You did not think this all the way though.
I enjoyed both cours of Ao no Hako (Blue Box) even though Taiki irritated me on a fairly regular basis. It’s not quite fair to accuse him of being just another Potato-kun among myriad male protagonists, but he’s at least potato-adjacent. I’m probably being overly demanding of him considering his youth, but I still regard it a testament as to how good the anime is as a whole that I’m so positive about it despite his inaction and general obtuseness.
I’m glad Ao no Hako does not surround Taiki with cretins to make him look better.
Somewhat discouraging is the incomplete status of the series. The anime gave us 25 episodes, but the manga remains ongoing. It’s been running just short of four years, but there are already 19 volumes in print. Being spoiler-adverse, I remain unsure how many volumes the anime covers, but I’m confident there is enough source material (or will be, considering the prolific release rate) to support a second season.
It’s unfortunate you’re not more interesting.
I am still eager for a more episodes, despite my impatience with the rate of Taiki’s character growth. As sometimes the case with romance anime, I remain not particularly eager to see one of his potential love interests “win” so long as Potato-Adjacent-kun remains their “prize.” Chinatsu and Hina are both too good for him. For that matter, so is Ayame even though she’s expressed no interest in him and (more importantly) literally has no standards.
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