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Blue Box 1

Kouji Miura

3.95 AVERAGE

zenitsu511's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

james_desantis's review against another edition

3.0

Blue box mixes romance with sports with...well mixed results.

You got our main lead Taiki who plays Badminton while the other co-lead, and his crush, Chinatsu (I'll call her Chi for short) Plays basketball.

I do like the idea Taiki kind of a average player in his sport while Chi is a MVP of her team. This makes their challenges different, and more unique to the story. And the romance is sweet, with some really good funny moments that got me to chuckle.

I think the story feels a bit plain though. Nothing made me laugh out loud, or give me a exciting feeling while they were playing, and I think it lacks the bunch of a romance only love story or an exciting sports manga.

While the first volume didn't blow me away, it was still an enjoyable read for what it was. A 3 out of 5.

ashsmangalist's review against another edition

3.5

Super cute sports romance with good plot. I’ve not read the trope of fl moves in with ml family before & im enjoying the dynamic and the overthinking from the ml. The fact they’re both great at the sports they do is really lovely as they have an extra layer of understanding for each others goals and drives. He is adorable and cute with his internal monologue. Also I’m glad it mentions he doesn’t just do badminton for her! I want to know more about fl!!!! But I think it’s obvious she likes him! Also I think his friend fancies him & I recon the other guy knows fl is staying at mls! Art is also stunning!

kaitlphere's review against another edition

4.0

I appreciate that Chinatsu is drawn wearing realistic basketball clothes, and I like the friendship and banter Chinatsu and Taiki are developing in this first volume.

We see all of Taiki’s thoughts in volume 1 and how he’s overthinking every interaction with Chinatsu and then get these little occasional thoughts from Chinatsu that are just “so that is what he thinks?” Those little thoughts create something of a mystery for me. What did Chinatsu think then?? I wonder if we'll see her thoughts in a future volume.