---
title: "Blue Box"
slug: blue-box
source_type: manga
question: "Where does the Blue Box manga pick up after the anime?"
answer: "Chapter 81 (Volume 10)"
arc: "Volume 10 opens with 'The Most Powerful Feeling'"
pickup_chapter: 81
pickup_volume: 10
caught_up: false
verified_on: 2026-08-15
confidence: high
cross_checked: false
canonical: https://otakupeople.com/read-next/blue-box
---

# Where does the Blue Box manga pick up after the anime?

To continue Blue Box after the anime, start the manga at Chapter 81 (Volume 10). That is the Volume 10 opens with 'The Most Powerful Feeling'. Roughly 170 chapters remain. Verified 2026-08-15 (confidence: high).

## Read this first

The adaptation was unusually faithful and skipped very little, so there is almost nothing to re-read.

## What the anime covered

Manga ch. 1-80 (through Vol. 9)

- **Anime status:** Season 1 concluded March 2025; Season 2 confirmed for October 2026 on Netflix
- **Last aired:** S1 E25, aired March 2025
- **Source status:** ongoing (250 chapters published)
- **English publisher:** Viz Media
- **Roughly remaining:** 170 chapters

## Notes

Chapter count verified to ch. 250 (12 July 2026). The author has said the series is nearing its end.

## Where to read it legally

- MANGA Plus (free)
- VIZ / Shonen Jump app
- Amazon Kindle

Publisher-first ordering. Publisher links are never monetised;
see https://otakupeople.com/affiliate-disclosure.

## Sources

- https://sportskeeda.com/anime/where-begin-manga-blue-box-anime-explained
- https://www.thepopverse.com/comics-manga-blue-box-release-schedule-new-chapters-shonen-jump-viz

## Verification

Verified **2026-08-15**, confidence **high**. Corroborated by two or more independent sources.

## Cite this

> OtakuPeople, "Blue Box: Chapter 81 (Volume 10)", verified 2026-08-15, https://otakupeople.com/read-next/blue-box

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