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
Sep 11, 2026, 09:00 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 2 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 analysedSep 11, 2026, 09:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 81 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 5,657 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 147,644 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 17 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 3 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 8,932 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 250 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.32 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 106,449 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 28 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 10,000,000 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 105,500 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -3.21 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga yearly sales | JP | 2,385,295 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.23 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 338,244 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | 1,297 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | engagement 7d jp | JP | 38,052 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 1 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 6 | Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 446,135 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 741 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 23 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 153,584 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 71,673 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 39 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 2,118 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 238,773 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 53 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 45 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 52 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 15,767 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 11,792 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 60.2 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 179,886 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 354,855 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 91,389 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 58,459 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 108,571 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,459 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,178,397 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 38 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 10 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.49 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 32,092 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.5 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 82 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 24.16 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 98 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 33,816 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 1,736,446 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |