After reflecting on the current state of Japanese soccer, the Japanese Football Association hired the enigmatic and eccentric coach Jinpachi Ego to achieve their dream of winning the World Cup. Believing that Japan has lacked an egoistic striker hungry for goals, Jinpachi initiates the Blue Lock—a luxurious prison-like facility where three hundred talented strikers from high schools all over Japan are pitted against each other. The survivor of Blue Lock will be able to play for Japan.