Blue Lock EXCEEDS 60 Million Copies Sold
In a span of only 9 months, Blue Lock manages to sell from 50 million to 60 million copies, being one of the best-selling series in 2026.
On June 4, 2026, it was announced that Blue Lock has exceeded 60 million copies sold.
This makes Blue Lock the 39th best-selling manga of all time.
On September 2025, Blue Lock hit the 50 million copies milestone after 7 years.
This means Blue Lock has sold over 10 million copies in a span of 9 months on a pace nearly as close as One Piece or Jujutsu Kaisen in the same timeframe.
Blue Lock has been quite impressive over the years, beung the best-selling manga of 2023, having scored 23 million copies sold in just the first half of the year alone.
Blue Lock would also be the 13th best-selling ongoing manga, the 9th best selling manga from Kodansha overall and its 3rd best-seller as of the present day, behind Hajime no Ippo and The Kindaichi Case Files, both long-running series since the 1990s that have sold over 100 million copies worldwide.
Furthermore, on Oricon’s half-year comic sales, Blue Lock is ranked 4th, with 1.2 million copies sold from November 17, 2025 to May 17, 2026.
It is likely that by the time the manga is over, Blue Lock would reach the 100 million mark, especially if it will last more than 10 years.
Four Major Projects
To honor the milestone, Blue Lock will have four projects lined up.
A special conversation between former Japan midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata and author Muneyuki Kaneshiro
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Lastly, there is also a special giveaway project.
This news would be announced next week, June 10th, where Blue Lock will on the cover and receive the lead color page in Weekly Shōnen Magazine Issue 29.
Volume 39 of Blue Lock will be coming out on June 17th, which features Ryosuke Kira from Side B
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 will reach 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.
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