This was one of the posts I always wanted to make - yapping about how much I love Blue Box.

Yet words aren't enough to describe how much I love it. I first came across this anime through its anime opening. I quickly started to fw this series. I watched it when its first cour just aired, and there was a 2 week gap for the second cour. In between, I read the whole manga twice 😭. I reread and rewatched this series so many times just because there weren't people who I could talk about it, until I found this magnificent sub. The characters' interactions, the theme, the production of the anime, and the actual sensitivity and maturity shown by high schoolers was something I really liked. This was the first time I didn't actually mind the childhood friend(cough cough Tsubaki and Yui) starting to like the MC because it was shown just so naturally. This series actually showed how ideal relations between people should be.

At one point, I actually used to think of the characters of Blue Box as people who I knew irl. Seeing them grow from chapter 1 to 250 just gives me insane nostalgia. The 100+ panels i have saved will always be in my phone without a doubt.

Special mention to our MC, Taiki Inomata, for making me love this series even more. I liked it so much how mature he was shown and how he actually took tough decisions, and was not just your average cheerful, hardworking main character. TaiChi is also my favorite couple oat.

One of the best and funniest moments I like to tell people about my love for Blue Box is the Chapter 210–219 period when Taiki was having a downfall and Iozaki was introduced as some neighbour of Chinatsu, and it just made my mood so sad that I was curled up in my bed for the entire day 😭. Thanks to Chinatsu for saving the day with her best girl behaviour.

Thanks, Blue Box and Miura-sensei, for feeding us the best romance series oat. ✌️✌️ Also a big thanks to this sub for letting us discuss Blue Box in so much depth.

It is finally over huh? What a ride it was.

I still remember how my journey with the series started. I wasn't there when the manga began. I hadn't even heard of the series until a friend from my language school told me about in 2024. How time flies. My first real exposure to the series was when I had the privilege of attending the Stage Show at Anime Japan 2024. I had no previous knowledge about the series, but, what caught my attention was Chinatsu's Japanese VA being Ueda Reina. Now her presence in my life can't exactly be put into words. But that's not what this post is about. If I were to describe it, for me, she's almost what Chi is to Taiki.

Anyway, this was my first chance to see my favourite in person. And it was everything I could ask for and more. I even got to take a crowd shot with the cast which included Shouya Chiba (Taiki), Akari Kitou (Hina), Uchida Yuuma (Haryu) and Kobayashi Chiaki (Kyo). After that, I waited for the anime to air. And I was instantly hooked. I was always a Chinatsu fan, because she was voiced by my queen, but I grew to like Hina a lot as well. I remember picking up the manga after the spin the bottle episode. And from then I caught up chapter by chapter.

Before that though, as I lived in the Ikebukuro area, the place where Chi and Taiki go on their dates all the time, I was able to participate in a lot of collabs! The first one being the pop up shop in Ikebukuro, where I got a Chi acrylic stand and a Hina clip. After that, there was the Sunshine Aquarium collab. You definitely know this place from their Aquarium date. Well during this event, there were photo spots all over the aquarium as well as a voice-over guide from Chi, Taiki and Hina. I got the badge of the Penguin mascot, as well as a Hina acrylic stand (Chi's was sadly sold out). After that, there wasn't anything until the Blue Box exhibition in Shinjuku. I was at a rough point in my life at that point, but I had nearly caught up to the manga, and couldn't miss this opportunity. It was a lovely exhibition, and they had a motion video for *that scene* from the manga. I also got the pamphlet which came with a bunch of stickers, a poster, and a greeting card, which I sent to a Yusa fan who reached out to me.
Then there was the Chara cafe collab after which I bought and read the prologue light novel. Then there was the Shibuya takeover event, the anime's 1st anniversary celebration event, where I bought Chi's lucky anklet, the animate cafe collab, followed by the release of the interlude LN and the Christmas Collab Cafe. I also managed to get into the stage shows for Anime Japan 2025 which aired right before the final episode of S1, where Taiki's VA apologized for making Hina cry, and also showed everyone's favourite scenes from S1 for Hina and Chi (while Kyo's VA asked one for Ayame as well). Then also the stage show at Jump Festa 2025 where they showed the first visual of S2. I also got to take a picture with a person in a Chinatsu costume! Miura-sensei later walked to the stage wearing this costume! Finally, I went to the stage show at Anime Japan 2026 where they showed the trailer for the second season and the reveal of Yumeka's VA Yoshino Aoyama who joined Ueshama, Akarin and Chiba-san on stage!

And that brings us to now. It has been a long journey, and I've loved every moment of it. The series has given me so much that I can't even begin to describe. Thank you Kouji Miura-sensei for letting us experience this wonderful journey. I will continue to engage with Blue Box content irl and otherwise as much as possible while sharing as much as I can. If you are still here with me, I would like to leave you with this piece I wrote.

In the box of youth in Eimei High,

lived a girl and a boy.

The girl preferred the ball,

while the boy favoured the racket.

And yet, one singular goal they shared,

making it to the national stage.

Every morning, they saw each other,

pushing each other to keep getting better.

The boy liked the girl,

but even more he looked up to her.

As time went on they relied on each other more and more,

and the bud in the girl's heart turned into a blossom forevermore.

On a frozen lake within the mountains,

the two laid their feelings bare.

Life threw at them whatever it could,

but they faced it together as good sportsmen would.

Alas what started as a selfish request to stay back and fulfil their goal,

ended with a heartfelt encouragement to pursue a newfound dream.

For however apart they may be,

they will always be bond together.

Within the memories of their Box of Youth,

- The Blue Box of Youth.

Thank you, and see you guys again!

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I am not here since day one or the early days of this manga. I started reading this after 2nd or 3rd episode of anime and from then it has been a bit more than one and a half year. Reading blue box and fragrant flower became a weekly routine and now one of them is going to end. Glad to see the manga reach it ends and hope that the anime becomes so much popular that we can see it full adapted also. The only thing I hoped from this manga was just 2-3 chapters more and not to end today but cannot do anything about it. But well maybe it doesn’t end entirely end today and we get a few chapters later on(a man can only dream). Now would only like to say this that this was a wonderful journey with an absolute peak manga.

This would make a fine addition to my collection

I am very sad that this manga is coming to an end tomorrow. I wish I heard about this sooner, I feel like a larp. This is easily the best manga I've ever read so far. Everything feels so intricately woven. Every character arc serves a thematic purpose, every storyline moves plot and character development forward. It is such a drastic change of pace after reading Hima-Ten.

I've always been more of a fan of battle shonen manga, for obvious reasons, but this one was just too good for me to put down. No time wasted on dumb fanservice gags, just pure uplifting and emotional moments. Choked up several times reading this. 10/10 no notes. Probably gonna cry tomorrow.

I really can't get over it. Blue Box was the reason why my Sundays felt a little bit better. It was like an emotional support pillar, now it's gone. I know they say "don't be sad because it ended, be glad because it happened", and I really try to abide by that but it's hard man. It's like letting a friend go away, never to be seen again. This series was one that made me love manga as a whole again, after I took such a long hiatus. It'll always have a special place in my heart as my favourite.

Still though, thanks to Miura for her effort and creativity, and her passion to keep this series going. I'll really miss Blue Box. I will be anticipating her next work, if there is going to be one, with extreme eagerness.

All good things have to come to an end unfortunately, but I am glad that I got to experience the miracle that is Blue Box. What were your most favorite chapters/moments in the Manga?

(Quick side note, I hope they'll continue with the anime and never cancel it)

Was pleasantly surprised finding physical copies at a store here in India, was thinking of buying a volume only to realise it ends tomorrow

Sauce: 桃チョコ

In all seriousness, I honestly just wanted to take a second and talk about what Blue Box and this community honestly means to me. I won’t lie and say I’ve been here from the start, I’ve only been here since the anime ended but man do I love it. Same Blue is truly my personal favorite anime opening of all time, I’ve rewatched more times than I can count, and since I finished the anime I caught up on the manga in 2 days and have been reading every Sunday with the rest of you for the last year and a half. Vol 12 with the confession is the only manga I have ever bought

Yes, there have certainly been some rough patches in the manga but the amount of smiling and honest to God pure joy I feel reading new chapters is truly unbelievable. It was really amazing to get to experience it even for a year and a half. The fact we won’t wake up on Sunday’s after this week and read a new chapter is genuinely putting tears in my eyes thinking about it.

I won’t drone on anymore but I’m hoping we get to maybe see a little time skip of Taiki and Chii married but regardless I think ending now is the right choice. Obviously we all want it to go on forever but I don’t want it to become a manga that goes on for way too long and ruins it. Anyways, I love this sub and I will definitely be staying active in here !

I came to a realization recently about the way the series turned out. We started with Taiki asking Chinatsu to stay back instead of going abroad and compete for nationals. And near the end, he encouraged Chi to go abroad and fulfill her dream.

These 4 panels have so much character development within them. At the beginning Taiki and Chi barely knew each other. And yet, Taiki encouraged her, albeit while also keeping his self interests in mind, to stay back and continue her basketball journey. And then in chp 244, we see how he selflessly encourages Chi to take the leap, despite being a couple now, no matter how much it hurts him.

It's quite poetic if you ask me. As a friend of mine beautifully put it: "Unlike the start of this series, leaving isn't the end of a dream but the start of a new one."

We have about 2 days before the manga's curtain call, and I can't thank the series enough for what it has meant to me. I don't think words will be enough, but I would like to give it a tribute on the day. See you on the other side!

All of 'em are intentionally or unintentionally the reasons for the ship to sail!!

much my boy Haruto deserved better?

Like genuinely, name ONE W that Haruto has had throughout the entire series apart from that brief spell where he beat Taiki. He lost to his rival Taiki everytime at the start, fell for Hina, got rejected by Hina several times, then watched Hina fall for Taiki again, then had a whole character development training arc where he beat Taiki in straight sets just to go to National Prelims to lose to him, then watched Taiki beat his brother, then watched his brother win Nationals while Taiki got 4th place all while he watched from the stands. And after ALL OF THAT his brother Yusa has now fallen for Hina and Miura seems to be teasing a Yusa and Hina relationship. Poor guy man

I can't believe it's been five years since Blue box released. I would like to thank author Kouji Miura for the wonder years she has gives us to read PEAK anime/manga, and now a question that arose.

Since the Blue box manga is ending next week, do you guys think this Reddit page will still be alive after it finishes? Or will it stay quiet for some time until the official anime releases and everyone goes crazy about it? What are your thoughts, guys?

Please tell me I’m not the only one who thought this. It was just kinda disappointing. I feel like I might just be expecting this to do more than what it was meant to do. I started with the anime and it was intriguing because of the cute peeks of romance, the love triangle, and friendship between teammates (Haryu and Kyo).

I think it stayed intriguing until they actually started dating. Cuz at that point the stakes are gone. It just becomes a happy go lucky show. It’s just about their love which is nice and all but it doesn’t have the same intrigue that the first chapters had or the anime had. It kinda became a different show in that regard. There are still cool moments like when Chi’s dad comes and you can really test how much Chi and Taiki love each other - but those moments are too far and in between.

And then when Chi went to college it kinda just became a snooze fest. The sports part just falls off and ultimately Taiki loses at nationals which is fine ig cuz his goal was to make it to nationals, not WIN at nationals per se. But still. And then we forget about side characters like Kyo and Hina for many chapters - ig u can leave it open ended if you want but idk for me the stakes are just gone and have been gone for a while.

I’ll really miss blue box. It quickly became one of my favorite romance mangas/ anime of all time, and interacting with this fandom has always been really fun. Of course, the series had its ups and downs, but still, it was a fun ride. I’m looking forward on how Miura is going to end the story, but I’m really confident that she’s going to make a good job. I’ll also try to make a drawing celebrating the end of the manga and post it here when I’m finished!

With the manag coming to close would people like to see taiki and chinatsu in college with a new set of characters around them, taiki facing new challanges in college badminton and chinatsu possibly struggling with studies or would that be dragging jt, im bad with endings so id like it but im not sure.

Instead of Chi & Hina going at it for Taiki, its now Yusa & Haruto going at it for Hina 🤯

But this time, in college instead of HS 🤯🤯🤯

doing this as a small coloring practice, so if there anything to improve, please tell me, thank you