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Chapter 10

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**#10: The Day Before** (前日, *Zenjitsu*?) is the tenth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Summary

Taiki and Haryu are heading home after practice. Hina teases Taiki about not embarrassing himself at the preliminaries the next day. Haryu tells him not get himself worked up as he's confident they won't lose. He goes on by stating that Taiki has to aim to make it to the top 16 in singles the following week. Taiki says he's not worried as he feels he is stronger than he was before. He thinks about how he could possible make to the Top 8 or 4. At that moment, Haryu tells Taiki that he forgot his racket bag, which the latter rushes back to get.

At home, Taiki is watching his mom packing everything he would need for the next day. He thinks about how he is definitely her son by watching her behavior. Yukiko gets mad when he wastes water on his uniform and tells him to put it in the wash. Later that night, Taiki is laying in bed thinking about the tournament tomorrow. He tries to calm himself down as he realizes getting worked up will affect his performance. Unable to stop worrying, he decides to go outside to work out. Chinatsu comes outside wondering why he is practicing so late. He explains how he just wanted to move around. She points out that his shirt is inside out. When he takes his shirt off to fix it, he notices that she is blushing. He thinks about how she wasn't bothered by changing in front of him the other day.

She comments on his abs from all the working out he's been doing. However, Taiki says that just because he has muscles doesn't mean he has improved at badminton. Hearing this, Chinatsu decides to tap the pressure point on his head. She tells him that it is suppose to relax him. She says that he should clear his mind and go out and show everybody what he got. Before going back inside, she reminds him that he still has 2 more years of high school left. This causes Taiki to think about how she will graduate in two years. Taiki looks down and tells her that it isn't good enough. He wishes her a good night and goes back inside. The next day, Haryu notices that Taiki isn't nervous. Taiki says he has no time to be nervous, and they both go to prepare for their upcoming matches.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Taiki Inomata
* Hina Chono
* Kengo Haryu
* Yukiko Inomata
* Chinatsu Kano

## Events

* Chinatsu motivates Taiki and tells him to not worry about the preliminaries.
* The Regional preliminaries are beginning.
Chapter 84

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**#84: How That Made Her Feel** (どんな気持ち, *Don'na Kimochi*?) is the eighty-fourth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Yumeka Goto
* Sosuke
* Chinatsu Kano
* Taiki Inomata
* Kyo Kasahara
* Nishida
* Kengo Haryu
* Ayame Moriya
* Hina Chono
* Yukiko Inomata

## Events

* Yumeka taunts Chinatsu after she declares that she hasn't given up on basketball.
* Chinatsu and Taiki leave shortly after Yumeka and the boy with her.
* Taiki tells Chinatsu that if anybody can dominate the basketball world, it's her.
* The basketball team is preparing for the winter cup on Christmas.
* Nishida decides to have the badminton team practice on Christmas Eve.
* Hina eavesdrops on the conversation with Nishida and decides to go to practice on Christmas.
* Haryu tells Taiki that the reason Chinatsu always practiced early in the morning was in order to catch up to Yumeka.
* Taiki goes to the dentist as he has pain in his mouth and runs into Yumeka at the register.
Chapter 103

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**#103: I Need to Tell You Something** (話したいことがあるから, *Hanashitai koto ga arukara*?) is the one-hundred and third chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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

## Events

* After Chinatsu begins to leave the lake with her family, she receives a call from Taiki asking if she is still there as he just got dropped off near it.
* Chinatsu gets out of the car and runs back to the lake to reunite with Taiki.
* Taiki runs to the lake and Chinatsu asks why he is there since she didn't know he would be in Nagano.
* Taiki admits to Chinatsu that he likes her a lot.
Chapter 14

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**#14: Aquarium** (水族館, *Suizokukan*?) is the fourteenth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Chinatsu Kano
* Taiki Inomata

## Events

* Taiki and Chinatsu spend time together at the aquarium.
* Chinatsu apologises for what she said to Taiki in Chapter 10.
* Taiki says that if Chinatsu has a something to say to him, she should send a Capey LINE sticker to let him know.
Chapter 60

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**#60: Let's Go See It** (見に行こう, *Mi ni ikou*?) is the sixtieth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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

## Events

* Taiki gets asked by a teacher to start their play ten minutes earlier.
* Taiki overhears some students talking about asking out Chinatsu.
* Taiki and Hina both get flustered when he sees her in her costume for the play.
* Taiki goes out for a morning run since he can't use the gym during the festival and sees Chinatsu practicing.
* Chinatsu was inspired by Taiki to work harder.
* Chinatsu asks Taiki to go with her to see a performance by the second-year students at 2pm.
Chapter 70

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**#70: An Exciting Event** (ワクワクイベント, *Wakuwaku Ibento*?) is the seventieth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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

## Events

* Chinatsu starts watering the cactus and makes sure to check her directions on how to do so.
* There is an upcoming autumn training camp that is a joint camp between the badminton, basketball, and rhythmic gymnastics teams during the school's founding anniversary.
* Ayame wants to use the camp to get Chinatsu to date Matsuoka and Hina to date Taiki.
* Nishida tells Ayame that Taiki is one of the best players on the team and that he's probably the best amongst the first years.
* Taiki feels that he is steadily improving after his match with Yusa, but Kengo won't take him on.
* Ayame gets Taiki to go with her to get more shuttlecocks from the staff room.
* Ayame comments that the people that they passed on the way to the staff room were her exes.
* Ayame tells Taiki that if someone says they like you, then you should go out with them to see where it goes as it's better than waiting for your crush to like you back.
* Taiki admits that if someone told him they like him, then he would start thinking about them more.
* Some of the girls' basketball team discuss the bonfire legend that states that if two people confess in front of the bonfire on the last day of camp, then they will live happily ever after.
Chapter 114

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**#114: Challenger** (挑戦者, *Chōsen-sha*?) is the one-hundred and fourteenth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Chinatsu Kano
* Nagisa
* Ayame Moriya
* Shuji Yusa
* Kyo Kasahara
* Taiki Inomata
* Kengo Haryu
* Nishida
* Hina Chono

## Events

* Yumeka's school, Saisho, won their practice match against Third High, making them a likely contender to win the qualifiers for nationals.
* Ayame begins working out to impress Yusa and tells the team that she will root for Yusa if he is pitted against another first year in the first year tournament.
* Kengo lets Taiki know that if he can't win the first year tournament, then he doesn't have a chance at making nationals.
* Kengo tells Nishida that if Taiki wants to beat him and Yusa, he will need something else beyond his ability to push forward past obstacles.
* Chinatsu cheers up Taiki as they are about to head to bed since he is nervous about the tournament tomorrow.
Chapter 40

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**#40: The One Who's Cool...** (かっこいいのは, *Kakkoii no wa*?) is the fortieth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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

## Events

* Haryu loses the first game against Hyodo.
* In the past, Haryu met Karen at a swim school.
* Haryu ends up teaching Karen how to swim as she doesn't want to quit before she's at least tried.
* Haryu and Karen continued to hang out after she quit swim school as they lived near each other.
* Haryu wants to show Karen how cool he can be after seeing how she always challenges herself.
* Haryu wins the second game against Hyodo.

## Triva

* Due to the magazine coming out on Valentines Day, it included a special poster for the series alongside Chapter 40.
	+ This poster design was included in the English digital release of the chapter
Chapter 95

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**#95: It's Back** (イッツ・バック, *Ittsu bakku*?) is the ninety-fifth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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

## Events

* Eimei wins the first round in the tournament against Kirigasaki Academy.
* Yumeka tells Chinatsu that she got the ticket for the game from Taiki.
* Yumeka and Chinatsu apologize to one another about what they said previously.
* Chinatsu tells Yumeka that she wished they could have talked to each other instead of her quitting spontaneously.
* Nagisa sees the both of them crying and tells them that they are acting like children.
* Yumeka tells Chinatsu that she wants to play with her again and monologues that by having something you care about, it helps you gain strength.
* Ayame gives out cookies to the badminton team and gives extra to Kyo for his siblings.
* Kyo sees Hina staring down at Taiki as they leave for the day.
* Taiki worries about Chinatsu and Yumeka but decides to leave them alone while enjoying his time with the badminton team.
* Chinatsu leaves early after she recalls that Yumeka told her to thank Taiki for the ticket.
Chapter 52

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**#52: Of Course I Want to See It** (もちろん見たい, *Mochiron Mitai*?) is the fifty-second chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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

## Events

* Chinatsu tells Hina that she's not living with Taiki right now since her grandpa is getting surgery soon.
* Taiki is getting better at badminton but is still anxious for some reason.
* The badminton team will have a practice match on Saturday with Sajikawa High School.
* The coach says that if they can't beat Sajikawa, they won't be able to make it to nationals next year.
* Hina tells Taiki that she wants to watch their practice match since she'll be at school practicing for the play.
* Chinatsu sees Taiki practicing hard in the morning.
* Chinatsu also tells Taiki that she'll watch their practice match when she's done with her practice.
Tamytras

**Tamytras** was a contestant on Survivor: Fiji.

## Biography

Peter was one of the twenty castaways selected to participate in Survivor: Fiji. Beginning the game on the Moto tribe, Peter was immediately outnumbered by the majority Random Votes alliance along with Jackson and Jayden. They formed The Outcasts Alliance. Moto won the first immunity challenge, sparing Peter from tribal council. However, Peter brought his tribe down in the next obstacle course challenge, and ultimately his tribe was sent to tribal council. Knowing he was on the outs, Peter voted against Jayden, and Jayden was ultimately voted out in an 8-1-1 vote.

At the next challenge, Peter was picked by his tribe to compete in the challenge. While doing so, he found the hidden immunity idol hidden behind a statue next to a pontoon. He grabbed it, and had the idol. However, his tribe ultimately lost the challenge, sending him to another tribal council. Him and Jackson were obviously on the outs of the Moto tribe, and they agreed to voting for each other that night, both not wanting to go home. At tribal council, despite the signs pointing to him needing to play his idol, he decided against it. Jackson and Peter tied 4-4-1 after Gabe casted a vote for himself after not showing up, and in the end, Peter was unanimously voted out in a 7-0 revote. He placed 17th.
Chapter 61

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**#61: I've Got Plans** (予定あるんだ, *Yotei Arun da*?) is the sixty-first chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Hina Chono
* Taiki Inomata
* Kyo Kasahara
* Chinatsu Kano
* Ichiro Kishisho
* Kengo Haryu
* Karen Moriya
* Nagisa

## Events

* Hina tries letting off some steam by playing a ring toss game but keeps losing.
* Taiki runs into Ichiro at the festival and he asks Taiki to show him to Chinatsu's classroom.
* Taiki and Ichiro run into Haryu and Karen in which she tells them to follow her to Class 2-B.
* Chinatsu is waitressing when the group shows up and Nagisa stops her from being hit on.
* Karen asks Chinatsu to go with her to a fashion show but she says that she already has plans.
* Taiki runs off after Karen asks if either him or Ichiro wants to go with her.
* Taiki waits for Chinatsu at the entrance to the classroom where the band is performing but goes inside to wait there as she's late.
* Chinatsu meets up with Taiki and apologizes for being late.
Chapter 87

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**#87: Excuses and Sound Arguments** (言い訳と健全な議論, *Iiwake to Kenzen na Giron*?) is the eighty-seventh chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Chinatsu Kano
* Yumeka Goto
* Nagisa
* Taiki Inomata

## Events

* Yumeka tells her friends that she doesn't care about Chinatsu and just finds her annoying.
* Taiki cheers up Chinatsu and reflects that he can't see Yumeka hating her.
* Taiki sees Yumeka playing basketball with some young kid.
* Yumeka says that there isn't a point to playing if you aren't going to be the best.
* Taiki realizes that the reason Yumeka quit was since she wasn't making progress after all of the effort she put in.
* Yumeka ends up slapping Taiki and says that he can make those arguments since he isn't involved.
Chapter 108

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**#108: It's Already Settled** (もう決まってるよ, *Mō kimatteru yo*?) is the one-hundred and eighth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Chinatsu Kano
* Nagisa
* Yumeka Goto
* Taiki Inomata
* Nishida
* Shuji Yusa
* Kazuma Matsuoka

## Events

* Chinatsu becomes the captain of the girls' basketball team.
* There will be a first-year tournament next month with some other schools.
* Matsuoka notices that Taiki and Chinatsu seem closer when they exchange looks in the gym.
* Matsuoka fell for Chinatsu because all of the previous girls that went after him didn't care about his passion for basketball.
* Matsuoka studied abroad so that he could get better at basketball and get Chinatsu to have feelings for him.
* Matsuoka realizes that Taiki is able to support her in a way that he couldn't.
* Chinatsu finds Taiki laying down on a bench and tells him to leave his night open on his birthday, January 15th, which is that weekend.
Oza

Nom original : オーザ (ōza)

Nom version fansub : Oza

Nom version NA : Oza

**Fiche :**

Classe : Hunter, Human, H

Voix originale : Hiro Shimono

## Description

Il est l'instructeur pour les classes Hunter et Fighter. Il teste les ARKS de ces deux catégories et les aide à atteindre le plus haut niveau d'expertise.

**Vie privée**

Oza entretient, ce qui semble être, une relation secrète avec Azanami. Enfin selon les propos de Marlu. En réalité il aime une autre personne en secret et il ne veut pas que cela se sache.
Chapter 104

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**#104: January 4, Midday** (1月4日, *1 Tsuki 4-nichi*?) is the one-hundred and fourth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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

## Events

* Chinatsu confesses that she likes Taiki as well.
* Chinatsu and Taiki decide to start dating.
* Chinatsu's family meets back up with her and decide to drive Taiki to the train station.
* Both Taiki and Chinatsu hold hands in the car.
Chapter 22

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**#22: Score!** (一本っ!, *Ippon!*?) is the twenty-second chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Chinatsu Kano
* Yukiko Inomata
* Taiki Inomata
* Kengo Haryu
* Shota Hyodo
* Yuki Tateyama
* Shuji Yusa

## Events

* Chinatsu stretches alongside Taiki outside.
* Taiki promises to tell Chinatsu something after basketball team's finals.
* Chinatsu cheers for Taiki.
* Hyodo and Haryu trash talk one another.
* Taiki helps out Yusa by telling him that his wallet dropped out of his pocket.

## Trivia

* The the spelling of the chapter changed slightly between the magazine and volume release. The original release had the title spelt "一本!" whilst the volume release was spelt "一本っ!", to add greater emphasis on the title.
Le Adventures Of The Number 16 Wiki

**Le Adventures Of The Number 16 Wiki****Welcome to theLe Adventures Of The Number 16 Wiki !**
The Wiki all about the most popular series of numpty pootis 8012's career. 4 years strong or something, probably. A funny little spoof, tribute and take on pretty outdated brocomotive humour, a tribute to many like TrainBrain06, Busted Buffers and so and just a full on taking the piss of bad characters and lots of funny crap no body gets with all of the characters we could have chosen, Sixteen.wilbert and his other bitchey friends

### First released

2016 2019 (reboot)

2020 (V2 reboot)

## **Important articles**

These are mostly the main stuff you need to look at, for some reason I guess.

* Le Shed of Ded
* Main Characters
* Antagonists
* Memes
* Penis
* your mom bitch
* James Charles
* And 16 Himself
Chapter 77

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**#77: Even So** (それでも, *Sore demo*?) is the seventy-seventh chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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

## Events

* Taiki admits that his indecisiveness is only going to hurt Hina so he wants her to stop pursuing him.
* After asking Taiki why he won't ever like her, he responds that no matter what, Chinatsu is the one he likes.
* Hina runs off and into Ayame outside where she tells her that Taiki won't feel the same as her.
* Hina contemplates how with rhythmic gymnastics, her hard work can bring results but it isn't the same with love.
* Chinatsu looks over across the campfire, assumedly trying to find Taiki.
* The next day, Taiki goes over to practice early in order to clear his mind.
* Haryu comes into the gymnasium and asks Taiki if he wants to have a practice match.
Chapter 105

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**#105: Let's Keep It a Secret** (秘密にしておきましょう, *Himitsu ni shite okimashou*?) is the one-hundred and fifth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Chinatsu Kano
* Taiki Inomata
* Grandpa Kano
* Mother Kano
* Kengo Haryu
* Nishida
* Kyo Kasahara
* Yukiko Inomata
* Father Inomata

## Events

* Taiki heads back to the ski resort on the train.
* Taiki tells Kyo that him and Chinatsu are now a couple.
* Yukiko asks Taiki why he met with Chinatsu during his ski trip and he says it was just a coincidence that he was close to her.
* When Chinatsu gets back to the Inomata house, she asks Taiki if they should tell his parents about them going out.
* Taiki and Chinatsu decide to keep their relationship a secret to avoid any problems.
* Chinatsu shakes Taiki's hand, telling him that it is safe since they aren't doing anything couple-like.
Chapter 31

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**#31: Is It a Date?** (おデートでしょうか, *O Dēto Deshō ka*?) is the thirty-first chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Taiki Inomata
* Hina Chono
* Yukiko Inomata
* Chinatsu Kano
* Kengo Haryu

## Events

* Taiki tells Chinatsu and his mom that he's going to the fireworks festival with friends.
* Haryu invites Taiki to a university practice that he was invited to participate in.
* Taiki asks Hina for who else is going to the fireworks festival with them.
* Hina tells him that he can invite Kyo and she'll invite some more friends.
Blue Box (Anime)

## Blue Box

****Blue Box**** (アオのハコ, *Ao no Hako*?) is an anime series based on the manga written and illustrated by Kouji Miura. The anime was announced on November 19, 2023.

## Synopsis

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.

## Staff

* **Animation Studio**: Telecom Animation Film
* **Producer**: UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS

## Voice Cast

* Shōya Chiba as Taiki Inomata
* Reina Ueda as Chinatsu Kano
* Akari Kitō as Hina Chono

## Gallery

### Character Designs

Taiki Character DesignChinatsu Character Design
## Promotions

TVアニメ『アオのハコ』ティザーPV -キャラクターボイス初公開！-Teaser PV
Chapter 71

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**#71: Joint Training Camp** (合同合宿, *Gōdō Gasshuku*?) is the seventy-first chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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

## Events

* The joint training camp begins after a two hour bus ride to the inn which is bordering a mountain
* The badminton team is seen completing various exercises, wearing them all down.
* Taiki asks Haryu to partner up with him but Haryu refuses to do so.
* Taiki sees Hina after they all get out of the bath and Nishida suggests they all play a card game in Haryu's room, including both Nagisa and Chinatsu as well.
* The card game involves a person picking up a card and doing whatever it tells them to do.
* Kyo gets forced to talk like a cat while Chinatsu gets her hair done by the other girls.
* Ayame believes she has cheated the system, making sure Taiki picks up a card telling him to gaze at Hina for seven seconds.
* Nishida shuffles the deck and Taiki ends up picking a card that tells him to confess his feelings to the one he loves.
Laimz YT

**laimz\_YT** is a contestant from Survivor: Fiji.

## Biography

Liam was one of the twenty castaways selected to participate on Survivor: Fiji. Beginning the game on the Moto tribe, Liam quickly aligned himself with Susan, and they became friends not soon into the first session. After Susan invited Liam to the majority Random Votes alliance, he quickly gained a good position in the tribe.

At the first challenge, Liam competed, but blended in with the tribe, completing the obstacle course easily. His tribe won immunity, and Liam was spared from tribal council. Liam sat out in the next challenge, and Moto lost. When the Random Votes alliance was planning to vote for Jayden, Liam followed, and Jayden was voted out in an 8-1-1 vote.

At the next challenge, Liam had concocted a plan to throw it so that they could get out Drago. He explained that it was extremely risky, but it was a risk he was willing to take, knowing that there was most likely going to be a tribe switch soon. After Moto deliberately lost the challenge, Liam had to persuade Nate and Gabe to not tell Drago about the plan. As they were both new longterm players, unlike Liam, he had to make them not tell Drago. At tribal council, everyone acted like it was going to be Jackson, and that it was obvious. However, that night, Drago was blindsided in a 5-2-1 vote.

At the swap, Liam was transferred to the Ravu tribe, now in the minority with previous alliance member Gabe. After Ravu lost the first immunity challenge as a swapped tribe, him and Gabe attempted to sway Fred into voting for Lucas, but knowing that Fred was solid with the original Ravu’s, he voted for Gabe, and Gabe was ultimately sent packing in a 4-1 vote.

After it was announced that there would be a DOUBLE tribal council, Liam was the most surprised out of everyone. After Ravu struggled very hard in the challenge, they were sentenced to their second tribal council. Liam fought hard for Lucas to be eliminated in his place, but it was in vein as the three Ravu’s stuck together and Liam was voted out in a unanimous 3-1 vote.

At the final tribal council, Liam ranted at the finalists, saying he deserved to be there, not them. He voted for James to win the game, saying he didn’t want it to be unanimous. He placed 13th.
Chapter 6

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**#6: At Least One Step** (一歩でも, *Ippo demo*?) is the sixth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Summary

The matches between badminton club members has begun. Taiki is on a winning streak, but tells Kyo how he has only played first years so far. He tells him how Haryu has won every one of his matches. Kyo asks what became of the ordeal with Haryu and Chinatsu. Taiki explains how he will not let his emotions control him. As they are walking, they see Haryu talking to Chinatsu and his friends. Taiki says he doesn't care and turns to walk away. However, before he could leave, he hears Haryu talk about the badminton club matches. When Chinatsu wishes him luck on his next matches, Taiki again proclaims to not care.

After Chinatsu leaves, Haryu's friend talks about how close he and Chinatsu have become. Haryu somewhat agrees with him as they sit next to each other in class. His friends asks if that is all there is to their relationship. Haryu says they are just friends as they both are focusing on their respective clubs. However, he tells him how there is something about girls who work hard he likes. Kyo and Taiki overheard the conversation with Kyo thinking that was a bad time for Taiki to hear that conversation.

Later on, Taiki and Haryu begin their match. The match is one-sided as Taiki is losing against Haryu. Hina comes up to Kyo and asks if Taiki is okay as the game is one-sided. Kyo explains how it is not a surprise as both of them are on different levels. Then, Kyo sees that Chinatsu is watching the match as well before leaving. After the match, he asks if Taiki is okay as he offers him some water. Taiki asks him if the last match was close. He goes on about how he needs to get better at getting back in place during his matches. Kyo tells him that he thought that the conversation they overheard earlier would affect his playing. Taiki explains that while Chinatsu is the reason he wants to win, he will not use her as his excuse for losing a match. He tells him that he has always loved badminton.

As he prepares for his next match, Taiki notices that his shoe is untied. He notices the wish ribbon that Chinatsu gave him to remind him of goal of making it to nationals. He decides to take it one step at a time as the match begins. This time around, Taiki is performing better against Haryu. Everyone watching is amazed by the current match.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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

## Events

* As mentioned in Chapter 4, the matches between the badminton club members takes place.
* Taiki loses in his first match against Haryu.
* Taiki gets motivated to do better in his next match after looking at his wish ribbon.
Chapter 36

* Japanese
* English Page

**#36: Better Get Going** (行かないと, *Ikanaito*?) is the thirty-sixth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Yume
* Chinatsu Kano
* Taiki Inomata
* Yume's Mother
* Hina Chono
* Nagisa
* Imada
* Karen Moriya
* Kengo Haryu

## Events

* Taiki brings Yume's mother after finding her.
* Yume gives Chinatsu a hair pin.
* When the fireworks start, Chinatsu tells Taiki to head back to Hina.
* Hina says how she can't wait to come back to the festival next year.
* Nagisa asks Chinatsu why she is so sad after coming back to them.
* Taiki contemplates where he will be with Chinatsu in a year as he's watching the fireworks.
Chapter 46

* Japanese
* English Page

**#46: August 26, Part 2** (8月26日②, *8 Tsuki 26-nichi ②*?) is the forty-sixth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Chinatsu Kano
* Taiki Inomata

## Events

* Taiki and Chinatsu take a train to go visit the sea.
* Taiki steps on a rock and has to change to sweatpants.
* Taiki gives a birthday cake and sings to Chinatsu.
* Chinatsu is confirmed to be 17 now while Taiki is 15.
* Taiki will turn 16 on January 15th.
* Taiki promises to make another wish ribbon pair for them once his comes off next year.
* Taiki and Chinatsu are stuck in a downpour with the train out of service.
Chapter 92

* JP Cover Page
* JP Front Page
* EN Cover Page
* EN Front Page

**#92: Whenever You're Struggling** (悩んでいるときはいつでも, *Nayan de iru toki wa itsu demo*?) is the ninety-second chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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

## Events

* Yumeka tries to deny the ticket that Taiki gives her but he does it anyways and says she has to be there.
* Taiki tells Matsuoka that he is doing this to get Yumeka to go to the game and see Chinatsu play.
* Matsuoka slipped on his own sweat causing him to lose but Kengo says that he also did laps in the morning, tiring him out before the challenge.
* Chinatsu runs into Taiki on the street and gives him a towel to wipe himself off.
* Chinatsu also gives Taiki her jacket and after Taiki jokes about what else he will receive, she says she will be by his side whenever he is struggling, no matter where it is.
Chapter 91

* Japanese
* English Page

**#91: The Most Powerful Feeling** (最強の感情, *Saikyō no kanjō*?) is the ninety-first chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Yumeka Goto
* Yumeka's Father
* Chinatsu Kano
* Yumeka's Mother
* Taiki Inomata

## Events

* In the past, Yumeka's father says that the love of anything is the most powerful feeling of all.
* Chinatsu leaves Yumeka after making her statement about Taiki.
* In a flashback to junior high, Yumeka underperforms in a game and tries to work harder to live up to people's expectations of her.
* After a tough day at practice, she comes home to her parents fighting and runs out in order to clear her head.
* During the final game of the season, Yumeka ends up not performing well alongside Chinatsu.
* Yumeka's mother comes into her room afterwards and announces that both her and Yumeka's father are getting a divorce.
* Yumeka runs away from her house and toward the school where she finds Chinatsu practicing.
* In the present, Yumeka wonders if she could have stayed liking basketball if she stayed with Chinatsu instead of keeping her out of the loop.
* Taiki runs toward Yumeka and gives her the ticket to the winter cup game that Chinatsu will be playing in.
Chapter 102

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**#102: It's So Beautiful** (それはとても美しいです, *Sore wa totemo utsukushīdesu*?) is the one-hundred and second chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Kyo Kasahara
* Kengo Haryu
* Nishida
* Taiki Inomata
* Mother Kano
* Chinatsu Kano
* Grandpa Kano
* Grandma Kano

## Events

* On the morning of January 4th, a group of the badminton team heads off to Nagano for a skiing trip, which is two hours away from where Chinatsu is staying with her grandpa.
* Chinatsu's grandpa brings her to go smelt fishing on Konami Lake since it is frozen.
* When Taiki and his friends arrive at the inn where they will be skiing, he thinks of taking a picture of the mountains and sending it to Chinatsu before getting sent a picture from her.
* When Taiki sees that Chinatsu is at Konami Lake, he tells his friends that he will take a detour and starts running away from them.
Chapter 119

* Japanese Page
* English Page

**#119: Almost Got the Wrong Idea** (危うく間違った考えをしそうになる, *Ayauku machigatta kangae o shi-sō ni naru*?) is the one-hundred and nineteenth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Ayame Moriya
* Kyo Kasahara
* Taiki Inomata
* Kengo Haryu
* Hina Chono
* Nina Shimazaki
* Kazuma Matsuoka
* Chinatsu Kano

## Events

* Ayame gives out chocolates to the badminton team for Valentine's Day and prepared a nice box full of chocolates for Kyo.
* Taiki gets interviewed by someone and tells them that he will not lose in the national qualifiers, even if he has to face Kengo.
* Ayame runs into Kyo but backs out from giving him chocolates at the time since she doesn't want to affect his practice.
* Hina gives Kyo chocolate and Ayame decides to not give the chocolate she made to Kyo since she believes that Hina likes him.
* Matsuoka never gets chocolates anymore since he always rejected them, hoping that Chinatsu would give him some.
* Ayame gives Matsuoka chocolate out of pity for him and Kyo notices, telling himself that he almost thought she had a crush on him.
* Hina sees the new first years at the school and comments that so much has happened.
* Chinatsu gives Taiki chocolate and asserts that he is her boyfriend since he was worried she gave chocolate to Matsuoka.
Chapter 66

* Japanese
* English Page

**#66: I'm Here to Lend an Ear** (話なら聞くぞ, *Hanashi nara Kiku zo*?) is the sixty-sixth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Chinatsu Kano
* Taiki Inomata
* Yukiko Inomata
* Nishida
* Kengo Haryu
* Hina Chono
* Nagisa
* Karen Moriya

## Events

* Chinatsu says that she is going to move in the day after tomorrow and that she's sleeping over at Karen's place.
* Chinatsu has been friends with Karen since kindergarten.
* Chinatsu avoids talking about the rumors revolving around Taiki and Hina.
* Nishida talks to Taiki about being willing to help him dispel the rumors and asks him to protect Hina.
* Nagisa believes that Chinatsu isn't interested in romance at all.
* Karen tells Chinatsu that Haryu looks his best when he's playing badminton.
* Chinatsu immediately rejects a friend of Karen from getting her number.
* Chinatsu says that she was never good at romance as everyone else ever since kindergarten.
* Chinatsu admits to being interested in someone, implying Taiki.
Volume 3

## Score!

* Japanese
* English

**Score!** (一本っ!,, *Ippon!*?) is the third volume of the Blue Box series by Kouji Miura.

## Synopsis

At long last, the prefectural qualifiers for nationals begin! After his intense training with Haryu, Taiki will finally be put to the test in a grueling doubles match. Can Taiki take down opponents from the formidable Sajikawa High School? Or will his dreams of reaching nationals come crashing down around him?

## Chapters

* #17: No Problems (問題ないです, *Mondainaidesu*?)
* #18: Wish Me Luck (がんばって言って, *Ganbatte itte*?)
* #19: I'll Carry Your Bags (荷物お運びします,, *Nimotsu o Hakobi Shimasu*?)
* #20: Eavesdropping (盗み聞き, *Nusumigiki*?)
* #21: Can I Have One? (一つちょうだい？, *Hitotsu Chōdai?*?)
* #22: Score! (一本っ!, *Ippon!*?)
* #23: I'll Defintely Get It In! (絶対入れる！, *Zettai Ireru!*?)
* #24: That's Just Sports (それがスポーツだろ, *Sore ga Supōtsu Daro*?)
* #25: Good Job (お疲れ様, *Otsukaresama*?)
Chapter 30

* Japanese
* English Page

**#30: Getting Closer** (お近づきに, *Ochikadzuki ni*?) is the thirtieth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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

## Events

* Taiki and some friends start working on summer homework in the library.
* Taiki finds out that Ito has a crush on Hina.
* Taiki recalls how he first started talking with Hina at a fireworks festival during their first year of junior high.
* He saved her a candy apple at the fireworks festival as she was running late.
* Hina invites him to go to the fireworks festival after they weren't able to go the last couple of years.
Chapter 118

* Japanese Page
* English Page

**#118: That Kind of Person** (そういう人, *Sōiu hito*?) is the one-hundred and eighteenth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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

## Events

* Ayame watches Kyo's match and tries to tell Kyo's siblings over the phone that he did a great job after seeing him call them.
* Kyo lets Ayame know that he hung up on his siblings before she could say anything and tells her afterward that he's glad he could participate in the tournament even though he lost.
* Ayame works with Chinatsu on making chocolate for Valentine's Day at her apartment and after Chinatsu says that she is giving the chocolate to the person she likes, Ayame takes a guess that it is someone who works hard at his club activities.
* After Ayame gets teased for liking someone, Chinatsu tells her that she agrees that those who live for themselves attract one another.
* Ayame feels depressed because she believes that Kyo likes Hina but promises herself that she is going to give Kyo the chocolate she made.
* Taiki sees the chocolate that Chinatsu made in her bag when she comes back home.
Chapter 33

* Japanese
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**#33: When the Underdog Wins** (大穴が勝ちをさらう展開, *Ōana ga Kachi o Sarau Tenkai*?) is the thirty-third chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Taiki Inomata
* Kengo Haryu
* Shota Hyodo
* Shuji Yusa
* Kyo Kasahara
* Hina Chono

## Events

* Haryu tells Taiki that Hyodo will be attending the university next year.
* Hyodo gives Taiki pointers on how to improve.
* Kyo is unable to go to the fireworks festival since he got a fever.
* Hina arrives in a yukata and meets up with Taiki.
Volume 2

## An Ordinary Girl

* Japanese
* English

**An Ordinary Girl** (普通女の子, *Futsū no Joshi*?) is the second volume of the Blue Box series by Kouji Miura.

## Synopsis

Taiki’s new doubles partner puts him on an intense training regimen that makes his dream of reaching nationals start to feel a little more achievable. Then Taiki meets another badminton player with eyes for Chinatsu. Will this new rival spell the end for Taiki’s romantic aspirations?

## Chapters

* #8: Doubles (ダブルス, *Daburusu*?)
* #9: Gym Uniforms (ジャージ, *Jāji*?)
* #10: The Day Before (前日, *Zenjitsu*?)
* #11: Regional Preliminaries (地区予選, *Chiku Yosen*?)
* #12: If He Wins (あいつが勝ったら, *Aitsu ga Kattara*?)
* #13: Date (デート, *Dēto*?)
* #14: Aquarium (水族館, *Suizokukan*?)
* #15: An Ordinary Girl (普通女の子, *Futsū no Joshi*?)
* #16: Kindred Spirits (同志, *Dōshi*?)

## Trivia

* On its first day of sales, Volume 2 achieved 6th place on Shoseki's Best 500 manga ranking.
Chapter 53

* Japanese
* English Page

**#53: Doing Great** (良くやってるよ, *Yoku Yatteru yo*?) is the fifty-third chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Taiki Inomata
* Shuji Yusa
* Kengo Haryu
* Hina Chono

## Events

* Taiki contemplates over how much work that he needs to get done to compete with Yusa.
* Haryu comments that Taiki doesn't recognize his own growth.
* Hina is practicing in a classroom for a scene in the play.
* Hina complements Taiki on being able to juggle both badminton and the play.
* Taiki starts to help Hina prepare for the scene when she is supposed to wake up after the prince kisses her.
* Hina gets embarrassed when Taiki comments about kissing her and asks if they should do it for real.
Blossoming Romance Arc

The **Blossoming Romance Arc** is the fourth story arc of the Blue Box series by Kouji Miura.

## Summary

With the prefectural qualifiers over, Taiki has to focus on doing well on his mid-term exams. Due to him studying a lot, Taiki catches a cold right after finishing the exams. Chinatsu walks into his room and decides to make some food to make him feel better since his parents aren't home. Taiki confides in her that he believes nationals was too high of a goal for him but she tells him that it's okay to have a lofty goal if it pushes him as her goal is what pushes her out of bed each morning. Taiki then tells her that he will add on the badminton team goal board that he will push for nationals next year. Right as she begins to clean up, Chinatsu falls on Taiki as he gets out of bed to help but simply presses the cooling sheet back on his head and leaves his room.

After Taiki recovers from his cold, he goes out and sees his teammates cleaning the school pool. Haryu lets Taiki know that he needs to improve more than his smashes if he wants to have a chance against Yusa and other opponents next year. After that, Taiki runs into Chinatsu in a tool shed where he tries to confront her about the previous day but backs out.

During a barbeque with Taiki's family, Chinatsu has a talk with Taiki's dad before he realizes that they are out yakisoba noodles leading to Taiki and Chinatsu going out to buy some. When coming home from the store, Chinatsu tells Taiki that she should have been more careful with him since she is allowed to live in their house. On the last day of school before summer break, Taiki starts to avoid Chinatsu since he feels that she drew a line between them.

## Story Impact

* Chinatsu helps out Taiki when he is sick after his mid-term exams are finished.
* Taiki resolves himself to push for nationals next year.
* Chinatsu draws a line between herself and Taiki to not be as touchy with him.
* Summer break begins with Taiki not sure how to handle himself around Chinatsu.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 26
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 29
Volume 1

## Chinatsu Senpai

* Japanese
* English

**Chinatsu Senpai** (千夏先輩, *Chinatsu Senpai*?) is the first volume of the Blue Box series by Kouji Miura.

## Synopsis

**A badminton guy falls for a basketball girl. Do these sports-crossed lovers have a chance?**

Taiki is a high school freshman on the badminton team. Chinatsu is the star of the girls’ basketball team. They both dream of becoming national champions, but that might not be the only thing they have in common. When an unexpected turn of events brings them closer together, they’ll have more than sports on their minds.

Taiki would have done anything to get closer to his crush, Chinatsu. But now that they are living under the same roof, he may have gotten more than he bargained for. How will he be able to focus on badminton when the girl of his dreams is only a room away?

## Chapters

* #1: Chinatsu Senpai (千夏先輩, *Chinatsu Senpai*?)
* #2: You Have To Go To Nationals (インターハイ行ってください, *Intāhai itte kudasai*?)
* #3: Pretending To Be A Stranger (他人のフリ, *Tanin no Furi*?)
* #4: The Chosen One (選ばれし者, *Erabareshimono*?)
* #5: What I Call Her (呼び方, *Yobikata*?)
* #6: At Least One Step (一歩でも, *Ippo demo*?)
* #7: You'll Be Fine (大丈夫, *Daijōbu*?)

## Gallery

Volume 1's opening page.Contents page.Chapter 4's updated cover.Special thanks credits for Volume 1.Author's comment.
## **Trivia**

* On its first day of sales, Volume 1 achieved 8th place on Shoseki's Best 500 manga ranking.
* On its second day of sales, Volume 1 achieved 12th place on Shoseki's Best 500 manga ranking.
* On its third day of sales, Volume 1 achieved 14th place on Shoseki's Best 500 manga ranking.
Volume 9

## That's What I Know

* Japanese
* English

**That's What I Know** (俺はわかってる, *Ore wa Wakatteru*?) is the ninth volume of the Blue Box series by Kouji Miura.

## Synopsis

The joint training camp has begun, and Taiki must endure even tougher practices than usual. But all he can think about are Chinatsu and Hina! During the final night of the camp, Taiki finds himself alone with Hina once again and realizes he needs to be more honest with himself—and with her.

## Chapters

* #71: Joint Training Camp (合同合宿, *Gōdō Gasshuku*?)
* #72: Spinning (ぐるぐる, *Guruguru*?)
* #73: That's What I Know (俺はわかってる, *Ore wa Wakatteru*?)
* #74: I Don't Need an Answer (いらないの, *Iranai no*?)
* #75: A Roller Coaster (ジェットコースター, *Jetto Kōsutā*?)
* #76: Didn't Mean to Say (言うつもり, *Iu Tsumori*?)
* #77: Even So (それでも, *Sore demo*?)
* #78: You Are Too (お前もだろ, *Omae mo Daro*?)
* #79: Shopping for a Tracksuit (ジャージ買いに, *Jāji Kai ni*?)
* #80: Because That's Who I Am (それが私なので, *Sore ga Watashi Nanode*?)
Chapter 80

* Japanese
* English Page

**#80: Because That's Who I Am** (それが私なので, *Sore ga Watashi Nanode*?) is the eightieth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Ayame Moriya
* Hina Chono
* Taiki Inomata
* Kyo Kasahara

## Events

* Flashing back to after Taiki rejected Hina, Ayame admits to herself that she doesn't know what heartbreak feels like so she doesn't know what to do to help Hina.
* Ayame brings Hina along to an arcade in order to cheer her up and make her forget about what happened.
* Ayame and Hina run in to one of Ayame's exes and he starts to complain to his friend about how she was so demanding and nothing like he imagined.
* Hina starts to cry after talking back to Ayame's ex about how it's easy to vilify the person who dumped you.
* Kyo tells Ayame that her way of helping Hina isn't bad.
Chapter 112

* Japanese
* English Page

**#112: Got It All Sorted Out** (すべてを整理しました, *Subete o seiri shimashita*?) is the one-hundred and twelfth chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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

## Events

* Hina wakes up and arrives a practice, narrating that she is now able to talk to Taiki as she walks with him to the faculty room.
* Hina tells Taiki that he better tell Chinatsu that he likes her soon and Taiki tells her that he already did.
* Hina starts to cry outside and tells herself to get over her crush.
* Kyo arrives outside and both him and Hina eavesdrop on Ayame getting asked out.
* Ayame says that she is thinking of going out with the guy since it has been a while since she had a boyfriend.
* Hina asks Ayame to introduce her to a guy and she agrees to do so but lets her know that she will only introduce the perfect guy for her.
* Kyo asks Hina if she has got her feelings sorted out and she says she has.
Chapter 42

* Japanese
* English Page

**#42: An Impossible Notion** (無理なお話, *Muri na Ohanashi*?) is the forty-second chapter of Kouji Miura's *Blue Box* manga series.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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

## Events

* Eimei High won the first round of the girls' basketball nationals tournament.
* Yoshitani and Koike are leaving the team after nationals to focus on their entrance exams.
* Nagisa motivates Chinatsu to pull herself together.
* Hyodo ended up winning the boys badminton nationals tournament.
* Taiki accidentally practices a love confession when trying to shoot a basketball.
* Hina asks Taiki to treat her to taiyaki.