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Blue Box

Ao no Hako

アオのハコ

DramaRomanceSlice of LifeSports
81Score
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

Taiki Inomata

猪股大喜

main

Chinatsu Kano

Chinatsu Kano

鹿野千夏

main

Kyou Kasahara

Kyou Kasahara

笠原匡

main

Hina Chouno

Hina Chouno

蝶野雛

main

Ayame Moriya

Ayame Moriya

守屋菖蒲

main

Supporting Characters

Shouta Hyoudou

Shouta Hyoudou

兵藤将太

supporting

Karen Moriya

Karen Moriya

守屋花恋

supporting

Niina Shimazaki

Niina Shimazaki

島崎にいな

supporting

Yukiko Inomata

Yukiko Inomata

猪股由紀子

supporting

Nagisa Funami

Nagisa Funami

船見渚

supporting

Kazuma Matsuoka

Kazuma Matsuoka

松岡一馬

supporting

Kengo Haryuu

Kengo Haryuu

針生健吾

supporting

Ryousuke Nishida

Ryousuke Nishida

西田諒介

supporting

Haruto Yusa

Haruto Yusa

遊佐晴人

supporting

Shuuji Yusa

Shuuji Yusa

遊佐柊仁

supporting

Yumeka Gotou

Yumeka Gotou

後藤夢佳

supporting

Staff

Kouji Miura

Kouji Miura

Story & Art

Aki Hinohara

Aki Hinohara

Assistant

Yui Okino

Yui Okino

Assistant

Genki Ono

Genki Ono

Assistant

Lucas dos Santos Cabral

Lucas dos Santos Cabral

Translator (Portuguese)

Shaoren Zhang

Shaoren Zhang

Translator (Chinese)

Michał Chodkowski

Michał Chodkowski

Translator (Polish)

Antje Bockel

Antje Bockel

Translator (German)

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Waifu Pulse Articles

Blue Box Chapter 223 Release Date and Time: Taiki vs KyoNews3 min read

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 +
Blue Box Chapter 216 Release Date and What To Expect?News2 min read

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 +
Blue Box Chapter 215 Review: Taiki is StrugglingSpoilers5 min read

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 +
Blue Box Chapter 214 Release Date and What To Expect?News2 min read

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 +
Blue Box Chapter 213 Release Date and What to ExpectNews2 min read

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 +
Blue Box Chapter 212 Release Date: The Final Year Officially StartedNews2 min read

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 +
Blue Box Chapter 211 Release Date and What To ExpectNews2 min read

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 +
Blue Box Chapter 210 Release Date: Third Years Finally GraduatedNews4 min read

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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Series Info

Format
Manga
Status
Ongoing
Started
Apr 12, 2021
Score
81 / 100
Favourites
3,764

Themes

School ClubSchoolAthleticsPrimarily Teen CastHeterosexualMale ProtagonistComing of AgeBadmintonLove TriangleShounenFemale ProtagonistBasketball

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