Name: Romance, Sport and the MC living with the Heroine?
Item: Blue Box
Rating: 90
Author: Sevique

Romance, Sport and the MC living with the Heroine? · Waifora

BLUE BOX – SPOILER FREE REVIEW

I was looking for some anime to watch and found myself watching this, DON'T REGRET IT.

Yes, as you just read, I started this anime blind, I didn't really know what it was about, I only knew it combined some romance with sports, but never would I have thought it would do it so well. I think this is my first anime where sport is blended into romance this well and I think I might have discovered a new favorite genre. So, what is it about? And why is it this good?

The premise it's quite simple. Inomata Taiki is a first-year badminton player who has a crush on a second-year from the girls's basketball team, Chinatsu. Chinatsu's family goes abroad while she wants to remain in Japan to play basketball with her team and because of that, Taiki, without knowing, is struck by luck. Chinatsu has to move in with a family so she can continue playing. What Taiki doesn't know is that she'll be moving in with his family.

That's basically how they start getting to know each other and well... from there you know yourself. I said, SPOILER FREE.

I think this anime might be one of my favorite romances I've watched lately because the plot, characters, everything blends so well and it creates a binge-worthy anime.

From what I have written so far, you might have thought this anime is just about a love story between Taiki and Chinatsu, right? Well, you were mistaken.

There is also a third character because of course there is a love triangle. Her name is Hina Chono, and she is a member of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Team. She is also Taiki's long friend who has feelings for him. She is an interesting and complex character but I'll leave it at that, you have to watch the anime.

Did I convince you to watch it?

I hope so. Anyway, I binge-watched this anime when I first started it and then had to wait for an episode every week which I was cool with surprisingly because I was processing the story a lot better.

I would've liked it if there had been a few more sports scenes.. I really liked it when I saw Taiki playing badminton. Never thought it could be so interesting to watch.

There are not a lot of side characters, but if there is one, it's good. There is also another couple that people thought it was better than the original main characters, but I won't go as far to say that.

Long story short, if you are looking for some good romance, some sports (you don't have to like badminton), and some great side characters. You have to WATCH this anime!

This small part has SPOILERS

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I have to say, the progress of their "relationship" is very slow, like for the majority of this season, it's like nothing even happened between them. There is some slow progress between Taiki and Chinatsu, but that's all. For, let's say 20 episodes, there are just ups and downs while staying afloat.

Hina Chono tries in a desperate way to make Taiki like her, maybe you could call it even obsessive. I feel sad that she puts herself in a position where she is fine with being "just the second option". I mean, she even knew Taiki liked Chinatsu already, why would she want herself to be an alternative in case things wouldn't go so well with the other girl.

I liked that Taiki finally tried to put some sense into her in the penultimate episode, but man, that was just too late. He has some fault in it as well, because he should have just rejected her from the beginning.

I know it's just the first season, but I feel like Taiki's friend (his only male friend) is just there. There isn't really a story going around him. I would've appreciated some more insight into him, like what kind of person he is? I remember something being mentioned about him liking someone in the past, maybe that could be developed in the future as a side story? I know the focus are the main characters, but the character just feels forgotten by the show.