Blue Lock chapter 288 part 2: Release date and time, countdown, and more

Blue Lock chapter 288 part 2 will be released on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 12 am JST. The manga will take a one-week break due to the magazine's merged issues. Hence, its next chapter will be delayed by a week. Blue Lock manga will be available for fans to read on Kodansha's manga reader service, K Manga.

The previous chapter saw Yukimiya Kenyu subbing in for Igarashi Gurimu as a left midfielder. Isagi and Kaiser use this development to their advantage by coordinating with Yukimiya. However, just as Karasu tried to intercept a pass from Yukimiya to Isagi, the left-midfielder used Isagi as bait and charged towards the goal himself.

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers from the Blue Lock manga.

Blue Lock chapter 288 part 2 release date and time

Yoichi Isagi as seen in Blue Lock manga (Image via Kodansha)

According to Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine, Blue Lock manga will be on break next week due to the merged magazine issues on the occasion of the New Year. Hence, Blue Lock chapter 288 part 2 will be released on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, in most countries.

Blue Lock chapter 288 has been divided into parts due to Yusuke Nomura's poor health. Thus, the manga released its first eight pages this week and will release the remaining pages in the upcoming magazine issue as the next chapter.

Blue Lock chapter 288 part 2 will be released globally at the following times:

Time Zone	Release Time	Release Day	Release Date
Pacific Daylight Time	8 am	Tuesday	January 7
Eastern Daylight Time	11 am	Tuesday	January 7
British Summer Time	4 pm	Tuesday	January 7
Central European Summer Time	5 pm	Tuesday	January 7
Indian Standard Time	8:30 pm	Tuesday	January 7
Philippine Standard Time	11 pm	Tuesday	January 7
Japanese Standard Time	12 am	Wednesday	January 8
Australia Central Standard Time	12:30 am	Wednesday	January 8

Where to read Blue Lock chapter 288 part 2?

Blue Lock chapter 288 part 2 will be available to read on Kodansha's manga reader service K Manga. Unfortunately, the service is only available in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. Therefore, fans from other countries have no official source from which to read the manga.

K Manga has currently made 53 Blue Lock chapters free to read. However, the platform isn't entirely free, as one needs to purchase points to read the latest chapters.

Blue Lock chapter 288 part 1 Recap

Yukimiya Kenyu as seen in Blue Lock manga (Image via Kodansha)

Blue Lock chapter 288 part 1, titled Death Game (Part 1), saw Yukimiya Kenyu subbing for Igarashi Gurimu. He was to play as a left-midfielder, which would bolster Bastard Munchen's attacking options on the left. Hence, Isagi and Kaiser coordinated with Yukimiya to forge their attack.

Just then, Tabito Karasu tried to intercept Yukimiya's pass to Isagi. However, Yukimiya instead used Isagi as bait to get past both of them. With that, the manga chapter saw Yukimiya charging in for the goal.

What to expect from Blue Lock chapter 288 part 2?

Blue Lock chapter 288 part 2, titled Death Game (part 2), will most likely see Yukimiya Kenyu try and dribble past the Paris X Gen players, hoping to score a goal by either making use of his Gyro or Sword Screw shot. While the chances of him scoring seem low, the possible goal attempt should create chaos, allowing Bastard Munchen to capitalize on the situation.

Meanwhile, the manga chapter could also focus on the Paris X Gen players. With Yukimiya already having gotten past Karasu, Charles Chevalier may take it upon himself to stop Bastard Munchen's attack.