Review of Bluelock Volume 1

Got to be honest, I asked for this one because my Nephew is a very avid fan of it and I was curious as to what he loved about it.

I mean, Hunger Games meets Professional Football, how would that work?

Actually really well, this is the story of the Japanese football league trying to find their next top striker, and the best way of doing this?

Get 300 of the best players in Japan and put them in a secret bunker called Bluelock, where they all play football till one of them emerges as the best.

Did I say Hunger Games earlier?  I really meant Highlander…

But unlike Highlander, this has a cast of characters that are all known and likeable in their own ways, and the challenges they face are relatable real life things, dressed up in football narrative, and that’s a feat all its own.

Only volume one was included in the preview, so it ended up when the first teams had been chosen, and so the story of Bluelock Team Z had begun.

I can see what my nephew liked about this, there’s a lot of action, but there is an overarcing plot that is developing alongside the immediate action.  I suspect I need to go borrow the rest of his collection and see how it turns out.

Thanks to Kodansha Comics and the Author for the Free ARC, my views are my own, no incentive offered or accepted.