Crunchyroll has set the Blue Lock Part 1 Blu-ray and DVD release date for the popular soccer-focused anime series.
What is the Blue Lock Part 1 Blu-ray & DVD release date?
Part 1 will release on Blu-ray and DVD on Tuesday, November 14. Alongside the first part, the package contains 12 mini-anime episodes and textless opening and ending songs as special features. You can currently pre-order the set on the Crunchyroll Store.
Blue Lock was originally created by Muneyuki Kaneshiro, with illustrations from Yusuke Nomura. The manga premiered in 2018 and quickly became one of the most popular sports manga and manga in general in Japan. As of August 2022, the manga had over 10 million copies in circulation and was also nominated for a 2022 Harvey Award in the Best Manga category.
“Japan’s desire for World Cup glory leads the Japanese Football Association to launch a new rigorous training program to find the national team’s next striker,” reads the anime series’ synopsis. “Three hundred high school players are pitted against each other for the position, but only one will come out on top. Who among them will be the striker to usher in a new era of Japanese soccer?”
