Anime like Ao no Hako

also known as Blue Box

What is Blue Box about?

Studio: Telecom Animation Film
Status: Releasing

Do these sports-crossed lovers have a chance?

Taiki Inomata loves badminton, but he has a long way to go before he can reach nationals. When Taiki sees upperclassman Chinatsu Kano practicing her heart out on the girls’ basketball team, he falls for her hard. After an unexpected turn of events brings the two closer together, sports might not be the first thing on their minds anymore!



Note: The series is streaming a week in advance on Netflix Japan starting with episode 2 released alongside episode 1.

Tags: Coming of Age , School Club , Heterosexual , Athletics , Badminton , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , School , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , Basketball , Shounen , Unrequited Love , Acrobatics , Tomboy , CGI
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Here is a list of Anime similar to Ao no Hako

Horimiya

Horimiya

Also known as Horimiya.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Square Enix , Movic , My Theater D.D. , Global Solutions , Mirai Koujou , Kanetsuu Investment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

A secret life is the one thing they have in common. At school, Hori is a prim and perfect social butterfly, but the truth is she's a brash homebody. Meanwhile, under a gloomy facade, Miyamura hides a gentle heart, along with piercings and tattoos. In a chance meeting, they both reveal a side they've never shown. Could this blossom into something new?



Tags: School , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Slapstick , Love Triangle , Shounen , Bullying , Episodic , Iyashikei , Masochism , Sadism , LGBTQ+ Themes , Chibi
Skip and Loafer

Skip to Loafer

Also known as Skip and Loafer.

Studio: P.A. Works , DMM.com , Kodansha , Crunchyroll , NetEase Games , Kansai TV , BS Asahi , A-Sketch
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

This country girl is ready for the big city! Well, at least she thought she was. Mitsumi’s dream is to attend a prestigious school and make the world a better place. But when she finally gets to Tokyo, it turns out she isn’t exactly prepared for city life. Luckily, she runs into Shima, a sweet and handsome classmate who becomes her first friend! Can she make it in Tokyo with Shima by her side?



Tags: School , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Urban , Seinen , Iyashikei , Heterosexual , Acting , Transgender , Rural , Coastal
Insomniacs After School

Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia

Also known as Insomniacs After School.

Studio: Pony Canyon , LIDENFILMS , TV Tokyo , Shogakukan , Ultra Super Pictures , MAGNET , CHOCOLATE
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Ganta Nakami is a high school student who suffers from insomnia. One day, he meets Isaki Magari, a girl with the same condition. A strange, but special relationship forms as they share a secret and catch up on their sleep in their school’s abandoned observatory…



Tags: Coming of Age , Iyashikei , Photography , Primarily Teen Cast , Seinen , Heterosexual , Astronomy , School Club , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , School , Rural , Disability , Outdoor , Animals , Tanned Skin , Tomboy
Aoashi

Aoashi

Also known as Aoashi.

Studio: Production I.G , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , NHK Enterprises , BANDAI SPIRITS , Marvelous , Production I.G
Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Ashito Aoi is a young, aspiring soccer player from a backwater town in Japan. His hopes of getting into a high school with a good soccer club are dashed when he causes an incident during a critical match for his team, which results in their loss and elimination from the tournament. Nevertheless, he catches the eye of someone important who happened to be visiting from Tokyo. How will things turn out for Ashito?



Tags: Football , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Seinen , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , School , Bullying , Time Skip , Love Triangle
Chihayafuru

Chihayafuru

Also known as Chihayafuru.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Sports

Chihaya Ayase is a girl who has spent most of her life simply supporting her sister in her model career. That changes when she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, a talented karuta player who recognizes Chihaya's potential to become a great player herself. As Chihaya takes on a new dream of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is soon separated from her karuta playing friends, Taichi Mashima and Arata Wataya, as they grow up. Now in high school, Chihaya still continues to play karuta in the hope that she will one day meet her friends again.



Tags: Karuta , Female Protagonist , School Club , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Josei , School , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Unrequited Love , Athletics , Bullying , Slapstick , Tomboy , CGI
Tsukigakirei

Tsuki ga Kirei

Also known as Tsukigakirei.

Studio: feel. , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Funimation , Sotsu , flying DOG
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

The series focuses on characters Akane Mizuno and Kotarou Azumi, two third-year middle school students who become classmates for the first time. The series will depict each characters' growth and connection to the people around them, such as classmates, club-mates, teachers, and parents. The anime will also center on the youthful adolescent romance of the characters, who are hounded by change and uncertainty as the seasons inevitably pass.



Tags: Coming of Age , Heterosexual , School , Writing , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Athletics , Love Triangle , School Club , Primarily Child Cast , Time Skip , CGI , American Football
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax!

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. Kan

Also known as My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax!.

Studio: feel. , Sentai Filmworks , Movic , Delfi Sound , TBS , Marvelous Entertainment , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

The third season of Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.

As the members of the Service Club band together to host a school prom, Hachiman, Yukino and Yui will have to put their feelings into words and truly learn to understand each other at long last… if the Service Club can even stay afloat, that is!



Tags: Love Triangle , Coming of Age , School Club , School , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Unrequited Love , Hikikomori , Meta , Primarily Teen Cast , Femboy , Female Harem , Kuudere , Idol
The Dangers in My Heart

Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu

Also known as The Dangers in My Heart.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation , TV Asahi , Avex Pictures , Akita Shoten , TV Asahi Music , Movic , Dentsu , BS Asahi , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Fascinated by murder and all things macabre, Kyoutarou daydreams of acting out his twisted fantasies on his unsuspecting classmates — but an encounter with Anna Yamada, the gorgeous class idol, lights a spark in the darkness of his heart. It’s a classic tale of an antisocial boy falling for a popular girl, but neither are who they appear to be at first glance. Will Kyoutarou and Anna defy their expectations of each other — and of themselves?



Tags: Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , School , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Chuunibyou , Urban , Tsundere , Otaku Culture , Slapstick , Food , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Shounen
Cross Game

Cross Game

Also known as Cross Game.

Studio: SynergySP
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sports

The main character is Kou Kitamura, son of the owner of Kitamura Sports. In the same neighborhood is a batting center run by the Tsukishima family. Due to their proximity and the relationship between their businesses, the Kitamura and Tsukishima familes have been close for many years, with their children going back and forth between the two homes like extended family. Because Kou and Wakaba were the same age and always together, Aoba was jealous of all the time Kou spent with her older sister. Aoba is a natural pitcher with excellent form, and Kou secretly trains to become as good as she was, even while publicly showing little interest in baseball.

Tags: Baseball , School Club , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Tomboy , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , School , Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , Time Skip , Shounen
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Baby Steps

Baby Steps

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Sports

Based on the original manga by Hikaru Katsuki, Baby Steps centers on a honor student named Eiichiro Maruo who becomes frustrated with his life and decides to join the tennis club. Despite lacking experience and physical strength, he utilizes his studious nature to develop a strategic approach to playing tennis. Taking notes of his opponents’ habits and tendencies, he is able to predict their next move before they even react. He also meets Natsu Takasaki, a beautiful girl with a passion for tennis. With her help, he aims to become a professional tennis player.



Tags: Tennis , Male Protagonist , Fitness , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Shounen , Female Protagonist , School , School Club , Educational , Chibi
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