The Blue Box Jump Festa 2025 stage reveals the second cour of the anime series will premiere on January 2. In addition, a new trailer reveals the opening and ending theme songs for the second cour.
Macaroni Enpitsu performs the opening theme song “Shikaraba” for the second cour of Blue Box, while TOMOO performs the ending theme song “Contrast.” A new key visual was released alongside the trailer as well.
The first cour is currently streaming on Netflix, and the second cour will continue to air on the streaming platform with English subs.
Check out the new trailer and key visual below:
The cast of the anime includes:
- Shōya Chiba as Taiki Inomata
- Reina Ueda as Chinatsu Kano
- Akari Kitō as Hina Chono
- Chiaki Kobayashi as Kyo Kasahara
- Yūma Uchida as Kengo Haryū
- Shōgo Sakata as Ryōsuke Nishida
- Anna Nagase as Nagisa Funami
- Asaki Yuikawa as Niina Shimazaki
- Yūki Ono as Shōta Hyōdō
- Kenshō Ono as Shūji Yusa
- Kana Ichinose as Ayame Moriya (new)
Yūichirō Yano is the anime’s director, Yūko Kakihara is overseeing the series scripts, and Miho Tanino is the character designer. Once more, Telecom Animation Film is in charge of animation, while UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS is planning and producing the anime.
The anime is based on the original manga by Kouji Miura. The manga began serialization in 2021 and it’s still ongoing. Here’s an overview of the manga, via Manga Plus:
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!
