I can already kind of tell that Ao no Miburo is going to be one of those series I want to like more than I actually do.
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What kept repeating itself in my mind was that old expression "the winning side writes history".
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Chinatsu and Taiki are the reason to punch your ticket as far as I’m concerned.
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Can I offer you a middle-grade shounen about samurai in these trying times?
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Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 14
If I hear a complaint most often about Blue Box, it's that everything (generally they mean the romance) takes too long to develop.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 06
This passage of the series is pretty much a slog for me.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 05
With Blue Box, you just have to take the bitter with the sweet.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 23
It strikes me that the things I like about this series are the things that drive most fans crazy. And the things that drive me crazy are the…
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 13
We start out the cour with a very strong episode decidedly light on the tropism Blue Box leans into a bit too much of the time.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 18
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Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 09
It struck me in watching this episode that Taiki's mom is pretty horrible towards him in many ways.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 15
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Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 10
Blue Box is possessed of two qualities - patience and restraint - which are an essential part of its ability to succeed,
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 21
Karen is right that Chinatsu is the cautious type, at least on the romance front.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 16
The beach/inn events are kind of a reset button for Chinatsu and Taiki. But not a fast-forward button.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 02
In romcoms the main couple really is everything - and this is one of the best in my opinion.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 03
I have an odd mix of feelings on this series.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 24
There are certain things I have to address after that one.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 22
Ayame is that most unbearable of combos - she never shuts up and she almost never listens.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 04
“Only a year” one might say, but at that age it’s an eternity.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 17
I know there's a light at the end of the tunnel (though sometimes that light is an oncoming train).
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 12
These are the times that try men's souls.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 19
There's no way Blue Box can resist the lure of the maid cafe.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 20
This is probably one of those "the less said the better" situations for me.
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he plot hasn’t developed in any particularly interesting ways, to the point it’s hard to write anything positive about the show.
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The bit about aquarium dates only being for lesbians might be yuri propaganda.
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To paraphrase George Costanza, I could use the break.
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