Hina Chono
From Blue Box
Hina Chono is a supporting character in Blue Box, a rhythmic gymnast at Eimei and one of Taiki's closest friends, famous in her sport since middle school. Bright, teasing and endlessly energetic, she is the person Taiki confides in about Chinatsu, until her own feelings stop being a joke. She is voiced by Akari Kito in Japanese and Kayli Mills in English.
About Hina Chono
Hina Chono is a rhythmic gymnast at Eimei and one of Taiki's closest friends, famous in her sport since middle school. Bright, teasing and endlessly energetic, she is the person Taiki confides in about Chinatsu, until her own feelings for him stop being a joke she makes and start being the truth she hides. Her arc is the series' most bittersweet: loving someone whose eyes are elsewhere.
Appearance
Hina is petite, a little over 150 cm tall, with light reddish hair reaching her collarbone, often styled in two small buns at the back. Her expressions are theatrical and quick-changing, a performer's face, and she moves with a gymnast's lightness even in school uniform, usually mid-tease or mid-leap into someone else's conversation.
Personality
Hina is bright, teasing and endlessly energetic, famous for turning her crush on Taiki into a running joke before it was true. She is also a serious elite athlete, ranked among the best in the country since middle school, thorough about self-management and diet, and her cheerfulness is partly discipline. When her feelings become real, she hides them behind the same jokes, which makes her arc the series' most bittersweet.
Background & Story
Hina is a first-year at Eimei in the rhythmic gymnastics club, a rising star whose father was a former national-team gymnast. She has been nationally ranked since middle school and is one of Taiki's closest friends, the confidante he tells about Chinatsu. Over time her teasing about liking him stops being teasing. Hina's story is Blue Box's honest look at loving someone whose eyes are elsewhere: she confesses knowing the odds, and has to rebuild her friendship with Taiki, and herself, afterwards.
Powers & Abilities
- Rhythmic gymnastics: Hina is an elite rhythmic gymnast, nationally ranked since middle school, known for high-level, expressive routines built on strict self-management.
Key Relationships
- Taiki Inomata: Her close friend and first love, the boy she teased about Chinatsu until her own feelings became the truth she was hiding.
- Ayame Moriya: Her friend and self-appointed cupid, who meddles in Hina's love life with total confidence.
- Niina Shimazaki: Her fellow rhythmic gymnast at Eimei, who shares the intense world of Hina's sport.
- Kyo Kasahara: Taiki's best friend, whose quiet understanding reaches Hina when she needs it most.
Quick Answers
Who voices Hina Chono?
Hina is voiced by Akari Kito in Japanese and by Kayli Mills in the English dub.
What sport does Hina Chono do?
Hina is a rhythmic gymnast at Eimei High, nationally ranked since middle school. Her father was a former national-team gymnast.
When is Hina Chono's birthday?
Hina's birthday is March 2, and she is a little over 150 cm tall.
