Ao no Hako
Ao no Hako

Ao no Hako

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.

Rankings

  • #42 highest rated all time

  • #12 most popular all time

  • #6 highest rated of 2024

  • #1 most popular of 2024

Data

  • Format

    ONA

  • Episodes

    25

  • Episode Duration

    24 minutes

  • Status

    FINISHED

  • Start Date

    Sun Nov 03 2024

  • End Date

    Sun Apr 20 2025

  • Season

    FALL 2024

  • Average Score

    81%

  • Mean Score

    81%

  • Popularity

    154806

  • Favourites

    5952

  • Studios

    Telecom Animation Film

    TMS Entertainment

  • Producers

    Shueisha

    TBS

    Toho

  • Source

    MANGA

  • Genres

    Romance, Slice of Life, Sports

  • Romaji

    Ao no Hako

  • English

    Blue Box

  • Native

    アオのハコ

  • Synonyms

    الصندوق الأزرق

    青之箱

    푸른 상자

    La caja azul

    กล่องรักวัยใส

    Niebieskie pudełko

Tags

  • Heterosexual

    90%

  • Primarily Teen Cast

    89%

  • School Club

    88%

  • Coming of Age

    87%

  • Athletics

    87%

  • Male Protagonist

    85%

  • Unrequited Love

    84%

  • Badminton

    83%

  • School

    82%

  • Love Triangle

    81%

  • Female Protagonist

    75%

  • Cohabitation

    74%

  • Basketball

    71%

  • Shounen

    69%

  • Acrobatics

    63%

  • Chibi

    54%

External & Streaming links

Relations

  • Ao no Hako Season 2

    SEQUEL

    Ao no Hako Season 2

    TV · RELEASING

  • Ao no Hako

    SOURCE

    Ao no Hako

    MANGA · FINISHED

  • Teenage Blue

    OTHER

    Teenage Blue

    MUSIC · FINISHED

Characters

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Staff

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  • Tetsurou Araki

    Tetsurou Araki

    Episode Director (OP1)

  • Tetsurou Araki

    Tetsurou Araki

    Storyboard (OP1)

  • Jin Aketagawa

    Jin Aketagawa

    Sound Director

  • Ryouhei Muta

    Ryouhei Muta

    Key Animation (OP1)

  • Yoshihiro Kasahara

    Yoshihiro Kasahara

    Editing

  • Yuuko Kakihara

    Yuuko Kakihara

    Series Composition

  • Yuuko Kakihara

    Yuuko Kakihara

    Script (ep 1)

  • Yuuichirou Yano

    Yuuichirou Yano

    Director

  • Yuuichirou Yano

    Yuuichirou Yano

    Storyboard (ep 1)

  • Simone Veltroni

    Simone Veltroni

    ADR DIrector (Italian)

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    25410 Users

  • PLANNING

    45062 Users

  • COMPLETED

    72948 Users

  • DROPPED

    5469 Users

  • PAUSED

    5917 Users

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