Romance Meets Sports: Shouya Chiba, Akari Kitou Bring Us Inside 'Ao no Hako'

With its down-to-earth yet charming cast, Ao no Hako (Blue Box) has continuously been a fan favorite in Weekly Shounen Jump since the serialization began.

Prior to the anime’s broadcast this Fall, an official panel was hosted…

Combining romance and sports, a genre pairing not frequently seen in the West, the manga’s main characters notably all play different sports within the same gymnasium, or “blue box.”