Blue Lock is an interesting manga, like other sports manga such as Haikyuu, Blue Lock will get your adrenaline pumping and will make you want to play football. Unlike Haikyuu and most other sports manga with team based games Blue Lock focusses on the individuality and growth of individuals not a team.

Story:(8/10)
The premise right off the back is very interesting and focusses on building the skills and the "Egos" of the players. The pace feels natural and after every chapter you are dying to read more. A complaint I see often is that it doesn't feel very realistic, and while I agree that this is a manga where you will see the characters doing ridiculous shit for highschoolers it still feels somewhat grounded and not totally unrealistic. The setting is also very nice as it does away with the very cliché and overused high school setting and instead puts all the students in a sort of deathmatch facility which gives the setting a new fresh spin to it and makes the experience seem more realistic and exciting. There are some plot holes and things I can't get out of my mind, but overall the story is very competent and an interesting read.

Characters: (7/10)
I have to gripes with the characters of this manga, some of the side characters don't get much depth or backstory such as the main character. All we really know about him is that he lost a game because he passed instead of taking the shot himself, no backstory, no family nothing. We don't know his motivations or his situation we just know he wants to be the best striker. And to some extent that's alright however I am still annoyed by the lack of backstory and motivation for some of the characters. The side characters also don't feel very developed and don't have a lot of motives. There is some development, but I think for true development and backstory there needs to be a lot more chapters so I shall reserve my judgement. The self improvement and the journey of each character is the one redeeming feature of the characters in Blue Lock and at least makes them interesting.

Art(10/10)
The art for this Manga is amazing. I love the way the mangaka makes the art very sharp and clean for most of the manga, however during the high intensity moments the arts gets a lot wilder with intense lines and a sort of jagged art style which makes the whole experience seem a lot more intense. The character designs are mostly unique and quite distinctive. Not much to say here really just google some of the art and you can see how good it is.

Enjoyment(10/10)
For all of its flaws I really like Blue Lock for the same reason I like Haikyuu. It gets my blood pumping and makes competitive spirit boil. This is one of those mangas that will make you want to play some football and I really love that feeling. Also while reading some chapters my heartrate sped up and I could feel my blood racing and adrenaline pumping. SO if you're looking for a sports manga which is very different from the others on the market, which will make your blood boil and heart race, with a compelling story and lots of potential and fantastic art then I would recommend you pick up blue lock.