Q 01/05

Who writes the Blue Lock manga?

A) Muneyuki Kaneshiro

B) Yusuke Nomura

C) Hajime Isayama

D) Kōta Sannomiya

Answer · why

A) Muneyuki Kaneshiro

Muneyuki Kaneshiro writes Blue Lock; he earlier wrote the death-game manga As the Gods Will, which Takashi Miike adapted into a 2014 film.

Q 02/05

Blue Lock has been serialised since 2018 in which Kodansha publication?

A) Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine

B) Weekly Shōnen Magazine

C) Weekly Shōnen Jump

D) Monthly Shōnen Gangan

Answer · why

B) Weekly Shōnen Magazine

Blue Lock has run in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since August 2018; the first collected volume followed that November.

Q 03/05

In the story, Japan's poor finish at which tournament prompts the creation of the Blue Lock programme?

A) The 2018 FIFA World Cup

B) The 2016 Olympics

C) The 2019 Asian Cup

D) The 2014 FIFA World Cup

Answer · why

A) The 2018 FIFA World Cup

Japan's 16th-place exit at the 2018 FIFA World Cup prompts the Japan Football Union to hire Jinpachi Ego, whose Blue Lock facility exists to forge one...

Q 04/05

How many players enter the Blue Lock programme in total?

A) 300

B) 100

C) 500

D) 1,000

Answer · why

A) 300

300 under-18 strikers enter Blue Lock; Isagi Yoichi arrives ranked 299th of the 300, one place above Igaguri.

Q 05/05

What is the penalty for failing Blue Lock?

A) Repaying the training costs

B) A lifetime ban from professional football

C) Never being allowed to represent Japan again

D) Being sent to a rival programme

Answer · why

C) Never being allowed to represent Japan again

Ego's philosophy is to build the world's most egotistical striker.