On Saturday, Slow curve revealed a new trailer video and key visual for the Blue Box Season 2. The teaser reveals cast members, staff members as well as anime’s October 4, 2026 premiere. The Blue Box anime is adapted from Miura Koji’s Blue Box Manga (Japanese title – Ao No Haka).
The anime will premiere on TBS and 27 other Japanese TV Channels and it will also stream on Netflix.
Details on Blue Box Season 2
Every morning, incoming first-year Taiki Inomata hurries to his high school gym in order to further refine his badminton skills. However, his true motivation stems from sharing the otherwise empty gym with second-year Chinatsu Kano, Taiki’s crush and the star player of the girls’ basketball team. Although Chinatsu seems unapproachable, Taiki gradually finds opportunities to get to know her little by little.
Unbeknownst to Taiki, his tireless work ethic and admiration motivate Chinatsu to work harder and strive to achieve her greatest ambitions. When her family must suddenly move overseas for work, Chinatsu decides to remain in Japan and shoot for victory at the national level. With nowhere to stay, she is taken in by Taiki’s mother, who is longtime friends with Chinatsu’s own. Overwhelmed with the new reality of living alongside the girl he loves, Taiki resolves to join Chinatsu at the national level in his own sport—and grow closer to her in the process.
Still, despite being good enough to catch his coach’s eye, Taiki must fight an uphill battle to qualify for a spot on the starting team. Cheered on by both Chinatsu and gymnast Hina Chouno, his childhood friend, Taiki aims to make a name for himself among his powerful upperclassmen.
Source of Synopsis – MAL
Cast Members for Blue Box Season 2
Newly announced cast members includes:
- Aoyama Yoshino as Kido Yumeka
(Known for her role as Otoya Naomi in Grand Blue Dreaming)
Cast members from Season 1 are making their return for season 2:
- Chiba Shoya as Inomata Taiki
(Known for Ayanokoji Kiyotaka in Classroom of the Elite, Shinei Nouzen in 86 Eighty-Six) - Ueda Reina as Kano Chinatsu
(Known for Akane Shinjo in SSSS.Gridman, Maki Honoka in Idolm@ster Million Live!) - Kito Akari as Chono Hina
(Known for Nezuko Kamado in Demon Slayer, Suzune Horikita in Classroom of the Elite) - Kobayashi Chiaki as Kasahara Kyo
(Known for Stark in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Mash Burnedead in Mashle) - Uchida Yuma as Haryu Kengo
(Known for Megumi Fushiguro in Jujutsu Kaisen, Ash Lynx in Banana Fish) - Sakata Shogo as Nishida Ryosuke
(Known for Aki Hayakawa in Chainsaw Man, Keyaru in Redo of Healer) - Nagase Anna as Funami Nagisa
(Known for Ushio Kofune in Summer Time Rendering, Rico in Made in Abyss) - Yuikawa Asaki as Shimazaki Niina
(Known for Akane Osaki in MyGO!!!!!) - Ono Yuki as Hyodo Shota
(Known for Josuke Higashikata in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, Kagami Taiga in Kuroko’s Basketball) - Ono Kensho as Yusa Shuji
(Known for Giorno Giovanna in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, Tetsuya Kuroko in Kuroko’s Basketball) - Ichinose Kana as Moriya Ayame
(Known for Maki Sonoda in Love Live!, Fern in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End) - Kaji Yuki as Matsuoka Kazuma
(Known for Eren Yeager in Attack on Titan, Todoroki Shoto in My Hero Academia)
Blue Box Season 2 Studio and Staff Details
- Studio – Telecom Animation Film (Previous works – Lupin the Third series, Tower of God)
- Director – Yano Yuichiro (Previous work – Lupin the Third: Part 5)
- Series Composition / Script – Kakihara Yuko (Previous work – Buddy Daddies)
- Character Designer / Chief Animation Director – Tanino Miho (Previous work – Tower of God)
- Music Composer – Ohmama Takashi
- Art Director – Fujii Ono
- Sound Director – Aketagawa Jin (Previous work – Kaguya-sama: Love Is War)
- Director of Photography – Kawashita Yuki
- Color Designer – Konno Narumi
- Editor – Kasahara Yoshihiro
Miura Koji first published the story as “one-shot manga” in Weekly Shounen Jump in 2020. The serialization was started in 2021. Shueisha published 23rd volume on 4th December 2025. Viz Media licensed the manga and is releasing it in English version, the published the 18th volume on 4th November 2025.
Shueisha’s Manga Plus app and website also publishes the in English.
News and Image Source – Official X (Twitter)
