During the panel for the “ Blue Box ( Ao no
Hako )” franchise at the Jump Festa 2025 event , a
new promotional video for the project was revealed. The video confirms that
there will be no broadcast on December 26, and that the second part of
the series will begin on January 2, 2025 in Japan.
The press release listed Kana Ichinose as
joining the voice cast as Ayame Moriya.
The anime adaptation premiered during the Fall 2024 period (October-December) and is confirmed to have a total of twenty-five episodes. Kouji Miura , meanwhile, began publishing the manga in Shueisha ’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in April 2021. Kouji Miura is also the author of other manga such as “Sensei, Suki desu.” and “Aozora Rubber,” while “Ao no Hako” is based on a one-shothe published in 2020.
Synopsis of Blue Box
Taiki Inomata, a third-year highschool student,
attends Eimei Academy, an integrated school with a strong sports program.
Having joined the school’s badminton team, Taiki tries to attend open training
as early as possible. But no matter how early he goes, he always arrives second
at the gym. The person who is one step ahead of him is Chinatsu Kano, a
first-year high school student with a crush on Taiki. Chinatsu is the rising
star of the basketball team, and the gap between her and Taiki couldn’t be greater.
Although Taiki is a decent badminton player, his
popularity is nowhere near that of Chinatsu, making it even less likely that
his feelings will be reciprocated. However, in a strange twist of fate, he ends
up living in Taiki's house! Hoping to become a worthy rival to Chinatsu, Taiki
pursues the same dream as his crush: to participate in the Nationals. Taiki
begins training harder than ever, all in order to build a strong relationship
with his new housemate.
Source: Comic Natalie
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