Naked Youth

Blue Box

Taiki Inomata is a first-year high school student dedicated to badminton, training every morning in the school gym. His motivation is partly fueled by his crush on Chinatsu Kano, a second-year star player on the girls' basketball team who practices at the same time. Despite her seemingly distant demeanor, Taiki slowly finds ways to get closer to her. When Chinatsu's family has to move abroad for work, she decides to stay in Japan to pursue her dream of competing at the national level. She ends up living with Taiki's family, as his mother is a longtime friend of hers. Now sharing a home with the girl he admires, Taiki resolves to improve his own game and qualify for nationals, hoping to grow

Chihayafuru

Chihaya Ayase has spent most of her life supporting her older sister's modeling career. When she meets a quiet classmate named Arata Wataya, he introduces her to the world of competitive karuta, a traditional Japanese card game based on the Ogura Hundred Poets anthology. Chihaya discovers she has a natural talent for the sport and becomes determined to become the best female player in Japan, known as the Queen of Karuta. After being separated from Arata and drifting apart from her childhood friend Taichi Mashima, Chihaya enters high school still passionate about karuta. She decides to form a karuta club at her school, hoping to reunite with her old friends and pursue her dream. With Taichi'

Chihayafuru 2

Chihaya Ayase and her teammates in the Mizusawa Karuta Club are now in their second year of high school. They share the fun and worries of welcoming new underclassmen while pursuing their ambitious goals: winning the national team championship at the Omi Jingu and Chihaya becoming the Queen, the best female karuta player in Japan. As they train their minds and bodies, the team faces tough rival schools standing in their way to the championship title. Meanwhile, Chihaya's childhood friend Arata Wataya, the prodigy who introduced her to karuta, rediscovers his lost love for the old card game.

Chihayafuru 3

Chihaya Ayase and the Mizusawa High School karuta team have just won the national team tournament, a milestone that proves how far they have come. Each member now sets their sights on personal goals: Chihaya is determined to challenge the reigning Queen, Shinobu Wakamiya, while Taichi Mashima, having finally reached Class A, prepares to face his rival Arata Wataya. The victory fuels their ambition, but the path ahead is fraught with new challenges. As the team members pursue their individual dreams, an unexpected revelation shakes their world and forces them to confront hidden truths. The bonds that held them together are tested, and the pressure of competition threatens to pull them apart.

Blue Box Season 2

Dance Dance Danseur

Junpei Murao fell in love with ballet as a child after watching a male dancer perform, but he gave up on his dream following his father's death. To appear manly, he joins the soccer club, trains in Jeet Kune Do, and plans to become a stunt coordinator, hiding his true passion from his peers. When the beautiful transfer student Miyako Godai sees Junpei execute a kick that blends ballet and martial arts, she recognizes his talent and invites him to join her mother's ballet studio. Alongside Miyako's cousin, the prodigy Mori Ruou, Junpei begins training seriously, aiming to become a Danseur noble—the prince of the ballet world. But as a complete beginner, he must overcome his own insecurities