Blue Giant
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Dai Miyamoto
GenreDrama[1]
Manga
Written byShinichi Ishizuka [ja]
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintBig Comics Special
MagazineBig Comic
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 10, 2013 – August 25, 2016
Volumes10
Manga
Blue Giant Supreme
Written byShinichi Ishizuka
Published byShogakukan
ImprintBig Comics Special
MagazineBig Comic
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 10, 2016 – April 25, 2020
Volumes11
Manga
Blue Giant Explorer
Written byShinichi Ishizuka
Published byShogakukan
ImprintBig Comics Special
MagazineBig Comic
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 25, 2020 – May 10, 2023
Volumes9
Anime film
Directed byYuzuru Tachikawa
Written byNumber 8
Music byHiromi Uehara
StudioNUT
Licensed by
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2023 (2023-02-17)
Runtime120 minutes
Manga
Blue Giant Momentum
Written byShinichi Ishizuka
Published byShogakukan
ImprintBig Comics Special
MagazineBig Comic
DemographicSeinen
Original runJuly 25, 2023 – present
Volumes1
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Blue Giant (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese jazz-themed manga series written and illustrated by Shinichi Ishizuka [ja]. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic from May 2013 to August 2016, with its chapters compiled in ten tankōbon volumes. A sequel, titled Blue Giant Supreme was serialized in Big Comic from September 2016 to April 2020, with its chapters compiled in eleven tankōbon. A third series, titled Blue Giant Explorer, was serialized in Big Comic from May 2020 to May 2023, with its chapters compiled in nine tankōbon. A fourth series, titled Blue Giant Momentum, began in Big Comic in July 2023. In North America, the manga has been licensed for English release by Seven Seas Entertainment, which is publishing it in a two-in-one omnibus edition, and the first volume was released in November 2020.

An anime film adaptation produced by NUT opened in Japan in February 2023.

By August 2020, the manga had over 5.8 million copies in circulation. In 2017, Blue Giant won the 62nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category and the 20th Japan Media Arts Festival Award.

Synopsis

Dai Miyamoto, a high school student living in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, has a straight personality, but he was living a student life without knowing what he wanted to do in the future. One day, he listened to a jazz song and became interested in it. He starts working part-time to buy a saxophone. His brother, Masayuki, who knew about it, bought a saxophone with a loan and gave it to him as a gift. Dai, who practiced the saxophone on the river bank after school every day, was invited to perform live by the owner of a musical instrument shop he met while buying reeds. He was yelled at by a regular customer that it was just loud and noisy, and he got off the stage in a daze and went home. After that, as he continues his daily practice, the master of the jazz bar where Dai has appeared introduces Yui, a music class instructor. Although he gave a lot of failing marks to Dai's performance, he was invited to come to his house next time, and Dai willingly accepted. By attending classes, Dai's performance increased in power, and his delicate side also improved. Dai decides to move to Tokyo after graduating from high school to become a saxophone player, and invites the patrons of the jazz bar who yelled at him on the first stage before coming to Tokyo to listen to his current performance. The regular customer left the store after listening to the performance until the end while frowning.

Characters

Dai Miyamoto (宮本 大, Miyamoto Dai)
Voiced by: Yuki Yamada[2]
Yukinori Sawabe (沢辺 雪祈, Sawabe Yukinori)
Voiced by: Shotaro Mamiya[2]
Shunji Tamada (玉田 俊二, Tamada Shunji)
Voiced by: Amane Okayama[2]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Shinichi Ishizuka [ja], Blue Giant was serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic from May 10, 2013,[3][4] to August 25, 2016.[5][6] Shogakukan collected its chapters in ten tankōbon volumes, released from November 29, 2013,[7] to March 10, 2017.[8]

A second series, titled Blue Giant Supreme, was serialized in Big Comic from September 10, 2016,[9] to April 25, 2020.[10][11] Eleven tankōbon volumes were released by Shogakukan from March 10, 2017,[12] to October 30, 2020.[13]

A third series, titled Blue Giant Explorer, was serialized in Big Comic from May 25, 2020,[14][15] to May 10, 2023.[16][17] Nine tankōbon volumes were released from October 30, 2020,[18]to February 29, 2024.[19]

A fourth series, set in New York City and titled Blue Giant Momentum, began serialization in Big Comic on July 25, 2023.[17][20] The first tankōbon volume was released on February 29, 2024.[21]

In North America, Seven Seas Entertainment announced the English release of Blue Giant in February 2020.[22][23] The manga is being released in a two-in-one omnibus edition. The first volume was published on November 10, 2020.[24]

The manga is also licensed in France by Glénat,[25] in Germany by Carlsen Verlag (starting with Blue Giant Supreme, which is set in Germany)[26] and in Indonesia by M&C!.[27]

Blue Giant

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 29, 2013[7]978-4-09-185678-4November 10, 2020[24]978-1-64505-864-9
2 March 28, 2014[28]978-4-09-186245-7November 10, 2020[24]978-1-64505-864-9
3 July 30, 2014[29]978-4-09-186460-4April 20, 2021[30]978-1-64505-865-6
4 December 26, 2014[31]978-4-09-186828-2April 20, 2021[30]978-1-64505-865-6
5 February 27, 2015[32]978-4-09-186850-3July 27, 2021[33]978-1-64827-248-6
6 July 30, 2015[34]978-4-09-187257-9July 27, 2021[33]978-1-64827-248-6
7 November 30, 2015[35]978-4-09-187406-1December 21, 2021[36]978-1-64827-347-6
8 March 30, 2016[37]978-4-09-187585-3December 21, 2021[36]978-1-64827-347-6
9 September 9, 2016[38]978-4-09-187828-1March 22, 2022[39]978-1-63858-158-1
10 March 10, 2017[8]978-4-09-189460-1March 22, 2022[39]978-1-63858-158-1

Blue Giant Supreme

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 March 10, 2017[12]978-4-09-189467-0
2 June 30, 2017[40]978-4-09-189585-1
3 October 30, 2017[41]978-4-09-189743-5
4 February 23, 2018[42]978-4-09-189843-2
5 June 29, 2018[43]978-4-09-860022-9
6 October 30, 2018[44]978-4-09-860169-1
7 February 28, 2019[45]978-4-09-860265-0
8 June 28, 2019[46]978-4-09-860352-7
9 October 30, 2019[47]978-4-09-860499-9
10 February 28, 2020[48]978-4-09-860583-5
11 October 30, 2020[13]978-4-09-860811-9

Blue Giant Explorer

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 October 30, 2020[18]978-4-09-860813-3
2 February 26, 2021[49]978-4-09-861003-7
3 June 30, 2021[50]978-4-09-861100-3
4 October 29, 2021[51]978-4-09-861177-5
5 February 28, 2022[52]978-4-09-861277-2
6 June 30, 2022[53]978-4-09-861369-4
7 October 28, 2022[54]978-4-09-861466-0
8 February 10, 2023[55]978-4-09-861638-1
9 February 29, 2024[19]978-4-09-862749-3

Blue Giant Momentum

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 February 29, 2024[21]978-4-09-862750-9

Film

An anime film adaptation produced by NUT was announced on October 21, 2021. It is directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa, based on a screenplay by Number 8, with character design by Yūichi Takahashi (who also served as director of animation) and original music and soundtrack by Hiromi Uehara.[2] It was originally set to premiere in 2022,[56][57] but was shifted to February 17, 2023.[58]

The film is licensed in North America by GKIDS.[59] The Japan Society hosted the premiere in New York on October 6, 2023, in advance of screenings at North American theaters on October 8 and 9.[60] It is set to be released on Blu-ray and digital platforms on April 30, 2024.[61]

Reception

By August 2020, the manga had over 5.8 million copies in circulation.[62] In 2018, the second volume of Blue Giant Supreme had 200,000 copies in circulation.[63] In 2020, the eighth volume of Blue Giant Supreme had 200,000 copies in circulation.[64]

Blue Giant was nominated for the eighth and ninth Manga Taishō in 2015 and 2016, respectively.[65][66] The series ranked fifteenth on Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook list of 2016 top manga for male readers.[67] Blue Giant was nominated for the Yomiuri Shimbun's Sugoi Japan Award 2017.[68] In 2017, the manga won the 62nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category,[69] and won the 20th Japan Media Arts Festival Award.[70][71] In 2018, the manga was nominated for the 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.[72] Blue Giant Supreme won the Mandō Kobayashi Manga Grand Prix 2018, created by comedian and manga enthusiast Kendo Kobayashi.[73] It ranked 41st on the 2018 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine, and ranked 45th on the 2019 list.[74][75]

Blue Giant was picked as a nominee for "Best Comic" at the 46th Angoulême International Comics Festival held in 2019;[76] it was nominated in the same category for the 51st edition, held in 2024.[77] Blue Giant was nominated for the French 14th ACBD's Prix Asie de la Critique 2020.[78][79][80]

The film received 100% positive reviews from 12 critics on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.[81]

See also

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