On 16 December 2023, at Jump Festa 2024, which is being held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba. a new PV teaser trailer and staff information for the TV anime series “Blue Box (Japanese name AO NO HAKO)” was released which is based on the manga by Kouji Miura.
Blue Box(Ao No Hako) Teaser PV:
The teaser PV includes Taiki Inomata played by Shōya Chiba, and Chinatsu Kano played by Rena Ueda. It also contains the character voices of Hina Chono played by Akari Kito. It was also announced that Telecom Animation Film will be incharge for the animation for the film, and UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS will be producing the project. Bookmark our website for more awesome updates.
The series focuses on Taiki Inomata, a student at Eimei Junior and Senior High who is a member of the boys’ badminton team. Every morning, he trains alongside his upperclasswoman and fellow crush Chinatsu Kano, who is on the girls’ basketball team. However, Chinatsu moves in with Taiki’s family when her parents leave Japan to work abroad. With Chinatsu now living with him, Taiki aims to slowly develop his relationship with her as they both strive to make it to the national championship with their respective teams
I will be in charge of Chono Hina’s CV! This is Akari Kito!
Akari Kito (voice actor of Hina Chono)
When I read the original work for the first time, I couldn’t stop turning the pages because I could empathize with each of the characters.
I’m really looking forward to being able to live this anime as a chick, filled with the sparkles of youth, such as how she works hard in competitions and in love!
We will do our best to help the TV anime “Ao no Hako” be loved by everyone, as well as the original work, so we ask for your continued support.
Blue Box (Japanese name: Ao no Hako) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Kouji Miura. Since April 2021, It is serializing in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump. On August 3, 2020, the first one-shot of Blue Box was released in Weekly Shonen Jump. This manga’s first Volume was released in August 4, 2021. As of October 2023, there are 12 Volumes of this manga series are published.
Blue Box has been licensed in North America for simultaneous publication as it is digitally launched by Viz Media on its Shonen Jump website along with Japan. Shueisha also publishes this series in English for free on Manga Plus app and website. Viz Media announced that they had licensed the series in print format in February 2022. The first english volume was released on November 1, 2022.
Source: Comic Natalie, Jump Festa 2024