‘Blue Giant’ Trailer Sees a Struggling Jazz Trio Try to Realize Their Dreams

Ya like jazz? Well, former high school basketball star Dai Miyamoto, the protagonist of the upcoming anime feature Blue Giant, lives and breathes jazz.

Ever since being introduced to the soulful music genre, he’s wanted to become the biggest jazz musician in the world, practicing the saxophone day and night to perfect his performance.

Now, Gkids has unveiled the official trailer for Blue Giant showing Dai’s journey from his sleepy hometown to the clubs of Tokyo where he convinces a cocky but talented pianist and his best friend to join him in a jazz trio.

He soon finds out, however, that the life of a professional musician isn’t for the faint of heart.

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