Blue Giant

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Blue Giant is a story that serves as a celebration of hard work and resilience. Beyond this, It is a reminder that you can do it too. Whether your goal is as grand as Dai’s or not, Blue Giant tells you that you have the ability to do it. Why should you do it? Because what else is there? This is the order of questions that I found myself turning over while reading Blue Giant. It spoke to me specifically in my artistic journey. What does it mean to be the greatest in something? What does it mean to change the landscape of an art? ... What does it mean to be successful? For me, a great story can make me so sad I can’t stop myself from crying. An exceptional story on the other hand can fill me with such intense emotions enough to remind me that crying is not only an expression of sadness. Blue Giant is one of those stories for me. Never before have I cried because a character wanted something so bad. I realized that I wasn’t crying only for Dai, but I was crying for the part of me that craves more. Many stories make me feel for the characters, but very few stories can make me cry for myself while believing it is about the story.

"Blue Giant" is a love story about a small dreamer who fell in love. This love gave Dai a way to express himself, which he did in a unique and brilliant way. But not only that, love also gave him a purpose, one he pursued steadily, without looking back, like a beautiful blue shooting star. Along this path, various obstacles arose, which in the end only served to increase his brightness. He met himself and others. He cried, but also laughed. He fell, yet always got back up. He loved. He dreamed. He continues his journey. He grows. A giant. A blue giant. Jazz.

Now you see, this is why this type of manga series would need an anime adaption is because I am not able to god damn hear what the main character Dai is playing like it felt in my head that he was only playing “epic sax guy” the whole time I’m seeing his performances. I mean the art and character development was decent. Dai does seem like an ambitious young man who has a goal to becoming a proper jazz musician and plays basketball in his free time. I really this type of character development in a coming of age story like this one. ... In the manga world, we almost ever see a high school kid performing a saxophone solo, so this is a refreshing change from the pile of mangas I usually read.

If you don't mind not hearing the music, read this manga; nevertheless, if seeing the characters play instruments with no sound bothers you, I suggest you search for anything else to read.