The series has sold more than 7.7 million copies! BLUE GIANT", a moving coming-of-age story about a young man who puts everything on the line for music, will be made into an animated film! To be released in 2022!

It has been announced that the popular comic "BLUE GIANT," which has sold more than 7.7 million copies in total, will be adapted into an animated film, scheduled to be released in 2022.

The original "BLUE GIANT" is a manga by Shinichi Ishizuka, the author of "Gaku" (released in 2011, starring Shun Oguri), which has also been made into a live-action movie. The story is about a boy who is fascinated by jazz and aspires to become the world's best jazz player.

The serialization began in 2013 in "Big Comic" (Shogakukan), and was selected 3rd place in the "Manga Grand Prix 2016" and won the 62nd "Shogakukan Manga Award (General Category)". It also created a whirlwind, winning the Grand Prize in the Manga Division at the 20th Japan Media Arts Festival.

The series has sold more than 7.7 million copies in total and has been picked up by numerous media.

It has been announced that "BLUE GIANT," a very popular comic book series that has sold over 7.7 million copies, will be adapted into an animated film.

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Shinichi Ishizuka, the author of the original manga, said, "I have received many comments about the sound coming from the manga. It is all music that was sounded by the rich imagination of our readers. This time, for the film adaptation, an amazing group of people have come together to create music that you can imagine, or perhaps even more so." (full text listed separately).

As Mr. Ishizuka comments, "sound" is the key to this work.
The production team's desire to "deliver the music played by the main character himself at the highest volume and in the best sound quality" led to the decision to produce the film as an animated movie, rather than a live-action film or a series, despite the various options available for the first film adaptation. The film is currently in production to deliver a moving experience on the big screen in movie theaters and with the best sound quality.

The film is scheduled to be released in 2022. Stay tuned for more information on the director, production studio, and other details.

In addition, a special illustration drawn by Mr. Ishizuka, which conveys the excitement and anticipation of something great about to happen just before the live performance, has arrived.

Shinichi Ishizuka, author of the original work, comments in full
When I was drawing the performance scene, I was thinking, "I hope the sound will be heard! I was thinking, "I wish it would make a sound! And now, finally, it will be a movie that really makes sounds...it's a great thing.

So far, we have received many comments about the sound coming from the manga. It is all music made possible by the rich imagination of our readers. This time, for the film adaptation, an amazing group of people have come together to create music that you can imagine, or perhaps even more than that.

I believe that "BLUE GIANT" will be a completely new animated film that readers, those who have not read the manga, those who do not know jazz, and children and adults alike will enjoy. I myself am looking forward to its completion!

*Honorifics omitted in the original text.

Film Information
BLUE GIANT
Release date: 2022
Distributor: Toho Film Division
Based on Shinichi Ishizuka's "BLUE GIANT" (serialized in Shogakukan's "Big Comic")

＜Story
Dai Miyamoto, who was moved by jazz and started playing the saxophone, moved to Tokyo from Sendai upon graduating from high school,
He meets friends of the same generation and spends his days devoting himself to playing saxophone with all his might.
This is the story of a boy who is fascinated by jazz and aspires to become the best jazz player in the world.

Original story information
The serialization started in 2013 in "Big Comic" (Shogakukan). The story of a boy who is fascinated by jazz and aspires to become the world's best jazz player attracts readers.
It was selected third in the "Manga Grand Prize 2016" and won the 62nd "Shogakukan Manga Award (for general readers).
It also won the Grand Prize in the Manga Division of the 20th Japan Media Arts Festival and other highly acclaimed awards. This best-selling comic has sold a total of 7.7 million copies.

Original author's profile
Shinichi Ishizuka
Born in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1971, Ishizuka studied abroad in the U.S. in his 20s, and after returning to Japan and working for a company, he became a manga artist. 2001 "This First Step" won the 49th Shogakukan New Comic Award in the general category, and in 2003 he began serializing "Mt. The work won the 1st "Manga Grand Prize" (2008), the 54th "Shogakukan Manga Award (General Section)" (2009), and the 16th "Excellence Award in the Manga Division of the Japan Media Arts Festival" (2012), and was also made into a live-action movie in 2011.
Currently, "BLUE GIANT EXPLORER" (story director by NUMBER8), the American version of the "BLUE GIANT" series, is being serialized.

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