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Shão Kazamatsuri is the leader of the Josui Junior High soccer team and he does everything he can to keep his team together and to be the best. Banned from his school's soccer team for being too short, Sh Kazamatsuri decides there is only one thing left to do: switch schools. But even a change in scenery doesn't help the David Beckham wannabe. On campus, he is mistakenly introduced to everyone as a hotshot soccer player. When the truth is revealed,...

Shô's just making some headway in developing a technique that will give him an edge over Takashi when the coach starts removing players who have made great moves. What is going to happen in this all-important game that will decide who makes it to the elite team?

"The battle against Kansai Select goes into high gear as Shigeki and his teammates demonstrate the depth of their talent. Tatsuya turns up the pressure on Shô to perform at a new level. But Shô soon comes up against an obstacle he's never faced before: exhaustion. With more on-field minutes than he's ever played before, is Shô too drained to support the team?"--Publisher's web site.

Shô manages to squeeze onto the special select team as a backup alternate player. During the very first game, the team learns that they need to leave behind their egos and work together as a unit, but will any one player be able to emerge as a leader?

Shô Kazamatsuri wants to be the best soccer player in the world. As his team falls behind, Shô and his teammates must show they have the heart and determination to come back and win.

Fresh from their victory in Korea, the Tokyo Select Team enter the Japan Toresen--the national youth team tournament. Their first game is against the powerful Kantô Select. And their leader is a figure from Shô's past--Toshiki Sugama. Even if they make it past this rival, another team is waiting in the wings with a new batch of surprises.

Shô uses a new technique in the match that will determine the roster for the special select team. Will it be enough, along with his drive and spirit, to win the match?

"Yoichi Isagi, one of three hundred high school soccer players, is in Team Z--the lowest ranked group in the controversial training facility, Blue Lock, where the aim is to create Japan's best striker. To survive their first round-robin tournament, Isagi's Team Z will need to find a way to use their unique "weapons," while struggling through a clash of egos. But Isago grapples to understand what his strength is as a striker." -- Page [4] of cover....