Important takeaways
- Blue Box Volume 18 will be released on December 4th along with a possible new adaptation.
- The anime adaptation of Blue Box began airing on October 3 and showcases a talented cast and production staff.
- The manga series consistently ranks in the top five of Weekly Shōnen Jump, making it one of the most popular titles.
The release date of the 18th volume of Kōji Miura's Weekly Shōnen Jump serialized sports romance manga, Blue boxhas been revealed not long after the release of Volume 17.
The 18th volume hits shelves on December 4th, two months after volume 17, and there are also rumors of a Blue box novel is being released alongside volume 18, although no official sources have confirmed this yet. The Blue box anime, produced by Telecom Animation Film, began airing on October 3.
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About Blue Box
One of Jump's most popular
Blue box follows Eimei Junior and Senior High student, Taiki Inomata, who is on the boys' badminton team and has a crush on Chinatsu Kano, the soon-to-be ace of the girls' basketball team with whom he practices in the school gym every morning before anyone else shows up. One day, Taiki's heart is broken when he learns that Chinatsu will emigrate after her parents secure work abroad, but it turns out that she will be staying with some family friends and continue the pursuit of her dream to help guide her team to the Nationals.
Taiki decides that he will only confess his love once he has devoted himself equally to his own sporting pursuits and has a tough road ahead of him if he ever hopes to reach the Nationals in badminton and one day tell Chinatsu how he feels. Koji Miura Blue box has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since April 2021, with the concept first published as a one-shot in August 2020. The series consistently ranks in the top five in Jump from week to week and has had a number of first place moments, making it to one of Shōnen Jump's most popular titles in recent years.
An anime adaptation of the series was announced in November 2023 and is being produced by staff at Telecom Animation Film (Tower of God season 1), with production planning by TMS Entertainment. The anime is directed by Yūichirō Yano (original collaboration, MF Ghost), with series composition by Yūko Kakihara, character design by Miho Tanino, photography direction by Yūki Kawashita, music by Takashi Ōmama, and sound direction by Jin Aketagawa. The crew of Blue box includes Reina Ueda (Kisa Soma, Fruit basket [2019]) as Chinatsu Kano, Shōya Chiba (Kiyotaka Ayanokōji, The classroom of the elite) as Taiki Inomata, Akari Kitō (Eve, Birdie Wing -Golf Girls' Story-) as Hina Chōno and Chiaki Kobayashi (Gabimaru, Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku) as Kyō Kasahara. At this time, no official channels have shared the news of the novel adaptation; However, Blue Box Volume 18 will be released on December 4th.
Blue Box is available to stream on Netflix.
Based on Kouji Miura's manga, Blue Box is a sports romance anime about Taiki Inomata, an average badminton player, who is inspired to strive for nationals by Chinatsu Kano, the basketball team's star player. When Chinatsu ends up with Taiki's family, it gives both of them a chance to develop their relationship.
