The Blue Box × JR Central collaboration has revealed another piece of its upcoming Oshi Tabi campaign. On October 22, 2026, the anime's official account introduced a new visual centered on Hina Chono.
Officially titled JR Central × Blue Box ~Aitai Kimochi ga Kasoku Suru~, the campaign will run from December 4, 2026 through January 17, 2027. Hina's artwork follows the previously revealed Chinatsu Kano visual used on JR Central's campaign page.
Quick Summary
- Work: Blue Box
- Japanese title: アオのハコ
- Romanization: Ao no Hako
- Project type: anime × railway collaboration
- Partner: JR Central / Central Japan Railway Company
- Program: Oshi Tabi
- Campaign name: JR Central × Blue Box ~Aitai Kimochi ga Kasoku Suru~
- Japanese campaign title: JR東海×アオのハコ ～会いたい気持ちが加速する～
- Start date: December 4, 2026
- End date: January 17, 2027
- Duration: roughly six weeks
- Status on October 22: upcoming
- Latest visual: Hina Chono
- Japanese name: 蝶野雛
- Hina visual reveal: October 22, 2026
- Visual setting: station / platform environment
- Hina outfit: winter clothing
- Props: smartphone and travel bag
- Announcement copy: 行き先は、最高の思い出
- Previously revealed character: Chinatsu Kano
- Chinatsu's Japanese name: 鹿野千夏
- Chinatsu visual: displayed on JR Central's campaign page
- Visual theme: travel and memories
- Campaign title theme: feelings of wanting to meet accelerating
- Campaign content: partially teased
- Full content details: not yet fully announced
- Complete benefits: not yet fully announced
- Complete activity locations: not yet fully announced
- Participation requirements: awaiting further details
- Future updates: planned through official channels
- Hina Chono voice actor: Akari Kito
- Hina: longtime friend of Daiki Inomata
- Hina's club: rhythmic gymnastics
- Anime: Blue Box
- Current anime status: Season 2 airing
- Season 2 premiere: October 4, 2026
- Japanese network: TBS network
- National reach: 28 stations
- Japanese time slot: Sundays at 16:30
- Original manga: Koji Miura
- Publisher: Shueisha
- Serialization: Weekly Shonen Jump
- Manga run: April 2021–July 2026
- Genre: youth sports romance
- Lead character: Daiki Inomata
- Lead character: Chinatsu Kano
- Lead character: Hina Chono
- Official campaign page: live
- Current campaign status: awaiting further reveals
Hina Chono Visual and Oshi Tabi Campaign
Hina Chono Takes the Spotlight in the Latest Visual
The October 22 artwork places Hina in a station setting wearing winter clothes, carrying a bag and holding a smartphone.
The phrase “行き先は、最高の思い出”, roughly conveying a destination tied to the best memories, reinforces the campaign's connection between travel and memorable moments.
Hina follows Chinatsu Kano, whose station-platform artwork was already featured on JR Central's official campaign page.
Campaign Begins December 4
JR Central has scheduled the collaboration for December 4, 2026 through January 17, 2027.
The subtitle “~Aitai Kimochi ga Kasoku Suru~” plays directly on the idea of the desire to meet someone “accelerating,” fitting Oshi Tabi's broader concept of combining travel with favorite characters and entertainment properties.
Full Campaign Details Are Still Being Rolled Out
The Hina announcement says that part of the campaign's content information has begun to be revealed, but the complete program is not yet publicly detailed in the official information currently available.
Specific benefits, activity locations, travel requirements, ticket conditions, and giveaways therefore should not be assumed until JR Central or Blue Box publishes them.
The Collaboration Arrives During Blue Box Season 2
The campaign is being promoted while Blue Box Season 2 is currently airing in Japan following its October 4, 2026 premiere.
Akari Kito continues to voice Hina Chono as the anime returns to the sports, friendships and romantic relationships surrounding Daiki, Chinatsu and Hina.
Why This Matters
1) Hina receives her own travel-themed visual
The collaboration is expanding beyond its initial Chinatsu artwork and beginning to spotlight additional characters.
2) The travel concept fits Blue Box particularly well
The emphasis on memories and meeting someone closely matches a series built around distance, timing and small emotional moments.
3) It overlaps with the ongoing Season 2 broadcast
The Oshi Tabi campaign begins while the latest anime season remains an active part of Blue Box's current rollout.
Blue Box × JR Central Oshi Tabi Information
For now, the additional important information currently known includes:
- the collaboration is officially titled JR Central × Blue Box
- it is part of JR Central's Oshi Tabi program
- the Japanese project name is JR東海×アオのハコ
- its subtitle is ～会いたい気持ちが加速する～
- the campaign begins Friday, December 4, 2026
- the campaign ends Sunday, January 17, 2027
- a dedicated page is live on the Oshi Tabi website
- the campaign has not yet begun as of October 22
- Chinatsu Kano was the first character prominently displayed on the campaign page
- Chinatsu's visual uses a station-platform setting
- a new Hina Chono visual was revealed October 22
- Hina is also depicted within a railway-travel setting
- Hina wears winter clothing
- she carries a travel bag
- she is shown holding a smartphone
- the visual uses the phrase 行き先は、最高の思い出
- the latest announcement says part of the campaign content has been revealed
- the full activity lineup has not yet been announced
- the complete benefit lineup has not yet been announced
- the full location list has not yet been announced
- ticket and travel requirements have not yet been fully detailed
- giveaway and novelty conditions have not yet been fully detailed
- JR Central will continue updating the campaign's dedicated page
- Hina Chono is one of Blue Box's central characters
- Hina attends Eimei Senior High School
- she participates in rhythmic gymnastics
- she has been Daiki's longtime friend
- Akari Kito voices Hina in the TV anime
- Blue Box is adapted from Koji Miura's manga
- Shueisha publishes the manga
- it was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump
- the original serialization ran from April 2021 to July 2026
- the first anime season began in October 2024
- Season 2 premiered October 4, 2026
- Season 2 airs through the TBS network
- the national broadcast covers 28 stations
- its regular Japanese slot is Sunday at 16:30
- Season 2 is currently airing as the Hina visual is revealed
- the campaign begins roughly two months after Season 2's premiere
- the collaboration continues into January 2027
- anime information is available through the Official Anime Website
- anime updates are available through Official X
- Hina's campaign visual announcement is available through the Exact Official X Post
- campaign details are available through the JR Central Oshi Tabi Official Campaign Page
Closing
Hina Chono's new artwork is the latest addition to the Blue Box × JR Central collaboration before the Oshi Tabi campaign begins on December 4. Together with Chinatsu's visual, the campaign is building a travel motif centered on meeting, memories and destinations.
Several parts of the program remain undisclosed. Full activities, benefits, locations and participation conditions will need to wait for further official updates from JR Central and Blue Box.
- Blue Box / X — Official October 22, 2026 Hina Chono Collaboration Visual and Oshi Tabi Campaign Update
- JR Central — Official Blue Box Oshi Tabi Campaign Page, Campaign Title, Visual, and December 4–January 17 Schedule
- TV Anime Blue Box — Official Anime Website, Season 2 Broadcast Status, Series Introduction, and Current Information
- TV Anime Blue Box — Official Hina Chono Cast Announcement Confirming Akari Kito as Hina
