Highlights:
*Blue Box chapter 178 release date is set to be December 22, 2024.
*Both Chinatsu and Yumeka’s teams advance to the National Qualifiers’ Final.
*Chinatsu’s father gets stuck at work right before her match.
The Eimei basketball team wins their match in the latest manga issue, advancing to the qualifiers’ finals. Their opponent is Saisho, which is Yumeka’s team. Taiki leaves for a training camp, which causes Chinatsu’s father to run less than he usually does. Chinatsu, who is confused about her own identity, invites her father to the final match.
Blue Box Chapter 178 Release Date, Time, & Where To Read

The upcoming installment of the popular romance manga will be published on Sunday, December 22, 2024, at 8 AM PST. Fans will be able to read the latest chapters on the Manga Plus and Viz Media websites, as well as the Manga Plus mobile app.
Timezone | Time | Date | Day | Region |
JST | 12:00 AM | December 23, 2024 | Monday | Japan |
PST | 8:00 AM | December 22, 2024 | Sunday | USA, Canada, Mexico |
EST | 11:00 AM | December 22, 2024 | Sunday | USA, Canada |
IST | 8:30 PM | December 22, 2024 | Sunday | India |
Blue Box Chapter 177 Recap

The chapter begins with some of Chinatsu’s classmates saying that nobody can ever know what she’s thinking from her face. This makes Chinatsu wonder what kind of person she actually is. The next panel shows Eimei’s match, which they win. We learn that with this win, Chinatsu’s team advances to the finals of the Winter Cup Qualifiers. Yumeka’s team Saisho also advances to the finals, which means that she and Chinatsu will face off soon. Taiki tells Chinatsu’s father that he’s going on a three-day badminton training camp.
The next day, when the older man goes on a run, he realizes that he can run much further when Taiki is with him. He realizes that Chinatsu has changed, as she used to keep everything bottled up before. But now she talks about things and looks much more relaxed, which he’s happy about. When Taiki returns from camp, Chinatsu asks how it was. Taiki says it was great, and Chinatsu’s father missed him since the old man asked him to go on a run once he came back.
Chinatsu later calls her father and invites him to her match as she’s confident about winning. She wants him to know how much she has changed. Chinatsu is not sure about what kind of person she is as everyone sees her differently. But she knows that ever since she was little, basketball has been essential to her life. On the day of the match, Taiki and Kyo come to cheer for her. But Chinatsu’s father texts him that his work ran late, and he’s on his way now. Taiki hopes he can reach the stadium soon as her important match against Yumeka will begin soon.
Blue Box Chapter 178 Predictions
The next issue will likely start with showing Taiki’s father getting stuck in traffic and feeling bad about his daughter’s game. He might start running toward the stadium, which has improved thanks to Taiki. On the other hand, Yumeka might succeed in overwhelming Chinatsu at the beginning of the game. But thanks to her excellent stamina and her father and boyfriend’s support, she will be able to get back into the groove soon. Fans are excited to see whether she is able to win the match and advance to the main round.
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