During Jump Festa 2026, it was revealed that Blue Box Season 2 will air in fall 2026. In addition to the fall 2026 premiere, a key visual for Blue Box Season 2 by illustrator Rei Kato was also shown during the event.
The Blue Box anime’s first season consisted of a total of 25 episodes split across two cours. Fans can watch the anime with English dubs and sub on Netflix.
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
Yūichirō Yano directed the anime’s first season, and Yūko Kakihara handled the series scripts, while Miho Tanino was the character designer. Telecom Animation Film handled the 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!
