Aliases
الصندوق الأزرق, 青之箱, 푸른 상자, La caja azul, กล่องรักวัยใส, Niebieskie pudełko, Ao no Hako, Blue Box, アオのハコ
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Do these sports-crossed lovers have a chance?
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!
(Source: TMS Anime)
Note: The series streamed a week in advance on Netflix Japan starting with episode 2 released alongside episode 1.
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!
(Source: TMS Anime)
Note: The series streamed a week in advance on Netflix Japan starting with episode 2 released alongside episode 1.
Last updated
Jul 28, 2026, 03:01 PM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Oct 19, 2025, 01:58 AM.
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Frozen 3 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~86,182 followers
- Favourite base strength - 4,802 cross-platform favourites
- IP reach across services - Multi-platform footprint of ~46,024 users
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial90
Production Feasibility60
Audience Reception49
Strategic Priors31
Fandom Engagement8
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 03:01 PM
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Renewal FAQ
Blue Box renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Blue Box getting a new season?
- Yes - Blue Box has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Blue Box be renewed?
- Blue Box has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Blue Box's renewal probability?
- Blue Box's CourScore is 60 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily-updated probability out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 0 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 3 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 71,673 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 153,584 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 23 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 741 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 446,135 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 13 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 60.21 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 108,562 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,450 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 15,755 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.5 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 39 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 82 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 94 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 81 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 52 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | 1,543 | Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 337,236 | Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 5,465 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 105,314 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 24.96 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 9 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 33,710 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 31,668 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 142,612 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,175,237 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 9 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.48 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 11,750 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga yearly sales | JP | 2,385,295 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 58,527 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 347,670 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 8,682 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 240 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 28 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 10,000,000 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 38 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 174,474 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 2,729 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 31 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 9 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 89,800 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 14 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 90,118 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 1,710,910 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -17.61 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.32 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 250 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 48 | Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |