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Zach Aguilar, Xanthe Hyunh, Kayli Mills, Caden Shaffer, Daman Mills star

Netflix is now streaming the English dubbed version of Blue Box (Ao no Hako), which is based on the manga by Koji Miura. There are 25 episodes from the first season available on Netflix in both English and other languages.

The English cast includes:

- Zach Aguilar as Taiki Inomata
- Xanthe Hyunh as Chinatsu Kano
- Kayli Mills as Hina Chono
- Caden Shaffer as Kyo Kasahara
- Daman Mills as Kengo Haryu


The anime was first shown on TV in Japan on October 3rd, airing simultaneously across 28 stations. It became available for streaming on Netflix starting from October 4th (Japanese time), with new episodes released weekly. Additionally, the series is currently streaming on over 25 other platforms in Japan after each episode's broadcast. The first season consisted of two quarters, which aired consecutively.

The second cours (quarter of a year) premiered on Japanese television on January 2.

The anime is getting a second season.


Yūichirō Yano ( Moyashimon , Lupin the Third: Part 5 ) directed the anime, and Yūko Kakihara ( Buddy Daddies , Cells at Work! , Chihayafuru seasons 2-3) oversaw the series scripts. Miho Tanino ( Tower of God , Blue Thermal ) designed the characters. Telecom Animation Film produced the animation, and UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS was in charge of planning and production.

Official HiGE DANdism performed the first cours opening theme song "Same Blue," and Eve performed the ending theme song "Teenage Blue." Macaroni Enpitsu performed the second opening theme song "Shikaraba" (In That Case), and TOMOO performed the second ending theme song "Contrast."

Shueisha 's MANGA Plus service publishes the manga in English digitally, and describes the story:

Taiki Inomata is on the boys' badminton team at sports powerhouse Eimei Junior and Senior High. He's in love with basketball player Chinatsu Kano, the older girl he trains alongside every morning in the gym. One Spring day, their relationship takes a sharp turn ... And thus begins this brand-new series of love, sports and youth!

In 2020, Miura released the manga as a single issue in Weekly Shonen Jump. Later on, the magazine began serializing it in April 2021. On March 4th, Shueisha released the 19th volume of the compiled book series while Viz Media released the 14th volume on the same day. With over 6.2 million copies sold, this popular manga continues to captivate audiences worldwide.




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