TV series

Blue Box

2024 · 1 season

A gentle, warm slice of life that follows two student athletes as they navigate first love and the pressures of competition.

Tagline: Do these sports-crossed lovers have a chance?
Overview: Taiki Inomata loves badminton, but he has a long way to go before he can reach nationals. When Taiki sees upperclassman Chinatsu Kano practicing her heart out on the girls’ basketball team, he falls for her hard. After an unexpected turn of events brings the two closer together, sports might not be the first thing on their minds anymore!
How it feels: Warm, romantic, earnest and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Love, coming-of-age, sport, friendship
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
coming-of-age
sport
friendship
ambition
Places: school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: animation, drama
Created by: Daisuke Sakou, Keiko Oyamada, Yasuo Tsuchiya, Yuichiro Yano
Written by: Yuko Kakihara
Starring: Shoya Chiba, Reina Ueda, Akari Kito, Chiaki Kobayashi, Yuma Uchida, Shogo Sakata, Kana Ichinose, Haruka Shiraishi
Music: Takashi Ohmama
Cinematography: Yuki Kawashita
Length: 1 seasons, 37 episodes, 25 min each
Network: MBS, TBS, CBC, Tulip Television, SBC, BSN, tys, NBC, HBC, RKK, i-Television, SBS, IBC, BSS, MRO, OBS, TUF, RSK, TUY, tbc, RKB, KUTV, RBC, UTY, RCC, MRT, ATV, MBC
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese