The jazz manga "BLUE GIANT", which has sold over 7.7 million copies in total, will be made into an anime movie. It is scheduled to be released in 2022. We will keep you updated with new information as it becomes available. Shin'ichi Ishizuka, the author of the original work The original author, Shinichi Ishizuka, has released a comment and an illustration, and expectations are rising. The synopsis is as follows The main character, Dai Miyamoto, moves from Sendai to Tokyo after graduating from high school, and is moved by jazz music and starts playing the saxophone. He meets other people his age and grows up to become the world's best jazz player. This is a work that delivers music, which is also the original author's passion. He decided to make it into an animated film instead of a real drama. In addition to the movements of the animation, the sense of dynamism conveyed by the music is also noteworthy. There is also a comment from the original author. The following is the original text. Shin'ichi Ishizuka, the original author When I draw the performance scene, I run my pen while thinking, "May the sound be heard! When I drew the performance scene, I kept thinking, "I hope it makes a sound! And now it's finally going to be a movie with real sound... it's amazing. I've received a lot of comments about the sound coming from the manga. This is all music made by the rich imagination of our readers. This time, for the film adaptation, an amazing group of people have come together to create the music that you imagine, or perhaps even more than that. The movie "BLUE GIANT" will be a brand new animation movie that both readers and non-readers of the manga, children and adults alike can enjoy, even if they don't know anything about jazz. I myself am looking forward to its completion! (C) Shinichi Ishizuka/Shogakukan Reference: https://animeanime.jp/article/2021/10/21/64798.html Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
【Background】
・Graduated from Kyoto University with a major in Japanese Culture Studies, Faculty of Letters
・After graduation, worked 4 years as editor and proofreader for a print magazine specializing in traditional performing arts and culture
・Became a freelance journalist in 2021 and launched japanculturean.com in 2022
【Expertise】
・Pop-Culture Fusion Analysis
Analytical commentary on how modern pop-culture media (anime, film, fashion) incorporates and reinterprets traditional Japanese motifs.
