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Blue Box meets ZOZOTOWN: Chinatsu’s hoodie, Hina’s colour blocking and a manga storage box

The second Blue Box collaboration offers 11 clothing and merchandise types by preorder November 2–30, with dispatch planned for late February 2027. The manga storage box does not include books.

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Blue Box meets ZOZOTOWN: Chinatsu’s hoodie, Hina’s colour blocking and a manga storage box

Bringing an anime character’s wardrobe into daily life need not mean covering a shirt with a giant portrait. Blue Box and ZOZOTOWN’s second collaboration, BLACK COLLECTION, uses newly drawn images of Taiki Inomata, Chinatsu Kano and Hina Chono in black outfits. Selected Chinatsu and Hina looks become wearable hoodies and basketball shorts, alongside character merchandise, for 11 product types in total.

Orders are accepted exclusively through ZOZOTOWN from noon Japan time on November 2 until noon November 30, or 11am in Taiwan on both dates. Dispatch is planned for late February 2027. This is an order-first, deliver-later arrangement: the November opening is not an in-stock delivery date. Some details of the real garments may also differ from the illustrated outfits.

Chinatsu and Hina take different routes through sportswear

Chinatsu’s hoodie costs ¥8,250 including Japanese tax. The photographed black pullover uses narrow shoulder and sleeve lines, with EIMEI and the number 10 on the chest rather than a full-front character portrait. The matching basketball shorts cost ¥6,600 including tax and repeat the black palette and number. They are sold separately; neither price represents a complete two-piece outfit.

Chinatsu black pullover hoodie with white piping and number 10
Chinatsu black pullover hoodie with white piping and number 10

Hina’s hoodie costs ¥8,800 including tax. It is shown as a grey zip-up with black shoulders and hood, with Hina lettering on the hood. The distinction is therefore more than a different character name: pullover versus zip-up and monochrome versus colour blocking create different shapes. Product images remain illustrative; exact dimensions, fabrics and details need checking on the final listing rather than being inferred from the anime.

Black basketball shorts with EIMEI and number 10
Black basketball shorts with EIMEI and number 10

Portraits move to tees and accessories, while black-deer Chinatsu becomes a plush

The T-shirt has two colours at ¥4,950 each including tax, with white shown in the announcement. The scarf also has two colours at ¥5,500, with blue pictured. A ¥4,950 drawstring backpack continues the school lettering and number motif. These are Japanese listed prices; Taiwanese availability and cross-border shipping charges have not been established here.

Hina grey-and-black zip-up hoodie
Hina grey-and-black zip-up hoodie

The black-deer plush key ring costs ¥2,970 including tax, rendering Chinatsu in a black deer costume with antlers, a black hood and grey belly. There are also three character merchandise-set options combining items such as acrylic stands and badges, at ¥3,300 each including tax. Three choices do not mean one price buys all three characters’ complete sets.

Chinatsu plush key ring in a black deer costume
Chinatsu plush key ring in a black deer costume

A box named Ao no Hako stores manga without supplying it

The ¥3,080 tax-inclusive Ao no Hako storage box has a black exterior and the series logo. Its planned capacity accommodates the original manga volumes, including volume 28 scheduled for December 2026. That describes storage, not a purchase including a complete set of books, and does not establish that volume 28 has already been released.

Black manga storage box with blue series logo
Black manga storage box with blue series logo

The 11-type total describes the collection, not one package containing every colour and character option. ZOZOTOWN also leaves open the possibility of sales after the order period, so the release should not be framed as a guaranteed never-returning offer. Whether choosing clothing or a small collectible, check the order contents and delivery estimate, especially for gifts that cannot be timed simply from the November preorder date.

Questions and answers

When can orders be placed, and when will they arrive?

Orders run November 2–30 from noon to noon Japan time, or 11am Taiwan time on both dates. Dispatch is planned for late February 2027, not immediate November delivery.

Are Chinatsu’s hoodie and shorts one priced set?

No. The hoodie is ¥8,250 and basketball shorts ¥6,600 including Japanese tax, sold separately. Hina’s hoodie is ¥8,800.

Does the ¥3,080 storage box include the manga?

No. It is a manga storage box. The capacity description includes volume 28 planned for December; it neither supplies the books nor means that volume is already on sale.

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