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Chapter 79

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**#79: Shopping for a Tracksuit** (ジャージ買いに, *Jāji Kai ni*?) is the seventy-ninth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Taiki Inomata
* Chinatsu Kano
* Hina Chono
* Ayame Moriya
* Chinatsu Kano
* Nagisa
* Kazuma Matsuoka
* Kyo Kasahara
* Nishida
* Kengo Haryu

## Events

* Taiki suggests him and Chinatsu go out to buy him a new tracksuit and she asks if they can also check out a new cafe.
* Taiki and Chinatsu's date is set for the next Saturday with Taiki determined to tell her how he feels.
* Taiki isn't talking with Hina as he wants her to take the first action since he doesn't want to just presume that they can remain friends.
* Ayame asks Taiki why he would reject Hina and whether the person he has a crush on is really that captivating.
* Hina finds it hard to be at practice as she sees both Taiki and Chinatsu there.
* Both Haryu and Kyo guess that Taiki is rushing out after their Saturday morning practice since he has a date.
Chapter 39

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**#39: Testing it Out** (実験中, *Jikken-chū*?) is the thirty-ninth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Karen Moriya
* Taiki Inomata
* Kengo Haryu
* Shota Hyodo

## Events

* Chinatsu hangs up the phone when Taiki tries talking to her.
* Karen tells Taiki that she knows he has a crush on Chinatsu and that they live together.
* Haryu is surprised that Karen showed up to the tournament.
* Taiki is impressed that Haryu and Karen can manage their relationship and work.
* Karen mentions how her and Haryu knew each other since fifth grade but were unsure if they wanted to start a relationship.
* In the past, Haryu gave Karen his second grade diary to cheer her up.
* Karen says that she confessed to Haryu after he did that.
* Karen tells Taiki that she felt that she had to at least give their relationship a try and that they agreed to end it if one of them slacked off at work or in sports.
* Haryu wins his second match.
* Hyodo and Haryu talk before being called up for their match against one another.
Chapter 88

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**#88: Can't Stay Like This** (このままではいられない, *Kono ma made wa i rarenai*?) is the eighty-eighth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Taiki Inomata
* Yumeka Goto
* Yukiko Inomata
* Chinatsu Kano
* Hina Chono
* Nagisa
* Yuna

## Events

* Yumeka makes a comment about how Chinatsu wouldn't be practicing as hard since she is dating Taiki.
* Taiki makes Chinatsu's lunch for her and brings it to the clubroom.
* Taiki runs into Hina and her friend says that Hina is doing just fine without him.
* Taiki went to the convenience store and got Chinatsu a KitKat to cheer her up.
* Yuna snaps at Chinatsu after she tries to give her a pointer but apologizes right after.
* Yumeka mentioned to Chinatsu that her talent is following through on practicing.
Volume 4

## A Chance

* Japanese
* English

**A Chance** (脈アリ,, *Myaku Ari*?) is the fourth volume of the Blue Box series by Kouji Miura.

## Synopsis

After Taiki pushes himself too hard, Chinatsu nurses him back to health. Even though he never knows the right thing to say, he feels like the distance between them is shrinking rapidly. But with Chinatsu always on his mind, how can Taiki face a courageous Hina suddenly inviting him to the summer festival?

## Chapters

* #26: I'll Be Rooting For You (応援するよ, *Ōen suru yo*?)
* #27: A Chance (脈アリ, *Myaku Ari*?)
* #28: Your Own House (自分の家, *Jibun no Ie*?)
* #29: It's Not a Good Thing (良くないこと, *Yokunai Koto*?)
* #30: Getting Closer (お近づきに, *Ochikadzuki ni*?)
* #31: Is It a Date? (おデートでしょうか, *O Dēto Deshō ka*?)
* #32: Uncool! (ダサいぞ！, *Dasai zo!*?)
* #33: When the Underdog Wins (大穴が勝ちをさらう展開, *Ōana ga Kachi o Sarau Tenkai*?)
* #34: Girls... (女の子って, *Onnanoko tte*?)
Chapter 96

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**#96: Christmas Eve** (クリスマスイブ, *Kurisumasuibu*?) is the ninety-sixth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Chinatsu Kano
* Yukiko Inomata
* Nishida
* Taiki Inomata

## Events

* Chinatsu heads back home but immediately heads back out when she realizes that Taiki isn't there.
* Chinatsu encounters a party at the school and Nishida tells her that Taiki challenged Matsuoka to get the ticket for Yumeka.
* Taiki gets scared after Chinatsu shows up when he is messing with the Christmas tree.
* Chinatsu tells Taiki that they won the first match and thanks him for the ticket that he gave to Yumeka as it allowed her to get closure with Yumeka as she wasn't able to talk to her about her problems before.
* Taiki brushes off Chinatsu by saying that he was just returning the favor since she had an impact on him.
* Chinatsu brings Taiki close to her and hugs him under the Christmas tree.
Chapter 110

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**#110: Interview** (インタビュー, *Intabyū*?) is the one-hundred and tenth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Taiki Inomata
* Chinatsu Kano
* Kengo Haryu
* Shuji Yusa

## Events

* Chinatsu tells Taiki that she was already planning on making dinner for them as a birthday present.
* After Taiki changes, he offers to help make the omurice which she decided to make since it's his favorite food.
* Taiki starts burning the food so he gets told to let her make everything.
* Taiki tells Chinatsu that he wants to aim for nationals and that he wants to be like his upperclassmen when the new first years join.
* Chinatsu asks Taiki when he will stop saying her name with -senpai at the end and he attempts to do so before backing out.
* Chinatsu starts calling Taiki without the -kun honorific, saying how she was jealous that everyone else at the school already do so.
Chapter 132

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**#132: I Get That** (わかります, *Wakarimasu*?) is the one-hundred and thirty-second chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Mother Kano
* Chinatsu Kano
* Yumeka Goto
* Nagisa
* Taiki Inomata
* Kazuma Matsuoka
* Father Kano

## Events

* Chinatsu reflects on how basketball is a part of her like other daily habits.
* Eimei and Saisho keep trading points back and forth in the match.
* Back during elementary school, Yumeka suggested to Chinatsu that they could go to Eimei and make nationals together.
* Chinatsu reacted negatively to her father telling her that they will be moving abroad for his work and tells her mom that although she may adjust after a while, she doesn't want to leave basketball behind.
* Chinatsu tells herself that she wouldn't have changed her decision to talk Yumeka back into playing basketball.
* Chinatsu reaffirms her desire to win and makes a shot after seeing Taiki cheer for her.
Chapter 117

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**#117: A Big Step** (大きな一歩, *Ōkina ippo*?) is the one-hundred and seventeenth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Yusei Mochizuki
* Taiki Inomata
* Shuji Yusa
* Ichiro Kishisho
* Chinatsu Kano

## Events

* Mochizuki feels as though that he needs to win the tournament since all of his peers don't consider it to be a big deal.
* Taiki wins his match against Mochizuki and after getting the news, Yusa tells himself that he would have won the match.
* Chinatsu catches Taiki on his way home and congratulates him for winning the tournament.
* Taiki finally calls Chinatsu without the -senpai suffix after telling her that it was thanks to her power that he won.
* Chinatsu admits that she feels empowered seeing Taiki work so hard, adding that he should keep calling her Chinatsu-senpai as she is too embarrassed.
Fireworks Festival Arc

The **Fireworks Festival Arc** is the fifth story arc of the Blue Box series by Kouji Miura.

## Summary

With summer break beginning, Taiki goes out with some friends from school to finish their summer homework. Taiki finds out from some of them that a student named Ito likes Hina and is trying to make moves on her. Afterwards, Taiki reminisces with Hina about them going to the fireworks festival with some others during their first year of junior high. That was the time when Taiki and her started talking to one another as Taiki saved a candy apple for her when she arrived late. As Taiki says how they haven't gone since due to practice, Hina invites him to go together to this year's festival and he agrees to it but believes that they will be going with some other friends as well.

Haryu invites Taiki to go to a former member's university practice to which he gladly accepts. Everyone begins to talk more about the upcoming festival with Taiki inviting Kyo. Hina cheers Taiki up after he gets depressed about not being able to go with Chinatsu since he feels like she doesn't see them as close friends. During the university practice, Taiki runs into Hyodo who gives him some pointers on how to improve with him seeing potential in Taiki. After practice is over, Taiki finds out that Kyo isn't going so it'll just end up being Taiki and Hina together at the festival.

While hanging out with her friends, Chinatsu sees Taiki and Hina walking together at the festival. As for Taiki and Hina, they go to some stalls before setting up a blanket in the grass to watch the fireworks. Taiki compliments Hina's hair and later walks off to go to the bathroom where he encounters Chinatsu who is taking care of a lost child named Yume. Deciding to help her find Yume's mom, in the meantime Hina gets asked by Ito if he and the other boys can watch the fireworks with her and Taiki. Taiki and Chinatsu bump into Karen, Haryu's girlfriend, who runs back to Haryu telling him that it looked like the both of them were on a date. Once Taiki finds Yume's mom, they leave after Yume gifts Chinatsu a hair clip to which Taiki laughs at. As Taiki returns to Hina, he thinks about where they will all be when the next fireworks festival rolls around with Nagisa noticing that Chinatsu is visibly sad when returning to them.

## Story Impact

* Taiki gets invited by Hina to go to the fireworks festival during summer break.
* Taiki gets a tip from Hyodo on how to improve further at badminton during university practice.
* Taiki goes alone with Hina to the festival after Kyo backs out.
* Chinatsu is aware that Taiki went with Hina to the festival after he told her and his mom that he was going with friends.
* Taiki meets Karen for the first time.
* Chinatsu is visibly sad after leaving Taiki once they help find Yume's mom.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 30
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 33
3. ↑ Chapter 34
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 35
Chapter 11

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**#11: Regional Preliminaries** (地区予選, *Chiku Yosen*?) is the eleventh chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Taiki Inomata
* Kengo Haryu
* Ichiro Kishisho
* Chinatsu Kano
* Yukiko Inomata

## Events

* Taiki and Haryu advance to the Top 16 in doubles.
* Haryu and Kishisho take part in a wager. If Kishisho beats Taiki, he will get Chinatsu's contact information.
* Chinatsu regrets her words towards Taiki in the previous chapter.
Chapter 48

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* JP Front Page
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**#48: If We Weren't a Year Apart** (私たちが1年離れていなかったら, *Watashitachi ga 1-nen hanarete inakattara*?) is the forty-eighth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Chinatsu Kano
* Taiki Inomata
* Hina Chono
* Kyo Kasahara
* Mother Kano
* Yukiko Inomata

## Events

* Taiki states that the awkwardness between him and Chinatsu has disappeared.
* Taiki's class will be putting on a play adapting Snow White and the Seven Dwarves for the Cultural Festival.
* Kyo asks Hina if everything is alright after confirming that he knows about her confession.
* Taiki runs into Chinatsu with a list of participants for his class.
* Chinatsu imagines if her and Taiki were in the same class.
* Chinatsu's mother comes back to Japan since Chinatsu's grandfather will be getting surgery in a month.
* Chinatsu will be staying with her mom when she is home.
Chapter 34

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**#34: Girls...** (女の子って, *Onnanoko tte*?) is the thirty-fourth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Nagisa
* Chinatsu Kano
* Imada
* Hina Chono
* Taiki Inomata
* Yume

## Events

* Imada catches Taiki and Hina out together at the festival.
* Hina thinks to herself how nervous she is around Taiki.
* After setting up on the grass in preparation for the fireworks, Hina gets bitten by a mosquito.
* Taiki applies anti-itch cream to her neck and comments about her doing her hair.
* Taiki complements her hair by saying it's cute.
* Taiki finds Chinatsu helping a girl who got lost.
Ayame Moriya

**Ayame Moriya** (守屋 菖蒲, *Moriya Ayame*?) is the younger sister of Karen and the new team manager for the Eimei High badminton team.

## Appearance

Ayame has purple hair that is styled in the shape of a bottleneck curve with pig tails on each side of her head. When she is not wearing a team jumpsuit, she enjoys wearing long, loose socks.

## Personality

Ayame is outspoken about how she feels, especially as it relates to romance. She enjoys playing match-maker and believes that love should be a light-hearted affair. Despite her carefree attitude, Ayame does not like to leave room for ambiguity, as she's a stickler for the details, especially when it impacts others.

## Trivia

* Has an intense fear of spiders.
* In the first popularity poll, Ayame came in 5th place with 3,800 votes out of 144,518.

## Quotes

* "...I'm gonna tell everyone exactly what I think! Because that's who I am! Deal with it," (Ch. 80)!
Chapter 90

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**#90: They're One and the Same** (1つのことだよ, *Hitotsu no koto dayo*?) is the ninetieth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Nishida
* Kengo Haryu
* Taiki Inomata
* Kazuma Matsuoka
* Chinatsu Kano
* Yumeka Goto
* Nagisa

## Events

* Matsuoka tries to bet with Taiki to get him to give up on Chinatsu if he loses but Taiki refuses.
* Chinatsu figures out that Taiki knew about Yumeka working at the dentist and says that she wishes that Yumeka talked to her more.
* Yumeka says that she fell out of love with basketball and that Chinatsu was her hero since she was so dedicated to practice.
* Chinatsu finds out that Yumeka began to hate her and was surprised that she was practicing after they lost their final game of junior high.
* Yumeka says that she was surprised that Chinatsu was with Taiki since she was always obsessed with basketball but Chinatsu counters that because of Taiki, she can keep doing her best at basketball.
Chapter 17

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**#17: No Problems** (問題ないです, *Mondainaidesu*?) is the seventeenth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Hina Chono
* Taiki Inomata
* Kyo Kasahara

## Events

* Hina's performance has recently dropped but denies having any problems.
* Hina temporarily separates herself from Taiki.
* Due to slipping after bumping into someone, Hina's ankle is injured, and she's aided in being taken away by Taiki.
Chapter 94

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**#94: Has It Been Two Years?** (2年経ちましたか？, *2-Nen tachimashita ka?*?) is the ninety-fourth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Chinatsu Kano
* Yumeka Goto
* Taiki Inomata
* Hina Chono
* Nina Shimazaki
* Ayame Moriya
* Nishida
* Kengo Haryu

## Events

* Yumeka reflects on the basketball game and how fast time seems to go when in the audience.
* Taiki helps Hina carry something throughout the school.
* Hina talks to Taiki about her plans for Christmas Eve and he tries to tell her something before backing out.
* Nishida sulks about not being able to go on a date and Kengo talks about how it's even hard for those with girlfriends around Christmas.
* Kengo asks Taiki if he is sad that he can't spend any time with Chinatsu and Taiki thinks that she has more important things to do than spend time with him.
* Yumeka cheers on Chinatsu as she makes a shot after flashing back to one of the games she was in with her.
* Chinatsu notices Yumeka and shouts "Score!".
Prefectural Qualifiers Arc

The **Prefectural Qualifiers Arc** is the third story arc of the Blue Box series by Kouji Miura.

## Summary

After Taiki's date with Chinatsu at the aquarium, he sets his sights on the prefectural qualifiers where Sajikawa High is mentioned by Kyo to be the strongest in the prefecture. After Hina encounters Chinatsu at a chiropractic clinic, she finds out that she has been living with Taiki. As she sees how close Taiki and Chinatsu have become, she realizes that she has developed feelings for Taiki and wins first place in the prefectural qualifiers after Taiki helps her with an injury.

After Taiki and Chinatsu pray at a shrine together, the girls' basketball team makes it past their first match. Taiki wins a match against Haryu but he turns it around and thanks Taiki for better preparing him for the tournament. Taiki witnesses Hyodo in action who Haryu always loses against, with Hyodo and his doubles partner easily controlling their match. Taiki and Haryu end up facing them in a doubles match and lose. The girls' basketball team makes it to the finals and Chinatsu finds out at home that Taiki didn't win the doubles tournament.

During the second and final day of the prefectural qualifiers, Taiki is determined to make it to the finals in the singles tournament to face off against Haryu. However, he loses during his match against Yusa from Sajikawa High. Hina goes to cheer up Taiki after his match and he reflects on his growth as an athlete. Haryu ends up losing against Hyodo in the finals but secures his spot in nationals. Taiki goes home and finds out that Chinatsu and her team are going on to nationals, leading to him running away from home dejected.

## Story Impact

* Hina finds out that Chinatsu is living with Taiki and his family.
* Hina finds out she has feelings for Taiki.
* Hina wins first place in the prefectural qualifiers.
* Taiki and Haryu lose to Hyodo and his doubles partner during the first day of the prefectural qualifiers.
* Taiki loses to Yusa on the second day of the prefectural qualifiers.
* Haryu loses to Hyodo in the finals but is guaranteed a spot at nationals.
* Chinatsu and her team won the prefectural qualifiers and will move on to nationals.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 16
2. ↑ Chapter 17
3. ↑ Chapter 18
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 23
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 24
Chapter 68

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**#68: Girl Manager** (女子マネージャー, *Joshi Manējā*?) is the sixty-eighth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Taiki Inomata
* Ayame Moriya
* Shuji Yusa (Flashback)
* Kengo Haryu
* Chinatsu Kano
* Karen Moriya (Flashback)
* Hina Chono
* Nagisa

## Events

* Ayame only volunteered to be the team manager so she could see Yusa.
* Haryu makes her stay by telling her that she could still see him in practice matches and tournaments.
* Taiki shows her around and she gets disgusted at the state of the locker room.
* Ayame runs to Chinatsu after she sees a spider and clings to Taiki.
* Chinatsu lets the spider go out the window even though she hated bugs.
* Ayame tells Chinatsu that she's the new manager for the badminton team and that Taiki is showing her the ropes.
* Ayame decides to nickname Taiki "Inota".
* Hina is jealous after looking at Ayame's chest.
* Ayame tells Taiki to only worry about the opinions of his friends and to ignore what everyone else says.
* Chinatsu sees Ayame grab onto Taiki in the gymnasium and walks away from them, later buying insecticide spray.
Chapter 130

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**#130: I'm Borrowing One** (1つ借りています, *Hitotsu Karite Imasu*?) is the one-hundred and thirtieth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Chinatsu Kano
* Nagisa
* Yumeka Goto
* Taiki Inomata
* Kengo Haryu
* Nishida
* Father Kano
* Kyo Kasahara
* Ayame Moriya

## Events

* Chinatsu and the rest of the Eimei girls' basketball team win their first match in the prefectural qualifiers.
* Yumeka and the rest of the Saisho girls' basketball team win against Shinko High.
* Taiki finds out that he would need to win against Haryu in the semi-finals in order to win one of the two slots for nationals.
* Chinatsu's dad calls her and wishes her luck at the prefectural qualifiers.
* Chinatsu borrows a shuttlecock for good luck on her remaining matches.
* Kyo convinces Taiki to go take a break and cheer on Chinatsu during her third match against Yumeka's team.
* Chinatsu and Yumeka prepare for their match which is about to begin.
Marvin Taylor

**Marvin Taylor**, is a contestant from Survivor: Croatia.

## Survivor: Croatia

Marvin began the game on the Spaliti tribe where he organised the construction of the tribe shelter. Due to his leadership, the tribe nominated him as their leader at the first Immunity Challenge which Spaliti ultimately lost. Marvin however did not worry, as he knew Emma Stoke was the target. At Tribal Council, the tribe voted her out, but Marvin received a vote from her and Emily June.

At camp, Marvin was rightfully pissed but did the best to contain himself. The next morning, he talked to Kevin Marsh and Jessy Sung about voting Emily out next, knowing full well she was one of the strongest members of the tribe. Jessy and Kevin agreed with Marvin but actually went and told the rest of the tribe about Marvin's unpredictability. After losing a 2nd Challenge in a row, Marvin again felt confident about the vote but was clearly surprised when he received 7 votes that night, sending him packing

### Profile

* **Name(Age):** Marvin Taylor (47)
* **Occupation:** Probation Officer
* **Tribe Designation:** Spaliti

### Voting History

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Chapter 16

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**#16: Kindred Spirits** (同志, *Dōshi*?) is the sixteenth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Taiki Inomata
* Kyo Kasahara
* Chinatsu Kano
* Hina Chono

## Events

* Hina finds out that Chinatsu is living with Taiki and his family.
* Hina also finds out that Chinatsu gave him a wish ribbon, and the nature of their relationship right now.
* As a result, she sheds tears.
Blue Box (Voice Comics)

Blue Box (アオのハコ, *Ao no Hako*?) is a romance sports Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouji Miura.

On November 10, 2020, the One-shot chapter was turned into a voice-over comic divided into two parts/videos (Part 2 on November 11, 2020).
On April 26, 2021, a voice comic of Chapter 1 was released (divided into two parts/videos) (Park 2 on April 27, 2021).

They are uploaded on the Official Weekly Shonen Jump Youtube channel.

## Cast

### Main Characters

* Yutaka Goto as Taiki Inomata
* Shiori Kurosaki as Chinatsu Kano
* Mia Sakurai as Hina Chono
* Takaki Gunji as Kyo Kasahara

### Other Roles

* Maiko Akahoshi as Mother Inomata
* Miki Maruyama as Mother Kano
* Kenta Sasao & Inoti Makoto as Club Boys
* Fujikura Hikari as Officer

## Videos

*Reminder: These do not have English subtitles.*

### One-shot: Part 1 & 2

【漫画】部活に恋愛どちらも大事！憧れの先輩と二人きりの朝の体育館から始まる青春ラブストーリーがここに！『アオのハコ』前編【ジャンプ-ボイスコミック】Part 1【漫画】憧れの女バスの先輩へ、この想いを届けたい…！高校の体育館で刻まれる、青春の１ページ『アオのハコ』後編【ジャンプ-ボイスコミック】Part 2
### Chapter 1: Part 1 & 2

【ジャンプ漫画】高校の体育館から始まる恋。待望の青春部活ラブストーリー、開幕！『アオのハコ』1話 前編【ボイスコミック】Part 1【ジャンプ漫画】二人の距離が一変？待望の青春部活ラブストーリー、開幕！『アオのハコ』1話 後編【ボイスコミック】Part 2
Chapter 133

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**#133: Why?** (なぜ？, *Naze?*?) is the one-hundred and thirty-third chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Chinatsu Kano
* Nagisa
* Taiki Inomata
* Kazuma Matsuoka
* Yumeka Goto
* Yukiko Inomata

## Events

* Eimei and Saisho High continue to trade points back and forth with more people coming to watch the game.
* Chinatsu crashes into someone from Saisho on accident but continues to play in the game.
* Taiki thinks about how hard Chinatsu has always worked.
* Chinatsu falls to her knees in pain and is taken out of the game due to an ankle injury.
* Saisho ends up with a narrow victory against Eimei, resulting in Eimei being eliminated from the qualifiers.
* After Taiki texts Chinatsu asking if she is okay, Yumeka asks him why she had to get injured as she was always the most dedicated to basketball.
Chapter 106

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**#106: So Nervous** (とても緊張, *Totemo kinchō*?) is the one-hundred and sixth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Taiki Inomata
* Chinatsu Kano
* Yukiko Inomata
* Nagisa
* Kengo Haryu
* Nishida
* Kyo Kasahara

## Events

* Taiki meets Chinatsu on the first day back to school practicing in the gym after noticing she left earlier than usual.
* Taiki goes to Chinatsu's classroom to give something to Nishida from the student council and gets insecure when he sees other guys talking to her.
* Taiki starts working out in the classroom since he is determined to make it to nationals next time.
* Chinatsu text Taiki asking if he wants to eat lunch with her and he goes along with it, meeting her in a storage closet in the gym.
* Chinatsu and Taiki talk about their tastes in food and promise to go out to eat omurice and oyakodon together.
* Chinatsu gets tired and admits to being nervous in the morning which is why she left earlier than usual.
* Chinatsu falls asleep and Taiki uses his arm to catch her from falling.
Chapter 82

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**#82: Where It Hurts** (痛いところ, *Itai tokoro*?) is the eighty-second chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Kazuma Matsuoka
* Taiki Inomata
* Chinatsu Kano
* Nagisa

## Events

* Matsuoka requests Taiki to leave him alone with Chinatsu but Taiki refuses to do so.
* Chinatsu comments on Matsuoka being untrustworthy.
* Matsuoka brings up a story about when the basketball team went to a cafe in middle school but mistakes a player named Yumeka for Nagisa.
* Matsuoka sees Chinatsu laughing at Taiki who's enjoying his apple pie.
* Matsuoka tries to get Taiki to back off of Chinatsu by saying he can't handle a relationship while trying to become a great badminton player but Taiki doesn't want to worry about if he can or not.
* Matsuoka invites Chinatsu out to a university where students are playing basketball and Taiki insists that she goes.
* Taiki sees Chinatsu at the train station and she states that she backed out since she doesn't have any gym clothes with her.
* Some first year finds a picture that Nagisa notes has Yumeka in it.
Chapter 113

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**#113: A Waste** (無駄, *Muda*?) is the one-hundred and thirteenth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Taiki Inomata
* Hina Chono
* Nishida
* Kengo Haryu
* Ayame Moriya
* Nina Shimazaki
* Chinatsu Kano
* Nagisa
* Kyo Kasahara

## Events

* The badminton team has a contest to see who can jump the highest. Taiki can not match Kengo's record and asks Hina to avenge him.
* After seeing Chinatsu, Hina decides to move on to practice and Ayame asks Kyo to lend her an ear.
* Hina asks Kyo how he got over his crush and tells him that she's worried that she won't be able to get back her old friendship with Taiki.
* Kyo says that he liked Saki who lived next door to him but she did not feel the same way toward him.
* Saki got herself a boyfriend and while Kyo was angry at first, he realized that it did not matter since she was happy.
* Kyo tells her that if she can take Chinatsu into account, she can choose to either build back her friendship with Taiki or cut ties.
* Hina sees Taiki practicing jumping and thinks to herself that she doesn't want to cut ties with him before congratulating him on getting a girlfriend.
Chapter 101

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**#101: Today Too** (今日も, *Kyō mo*?) is the one-hundred and first chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Chinatsu Kano
* Mother Kano
* Grandpa Kano
* Grandma Kano
* Taiki Inomata
* Yumeka Goto

## Events

* On January 1st, Chinatsu agonizes over the text that Taiki sent her when she wakes up.
* Grandpa Kano asks Chinatsu during breakfast if she found someone special and Chinatsu asks back when he knew that he liked her grandma.
* On January 2nd, Chinatsu goes out for a walk where she reminisces on her time with Taiki.
* On January 3rd, Chinatsu remembers a conversation with her grandma where she tells Chinatsu that her grandpa confessed his feelings by saying that he wanted her to be the first person he saw in the morning.
Haruto Karume

Haruto Karume was born on April 27, 1972. He is Takumi Karume's father and the husband to Shiro Karume.

Haruto is your typical Japanese father figure. He is overly strict on the outside yet forgiving on the inside. While he is rough around the edges, you can tell that he loves Takumi very much... even if he lets his frustration out at the most inopportune times. Those frustrations all stem from the fact that he feels helpless in Takumi's fight against ALS.

## Appearance

Haruto wears a brown business suit with a white dress shirt paired with a dark brown tie with light brown stripes. He has an executive-style haircut and a seemingly permanent scowl on his face.

## Personality

Haruto likes to hide his true emotions because he is of the belief that the man of the family must remain strong for his family's sake. This doesn't mean that Haruto doesn't feel anything. He is quick-tempered all due to the frustrations he feels over being helpless in his son's fight against a terminal disease. Despite his outbursts, Haruto is very respectful. In fact, he will always do the dishes for Shiro after a meal and even though he rarely shows it, he loves his family deeply.
Chapter 8

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**#8: Doubles** (ダブルス, *Daburusu*?) is the eighth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Summary

Taiki and Kyo are looking at the doubles list for the members participating in the National Qualifiers. Taiki is shocked to find that he is paired with Haryu as his goal was to beat the latter. While they're talking, they are interrupted by Haryu telling Taiki to come practice. Haryu tells him that he will start practice with the regimen he came up with. Before they begin, her turns around and comments on Taiki having a crush on Chinatsu, which freaks out Taiki. As they're practicing, Haryu constantly gives remark on Taiki's performance. When Taiki tries to catch his breath, Haryu asks if the regimen is too much. He goes on about how Chinatsu never complains during practice. He says she would end up dating someone who is equally impressive like her. This causes to Taiki to perk up and continue on with practice.

Later in the week, Taiki is in class exhausted from his training with Haryu. He tells Kyo and Hina how the classroom is the only time he's been able to relax. Kyo says he thought Haryu would only look out for himself despite having a partner. Hina asks if he is the same guy they saw walking with Chinatsu that time. She explains how she thinks this is Haryu's way of telling Taiki to stay away from Chinatsu. She says he is showing there is difference between them, which Taiki says he already feels like it. At practice, Haryu asks why Taiki did one move when he should've done another. He explains how he will never improve by continuing to do moves that are easy to him.

After practice, Taiki and Kyo are walking to get something to drink. Haryu calls Taiki's name and tells him that he did good work that day. He begins to talk to the other second years about Taiki terrible performance, which the latter silently agrees with. However, Haryu starts to say that he sees potential in him. One of the second years states Haryu is only tough on the people he got expectations for. As everyone is talking, Taiki's attention is only on Chinatsu who mouths that he is doing great. Haryu gets a message from his girlfriend, which surprises Taiki. He says that he's had a girlfriend since the previous week and thanks Chinatsu for helping shop for his girlfriend. Haryu smiles and teases Taiki that he might not get girlfriend for a long time, which only upsets Taiki.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Taiki Inomata
* Kyo Kasahara
* Kengo Haryu
* Hina Chono
* Chinatsu Kano
* Nagisa

## Events

* Taiki, Kyo, and Haryu make the National Qualifiers team.
* Taiki gets paired up with Haryu for doubles.
* Haryu finds out Taiki has a crush on Chinatsu.
* Haryu praises Taiki for his determination during their practices.
* Haryu is revealed to have a girlfriend.
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Chapter 67

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**#67: A Chance to Blossom** (花が咲くまで, *Hana ga Saku Made*?) is the sixty-seventh chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Chinatsu Kano
* Taiki Inomata
* Karen Moriya
* Hina Chono
* Ayame Moriya
* Yukiko Inomata
* Father Inomata
* Grandpa Inomata
* Kyo Kasahara

## Events

* Chinatsu admits that she's interested in Taiki but says that she doesn't like him yet as she needs to let her feelings blossom.
* Karen tells Chinatsu that people see love differently and that she is cautious when it comes to falling in love.
* Karen wants Chinatsu to acknowledge her feelings when she realizes that she is in love.
* Karen talks about how her younger sister Ayame always dates around and breaks up with her boyfriends over stupid reasons.
* Ayame broke up with her current boyfriend and is interested in another guy already.
* Chinatsu officially moves back into the Inomata household.
* Hina tells Taiki that he can make the rumors a reality whenever he wants.
* Ayame shows up at badminton practice and announces that she is their new team manager.
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Chapter 100

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**#100: I Wanna See Her** (彼女に会いたい, *Kanojo ni aitai*?) is the one-hundredth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Taiki Inomata
* Ayame Moriya
* Karen Moriya
* Kengo Haryu
* Nishida
* Kyo Kasahara
* Hina Chono
* Father Inomata
* Yukiko Inomata
* Grandpa Inomata
* Chinatsu Kano

## Events

* Taiki gets a reply from Chinatsu who agrees to meet with him when she gets back.
* A ski trip with the badminton team will occur on January 4th and 5th, which Taiki will be going to.
* Karen insinuates that Ayame was jealous of Hina when she left with Kyo but Ayame tells her that she would never date him.
* Taiki goes out on a run during new years day and reminisces over moments with him and Chinatsu.
* Taiki reads a letter from Chinatsu thanking his family for taking care of her and admits that he wants to see her even more.
Chapter 129

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**#129: With the Right Effort** (正しい努力で, *Tadashī Doryoku De*?) is the one-hundred and twenty-ninth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Taiki Inomata
* Chinatsu Kano
* Shuji Yusa
* Nagisa
* Kengo Haryu
* Shota Hyodo
* Haruto Yusa
* Akari Hyodo

## Events

* Taiki thinks about what all happened in the past year.
* Chinatsu and the girls' basketball team get the schedule for the prefectural qualifier where they find out their first opponent is Umehara High School.
* Saisho High will face off against Eimei High in the third round with their first round against Shinko High who placed second last year.
* Chinatsu calms down her team and tells them to focus.
* Taiki and Haryu see the volleyball team prepare for their prefectural qualifier.
* Haryu asks Taiki if he is training with Hyodo and Taiki affirms that he is.
* Taiki is getting better at returning smashes from Hyodo but he is still not at full power.
* Haruto talks about the difference between badminton and other sports.
* Hyodo tells Taiki and Haruto that even without a specific strength, increasing one's overall skills can help them face off against any opponent.
* As Taiki goes to head home after practice, Akari gives him a recording of Hyodo's matches including last year's nationals to which Taiki thanks her.
* Hyodo sees Akari flustered after talking with Taiki and tells her that he doesn't mind if she has a crush on him.
* As he's watching Hyodo's previous matches, Taiki tells himself that he wants to make it to nationals as he would have the most fun he's ever had.
* Taiki wakes up from a nap to Chinatsu across the table from him and they both tell each other that they want to go to nationals.
Chapter 38

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**#38: A Flirt** (人たらし, *Hitotarashi*?) is the thirty-eighth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Chinatsu Kano
* Taiki Inomata
* Kyo Kasahara
* Hina Chono
* Kengo Haryu
* Shuji Yusa
* Karen Moriya

## Events

* Taiki runs to Chinatsu to give her wallet that she forgot.
* Taiki adds to the wishes on her wish ribbon since she already had her previous wish granted.
* Chinatsu calls Taiki a flirt.
* Kyo tells Taiki that he found out that Imada saw him and Hina together before mentioning that Chinatsu probably also knows.
* Taiki resolves to apologize to Chinatsu about unintentionally lying to her.
* Taiki plays a practice match against Haryu.
* Taiki sees Yusa at nationals.
* Karen calls out to Taiki and asks if he wants to talk to Chinatsu on the phone.
Chinatsu Kano

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**Chinatsu Kano** (鹿野 千夏, *Kano Chinatsu*?) is one of the main characters of the Blue Box manga series. She is a third-year student at Eimei Senior High and a member of the Basketball Team.

## Appearance

Chinatsu has short brown hair with brown eyes. At school, she wears the standard school uniforms for girls. However, she opts to wear a hoodie along with her school's jacket. Since she is a member of the basketball team, Chinatsu can be seen mostly wearing baggy shirts and gym shorts at practice.

## Personality

Chinatsu is very passionate about basketball to which she comes across as rather tenacious in her efforts to win at the national level competition. Her passion and extreme motivation in basketball extends to practice where she attends school early in the morning just to train as well as staying home with Taiki's family than moving abroad with her own.

By her own admission and through the remarks of others, Chinatsu is not prone to romance unlike Taiki who developed a crush on her through admiration. However, after she moves in with Taiki's family due to her parents working abroad, the two grow closer together with her eventually reciprocating his feelings (albeit initially keeping to herself).

Chinatsu comes across as a rather mature and kind person going as far as to cook dinner for Taiki while his family were away. She also is playful which is seen when she and Taiki go to the beach together.

## Trivia

* Her zodiac sign is Virgo.
* In the first popularity poll, Chinatsu came in 1st place with 74,144 votes out of 144,518.

## Quotes

* "I was just wondering what else you were going to pull out of your bag"(Ch. 1).
* "I know but...today I wanted to feel the ball a little longer"(Ch. 1).
* "How about a game of one-on-one"(Ch. 1)?!
* "And it's all thanks to you. Thank you, Taiki Inomata"(Ch. 1)!
* "I feel so at ease"(Ch. 2).
* "I'm always watching you in the gym"(Ch. 2).
* "Please make it to nationals too, Taiki" (Ch. 2).
* "Nice save"(Ch. 5).
* "Don't worry, Taiki. You'll be fine"(Ch. 7).
* "You're doing great"(Ch. 8).
* "You have a six pack, huh"(Ch. 10)!
* "Don't think about anything else, and just go out there and give it all you've got"(Ch. 10).
* "My words weren't meant to cheer Taiki up. I was just broadcasting my own insecurities. And I feel bad about that"(Ch. 11)
Blue Box (Manga)

## Blue Box

****Blue Box**** (アオのハコ, *Ao no Hako*?) is a romance sports Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouji Miura. The series began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in issue #19 on April 12, 2021.

The manga started off as an One-shot, which quickly gained popularity among readers.

On February 14, 2022, it was announced that Viz Media would release the physical English volumes starting in Fall 2022.

## Plot

Taiki Inomata, a third-year student in junior high, attends Eimei Academy, an integrated junior and high school with a major sports program. Having started practicing with the high school badminton team, Taiki tries to arrive at school as early as possible to attend open practice. However, despite that, he is always the second one to enter the gymnasium. The first one to arrive is Chinatsu Kano, a first-year student in senior high and Taiki's crush.

Being recognized as the rising star of the basketball team, the gap between Chinatsu and Taiki could not be greater. Although Taiki may be decent at badminton, his popularity is nowhere near Chinatsu's. This makes it even more unlikely for her to ever like him back. But 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. As the saying goes, you miss all the shots you do not take—even if that shot is from across the court, perhaps it has a chance of going in.

## Manga Guide

*Main article:* Volumes and Chapters
*Main article:* Story Arcs

## Volume Covers

Chinatsu Senpai Volume 1An Ordinary Girl Volume 2Score! Volume 3A Chance! Volume 4Better Get Going! Volume 5August 26! Volume 6I Know! Volume 7A Chance to Blossom! Volume 8That's What I Know Volume 9They're One and the Same Volume 10The Most Powerful Feeling Volume 11I Need to Tell You Something Volume 12Challenger Volume 13
## Volumes Sales & Circulation

◆8/3 2023◇

* Blue Box reaches 2.5 million copies in circulation.

◆2/14 2022◇

* Blue Box's English volume release is announced for Fall 2022.

◆9/29 2021◇

* Blue Box reaches 350,000 copies in circulation.

◆8/10 2021◇

* Blue Box reaches 170,000 copies in circulation.
* A future reprint of Volume 1 is announced.

◆8/7 2021◇

* Volume 1 is first reported as out of stock.

◆8/4 2021◇

* Blue Box's first volume is released.

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Kouji Miura

**Kouji Miura** (三浦 糀, *Miura Kouji*?) is a Japanese mangaka and author and illustrator of the *Blue Box* series.

## Assistants

* Yui Okino (沖野ユ, ***Yui Okino***?); Twitter
* Aki Hinohara (日野原あき, ***Aki Hinohara***?); Twitter

## Works

* Ao no Hako, Serialization (2021)
* Ao no Hako, One-shot (2020)
* The Same Girl on the Train Home (2020)
* Gakkou Ichi Kawaii Onnanoko ga Ore no Koto Suki Kamo Shirenai Manga (2020)
* Parasol Alliance (2020)
* Haru Returns (2019)
* Sensei, Suki desu. (2017)
* Aozora Lover (2015)
First Year Saga

The **First Year Saga** is the first saga of the Blue Box series by Kouji Miura.

## Story Arcs

1. Regulars Arc
2. District Qualifiers Arc
3. Prefectural Qualifiers Arc
4. Blossoming Romance Arc
5. Fireworks Festival Arc
6. Nationals Arc
7. Cultural Festival Arc
8. Autumn Training Camp Arc
9. Reconnecting of Friends Arc
10. Confession Arc
11. Relationship Beginnings Arc
Chapter 28

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**#28: Your Own House** (自分の家, *Jibun no Ie*?) is the twenty-eighth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Chinatsu Kano
* Taiki Inomata
* Nagisa
* Yukiko Inomata
* Father Inomata
* Grandpa Inomata

## Events

* Nagisa wants to thank Chinatsu's "relatives" for letting her stay with them.
* Nagisa tells her that it would make sense if she fell in love with someone at home.
* Taiki's family has a backyard barbeque.
* Taiki's dad talks to Chinatsu about how he has to support her and how he's proud of her for making nationals.
* Taiki is about to go shopping with Chinatsu to get food for the barbeque.
Chapter 128

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**#128: With Hyodo** (兵藤さんと, *Hyōdō-san to*?) is the one-hundred and twenty-eighth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Taiki Inomata
* Chinatsu Kano
* Akari Hyodo
* Haruto Yusa
* Shota Hyodo
* Kazuma Matsuoka
* Nishida
* Kengo Haryu
* Yumeka Goto
* Nagisa

## Events

* Taiki lets Chinatsu know that he will be training with Hyodo on Saturday and whenever Hyodo has time before qualifiers.
* Chinatsu decides to trust Taiki after she remembers that Akari will likely be with them.
* Taiki tells Hyodo that he feels that he is lacking something causing Hyodo to want to play a match with him.
* Hyodo tells Taiki that he needs to work on his smash returns and starts to help him with that.
* Taiki, Akari, Hyodo, and Haruto all go out to eat after practicing.
* Hyodo comments that this will be Haryu and every other third year's last chance at nationals.
* Taiki goes to take a call outside and Akari thinks he is talking to his girlfriend.
* Haruto tells Akari that it would be cheating if he is hiding his girlfriend from everyone.