Tag: Blue Giant
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Blue Giant review – electrifying animation captures the ecstasy of live music
A sublime score from Hiromi Uehara drives this coming-of-age-anime, which brings three young jazz musicians to life with spectacular imageryIs jazz dead? Yuzuru Tachikawa’s Blue Giant certainly begs to differ. Following three 18-year-old boys who doggedly pursue their musical dreams, the film hits the familiar beats of the coming-of-age anime, yet it also deviates from…
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‘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,…
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Gkids Tunes Up North American Rights for Japanese Anime Feature ‘Blue Giant’ (Exclusive)
Animation producer and distributor Gkids has acquired all North American rights to the music-driven anime feature “Blue Giant.”The film, an adaptation of the manga of the same name, is directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa. Number 8, the editor of the original “Blue Giant” manga written by Shinichi Ishizuka, penned the script.In “Blue Giant,” former high school…