Kyoani's latest work, "Liz and the Blue Bird," key visual, trailer and scene cuts released! Information on the second advance purchase bonus has also arrived!

A key visual, a trailer, and scene cuts have been released from "Liz and the Blue Bird," the latest animated film produced by Kyoto Animation, to be released on April 21, 2018 (Saturday).

Liz and the Blue Bird" is based on Ayano Takeda's novel "Hibike! Euphonium Kita-Uji High School Brass Band Club, Disturbing Second Movement," which depicts the adolescence of high school students. Kyoto Animation, which won the "40th Japan Academy Prize for Best Animation" and the "Tokyo Anime Awards Festival 2017 Animation of the Year Film Grand Prix in the Theatrical Film Division" for the film "Unamplified", depicts a fleeting and beautiful moment between two girls, Mizore and Nozomi.
⇒Main staff comments and the latest information from "Liz and the Blue Bird," the latest KyoAni film directed by Naoko Yamada!
⇒Screening schedule of the animation film

The key visual released this time depicts two heroines, Mizore Arumozuka and Nozomi Kasaragi, playing oboe and flute in the classroom, and outside the window, Liz and a girl from the fairy tale "Liz and the Blue Bird" playing with animals in the forest.

In addition, the trailer and scene cuts have also arrived, so let us introduce them as well.

In addition, an advance ticket with a reversible B2 poster featuring the newly illustrated film will be available for purchase from March 17 (Sat)!　The tickets will go on sale on March 17 (Sat), so don't miss out!

Advance Ticket Information
Advance tickets with reversible B2 poster for "Liz and the Blue Bird
On Sale: Saturday, March 17, 2018
Special offer: Reversible B2 poster
Price: General Admission: 1,500 yen (tax included) Child: 900 yen (tax included)
One of three types of posters will be included at random with each advance ticket.
*The prize will be distributed at random and cannot be selected.
The special offer will end as soon as it is gone.
Please contact the theater where the tickets will be sold for details regarding the start time of sales.

Liz and the Blue Bird" Nationwide Special Screening Ticket

Reversible B2 poster of "Liz and the Blue Bird" (all three types on the front page)

Reversible B2 poster of "Liz and the Blue Bird" (common backside)

Film Information] (*Honorifics omitted)
■"Liz and the Blue Bird
・Release date: April 21, 2018 (Sat)
・Theatre information: #
・Distributor: Shochiku

<Synopsis.
That child is a blue bird.
Flying around freely in the wide sky is her happiness.
But I was afraid to leave her alone, so I locked her up in a bird cage and pretended she didn't notice anything.
Mizore Arumozuka plays oboe and Nozomi Kusaki plays flute in the brass band of Kita-Uji High School.
They are in their third year of high school, and this is their last competition.
Liz and the Blue Bird" was chosen as the free piece, and there was a solo in which the oboe and flute played together.
This song is just like us," she said carefree.
Mizore is happy to spend her days with Kimi, but fears the end of their relationship is near.
They are supposed to be "best friends.
However, the oboe and flute solos do not go well together, and the distance between them is felt.

<Staff> Original story by Ayano Takeda
Original story: Ayano Takeda (Takarajimasha Bunko "Hibike. Euphonium") Euphonium Kita-Uji High School Brass Band Club, Turbulent Second Movement")
Director : Naoko Yamada
Screenplay: Reiko Yoshida
Character Design: Taishi Nishiya
Art Director：Mutsuo Shinohara
Color Designer: Naomi Ishida
Instrument Setup：Hiroyuki Takahashi
Director of Photography：Kazuya Takao
3D Director：Tetsuro Umezu
Sound Director：Yota Tsuruoka
Music: Kensuke Ushio
Music Production: Lantis
Music Production Cooperation: Senzoku Gakuen School of Music
Brass Band Supervisor: Masahiro Owada
Animation Production: Kyoto Animation
Production: "Hibike! Production Committee
Distributor: Shochiku


© Ayano Takeda, Takarajima-sha / "Hibike! Production Committee