<figure id="attachment_280869" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-280869" style="width: 1070px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="771b2d0e"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/12/cover-2.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-280869" class="wp-caption-text">Blue Rock&#8221; Original story by Muneyuki Kaneshiro Manga by Yusuke Nomura</figcaption></figure>
<p> The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is now in its final stages, with the third-place game to be played at midnight Japan time on December 18, and the final game at midnight on December 19.</p>
<p> Unfortunately, Japan&#8217;s team was defeated by Croatia in the first round of the final tournament, and the dream of reaching the &#8220;Top 8&#8221; was left unfulfilled for the next tournament. However, as coach Hajime Moriyasu said at the press conference upon his return to Japan, the Japanese national team showed us a &#8220;new era. The day Japan beat the superior Germany and Spain in Group E, the &#8220;toughest&#8221; qualifying round in the history of the World Cup, is an accomplishment that would have been unthinkable 29 years ago, when Japan first competed in the World Cup.</p>
<h3><strong> Unique Soccer Theory to Nurture a &#8220;Striker of the Unusual</strong></h3>
<figure id="attachment_280782" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-280782" style="width: 1070px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="c9af9b67"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/12/0124.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-280782" class="wp-caption-text"> From the first volume of &#8220;Blue Rock. Yoichi Isagi, a mediocre forward, gradually awakens his ego at the &#8220;Blue Rock&#8221; training facility.</figcaption></figure>
<p> The next World Cup will be held in 2026. The number of participating countries will increase by 16 over this year&#8217;s tournament to 48, and the road to the finals is expected to become even more difficult with the addition of tournament-style matches before the Round of 16. The question on every soccer fan&#8217;s mind is, &#8220;What does Japan need to do to win the World Cup? I am sure that is the question on the minds of soccer fans. And the more one loves soccer, the more one may dream of such a player.</p>
<p> One such dream is the soccer manga &#8220;Blue Rock,&#8221; which has been attracting attention as both a dream and a &#8220;problem work&#8221; that brilliantly highlights the weaknesses of Japanese soccer.</p>
<p> The manga outrightly rejects the &#8220;friendship&#8221; elements of teamwork and bonding, which are considered virtues of the sport. Quoting from the comments of Noel Noah, a character in the manga who won the FIFA Ballon d&#8217;Or, the world&#8217;s player of the year, and other world-class strikers such as Eric Cantona and Pele, he asserts, &#8220;What Japanese soccer lacks is the rare egoist who only cares about scoring goals. The film depicts a group of 300 high-school footballers from all over Japan who, in a &#8220;blue prison,&#8221; struggle and struggle to climb up the ladder, aiming only for their own victory.</p>
<figure id="attachment_280722" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-280722" style="width: 1070px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="48ad98ce"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/12/0064.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-280722" class="wp-caption-text"> Also from the first volume of &#8220;Blue Rock. The world is a harsh place, but it is also a world of love and compassion. It is a harsh world, but that is why it is so compelling.</figcaption></figure>
<p> The ruthlessness of the death game, in which the life of an athlete is on the line, is thrilling to read. On the other hand, one cannot take one&#8217;s eyes off the players, who change as they go through the grueling ability selection process, to see who will be chosen as the last man standing. The manga is set in the aftermath of the 2018 tournament, which ended in the last 16, but if you read it at this point in time, keeping in mind coach Hajime Moriyasu&#8217;s words, &#8220;I think that improving the individual abilities of each player will help strengthen Japan,&#8221; you will find yourself thinking, &#8220;If only they had put this into practice. If you read this article with this in mind, you can&#8217;t help but feel the passion and strong determination of the coach, who said, &#8220;If only we had put this into practice.</p>
<p> This manga exposes the issues facing Japan&#8217;s current national team and provides insight into what it will take to reach the &#8220;long-desired top eight&#8221; at the World Cup. Blue Rock&#8221; contains many ideas that the Japanese soccer world can learn from.</p>
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 Minako Nakamura

 Even Moriyasu Japan, the strongest team in the history of the World Cup, could not reach the "World Cup Top 8". The hint to achieve this long-cherished goal can be found in this work!　What is the challenge of Japan's national team as seen from this problematic work that throws a stone at the state of the soccer world!

The Japan National Soccer Team’s Solution from “Blue Rock The Japanese national team’s solution from “Blue Rock”!

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