Blue Lock 33

In Blue Lock, an eccentric coach pulls soccer players from all over Japan into a high-tech facility and sets them against each other in strange, brutal trials. The goal is to forge the country's next great striker, and only one egoist can come out on top. Think Squid Game staged on a World Cup pitch.

This volume picks up in the middle of the Neo-Egoist League. Isagi and Kaiser have just combined to grab the last goal, which jolts the whole Bastard Munchen squad into a higher gear. PXG refuses to be outdone and answers with fierce attacking play and tight defensive teamwork of its own.

As the match heats up, Ness realizes Kaiser is pulling away from him and scrambles to find a way to keep up. With the players hurtling toward a climax no one can read, the question hanging over the pitch is who will be crowned champion of the league.