Be Blues! Explained

Be Blues! – Ao ni Nare
Ja Kanji:BE BLUES!〜青になれ〜
Ja Romaji:Bī Burūzu! Ao ni Nare
Genre:Sports
Type:manga
Publisher:Shogakukan
Imprint:Shōnen Sunday Comics
Magazine:Weekly Shōnen Sunday
First:January 26, 2011
Last:October 12, 2022
Volumes:49

is a Japanese association football manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from January 2011 to October 2022, with its chapters collected into 49 volumes.

In 2015, Be Blues! won the 60th Shogakukan Manga Award in the category.

Plot

Ryū Ichijō is a prodigy football player who dreams of becoming a professional player and member of the Japan national team (the "Blues" of the title) by the age of 18. He excels as he proceeds through his schooling, but just as he prepares to start his junior high school he suffers a fall leading to really serious injuries, and has to go through a long period of rehabilitation. Two years after his accident, he is able to play again and starts working to get his skills up again, and to improve so as to achieve his dreams of making it to the national team.

Publication

Written and illustrated by, Be Blues! – Ao ni Nare was serialized for eleven years in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from January 26, 2011,[1] to October 12, 2022.[2] [3] Shogakukan collected its chapters in 49 volumes, released from June 17, 2011, to November 18, 2022.

Volumes

Reception

Be Blues! won the 60th Shogakukan Manga Award in the category in 2015.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:「あおい坂」の田中モトユキ、サンデーでサッカー新連載. http://natalie.mu/comic/news/44035. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. September 19, 2019. ja. January 26, 2011. January 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112200549/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/44035. live.
  2. Web site: ja:少年サンデー 2022年46号. https://shogakukan-comic.jp/magazine?cd=2066410122. Shogakukan. October 11, 2022. https://archive.today/20221011195649/https://shogakukan-comic.jp/magazine?cd=2066410122. October 11, 2022. ja. live.
  3. Web site: ja:「うる星やつら」高橋留美子×神谷浩史×上坂すみれ鼎談、「BE BLUES!」は完結. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/497237. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. October 12, 2022. ja. October 12, 2022. October 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221012085228/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/497237. live.
  4. Web site: Nelkin. Sarah. Yo-kai Watch, Be Blues Win 60th Shogakukan Awards. January 21, 2015. March 10, 2016. Anime News Network. September 5, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180905113341/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-21/yo-kai-watch-be-blues-win-60th-shogakukan-awards/.83532. live.