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Ao no Hako

アオのハコ

DramaRomanceSlice of LifeSports

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Apr 12, 2021Started

52,697Followers

Synopsis

Taiki Inomata is on the boys' badminton team at sports powerhouse Eimei Junior and Senior High. He's in love with basketball player Chinatsu Kano, the older girl he trains alongside every morning in the gym. One Spring day, their relationship takes a sharp turn ... And thus begins this brand-new series of love, sports and youth! (Source: MANGA Plus)

Main Characters

Taiki Inomata

猪股大喜

main

Chinatsu Kano

鹿野千夏

main

Kyou Kasahara

笠原匡

main

Hina Chouno

蝶野雛

main

Ayame Moriya

守屋菖蒲

main

Supporting Characters

Shouta Hyoudou

兵藤将太

supporting

Karen Moriya

守屋花恋

supporting

Niina Shimazaki

島崎にいな

supporting

Yukiko Inomata

猪股由紀子

supporting

Nagisa Funami

船見渚

supporting

Kazuma Matsuoka

松岡一馬

supporting

Kengo Haryuu

針生健吾

supporting

Ryousuke Nishida

西田諒介

supporting

Haruto Yusa

遊佐晴人

supporting

Shuuji Yusa

遊佐柊仁

supporting

Yumeka Gotou

後藤夢佳

supporting

Staff

Kouji Miura

Story & Art

Aki Hinohara

Assistant

Yui Okino

Assistant

Genki Ono

Assistant

Lucas dos Santos Cabral

Translator (Portuguese)

Shaoren Zhang

Translator (Chinese)

Michał Chodkowski

Translator (Polish)

Antje Bockel

Translator (German)

Related Works

ALTERNATIVE

Ao no Hako

One-Shot

SIDE STORY

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ADAPTATION

Blue Box

ONA

SIDE STORY

Ao no Hako x Calpis

One-Shot

PREQUEL

Ao no Hako Prologue

Light Novel

ADAPTATION

Blue Box Season 2

TV Anime

SIDE STORY

Ao no Hako Interlude

Light Novel

Waifu Pulse Articles

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Blue Box Chapter 223 Release Date and Time: Taiki vs Kyo

Blue Box Chapter 223 will be released on December 15, 2025, at 12:00 AM JST. The chapter will be available to read officially on MANGA Plus.

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Dec 13, 2025123Read +

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Blue Box Chapter 216 Release Date and What To Expect?

Blue Box Chapter 216 will be released on October 20, 2025 (Monday) at 12:00 AM JST on MANGA Plus. The chapter will be free to read on the official website and

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Oct 13, 202561Read +

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Blue Box Chapter 215 Review: Taiki is Struggling

Blue Box Chapter 215 revealed what happened to Taiki's mother in the last chapter, and also that the top 16 in the regionals will move on to the prefectural

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Oct 13, 202569Read +

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Blue Box Chapter 214 Release Date and What To Expect?

Blue Box Chapter 214 will be released on October 6, 2025 (Monday) at 12:00 AM JST on Manga Plus. The new chapter will continue the story as Taiki faces a

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Oct 4, 202531Read +

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Blue Box Chapter 213 Release Date and What to Expect

Blue Box Chapter 213 will be released on September 29, 2025 (Monday) at 12:00 AM JST on Manga Plus. A new school year has started, and for Taiki, it's going

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Sep 27, 202534Read +

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Blue Box Chapter 212 Release Date: The Final Year Officially Started

Blue Box Chapter 212 will be released on September 22, 2025 (Monday) at 12:00 AM JST on Manga Plus.

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Sep 17, 202538Read +

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Blue Box Chapter 211 Release Date and What To Expect

Blue Box Chapter 211 will be released on September 15, 2025 (Monday) at 12:00 AM JST on Manga Plus. The chapter will continue after the graduation of the

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Sep 11, 202529Read +

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Blue Box Chapter 210 Release Date: Third Years Finally Graduated

Blue Box Chapter 210 is confirmed to release on September 8, 2025 (Monday) at 12:00 AM JST on Manga Plus. The story has now reached the graduation of the

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Sep 2, 202539Read +

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