Ao no Hako
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Japanese: アオのハコ
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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)

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Score: 8.141 (scored by 2485624,856 users)
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Ranked: #5102
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #227
Members: 71,033
Favorites: 2,755

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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.

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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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Characters

Kano, Chinatsu
Kano, Chinatsu
Main
Chouno, Hina
Chouno, Hina
Main
Inomata, Taiki
Inomata, Taiki
Main
Kasahara, Kyou
Kasahara, Kyou
Supporting
Haryuu, Kengo
Haryuu, Kengo
Supporting
Moriya, Ayame
Moriya, Ayame
Supporting
Moriya, Karen
Moriya, Karen
Supporting
Hyoudou, Akari
Hyoudou, Akari
Supporting
Taiki's Father
Taiki's Father
Supporting
Inomata, Yukiko
Inomata, Yukiko
Supporting

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37 Recommended
3 Mixed Feelings
1 Not Recommended
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Oct 8, 2024
mimiouka
Recommended
Preliminary (167/? eps)
Blue Box is one of those rare gems that hits all the right notes from the very first page. It’s quickly become a fan favorite, and I’m definitely on that bandwagon! With its perfect mix of sports and romance, it offers a refreshing take on a genre that sometimes leans a bit too hard on the cliché train. And let’s not forget the artwork—it’s so stunning, you might just swoon right off your seat!

What sets Blue Box apart is its masterful balancing act between sports and romance, like a skilled gymnast on a beam. The story follows Taiki Inomata, our determined badminton hero, and Chinatsu ...
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Aug 9, 2023
KiidCathedrale
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 ...
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Oct 8, 2024
mutosui
Not Recommended
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Preliminary (78/? eps)
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(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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