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| One of the definite strengths of Blue Box is the personality of each character, especially Taiki. His determination and how he stays true to his thoughts, as his friend mentions, is admirable. It’s really enjoyable to see how they strive for their goals and how ridiculously positive he can be. He is inspired by Chinatsu’s talent and seemingly also by Hina, who is also considered talented in rhythmic gymnastics. Noooo, the misunderstandings have already started. I hope Taiki doesn’t go crazy with jealousy and clears things up by talking, as I don’t want to see unnecessary drama. Although Hina said she would support Taiki with Chinatsu, it’s obvious that she has or will have feelings for him. This is going to be horrible since both are very good protagonists. |
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| Welp I suppose its about time I blow up my oxygen plug, diabetes be killing us this season. |
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| because of chinatsu-chan and hina-chuan beauty, my diabetes relapsed-_- |
Hina was super cute in this episode, and I hope Chinatsu doesn't mess with other dude, I NEED MORE this anime is so beautiful I wish I could binge it!!! |
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| Chinatsu and Taiki's dynamic reminds me so much of the one the MCs in Baby Steps had and I absolutely love that. Watch Baby Steps, btw. |
| Taiki and Chinatsu senpai start a relationship in the same house together, a lot of cute things but I've seen a lot of plots like this, but they made this well enough I can see the cuteness here. Hina is straight up my favorite character for this show so far, and of course Hina is osananajimi and will be rejected by Taiki if there is a moment she will confess to taiki, but when it really happens hopefully it won't be as painful as imagined. Only Hina can make me more comfortable to keep watching this anime until the end.  |
| Chinatsu is so Adorable. Loved how she misunderstood Taiki's call for silence but it all made so much sense! It was such a genuine and real misunderstanding, unlike forced, corny and cringe misunderstandings that often happen in average anime. Hina is also in love with Taiki right? I already feel sorry for her. Taiki genuinely doesn't even consider her as a possible romantic partner. She tried to prevent Taiki from looking back at the end. She's so sweet and caring. Hopefully the story will do her justice and she ends up happy. |
| i love this adaptation so much, I feel like they're adding so much to the charm. I love how they added Hina like jumping through the colored flooring in the market area, it fits her so well. |
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| Wow very good animation again. If they just did also ToG season 2... :/ Hyped for the next episode. |
| “Do what feels right in your heart. You will be criticized either way.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) |
| Imagine having your crush become your housemate lol. Still i think the feeling of being alien is mutual for them. Hina has the potential of making Taiki public enemy no 1 lol. Glad that the two were able to settle things between them. Looks like Hina's a match for Chinatsu in sports too. For aspiring athletes the diet is probaly the hardest trial to master. Loved the expansion on Hina and Chinatsu and seeing Taiki's change as well. Looks like a new challenger has appeared though. |
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| It hurts because if Hina were in any other show she would be the clear best girl. Suarez going up against prime Messi and Ronaldo type shit lol. Poor thing, great character though and I love how supportive of Taiki she is even at the clear expense of her own feelings. The inevitable heart break she’s gonna feel is gonna really hurt. I have to give it to the author too, he’s really good at these twists. The whole time at the end of the episode we’re thinking Taiki is trying to protect Hina from the truth of him living with Chinatsu, and the whole time she’s trying to protect HIM from seeing Chinatsu hanging out with his teammate. That’s two eps in a row now, after the first episode’s cohabitation cliffhanger that I was left genuinely shocked by an ending. Great job. |
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| They really had me in the first half ngl with that scene of Taiki walking in on Chinatsu in the bath lol, had to remind myself that this isn’t that kind of show, but hey Taiki’s imagination does the job well enough. Poor Taiki’s gotten all tangled with this new living situation tho, I’m not about to feel bad for him having the stars align like this (accidental other sports anime reference lol) but I do feel for him on the aspect of not knowing how to act around Chinatsu, I mean just the other day she was a crush that was a world away but now she’s living under the same roof with him, but thankfully Chinatsu seems super chill and has already had some very nice moments with Taiki at home, I liked when she casually dropped “I always watch you at the gym” lol, must be all those times Taiki’s not looking at her. And the little misunderstanding they had was thankfully short lived, it ended up being funny too and made total sense when Chinatsu revealed what she thought was going on, being that Taiki had a crush on Hina and wanted things a secret with her. Looking back on it, it really would have looked that way to Chinatsu, so really you can’t blame either side for this one lol. And the last bit with Hina was cute, Taiki is over here saying the magic words to create a love triangle, I can definitely see it happening but I don’t want to see Hina get hurt because it’s clear who the winning girl in this show is no matter how great a babe Hina is, unless they somehow subvert expectations there but I doubt that, either way I’m sure this could make things more interesting so I’m both into it and not into it at the same time lol. And looks like with the weird release of this show I’m currently behind an episode, I may go ahead and jump to the 3rd soon to make it less confusing for me when new episodes drop every week, I’m really liking this one so far so I don’t mind watching an extra episode this week. |
| I'm rooting so much for Taiki, and how much better could you get, getting a matching anklet from your crush and then she ties it on for you?! I would just die happy there if I was him. |
Born to shoujo, forced to shounen. |
| i’m loving this show man. no complaints |
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| Not the cliffhanger...nooooo Chinatsu was jealous of Hina for a sec... I'm worried Chinatsu isn't going to like Taiki because they live together and wants to avoid awkward situations. I hope that isn't the case :( Hina likes Taiki without a doubt |
As a wise man once said, "No one hates anime more than anime fans"  |
| Very cute and filled with lots of wholesome moments between all of them. Such great friends they all are. Chinatsu is very careful about Taiki's persona in school. Hina is super adorable as you'd expect from Kito Akari. Loving her a lot in this show. I'm pretty sure that's going to be another misunderstanding with Chinatsu there at the end. |
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| Cute development, i like it. Hina gonna be the love triangle? |
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| I always like the mischievous types like Hina, they are my favourites to watch. Chinatsu has many many fans does she. |
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| Its just a raw sugarcane, why so sweeet? |
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| Giving Chinatsu-senpai the cold shoulder made her think Hina was the one he liked instead. Although Hina’s rooting for him, it appears she’s being set up as an alternative interest. |
 Novels I have read/am reading pending approval: since November 10 2022 |
| Chinatsu always makes me smile, and also i smell love triangle here |
| Taiki showed how responsible he is by not prioritizing his feelings, out of concern that it might prevent Chinatsu from achieving her goal. I kind of respect that. Now that a new obstacle has appeared, I wonder what he’ll do. Will it motivate him, or will it have the opposite effect? |
| Hina is super cute, and the way she supports Taiki is nice to see. |
| I have to say it right now. The gymnast is better for MC than the basketballer. And she's cuter. |
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| A real pleasure to watch because the animation is so fluid. |
| Love it. cool watch. |
| I am sleepy |
| And the love is flowing. |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| Clearly Hina ships Chinatsu x Taiki, right? I am hoping not to have some messy love triangle because it feels like his friend Kyou might be interested in Hina. (Non manga reader here). |
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