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Blue Lockmight be a sports manga/anime, but reading it is no less than watching a proper Shonen battle. The series beautifully blends the Shonen and sports genres to create soccer matches that can absorb you into them. Author Muneyuki Kaneshiro has created a savage plot that is ruthless to its characters.
In an interview, the author explained whyBlue Lockfocuses on the individual rather than team play and how he gave the series its unique touch. Additionally, he also revealed his favorite soccer player as a huge soccer fan.
Blue LockAuthor and Illustrator Choose Their Favorite Soccer Players
While most soccer fans would immediately jump to either Ronaldo or Messi when asked about their favorite soccer player, the author and illustrator ofBlue Lockdidn’t. The author was exalted when asked if he watches games and revealed that he watches all kinds of matches, be it Bundesliga, Premier League, La Liga, or Serie A.
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Inan interview, Muneyuki Kaneshiro talked about his favorite players, and you might not have guessed any of them.
My first favorite player was Thierry Henry: I was mesmerized by his all-round wonderful game! I also like Álvaro Recoba, his dribbles and free-kicks at his best. Another favorite player is Mesut Özil, whose uninhibited game fascinates me. I seem to like players who are technicians and play beautifully. In addition, Erling Haaland is awesome!
Yusuke Nomura, the illustrator ofBlue Lock, admitted that he often watches summaries of football matches on YouTube. He watches both domestic and foreign matches. He even claimed that while he has to draw unrealistic scenes in the manga, soccer players in real-life matches surpass even the manga panels, and each time he gets super excited.
However, the illustrator is not very familiar with soccer, but the one player who really impressed him was Oliver Kahn. Sometimes, he even pretends that he is putting theBlue Lockcharacters against Kahn and imagines if they could score a goal against him.
Muneyuki Kaneshiro Talks About the Ending ofBlue Lock
When asked if the author knew howBlue Lockmight end and in how many volumes, Kaneshiro replied that the rough draft was already fixed, and he had a vague ending in mind. However, he is still busy with the things that theindividual characters are strugglingwith in the series. He admits that the story is nowhere near completion as a lot of the story is yet to unfold.
Unlike other series that focus on camaraderie and friendship, Blue Lock is all about the individual. It is about creating the biggest egoist striker, after all. There is no time for friendship in the series, and Kaneshiroexplains why that is. According to the author, he faces difficulty with creating characters who live for others simply because he himself is not that kind of person.
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The author then creates a mind-boggling scenario. People often call those who do certain deeds for others ‘selfless’. But if you look at it from another perspective, such deeds bring satisfaction to the same person and can thus be called selfish. So why not be selfish for oneself? Why not let your ego run free? These were the thoughts running through Kaneshiro’s mind while creatingBlue Lock, which gave the series its unique plot.
Blue Lockmanga is available to read on Viz Media, and its anime is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.
Aaheli Pradhan
Anime Content Writer
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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.
