Blue Box Reveals Episode 1 Preview
Blue Box revealed the preview images for Episode 1, along with the synopsis and staff working on the anime show’s premiere. The anime will premiere on October 3, with Netflix streaming it worldwide. Studio Telecom Animation Film is animating, and the anime was confirmed to run 2 consecutive cours. The first episode is titled “Chinatsu Senpai,” and you can see the preview below.
Blue Box Episode 1 Synopsis & Staff:
The staff working on Blue Box Episode 1 includes:
- Screenplay: Yuko Kakihara
- Storyboards: Yuichiro Yano
- Direction: Keiko Oyamada
- Animation Directors: Mai Ogawa, Tofu
- Chief Animation Director: Miho Tanino
Synopsis: Taiki Inomata, a third-year junior high school student, is a member of the badminton club. He has a one-sided crush on Chinatsu Kano, a senior in the girls’ basketball club, whom he always meets during morning practice. His classmate Hina Chono, a member of the rhythmic gymnastics club, supports Taiki in his unrequited love. Taiki is happy fter speaking with Chinatsu for the first time, but Chinatsu has a secret…
The anime recently added 3 voice actors to the cast, which now consists of the following members:
- Shoya Chiba as Taiki Inomata
- Reina Ueda as Chinatsu Kano
- Akari Kito as Hina Chono
- Chiaki Kobayashi as Kyo Kasahara
- Yuma Uchida as Kengo Hanyu
- Shogo Sakata as Ryosuke Nishida
- Anna Nagase as Nagisa Funami
- Asaki Yuikawa as Nina Shimazaki
Koji Miura writes and draws the manga for Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump. It began in April 2021 and has 16 released volumes as of August 2. Volume 17 is set to release on October 4, a day after the anime adaptation’s premiere.
Source: Official Website
© Kouji Miura /SHUEISHA/ Blue Box Film Partners