At long last, Blue Box Ep. 6 “Wish Me Luck” begins the love triangle in earnest. It’s a staple of romantic comedy stories like this one, but it’s no less compelling in this case. Especially when the love triangle involves a childhood friend romance.

Blue Box Ep. 6 “Wish Me Luck”: Details

Blue Box NA key art.
There’s a reason why these three are on the key art.

Blue Box Ep. 6 “Wish Me Luck” is the sixth episode (you can read my reviews for Ep. 1, Ep. 2, Ep. 3, Ep. 4, and Ep. 5 here) of the very first season of this romantic comedy and sports anime. Said anime is the anime adaptation of the manga of the same name by Kouji Miura (I Love You, My Teacher). Telecom Animation Film (Tower of God, Shenmue: The Animation, Astro Note) and TMS Entertainment (Detective Conan, Lupin the Third, Anpanman) are both responsible for the anime, with them doing the animation, production, and planning, respectively.

Production Cast

Yasuro Tsuchiya is the director behind Blue Box Ep. 6 “Wish Me Luck”, with Yuuko Kakihara as the writer, and Issei Iba as the storyboarder. As for Blue Box as a whole: Yūichirō Yano is the director behind the anime. Yūko Kakihara is the writer, Miho Tanino as the character designer, and with Takashi Ohmama responsible for composing the music.

Speaking of music: the opening theme song for Blue Box is “Same Blue” by Official Hige Dandism. Meanwhile, “Teenage Blue” (ティーンエイジブルー) by Eve is the ending theme song for the same.

Voice Cast

Blue Box Ep. 6 “Wish Me Luck” features the voices of Shōya Chiba as Taiki Inomata, Reina Ueda as Chinatsu Kano, Chiaki Kobayashi as Kyo Kasahara, and Akari Kitō as Hina Chōno.

When and Where to Watch

Blue Box Ep. 6 “Wish Me Luck” made its airing and streaming debut (aka. simulcast) on November 7, 2024. You can watch this episode of the anime only on Netflix. In fact, you can only watch this entire anime on Netflix due to it being an exclusive there.

Blue Box Ep. 6 “Wish Me Luck”: Synopsis

Alas, Chinatsu is not the star of this episode.

Alas, Blue Box is an ongoing anime that only fairly recently made its debut. In fact, Blue Box Ep. 6 “Wish Me Luck” only just made its debut yesterday as of this writing. Thus, I will present to you Netflix’s official synopsis for this episode instead of a spoiler-filled plot summary. You can read that synopsis below:

On her way to return Chinatsu’s mobile phone, Hina makes a shocking discovery. The gymnast faces mounting pressure while struggling with her new feelings.

Blue Box Ep. 6 “Wish Me Luck”: The Good

Blue Box Ep. 6 "Wish Me Luck" illustration by Manabu Nii
It looks like Manabu Nii is just as big a fan of Hina as I am.

Despite how stereotypical the plotline is, the story Blue Box Ep. 6 “Wish Me Luck” still stands out as its best feature. It’s really all down to just how good a writer Kouji Miura is. Which as you can see from the previous episodes: she’s a very good writer indeed. In just a single episode’s worth of writing, she develops Hina Chōno to the point where most people (myself included) are actively rooting for her to succeed. No matter how stereotypical the plot line is, it can and does work when you have well-developed characters, which this episode and this anime by extension wildly succeeds at. It’s just fun to watch these kids being silly as they navigate the world of romantic love for the first time.

Of course, the other element of why this episode is so great is the quality animation. All thanks to Telecom Animation Film and TMS Entertainment, whose animators continue to provide this anime with some of the most gorgeous animation I’ve ever seen in any anime since Black Butler -Public School Arc-. Seriously, when you can see individual drops of rain splash against the street, you know you’re in for an eye candy of an anime. On top of the absolutely gorgeous lighting, especially for when Hina smiles.

Blue Box Ep. 6 “Wish Me Luck”: The Bad

Blue Box Ep. 6 "Wish Me Luck" screenshot 1
What light through yonder window breaks!

Honestly, the only downside to this story is that it does stick to a traditional romcom formula, complete with a love triangle. It does it very well, mind you, but if you don’t like it in the first place, then Blue Box Ep. 6 “Wish Me Luck” and, by extension, this anime in turn might not be for you.

Not only that, but this episode is definitely not an action-packed one. Yes, it is a Shonen Jump anime. However, the plot is definitely a more shojo story rather than a shonen story. If you want that bloody action, then might I suggest watching Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Solo Leveling, Kaiju No. 8, DDDD, DAN DA DAN, and/or Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II? Those particular anime series should have more than enough action to satisfy any action junkie.

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