Ao no Hako
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Ao no Hako

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Japanese: アオのハコ
English: Blue Box
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Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Apr 12, 2021 to ?
Genres: Romance Romance, Sports Sports
Themes: School School, Team Sports Team Sports
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly)
Authors: Miura, Kouji (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.191 (scored by 2663126,631 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #4472
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #215
Members: 74,810
Favorites: 3,044

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Synopsis

Taiki Inomata, a third-year student in junior high, attends Eimei Academy, an integrated school with a major sports program. Having joined the high school badminton team, Taiki tries to attend open practice as early as possible. But no matter how early he goes, he always arrives second in the gymnasium. The person one step ahead of him is Chinatsu Kano, a first-year student in senior high and Taiki's crush.

Chinatsu is the rising star of the basketball team, and the gap between her and Taiki could not be greater. Although Taiki is a decent badminton player, his popularity is nowhere near Chinatsu's, making it even less likely for his feelings to be reciprocated. However, in a strange twist of fate, she ends up living in Taiki's house!

Wanting to become a worthy match for Chinatsu, Taiki pursues the same dream as his crush: to partake in the Nationals. Taiki starts training harder than ever before, all for the sake of building a strong relationship with his new housemate.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Ao no Hako is published digitally as an English simulpub as Blue Box through MANGA Plus service. The volumes have been published by VIZ Media under the Shonen Jump imprint since November 1, 2022.

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Reviews

Nov 3, 2024
FunnyFunny
Preliminary (114/? eps)
The only person who gave a not-recommended review on Blue Box: @mutosui is someone who gave "Death Note" a rating of 3... seriously 3... One of the best anime in anime history... he gave "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV Part 2" a rating of 1... which is the best-rated Danmachi season so far with a rating of 8.24 on MAL as of writing... and he gave SAO a rating of 1...yes 1... he watched all 3 seasons and gave each season a rating of 1... I guess he is a retard single male in his early 30s ...
Aug 9, 2023
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (7/? eps)
There are a lot of problems with the writing. Little details here and there that bother me. Illogical remarks that suddenly take me out of the story, or situations that are a little too conventional, which make me sigh.
Moreover, the dialogues are sorely lacking in rhythm and spice. It's the last straw for a high-school love story, a bubbly, intrepid period.
Taiki's clearly not the most exciting boy on earth, and there's nothing wrong with being banal, but it's all too predictable. I've had enough of dull romances, I can't find myself in them.
The drawings, on the other hand, are quite brilliant, and ...
Oct 8, 2024
FunnyFunny
Preliminary (78/? eps)
Spoiler
(Second review made after reading chapter 83)
This is trash.
Heavy spoilers ahead. I'm gonna give some line breaks so you don't end up accidentally reading just in case.







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