Following reports of a Kaiju No. 8 anime, it seems that even more Shonen Jump manga are getting the animation treatment. Recently, rumors have popped up about Sakamoto Days and Blue Box anime series adaptations.
One of these rumors comes from Shonen Jump News – Unofficial on Twitter who recently shared that several Weibo posts have popped up regarding TV anime for both titles.
While the Weibo posts did not share much aside from possible anime adaptations, it does make sense for the two to get their own TV anime. After all, both titles are among Shonen Jumps’ recent big hits.
Plus, successful Shonen Jump titles often get adapted into anime. Some of the recent ones include Spy x Family, along with the upcoming Mashle and Chainsaw Man anime.
Expanding to other Shueisha magazines, there’s also Oshi no Ko which got a TV anime announced recently as well.
Aside from the Weibo posts, there have also been several other anime leakers on Twitter that shared the same rumor.
Of course, there’s no official word yet, but it’s becoming increasingly likely that we’ll see anime shows for both Sakamoto Days and Blue Box.
Sakamoto Days is a manga by Yuto Suzuki which started serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump on November 21, 2020.
The series follows Taro Sakamoto, a feared hitman who is a legend in the underworld. One day, Sakamoto falls in love and retires from begin a hitman.
In his retirement, Sakamoto gets married, grows overweight, and becomes a convenience store owner.
While he is retired, the world of hitmen is still clouding over him. Because of this, Sakamoto, with the help of his employee Shin, aims to protect his humble family life.
Meanwhile, Blue Box is a manga by Koji Miura which serializes in Weekly Shonen Jump, and it began on April 12, 2021.
Blue Box follows Taiki Inomata, a high school student who’s a member of the Eimei Junior and Senior High badminton team. Every day, Taiki trains alongside Chinatsu Kano, a member of the girls’ badminton team and Taiki’s crush.
Soon, Chinatsu moves in with Taiki’s family as her parents leave Japan to work abroad. Taiki and Chinatsu’s relationship develops as they strive to make it to the national championship with their teams.
Both titles are available in English for free on Manga Plus, with new chapters being released every week.
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