We’re once again sticking with the Weekly Shonen Jump, jumping to our favourite (and only) sports-drama-romcom title of the magazine, with Blue Box by Kouji Miura. An instant hit we’ve been following since the beginning and have plenty to discuss ahead of the upcoming anime adaptation.
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction - continuing with Weekly Shonen Jump with Samu’s favourite
4:52 Kouji Miura’s previous works and how different they are to Blue Box
7:52 Does Blue Box feel like a Weekly Shonen Jump manga?
9:09 Comparisons with Mitsuru Adashi and the 50/50 sports/romance balance
12:56 Differences between the Blue Box one shot with the serialisation
14:44 Relationship dynamics in the series
17:38 Being a sports manga fan yet not loving sports
18:47 Anticipating the anime adaptation and the possible sales boost
23:21 Blue Box's contrast from Nisekoi and We Never Learn
24:12 Spoiler discussion begins
24:20 How the love triangle turned out - Samu’s optimism and Enzo’s pessimism
25:52 Will Enzo’s experience be different re-experiencing the story knowing how it plays out?
29:03 Do we care about ‘new’ love triangle that’s developing + our predictions
31:18 Taiki and Chinatsu’s relationship and the time it took
36:41 Predictions on how long the series will go on for
38:25 Enzo’s Recommendation: Baby Steps by Hikaru Katsuki
41:34 Samu’s Recommendation: 18.44- by Suika Momoko
43:00 Overview and final scores
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