Blue Lock Reaches 40th Volume
Another Side B player takes the spotlight in the form of Haneru Shindo, hinting at his importance later down the line.
On July 7, 2026, we got the cover for Volume 40 of Blue Lock.
The cover features Haneru Shindo, one of the Side-B candidates that reached the second round as of Chapter 348: “This is It”.
The previous volume also featured a Side B member, Ryosuke Kira.
This volume will cover Chapter 347: “Destiny” to Chapter 354: “Revolutionary Heretic Group”, which will be released on July 22, 2026, showing the outcome of the loss to France, Side B progress and the start of Blue Lock vs England.
The volume will be released on August 17, 2026.
About Blue Lock
Blue Lock is the manga written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura for Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine since August 1, 2018 and reached 39 volumes as of June 17, 2026.
Blue Lock is the story of the Blue Lock program, with the goal of creating the strongest striker, with Yoichi Isagi as its protagonist.
The manga has sold over 60 million copies as of June 4, 2026.
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