One of Shonen Jump’s most moving series has a painful lesson about maturity that more fans need to see

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Blue Box Chapter 170!

Kyo Kasahara has been Taiki Inomata’s closest confidant since the beginning of Blue Box. His rational and no-nonsense personality often allows him to help his friends with their problems throughout the series. However, despite his disappointments, Kyo’s stoic attitude often prevents him from taking action, even if it means depriving himself of the happiness in his youth. With the last chapter of Blue Box being Kyo’s most honest expression of heartbreak over missing his chance with Ayame Moriya, Kyo’s maturity for his age shows its painful consequences.

From Taiki’s friends in Blue BoxKyo is often attentive but reserved, keeping Taiki’s head in the game on and off the badminton court. If Kyo hadn’t intervened, Chinatsu wouldn’t have asked Taiki to go to the aquarium in Blue Box episode #5. But Kyo correctly understands the feeling of finally leaving Saki Kanaishi, with immediately sad results when Ayame is asked out by a boy just as Kyo falls ill.

Kyo’s maturity makes his heartbreak more poignant in the blue box

It’s okay not to be okay

In Blue Box Chapter #170, Kyo recovers from his stay in the infirmary and returns to practice with Taiki, but while spending time with Ayame, only to be interrupted when her new boyfriend visits her, he calmly admits to Taiki that he is heartbroken. All over Blue BoxKyo’s character is defined by his willingness to help people, like Taiki’s bond with Chinatsu or Hina surpassing Taiki. Still, his stoicism, galvanized by previous heartbreak, causes him to keep his defenses up.. When Ayame was positioned to break down those walls, Kyo was oblivious for a long time.

Kyo has often shown what a good friend and brother he is, directly observed by Ayame in Blue Box chapter #113, confiding in Hina about her previous unrequited feelings for Saki. With Ayame’s situation mirroring Saki’s, and the difference being that Ayame has feelings for him, Kyo is too unwell and entrenched in his cautious personality to reciprocate those feelings in time, like in chapter #161. Kyo’s maturity helps him improve his friends’ relationships, but he has already grown up too much for his own good. Blue Box.

Still, Kyo admitting his emotional state is the most painfully honest moment readers have seen from Taiki’s friend, indicating that he’s finally ready to let his guard down. In Blue Box chapter #166, witnessing how much Ayame cares about him, Kyo opens up to the possibility of liking her, only for those hopes to be dashed by a misunderstanding after Saki visits him in the infirmary. However, trusting Taiki was a big step for Kyo. Blue Box chapter #170.

Blue Box Shows Healthy Male Bonding Between His Two Best Friends

The manga expands to other relationships

With Taiki and Chinatsu established as a healthy and increasingly healthy relationship, Kyo’s emotional struggles, Ayame’s new connection with Yuta Takasago, and Hina’s blossoming bond with Haruto Yuta, Blue Box is evolving as a romance series. When Kyo trusts Taiki, Taiki immediately looks at Ayame, understanding Kyo’s suffering and knowing how close they have become.. However, neither of them resort to resenting Ayame, instead regretting this development, with Kyo still showing remorse for not being able to help when Taiki was locked in the warehouse in Blue Box chapter #169.

Kyo’s confession to Taiki signals his character development, although it still contains nuances of his personality as he reveals the truth. They show mutual understanding of recent experiences, but return to normal as they resolve to heal Kyo’s heartbreak. Kyo’s return to teasing Taiki about previous embarrassing badminton defeats is a sign that Kyo is back to normal. Still, it is also a possible indicator of a latent coping mechanism. Still, it’s clear that Kyo trusts Taiki more than ever with confidential information, a subtle side that increases Blue Box profile as an emerging romance anime.

Kyo has always been a selfless friend, putting himself last for the sake of others at school, putting his feelings aside to protect Saki from past boyfriends, and effectively treating those close to him like his family. But like the story of Blue Box shifts more heavily to focus on Kyo, Ayame, Hina and Haruto, it will be interesting to see what happens next. Still, this development is difficult for young people Shonen Jump readers enjoying his current successes, who just want Kyo Kasahara to be happy in Blue Box.