# Blue Lock

> Blue Lock topped Japan’s manga chart with 10.5 million copies sold in 2023.

- Owner: Kodansha; Blue Lock production committee
- Kind: Series
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2022-10-08
- Peak proxy date: 2022-11-23
- Date basis: Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 44 (Notable), v1.3
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

The anime premiered in October 2022. Fans compared Japan’s World Cup matches with the show, and Oricon ranked the manga first in Japan in 2023.

## Timeline

- 2022-10-08 — Eight Bit (Open web) — Blue Lock premiered as a television anime on October 8, with streaming on Crunchyroll.
- 2022-11-23 — Peak proxy: Viewers (X) — After Japan beat Germany, fans compared the match with Blue Lock on social media.
- 2022-11-24 — GetNews (Press) — GetNews documented overseas fans comparing the Germany match with the anime.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/blue-lock-soccer-anime-manga-boom-2022

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Blue Lock.” Case HIS-02016. Spread Score v1.3: 44/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-02016