アオのハコ
Blue Box
Do these sports-crossed lovers have a chance? Taiki Inomata loves badminton, but he has a long way to go before he can reach nationals. When Taiki sees upperclassman Chinatsu Kano practicing her heart out on the girls’ basketball team, he falls for her hard. After an unexpected turn of events brings the two closer together, sports might not be the first thing on their minds anymore! (Source: TMS Anime) Note: The series streamed a week in advance on Netflix Japan starting with episode 2 released alongside episode 1.
Names
| Original | アオのハコ (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Ao no Hako |
| English | Blue Box |
| Also known as | الصندوق الأزرق · 青之箱 · 푸른 상자 · La caja azul · กล่องรักวัยใส · Niebieskie pudełko |
Facts
| Format | ONA (net original) · 25 ep · 24 min · 10h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2024-10-03 → 2025-03-20 (Autumn 2024) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Telecom Animation Film |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shounen |
| Genres | RomanceSlice of LifeSports |
| Themes | HeterosexualPrimarily Teen CastSchool ClubComing of AgeAthleticsMale ProtagonistBadmintonSchoolFemale ProtagonistCohabitationBasketballShounenAcrobatics |
| Streaming | Netflix |
Reception
| Community score | 8.23 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 8.21 / 10 |
| Composite | 67.9 |
| On lists | 146,331 |
| Favourited | 5,597 (3.8%) |
| Completion | 65.6% |
| Drop rate | 5.1% |
| In backlog | 29.5% |
| Score spread σ | 1.42 |
| MyAnimeList | 8.15 / 10 |
Score distribution
126721003248439051,13162,28676,506814,856915,241107,870
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Telecom Animation Film | S+ | 1 of 44 |
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2024 | A | 7 of 70 |
| Year | 2024 | A | 26 of 297 |
| Format | ONA (net original) | A | 29 of 857 |
| Genre | Sports | A | 30 of 447 |
| Length | Two-cour | B | 74 of 699 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | A | 90 of 1,921 |
| Genre | Romance | A | 90 of 1,687 |
| Genre | Slice of Life | A | 100 of 1,578 |
| Demographic | Shounen | B | 128 of 1,219 |
| Era | Early 2020s | A | 130 of 1,596 |
| Source material | Manga | A | 222 of 3,025 |
| Origin | Japan | A | 347 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Yuuichirou Yano |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Yuuko Kakihara |
| Character design | Miho Tanino |
| Music | Takashi Oomama |
| Original creator | Kouji Miura |
Franchise — アオのハコ
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| other | — | Teenage Blue |
| sequel | 2026 | Blue Box Season 2 |
AniList id 170942 · MAL id 57181 · record updated 2026-08-27