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アオのハコ [Ao no Hako] #13
アオのハコ 13 [Ao no Hako 13]
16歳の誕生日を迎えた大喜。千夏からのプレゼントを期待していると、思わぬハプニングが発生し…!? そして始まる一年生大会。佐知川高校の遊佐との再戦に向け、特訓した大喜だったが…!?
192 pages, Paperback
First published December 4, 2023
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December 4, 2024
4.5 rounded up, just because.
It’s no surprise that Blue Box is a damn good romance, but it was cool to have the reminder this volume that it’s a pretty great sports title as well. In fact, the two manage to come together quite nicely.
Taiki and Chinatsu are dating and while precious little has changed for them, everything has changed for them. They have some small moments (and one interrupted one), but nothing too exciting, except that you can tell it’s all very exciting for them. Acting how they always were is coloured very differently when you know the other person feels the same.
Taiki’s birthday turns out to be a mini-date due to the usual narrative silliness (manga loves its ‘whoops were on our own’ tropes), but the way they interact is very sweet and you can see the way they’re getting more and more comfortable with one another. It’s a lovely slow burn that makes sense for their personalities.
Elsewhere, poor Hina is totally over things until she finds out that Taiki finally confessed and then it all comes roaring back to the surface. I still think Hina is one of the best characters in any manga I’ve read, truly, and her dealing with heartbreak continues to pay off.
Oh, and Kyo and Ayame keep on doing whatever. Ayame thinks the big tournament will be the chance to see her current target, Taiki’s rival, but a quirk of fate leads things astray AND causes her to cram her foot in her mouth to Kyo. Ayame’s brutally honest nature is deliciously satisfying and I’m here to see this pairing come off.
And the badminton tournament is a belter, filled with all the trash talk and rivals and dramatic shots and heartfelt beliefs that it can muster. It quickly drums up a replacement rival that Taiki doesn’t hate but is determined to prove wrong and that sets the stage for the conclusion.
I love this series and everything it does, basically. It gets everything right and gives me every thing I wanted from it this volume. I am a huge fan of consistent series and this one delivers so often that it’s comforting.
It’s no surprise that Blue Box is a damn good romance, but it was cool to have the reminder this volume that it’s a pretty great sports title as well. In fact, the two manage to come together quite nicely.
Taiki and Chinatsu are dating and while precious little has changed for them, everything has changed for them. They have some small moments (and one interrupted one), but nothing too exciting, except that you can tell it’s all very exciting for them. Acting how they always were is coloured very differently when you know the other person feels the same.
Taiki’s birthday turns out to be a mini-date due to the usual narrative silliness (manga loves its ‘whoops were on our own’ tropes), but the way they interact is very sweet and you can see the way they’re getting more and more comfortable with one another. It’s a lovely slow burn that makes sense for their personalities.
Elsewhere, poor Hina is totally over things until she finds out that Taiki finally confessed and then it all comes roaring back to the surface. I still think Hina is one of the best characters in any manga I’ve read, truly, and her dealing with heartbreak continues to pay off.
Oh, and Kyo and Ayame keep on doing whatever. Ayame thinks the big tournament will be the chance to see her current target, Taiki’s rival, but a quirk of fate leads things astray AND causes her to cram her foot in her mouth to Kyo. Ayame’s brutally honest nature is deliciously satisfying and I’m here to see this pairing come off.
And the badminton tournament is a belter, filled with all the trash talk and rivals and dramatic shots and heartfelt beliefs that it can muster. It quickly drums up a replacement rival that Taiki doesn’t hate but is determined to prove wrong and that sets the stage for the conclusion.
I love this series and everything it does, basically. It gets everything right and gives me every thing I wanted from it this volume. I am a huge fan of consistent series and this one delivers so often that it’s comforting.
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March 19, 2025She drew Taiki playing badminton on his omurice omg so cute
I love how the relationship between Ayame and Kyo is developing It's actually my current favorite ship on the manga
I love how the relationship between Ayame and Kyo is developing It's actually my current favorite ship on the manga
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May 10, 2025
5 stars. Hina returns, and everything is so cute and inspirational. I love it.
July 2, 2025
vuelve hina, más romance y campeonato??? lo mejorrr 💞💞
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December 27, 2023Ao no Hako or Blue Box
Because I saw that Ao no Hako was going to be made into an anime I decided to catch up on the manga. I've realized that reading is my prefered way to take in a story so I've been looking at all the anime I'm excited for and diving into the manga. So anyways, I caught up with Ao no Hako's manga over the last few days (I read all 100+ in less than a week).
I gotta say I was actually pretty satisfied with the story. I was very on the edge about the fact that they'd be living together, imo manga's i'd read in the past had relied too heavily on that to force the characters together in ways that I really was like "ugh well I guess" but Ao no Hako didn't have those moments. It was simply that they were able to grow closer because of the fact that their were closer but 99% of all the scenes were of them interacting in ways outside of the house. Namely at school in the gym, since it also has a sports subplot that is very closely linked to their romance. However, you can't discount the fact that they DO live together because it's a pretty large driving force for tension in the story from start to where the manga currently is in release. "I live with the girl I like" is often brought up between characters in conversations in passing to let people know how those developments are going and eventually it's brought up that the FL (female lead) isn't the type to develop feelings for someone without being close to them.
Overall, it was a sports riddled high school romance. Not bad. Definitely looking forward to the anime and continuing on with the manga.
Because I saw that Ao no Hako was going to be made into an anime I decided to catch up on the manga. I've realized that reading is my prefered way to take in a story so I've been looking at all the anime I'm excited for and diving into the manga. So anyways, I caught up with Ao no Hako's manga over the last few days (I read all 100+ in less than a week).
I gotta say I was actually pretty satisfied with the story. I was very on the edge about the fact that they'd be living together, imo manga's i'd read in the past had relied too heavily on that to force the characters together in ways that I really was like "ugh well I guess" but Ao no Hako didn't have those moments. It was simply that they were able to grow closer because of the fact that their were closer but 99% of all the scenes were of them interacting in ways outside of the house. Namely at school in the gym, since it also has a sports subplot that is very closely linked to their romance. However, you can't discount the fact that they DO live together because it's a pretty large driving force for tension in the story from start to where the manga currently is in release. "I live with the girl I like" is often brought up between characters in conversations in passing to let people know how those developments are going and eventually it's brought up that the FL (female lead) isn't the type to develop feelings for someone without being close to them.
Overall, it was a sports riddled high school romance. Not bad. Definitely looking forward to the anime and continuing on with the manga.
January 14, 2024
Okay, now that I am all caught up on the manga releases in Japanese because of the Shonen Jump app, I want to make some comments.
When I first read Blue Box I had high hopes, it was an anticipated read and then after reading the first volume I wasn't that in to it. Now saying that, I just binged it during my winter break. I still don't know how I feel about the series. I liked it enough to binge it, but I'm not sure if I loved it. Usually after two or three volumes of a series I decide if I'll buy it and add it to my connection. With Blue Box though I'm still confused. I think the covers are really pretty and want to own the cool covers, but the actual story is just okay to me. The best story and character arc was Yumeka and that really made the series so much better in my opinion. Then the whole confession chapter really killed me. With all that though the treatment of Hina I felt was not needed, and for me didn't push the romance further or help any character development. Why can't we just have platonic friends?
All in all the series is like a 7.5/10 so far, it has it has moments, but it struggles to really nail it like Taiki struggling to become better at badminton.
When I first read Blue Box I had high hopes, it was an anticipated read and then after reading the first volume I wasn't that in to it. Now saying that, I just binged it during my winter break. I still don't know how I feel about the series. I liked it enough to binge it, but I'm not sure if I loved it. Usually after two or three volumes of a series I decide if I'll buy it and add it to my connection. With Blue Box though I'm still confused. I think the covers are really pretty and want to own the cool covers, but the actual story is just okay to me. The best story and character arc was Yumeka and that really made the series so much better in my opinion. Then the whole confession chapter really killed me. With all that though the treatment of Hina I felt was not needed, and for me didn't push the romance further or help any character development. Why can't we just have platonic friends?
All in all the series is like a 7.5/10 so far, it has it has moments, but it struggles to really nail it like Taiki struggling to become better at badminton.
June 16, 2024
4.25/5
Another excellent volume! It's nice to see Taiki and Chinatsu starting to get used to their new dynamic and figure out how to navigate their new relationship. There is also some great progress with Taiki's badminton during this volume though I wish we had seen the final match. This story continues to be a delight.
Another excellent volume! It's nice to see Taiki and Chinatsu starting to get used to their new dynamic and figure out how to navigate their new relationship. There is also some great progress with Taiki's badminton during this volume though I wish we had seen the final match. This story continues to be a delight.
December 12, 2023
Hasta ahora yo juraba que los volúmenes iban de a 10 capítulos y ahora me dio por revisar el wiki de los capítulos por volumen y nunca fue 💀 Este va entre 109 y 117, así que lo que dije en la reseña del volumen anterior va aquí xd
December 9, 2024
I like the character development of each character in this manga. Taiki × Chinatsu relationship looks cute now. Apart from that, the sports side with the matches that Taiki played in had the right portion that made me not realize I had just finished reading it.
January 3, 2024
Read on SJ app - ch 107-117
August 5, 2024
MY HEART MAY BURST FOR TAIKI
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November 26, 2024YES TAIKI!!! also deep sigh hina chono you will be loved forever by me
November 28, 2024
I love how important every single win feels, and how many different types of personalities we're seeing from all the characters. And of course Chii and Taiki are SO cute.
April 18, 2025
Good one, Taiki!
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April 23, 2025i can't believe they're dating i love them sm
April 27, 2025
It's cute to see the relationship continue to blossom and then strengthening each other. Birthday scene was also adorable.
May 18, 2025
One of the best volumes of the series!
June 23, 2025
Ça donne envie de faire du bad, le type super influençable
December 14, 2025
Go Taiki! I’m disappointed that Yusa wasn’t there but I’m glad Taiki won his tournament. And Chinatsu and Taiki are so cute together. The hand on the wall scene was adorable. On to the next volume!
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December 16, 2025
Heck yeah, we are back baby! The sporty action, the return of my bestie Hina, Taiki and Chinatsu working through their new dynamic? Amazing, I'm obsessed.
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