Picture: Blue Box – Telecom Animation Film / Shueisha
Netflix recently announced that the anime adaptation of Kouji Miura’s romantic sports manga Blue Box is coming to the streaming service sometime in 2024. Here’s everything we know so far about Blue Box.
Blue Box is an upcoming Japanese Netflix Original anime and adaptation of the manga Ao no Hako by Kouji Miura. The series is animated by studio Telecom Animation Film and written and directed by Yūichirō Yano.
There are currently 155 published manga chapters and 15 volumes at the time of writing.
When is Blue Box coming to Netflix?
There isn’t an official confirmation from Netflix on when Blue Box will be available on Netflix. The anime is expected to release sometime in the Fall, so we may see episodes of Blue Box simulcast on Netflix.
What is the episode count?
It’s unclear how many episodes the first season will broadcast, but it is more than likely that we’ll see approximately eleven to thirteen episodes.
What is the plot of Blue Box?
Taiki Inomata, a third-year junior high student at Eimei Academy, is a high school badminton team member. He rises early to get to the gymnasium first, but Chinatsu Kano, Taiki’s crush and a first-year student in senior high, always beat him there.
As a beautiful rising star on the basketball team, Chinatsu is super popular. Taiki has the opportunity to grow closer to Chinatsu when a strange twist of fate sees her move into his house. However, Taiki is first determined to be a worthy match for her and sets out the goal of competing in the badminton nationals.
Who are the cast members of Blue Box?
Shouya Chiba plays Taiki Inomata. The voice actor is most well known for his roles as Kiyotaka Ayanokouji in Classroom of the Elite, Shinei Nouzen in 86, and Kou Minamoto in After-School Hanako-kun.
Picture: Shouya Chiba (left) is the voice of Taiki Inomata (right)
Reina Ueda plays Chinatsu Kano. The actress has voiced several popular characters, such as Reze from Chainsaw Man, Kaneo Tsyuri in Demon Slayer, Hae-In Cho in Solo Levelling, and Hide in Tokyo Ghoul.
Picture: Reina Ueda (left) is the voice of Chinatsu Kano (right)
Akari Kitou plays Hina Chouno. The actress plays the role of Nezuko Kamado in Demon Slayer, Tsukasa Yuzaki in Tonikawa: Over the Moon For You, Suzune Horitaka in Classroom of the Elite, and Kotoko Iwanaga in Kyokou Uranai.
Picture: Akari Kitou (left) is the voice of Hina Chouno (right)
Chaki Kobayashi plays the role of Kyou Kasahara, and Yuume Uchida plays Kengo Haryuu.
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