- Japanese Title
- Ao no Hako
- Studio
- Telecom Animation Film, TMS Entertainment
- Based On
- Manga
- Creator
- Kouji Miura
- Streaming Service(s)
- 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 living with Taiki's family, this gives both of them a chance to develop their relationship.
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