.
The art continues to be good and the action’s great and somehow the mangaka and his assistants keep coming up with a crazy number of unique characters designs. There’s never a volume of this that doesn’t look great and feel kinetic, as good to look at as it is eye-rolling to read.
3 stars - it’s Blue Lock. It is never going to be anything but Blue Lock and I’ve mostly accepted it. For now, it’s enough to just wait, let my eyeballs wash over the snappy pictures, and see what crazy is coming up next.
It’s another volume of balls-to-the-goals action with the most self-centred cast in all of manga. Genuinely I’m not sure why I keep reading this, but I’m starting to think morbid fascination is part of it. Isagi keeps changing so as to be largely unrecognizable, I swear these kids would literally kill one another if they thought it would help their game, plus the book’s take on luck is incredibly wonky and gets a full breakdown that is helpfully nonsensical.
Before the main action we catch up with a couple of characters I vaguely remember who are on the cusp of elimination. This lets the book introduce a new character who is a total bastard and one whose special power seems like it would be of dubious value for actually winning a game.
The new guy is given so much time in such a short span and is emphasized so hard that it kind of strips any possible tension from a reveal towards the end, so that’s a bit of a narrative faux pas. There’s a pretty funny twist to all this at the very end, although it kind of sucks even more of the tension out of the narrative.
There’s a better turn when our leads go up against a bunch of international stars for a teaching game that takes the boys to the school of hard knocks. The way this plays out is believable and does a good job emphasizing how far ahead of the curve Rin is. The less said about the round table of vaguely stereotypical players, however, the better (I’m still super unsure about the way the Brazilian player is drawn).
Speaking of believable, there’s a merciful wrinkle thrown into the end of the book where Ego, finally done talking about pigeon crap from the start of the volume, is called out for the child endangerment and massive amounts of money being sunk into this insanity.
Of course, rather than spinning into a look at the complexities of competitive sport and the dark side of coaching, to say nothing of endlessly espousing a ruthless philosophy on impressionable young dopes, a wager is proposed instead. Two guesses what the wager is about.
The art continues to be good and the action’s great and somehow the mangaka and his assistants keep coming up with a crazy number of unique characters designs. There’s never a volume of this that doesn’t look great and feel kinetic, as good to look at as it is eye-rolling to read.
3 stars - it’s Blue Lock. It is never going to be anything but Blue Lock and I’ve mostly accepted it. For now, it’s enough to just wait, let my eyeballs wash over the snappy pictures, and see what crazy is coming up next.
August 29, 2022
Por fin sale un argentino
December 24, 2022
This is just the beginning.
January 29, 2023
rin itoshi is MY babygirl and anyone who wishes upon his downfall will be faced with my wrath (and also isagi's)
July 11, 2024
The problem with this is that my brain keeps trying to say how similar this is to Wind Breaker, which on a very very small level it is. HOWEVER, it's really not besides the fact that there are three billion characters who all have some pretty interesting (mostly good) character development. Because this series is not about the power of friendship and learning how to trust others. This is beat or get beaten... every man for himself. And that's fine. My brain just needs to wrap around that fact.
Did I say there were a lot of characters? Because there are a L O T of characters. I don't just have a SINGLE favorite, I have a list. And it's going to keep growing, because more characters get introduced in every single volume. Nagi is my first favorite only because I met him first (and he has white hair, so it fits)
My favorite two scenes in this volume are the one where Isagi had a brain update and the one where they're studying English.
Without being to spoilery because I have friends reading this:
I'm not sure I understand why *spoiler* redacted looked at *spoiler redacted* and was shocked that they didn't seem to be afraid of them... I mean, excuse me? In what actual world would you think they'd be scared?
Also, I'm not thinking too hard about what might or might not happen while I'm reading and it's great, because things that I could probably see coming if I wanted to, I don't and I gasp at it every single time. I'm just here for the vibes, and it's working in my favor.
Stakes are getting higher, so I'm off to #12
Did I say there were a lot of characters? Because there are a L O T of characters. I don't just have a SINGLE favorite, I have a list. And it's going to keep growing, because more characters get introduced in every single volume. Nagi is my first favorite only because I met him first (and he has white hair, so it fits)
My favorite two scenes in this volume are the one where Isagi had a brain update and the one where they're studying English.
Without being to spoilery because I have friends reading this:
I'm not sure I understand why *spoiler* redacted looked at *spoiler redacted* and was shocked that they didn't seem to be afraid of them... I mean, excuse me? In what actual world would you think they'd be scared?
Also, I'm not thinking too hard about what might or might not happen while I'm reading and it's great, because things that I could probably see coming if I wanted to, I don't and I gasp at it every single time. I'm just here for the vibes, and it's working in my favor.
Stakes are getting higher, so I'm off to #12
March 6, 2024
"I see... Rin went to get shat on... and revitalized his chances of making a goal?" (32)
June 5, 2024
sufrí pensando que dejarían atrás a kunigami
October 16, 2022
this felt important yet like a filler at the same time
but that cliffhanger has me sprinting to the next volume!!
but that cliffhanger has me sprinting to the next volume!!
Shelved as 'manga'
February 26, 202286-94
"Suerte". A veces siento que Ego me lava el cerebro.
Por otro lado, me encanta la dinámica del equipo de Isagi. Siempre amo ver interactuar a a los grupos y esta vez me rei mucho janxhsjjs. Dejen en paz al pobrecito de Rin, él solo quiere vivir tranquilo. Y BACHIRA TE QUIERO MUCHO, TODO LO HACES BIEN UFJSGCMSUSK.
Also, Kunigami te tengo fe.
"Suerte". A veces siento que Ego me lava el cerebro.
Por otro lado, me encanta la dinámica del equipo de Isagi. Siempre amo ver interactuar a a los grupos y esta vez me rei mucho janxhsjjs. Dejen en paz al pobrecito de Rin, él solo quiere vivir tranquilo. Y BACHIRA TE QUIERO MUCHO, TODO LO HACES BIEN UFJSGCMSUSK.
Also, Kunigami te tengo fe.
March 29, 2022
Tengo muchas ganas de conocer a los nuevos personajes. 🤩
May 15, 2022
this volume was a bit slower paced, but the last chapter got me really excited!
January 9, 2023
gave me a near heart-attack, omg. yep. i just know this next arc is gonna break me all over again :)
March 19, 2024
My brother loves this new character and it's not hard to see why, but I'm thinking the writer kind of regretted making Raichi and Barou good guys so he needed a new one. Something worth talking about how the more time you spend with a character, the less you can risk keeping them one-dimensional if growth is as important as ego, but they also become something else, tamed a little more easily. I wouldn't be too shocked if Mr Puppeteer Rin gets his little clone too.
On the other hand, the numerous perspective changes to specifically made it pretty obvious he wasn't going to be gone for too long, but seeing it at the very last pages of the final chapter of the volume took out the thrill of a smoking gun.
On the other hand, the numerous perspective changes to specifically made it pretty obvious he wasn't going to be gone for too long, but seeing it at the very last pages of the final chapter of the volume took out the thrill of a smoking gun.
December 21, 2021
Ang angas kapag teammates sina Rin at Isagi !!!
November 6, 2022
Troppo sottotono rispetto ai precedenti. In più non mi piace proprio la squadra in cui è ora Isagi...
December 4, 2022
ego just b spouting shit about luck like bro be fucking fr raynao !! also that kunigami plot armour :// i really hate igaguri with a burning passion the only trash in blue lock players fr
April 1, 2023
sobbing bc i love kunigami so much
(also laughing bc the argentinian player does not look argentinian at all lmao)
(also laughing bc the argentinian player does not look argentinian at all lmao)
May 2, 2023
rooting for you, rin!!
July 18, 2024
Espero y me devuelvan a Kunigami, and what about the “world players” that’s actually insane
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 20, 2024
I'm so EXCITED
July 26, 2024
I have finally reached the part after the end of the anime and I'M SO EXCITED
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