Get ready for the ultimate Anime Expo excitement!

We’re thrilled to give you the scoop on the television anime of Kōji Miura‘s hit manga, Blue Box (Ao no Hako) courtesy of our awesome sponsors Yen Press and Ize Press!

Check out the brand new key visual revealed at the Anime Expo panel!

Not enough? The staff also rolled out a trailer during the panel. Be sure to check it out!

Coming soon to a screen near you (in Japan, at least): Get ready to binge-watch the anime as it premieres in October on TBS and its affiliates. Don’t forget to set your DVR’s for Netflix, which will also carry the anime this year!

Here are the talented folks behind the project:
• Director: Yuichiro Yano (, Moyashimon, Lupin the Third: Part 5)[br]
• Series scriptwriter: Yūko Kakihara (, Buddy Daddies, Cells at Work!, Chihayafuru, seasons 2-3)[br]
• Character designer: Miho Tanino (, Tower of God, Blue Thermal)[br]
• Animation production: Telecom Animation Film
• Production planning and production: UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS []

The story was first published in April 2020 as a one-shot manga in Weekly Shonen Jump. The magazine began serialized Blue Box in April 2021. The manga’s 15th collected volume was released on June 4 by Shueisha, while Viz Media published the 11th physical volume in our neck of the woods, yay!

Source: Official website

Stay tuned for more hot-off-the-press anime info!