Blue Box, a sports rom-com, will have an anime adaptation.
This story is an interesting blend of genres that makes it feel unique.
The combination of romance and sports helps to make the characters deeper and more relatable.
More information about upcoming anime will probably be released at Jump Festa 24.
Weekly Shounen Jump confirmed in its 51st issue that its manga Blue Box will soon get an anime adaptation. Before that fans found the official site domain registered for the anime, but no official confirmation has been released — until now. The manga will also receive Stage Blue on Jump Festa 2024 in December, and we will probably get more details regarding the anime adaptation.
For now, we know the voice actors who will be portraying the protagonists: Taiki Inomata will be voiced by Shouya Chiba (Yuu in Fire Force), while Chinatsu Kano gets Reina Ueda (Ruri in Dr. Stone). Also, Shueisha shared the first visual of the series, showing how it translates manga's unique art style into the anime.
Mix but don't stir
The uniqueness of this story lies in the combination of a high-school romantic comedy and a sports series. It follows two teens: Taiki Inomata plays badminton and has a huge crush on Chinatsu Kano, a star of the school's basketball team. Taiki is in his third year and he's pretty much invisible in school, whereas Chinatsu is an extremely popular first-year student.
Taiki believes that the difference in their popularity will make it impossible for Chinatsu to reciprocate his feelings, but it turns out that Chinatsu will be living with his family, as her parents are leaving the country while she decides to stay in Japan. And Taiki believes that this is the perfect opportunity for them to get to know each other better.
The romantic part takes a bigger part in the story, but the additional sports aspect is what makes it feel fresh. Both Taiki and Chinatsu do their best to be able to get to the national championships in their respective fields, and the moments focused on their journey make the manga more interesting.
Don't overcomplicate things
In terms of plot the story is pretty straightforward, filled with the tropes that you would expect from a high-ranking Shounen Jump manga, but they're executed in a captivating way, and the art style elevates the whole experience to a new level. The characters shine in this story: Taiki is not just blinded by love, he has a personality outside of his crush and shows how ambitious he is; Chinatsu has her own set of problems and desires and is shown as a pretty multi-layered character.
The manga is not finished yet, but it was born from the one-shot story of the same name, so if you want to know the general plot, you may indulge in these 40 pages. The series, however, expands greatly on interactions between characters, adds more depth to them, and makes them more relatable.
We don't know the length of the anime, so we cannot speculate on how much of the story will be adapted yet, so we will be waiting for more information that will likely be revealed at Jump Festa 24.
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It's a sports manga as much as a romance one.
Summary:
Blue Box, a sports rom-com, will have an anime adaptation.
This story is an interesting blend of genres that makes it feel unique.
The combination of romance and sports helps to make the characters deeper and more relatable.
More information about upcoming anime will probably be released at Jump Festa 24.
Weekly Shounen Jump confirmed in its 51st issue that its manga Blue Box will soon get an anime adaptation. Before that fans found the official site domain registered for the anime, but no official confirmation has been released — until now. The manga will also receive Stage Blue on Jump Festa 2024 in December, and we will probably get more details regarding the anime adaptation.
For now, we know the voice actors who will be portraying the protagonists: Taiki Inomata will be voiced by Shouya Chiba (Yuu in Fire Force), while Chinatsu Kano gets Reina Ueda (Ruri in Dr. Stone). Also, Shueisha shared the first visual of the series, showing how it translates manga's unique art style into the anime.
Mix but don't stir
The uniqueness of this story lies in the combination of a high-school romantic comedy and a sports series. It follows two teens: Taiki Inomata plays badminton and has a huge crush on Chinatsu Kano, a star of the school's basketball team. Taiki is in his third year and he's pretty much invisible in school, whereas Chinatsu is an extremely popular first-year student.
Taiki believes that the difference in their popularity will make it impossible for Chinatsu to reciprocate his feelings, but it turns out that Chinatsu will be living with his family, as her parents are leaving the country while she decides to stay in Japan. And Taiki believes that this is the perfect opportunity for them to get to know each other better.
The romantic part takes a bigger part in the story, but the additional sports aspect is what makes it feel fresh. Both Taiki and Chinatsu do their best to be able to get to the national championships in their respective fields, and the moments focused on their journey make the manga more interesting.
Don't overcomplicate things
In terms of plot the story is pretty straightforward, filled with the tropes that you would expect from a high-ranking Shounen Jump manga, but they're executed in a captivating way, and the art style elevates the whole experience to a new level. The characters shine in this story: Taiki is not just blinded by love, he has a personality outside of his crush and shows how ambitious he is; Chinatsu has her own set of problems and desires and is shown as a pretty multi-layered character.
The manga is not finished yet, but it was born from the one-shot story of the same name, so if you want to know the general plot, you may indulge in these 40 pages. The series, however, expands greatly on interactions between characters, adds more depth to them, and makes them more relatable.
We don't know the length of the anime, so we cannot speculate on how much of the story will be adapted yet, so we will be waiting for more information that will likely be revealed at Jump Festa 24.
