Blue Lock remains in a wide merchandising and licensing push as of October 2026, with a live-action film that opened in Japan on August 7, 2026 and a fifth main stage show set for October 2026. A REMATCH collaboration runs until October 23, and new goods lines continue to roll out through the autumn and into December.
Blue Lock entered 2026 with the manga past 60 million copies in circulation and a live-action film on the way. The film opened in Japan on August 7 and placed at #8 in its opening weekend, taking 188,212 admissions and 277,648,800 yen from August 7 to 9. Yusuke Taki directed from a screenplay by Tetsuo Kamata, with CREDEUS producing and TOHO distributing, and Fumiya Takahashi playing Yoichi Isagi. Premium formats followed from August 21, and the film passed 1.2 billion yen in box office revenue on September 6. By September a music video for the original manga set Ado's "Monstro", the film's theme song, to a newly recorded Isagi voice performance by Takahashi.
Merchandise and licensing have carried the franchise through the same stretch. A pop up shop ran at Tower Records Ikebukuro from September 4 to 13 with Conductor and Suit Model illustrations, and the withCAT line, a Heisei-retro cat illustration set, is due around mid-December. Banpresto's sweets flavor prize figures moved to Reo Mikage on October 14 and Seishiro Nagi on October 20, after Isagi and Rin Itoshi in September, while Bandai's Q posket Miniature Collection gashapon line arrived in the fourth week of September. The Dreaming Throne lineup goes on early sale at Animate Girls Festival 2026 on November 7 and 8, and Anique brings a KINOKOS plush line to a Taipei department store event from October 15 to November 3.
Two outside partnerships extend the reach. Sloclap's REMATCH began a Blue Lock collaboration on September 24, running until October 23, with premium bundles for Isagi, Meguru Bachira, Nagi and Rin Itoshi. Kodansha and Dentsu also signed a partnership giving marketers in the Americas access to Blue Lock alongside Attack on Titan and Ghost in the Shell. On the stage side, Bandai Namco Filmworks releases the -EPISODE Nagi- stage play on Blu-ray on September 25, and a fifth main stage show is set for Tokyo, Osaka and Aichi in October 2026.
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Newly drawn Blue Lock goods go on early sale at the AMNIBUS booth at Animate Girls Festival 2026, held November 7 and 8 in Ikebukuro. The Dreaming Throne lineup puts protagonist Isagi Yoichi and nine others in black and gray suits, with trading can badges, vertical illustration cards, cheki prints and bromides, plus a 10-type BIG Acrylic Stand. An A4 clear file using the group illustration is limited to the venue.
Banpresto will release two Blue Lock prize figures in its sweets flavor theme: Reo Mikage in a white suit from Wednesday, October 14, 2026, and Seishiro Nagi in a matching white suit from Tuesday, October 20. Both are crane game prizes, about 16 cm and 14 cm tall respectively. They follow Yoichi Isagi and Rin Itoshi, who appeared in September.
The October 4-10 North American release slate includes the Devil Survivor 2: The Animation Blu-ray from Sentai Filmworks and the first volume of The Apothecary Diaries: Xiaolan's Story from Square Enix Manga, plus Blue Lock Full Color Selection: Yoichi Isagi from Kodansha USA and My Journey to Her, also from Kodansha USA. Print manga from Viz Media, Seven Seas, Kodansha USA, Vertical, Dark Horse, Tokyopop, Titan, and Nakama Press round out the week.
Anique will run a booth at the 2026 Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A11 Japan Exhibition at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Taipei Xinyi Place A11 6F in Taiwan from October 15 to November 3, 2026. The booth carries eight IPs and sells goods on site, including a Blue Lock KINOKOS self-standing plush figure line themed on a waitress cafe and omurice. Blue Lock products sell until October 23.
Blue Lock characters Yoichi Isagi, Hyoma Chigiri, Seishiro Nagi, Reo Mikage, Rin Itoshi and Sae Itoshi appear in a new withCAT illustration line drawn in a Heisei-retro style. The lineup includes acrylic stands, hard card cases, badge collections, clear pouches, jewel mirrors and sticker sets. Preorders are open at Animate stores and mail order and Movic mail order, with release set for around mid-December 2026.
Bandai Namco Filmworks will release the stage adaptation of the Blue Lock spin-off on Blu-ray on September 25, 2026. The deluxe edition runs 16,280 yen and the standard edition 10,780 yen. The deluxe set records the November 2025 Tokyo run of "Stage Play 'Blue Lock -EPISODE Nagi-'" and the June 2026 run of "Stage Play 'Blue Lock -Re EPISODE Nagi-'" in Tokyo and Kyoto.
Sloclap began Season 5 of its online soccer game REMATCH on September 24, and with it a collaboration with the soccer manga and anime Blue Lock that runs until October 23. The centerpiece is Aura Striker, a new 3 vs. 3 mode inspired by Blue Lock's theme of surpassing limits, in which players activate an aura to temporarily boost movement speed and shot power. The goalkeeper is handled by an automatic hologram so players focus on attacking. A free event pass offers collaboration cosmetics including player cards, a themed VR arena, and a Blue Lock ball. A free welcome bundle with Blue Lock cosmetics goes to all players. Premium bundles for Yoichi Isagi, Meguru Bachira, Seishiro Nagi, and Rin Itoshi each include a character skin, a celebration, and a player card. REMATCH is available on PC via Steam and Microsoft Store, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, and on Xbox and PC Game Pass.
Kodansha and Dentsu have signed a partnership that gives marketers across the Americas access to three of the publisher's anime and manga properties: Attack on Titan, Ghost in the Shell, and Blue Lock. Dentsu is the primary contact for brands that want to use the Kodansha-owned intellectual property in advertising campaigns, sponsorships, promotional work, and fan events across the region. Cartoon Brew reported the agreement on September 24, 2026. OtakuKart Anime followed on September 25, 2026, describing the three franchises as globally recognized and framing the deal as a route to advertising campaigns and fan-focused experiences in the Americas. The arrangement covers promotional use of Kodansha IP. It does not name specific partner brands, campaign dates, or the terms of the agreement. The three titles are the only Kodansha properties the reports name.
The Blue Lock original manga version SPECIAL MV has been released on the Magazine Channel. It layers original manga illustrations over Ado's "Monstro," the theme song for the live-action film, and carries a freshly recorded voice performance by Fumiya Takahashi, who plays protagonist Yoichi Isagi. Giga and TeddyLoid composed and arranged the song, supercell's ryo wrote the lyrics, and Ado sang vocals. The live-action film passed 1.2 billion yen in box office revenue on September 6.
Bandai is releasing a Blue Lock entry in its Q posket Miniature Collection gashapon series in the fourth week of September 2026. The lineup has four types: Yoichi Isagi, Rin Itoshi, Seishiro Nagi, and Reo Mikage. Each play costs 500 yen including tax, and the miniature boxes reproduce the Q posket packaging. The line adapts the Q posket figures found in crane game corners at amusement facilities.
Sloclap announced a collaboration between its competitive soccer game REMATCH and the Blue Lock manga and anime during Sony Interactive Entertainment's State of Play stream on September 3. The collaboration starts on September 24 and will bring Blue Lock characters into REMATCH. A teaser shown during the stream previewed four popular characters: Yoichi Isagi, Meguru Bachira, Seishiro Nagi, and Rin Itoshi. Creative director Pierre Tarno said the community had been asking for Blue Lock players since REMATCH was first unveiled, and that the studio is full of Blue Lock fans, making the crossover a happy experience. REMATCH is a 5-on-5 online soccer game with no fouls or offsides, where players control a single player from a third-person perspective. It is available on PC via Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, and is included with Xbox Game Pass. The game has been played by over 6 million people since its release in June 2025. Details of the collaboration content have not yet been revealed.
The Chiikawa anime film, Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu, stayed at #1 in its fifth weekend in Japan, earning 1,241,646,800 yen from August 21-23. The Crayon Shin-chan film rose from #6 to #5 in its fourth weekend, earning 169,928,400 yen. Both films continue strong box office runs.
The Chiikawa anime film stayed at #1 in Japan for a fourth weekend, selling 602,000 tickets and earning 895 million yen. The fifth live-action Kingdom film rose from #7 to #5 in its fifth weekend, earning 353 million yen. Both films continue strong theatrical runs.
A Blue Lock pop up shop will run from Friday, September 4, 2026, to Sunday, September 13, 2026, at TOWER RECORDS Ikebukuro Sunshine City Alpa Store and Tower Records Online. The event, named TV Anime 'Blue Lock' Pop Up Shop in TOWER RECORDS, centers on two newly drawn illustrations: a Conductor Ver. with characters in tails and a Suit Model Ver. with a mature look. Featured characters include Yoichi Isagi, Rin Itoshi, Sae Itoshi, and Seishiro Nagi. The shop will sell a range of goods, including trading glitter can badges, illustration cards, acrylic cards, bromide photos, die-cut stickers, A5 illustration cards, hologram can badges, hard cases, clear files, acrylic keychains, and acrylic stands in various sizes. Purchase bonuses include a random postcard for every 2,000 yen spent at the venue, and Tower Records Online offers a glitter can badge for each box of eligible trading badges purchased. Online sales start at 10:00, and the shop is also planned for AMNIBUS and Animate at a later date.
The live-action Blue Lock film opened at #8 in the Japanese box office. Meanwhile, the Chiikawa anime film returned to #1 in its third weekend, selling 1.147 million tickets and earning 1,698,950,000 yen from Friday to Sunday. The Crayon Shin-chan film dropped from #3 to #6 in its second weekend.
The Weekly Shonen Magazine 36-37 combined issue will feature the live-action Blue Lock cast on both front and back covers, timed to the film's August 7 release. The movie's official YouTube channel also posted a special talk between Fumiya Takahashi and Ura Kazuki, who play and voice Yoichi Isagi respectively.
The Blue Lock x Kimono Rental VASARA collaboration will sell women's yukata sets featuring newly drawn illustrations at the VASARA online store from noon on August 1, 2026. The lineup includes six characters: Yoichi Isagi, Rin Itoshi, Seishiro Nagi, Meguru Bachira, Hyoma Chigiri, and Yo Hiori. Each set includes a yukata, obi, obidome, and hair ornament, limited to 50 sets per character.
The staff for the live-action film based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura's Blue Lock soccer manga confirmed three more cast members on Monday, August 10. FANTASTICS member Yusei Yagi will play Rin Itoshi, Keisuke Watanabe will play Jyubei Aryu, and Omi Natsuki will play Aoshi Tokimitsu. Character visuals showing the actors in costume were released alongside the announcement. The film opened in Japan on August 7 and recorded 188,212 admissions and 277,648,800 yen (about $1.7 million USD) at the box office from August 7 to 9. Starting on August 21, the film will screen in MX4D, 4DX, and Dolby Cinema formats. Cheering screenings, where audiences are allowed to shout and interact with the film, will be held at five theaters in Hokkaido, Tokyo, Aichi, Osaka, and Fukuoka. The film is directed by Yusuke Taki, with a screenplay by Tetsuo Kamata. CREDEUS is producing, and TOHO is distributing. The cast includes Fumiya Takahashi as Yoichi Isagi, Kaito Sakurai as Meguru Bachira, and Masataka Kubota as Jinpachi Ego, among others.
K, a member of the nine-member group &TEAM, plays Nagi Seishiro in the live-action Blue Lock film, his first solo film role. He discussed the character's appeal, his soccer training, and the similarities he found between the Blue Lock project and the audition program that launched his career.
K of &TEAM discusses his screen debut as Nagi Seishiro in the live-action Blue Lock film, out August 7. He credits lead actor Takahashi Fumiya for guidance, describes the challenge of portraying Nagi's awakening, and reflects on how acting deepened his empathy and influenced his work with &TEAM.
The official YouTube channel for the live-action Blue Lock film released a new video on Wednesday previewing the entrance exam scene, featuring the insert song "twilight" by Fukase. The video depicts the dormitory entrance test called "Tag," where players must avoid being hit by a ball within a 136-second time limit or face immediate elimination and lose the right to ever join the Japanese national team. The film is based on the manga by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura, which has surpassed 60 million copies in cumulative circulation. The movie stars Fumiya Takahashi as protagonist Yoichi Isagi, alongside Kaito Sakurai as Meguru Bachira, Kyōhei Takahashi as Hyoma Chigiri, Kōta Nomura as Rensuke Kunigami, and Masataka Kubota as Jinpachi Ego. Yusuke Taki is directing the film, with Tetsuo Kamata writing the screenplay. CREDEUS, the production company behind the live-action Golden Kamuy film, is producing, and TOHO is distributing. The film opens in Japan on August 7. Fukase's song will appear on his first solo album "Circusm," set for release on July 29.
The 30th volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for June. The chart featured 17 manga volumes, including multiple Jujutsu Kaisen entries, Chainsaw Man volume 21 at #2, Gachiakuta volume 1 at #6, and The Summer Hikaru Died volume 1 at #8. Other titles include Witch Hat Atelier, One Piece, Demon Slayer, Dandadan, Blue Lock, and The Apothecary Diaries.
Weekly Shonen Magazine will have a booth at the SPACE SHOWER Sweet Love Shower 2026 music festival, selling limited-edition T-shirts featuring a collage of its series by artist Kosuke Kawamura. The shirts cost 5,500 yen and come in black, sizes L and XL. A special shopper bag is also available with conditions.
The rock band UNISON SQUARE GARDEN entered a hiatus on July 15, 2026, following a final performance and the departure of member Suzuki Takao. Nijimen has launched a reader poll asking fans to vote for their favorite anime tie-up song from the band's catalog, which includes hits for Blood Blockade Battlefront, Tiger & Bunny, and Blue Lock. Results will be published later.
K, a member of the group &TEAM, made his film debut as Nagi Seishiro in the live-action Blue Lock film at its world premiere in Tokyo on July 13. During the stage greeting, K expressed gratitude to the cast and staff and asked the audience if he could now call himself an actor, receiving applause. The film opens in Japan on August 7.
The TV anime "Blue Lock" has partnered with personalized hair care brand MEDULLA for a collaboration campaign. The project includes a limited-edition hair care set featuring newly drawn illustrations of Isagi, Nagi, Chigiri, Rin, and Aohi, a web commercial, a pop-up store, transit ads, and a campaign offering newly recorded voice lines. Aohi has been appointed as the brand's image character.
Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan will release Red Hot Chicken and a new Green Hot Wings product from July 8, 2026. A collaboration with the anime Blue Lock accompanies the launch, featuring character Jinpachi Ego in promotional materials on KFC's official X account.
The Blue Lock collaboration event 'Blue Lock: Dye Japan Blue!' runs July 1-14, 2026, at four Lalaport malls nationwide. It features a POP UP SHOP with SAMURAI BLUE uniform art of 14 characters, talk sessions with former Japan national team players Yuji Nakazawa and Ryuji Bando, weekend festival games, and purchase bonuses including clear cards and coasters.
The fashion fair "Blue Lock × Kimono Rental VASARA ~YUKATA SELECTION~" will run from July 6 to August 31, 2026 at 23 stores nationwide. Newly drawn yukata incorporate each of six characters' favorite animals, foods, and motifs from the "EGOIST BIBLE VOL.2" character book. Limited benefits include a fan, tote bag, and acrylic keyholder.
Kodansha will hold its interactive pop-up event "KODANSHA HOUSE 2026" in Los Angeles from July 2 to July 12, 2026, marking the first time the event is held on the US West Coast. Newly drawn visuals by the creators of "Blue Lock," "Attack on Titan," "Witch Hat Atelier," and "FAIRY TAIL" have been released for the event, which runs alongside Anime Expo.
Dengeki Hobby Web reports the top 20 bestselling manga volumes on Amazon Kindle as of June 19, 2026. Blue Lock (39) takes first place, driven by the 2026 World Cup and rising interest in the Japanese national soccer team. Sale volumes priced at 99 yen each, including Actually, I Am and BM Nectar, are also popular. Other new releases like The Apothecary Diaries ~Maomao's Palace Puzzle Notebook~ (22) and Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy 17 rank high.
The live-action Blue Lock film announced five new cast members on Friday. Shihō Harumi plays Hirotoshi Buratsuta, Sōma Santoki plays Tomonari Tada, Yūsuke Hirayama plays Isshin Tomobe, Tōru Nomaguchi plays Issei Isagi, and Maho Nonami plays Iyo Isagi. The film opens August 7. Yusuke Taki directs, Tetsuo Kamata writes the screenplay, CREDEUS produces, and TOHO distributes.
The third collaboration event between the Blue Lock TV anime and Tokyo Joypolis will run from July 3 to September 11, 2026. It includes five attraction collaborations, the first with the Geki Oto Live Coaster, a new Season 2 special show, limited goods, and birthday projects for five characters.
Kodansha announced on June 9 that all chapters of the manga Blue Lock will be free for a 24-hour period across four platforms: Magazine Pocket, ebookjapan, Comic Cmoa, and LINE Manga. The publisher also revealed the worldwide cumulative print run has exceeded 60 million copies. The third anime season is titled Blue Lock: Neo Egoist League.
The staff for the Blue Lock television anime announced the third season's title, Blue Lock: Neo Egoist League, along with a key visual featuring Yoichi Isagi and Michael Kaiser. The reveal came on June 9, celebrated as Blue Lock Day in Japan. Individual character visuals for Isagi and Kaiser were also released. The new season will adapt the "New Hero Wars" story arc from the manga. Mamoru Miyano was previously cast as Kaiser at the end of season two. The anime, produced by studio 8bit, first premiered in October 2022 and ran for 24 episodes. The second season, Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan, aired in October 2024 for 14 episodes. Crunchyroll streams the series in multiple regions. A live-action Blue Lock film is scheduled to open in Japan on August 7, 2026, with Ado providing the theme song. The manga, written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura, launched in August 2018 and won the Best Shōnen Manga award at the 45th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2021.
Ado will perform the theme song for the live-action film adaptation of the manga "Blue Lock," titled "Monstruo," which means "monster" in Spanish. The song was composed and arranged by Giga and TeddyLoid, who previously worked on Ado's hits "Odoru" and "Show," with lyrics by ryo (supercell). A new trailer featuring the song and a main poster centered on protagonist Yoichi Isagi were released on June 5. The film, directed by Yusuke Taki and produced by CREDEUS, is set for nationwide release on August 7, 2026. It stars Fumiya Takahashi as Isagi, alongside Kaito Sakurai, Kyohei Takahashi, K from &TEAM, and Masataka Kubota as project leader Jinpachi Ego. Advance movie tickets with "Blue Lock" visuals go on sale June 12. Ado said the song matches the work's message of awakening an inner monster and fighting to move forward. Producer Shinzo Matsuhashi called the collaboration a dream team and urged audiences to enjoy the trailer before the film's release.
The lactic acid bacteria drink Pirukuru and the soccer anime Blue Lock are collaborating for the first time. Starting June 8, 2026, limited-edition packages featuring 12 characters divided into three teams-TEAM Sleep, TEAM Immunity, and TEAM Aging Life-will be released nationwide except Okinawa.
The Japan Football Association announced FUTURE CAMP inspired by BLUE LOCK, a scouting initiative for young Japanese-heritage players abroad, with the first camp set for August 2026 in Irvine, California. The project partners with SCO Group and plans to expand to Europe and Asia.
Netflix announced on Tuesday that it will stream the re-edited film version of Yohei Kameyama's indie CG anime Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express in the U.S. starting June 1. The film, which opened in Japan on February 6 and earned over 151 million yen in its first three days, is a compilation of the 12-episode series with new content. It follows super human Chiharu (voiced by Momoka Terasawa) and cyborg Makina (Anna Nagase) who are sentenced to clean an interplanetary train as community service. Alongside this title, Netflix listed seven other anime beginning U.S. streaming in May and June: BLUE LOCK VS. U-20 JAPAN and My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 on May 25; Assassination Classroom Season 2, Shangri-La Frontier Season 2, One Piece: Whole Cake Island 6 and 7, and Akane-banashi on June 1. The Milky☆Subway film is a follow-up to Kameyama's 2022 short Milky☆Highway, which started as a graduation project and has accumulated over 8.7 million views on YouTube. Kameyama directed, wrote, produced, and handled character designs, modeling, and animation mostly alone. A new version with added scenes, titled Extra Service Milky☆Subway Local Train to the Theater, will screen in Japan starting June 12 in MX4D, 4DX, and 2D formats.
The live-action Blue Lock film has cast Sōshō Tomimoto as Ikki Niko and Keisuke Kida as Hibiki Ohkawa. The film, directed by Yūsuke Taki and produced by CREDEUS, opens in Japan on August 7.