Blue Box Season 2 Trailer Unveils aiko, Elsewhere Kikou Theme Songs
The staff change to Electric Circus and director Daisuke Sako marks the first major production shift for the anime since its debut, signaling a new visual direction for the final arc of the manga.
Key Facts
- Blue Box Season 2 premieres on TBS and 27 other channels on October 4, with streaming on Netflix in October.
- The opening theme song is "Anata no Hana no Iro" by aiko, and the ending theme song is "blue in" by elsewhere kikou.
- Daisuke Sako directs Season 2, replacing Yuichiro Yano, and Electric Circus replaces Telecom Animation Film as the animation studio.
- Yoshino Aoyama joins the cast as Yumeka Kido.
- The Blue Box manga concluded on July 13, with the 28th and final volume shipping on December 4.
Reporting from 4 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner, Real Sound Anime, Anime Anime.
The official website for the anime adaptation of Koji Miura's Blue Box manga unveiled the main promotional video and main visual for the second season on Wednesday, August 26. The trailer announces and previews the season's opening theme song "Anata no Hana no Iro" by singer-songwriter aiko and the ending theme song "blue in" by the duo elsewhere kikou. The season is set to premiere on TBS and 27 other channels on October 4, with streaming on Netflix in October. Yoshino Aoyama joins the cast as Yumeka Kido, a new character who appears before Taiki and Chinatsu. Daisuke Sako (Lupin Zero) takes over as director from Yuichiro Yano, and Electric Circus replaces Telecom Animation Film as the animation studio. Anri Ishii and Yumika Okazaki take over as art director and editor, respectively. The rest of the main staff, including series composer Yuko Kakihara and character designer Miho Tanino, retain their roles. The manga, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since April 2021, concluded on July 13, with the 28th and final volume shipping on December 4.
- Opening theme by aiko, "Anata no Hana no Iro" (PONY CANYON); aiko said the song reflects "both my present and past self" and hopes it "plays in Taiki's and Chinatsu's hearts."
- Ending theme "blue in" by elsewhere kikou (TOY'S FACTORY); vocalist So Anno noted his first anime vocal was the episode 24 insert song "Koiiro" from the first season's second cour, offered by composer Takashi Omama.
- The main visual shows Chinatsu lying on snow in winter, her "straight gaze at the viewer and her shining eyes" hinting at the season's dramatic start.
- Yumeka Kido, voiced by Yoshino Aoyama, is described as a new character who "stirs up turmoil" before Taiki and Chinatsu.
- Additional returning staff: color designer Narumi Konno, photography director Yuki Kawashita, sound director Hitoshi Akedagawa, and music by Takashi Omama; Shingo Mogi serves as creative advisor.
- The season airs Sundays at 16:30 on TBS's 28-station network; streaming on Netflix, dAnime Store, U-NEXT, and other platforms begins the same day at 17:00.
- Manga volume 27 ships October 2, and the 28th and final volume ships December 4; a novel adaptation and the first "Blue Box" exhibition in Nagoya are also available.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network News Blue Box Anime's Season 2 Trailer Unveils Theme Songs
- Anime Corner Blue Box Season 2 Reveals Main Visual, Trailer, Theme Songs
- Real Sound Anime TVアニメ『アオのハコ』第2期メインPV公開 OP曲はaiko、ED曲はエルスウェア紀行
- Anime Anime 「アオのハコ」Season2、OP曲はaiko、ED曲をエルスウェア紀行が担当決定！「今と昔の自分がいるような曲になりました」