Manga 'Blue Thermal' Receives Anime Movie in March 2022

by Vindstot
Aug 25, 2021 9:35 PM | 20 Comments

Toei opened an official website for an anime movie adaptation of Kana Ozawa's Blue Thermal: Aonagi Daigaku Taiikukai Koukuu-bu (Blue Thermal: Aonagi University Sports Association Aviation Club) manga on Thursday, revealing the main cast, staff, a teaser trailer, and teaser visual (pictured). The movie is scheduled for a March 2022 premiere.

Actress Mayu Hotta (Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen - Mini live-action drama) is starring as the female protagonist Tamaki Tsuru. Nobunaga Shimazaki (Ano Natsu de Matteru) and Junya Enoki (Jujutsu Kaisen) are voicing Jun Kuramochi and Daisuke Soraichi, respectively.

Staff
Director: Masaki Tachibana (Barakamon, Princess Principal)
Script: Masaki Tachibana, Natsuko Takahashi (Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari)
Studio: Telecom Animation Film
Distribution: Toei

Synopsis
Tamaki Tsuru, a freshman at Aonagi University, was overzealous about volleyball when she was in high school. Following a romantic rejection due to being an athletic girl, she joined the tennis club in college to be less athletic. One day, she accidentally hits Daisuke with a tennis ball as he was transporting a glider, causing damage to it. Tamaki was charged with a repair cost of two million yen, but as she couldn't pay the amount, she joins the sports association aviation club as a helper.

Ozawa serialized the aviation-themed manga in Monthly Comic@Bunch magazine from April 2015 to November 2017. Shinchosha published the fifth and final volume in February 2018. Although the manga concluded with a rushed development with the end denoting "Part 1," a sequel has yet to be published.

Teaser Trailer

Official site: https://blue-thermal.jp/
Official Twitter: @eigabluethermal

Source: animate Times

Blue Thermal on MAL

20 Comments Recent Comments

TitanInsane said:
Releasing a movie for a manga that appears to have been canceled 5 volumes in... Interesting.

If anyone's read this, I guess their hopes for a sequel might rest on this movie.

To the people who read this manga : Is it any good ? Seems like an incredibly cliche shoujo set-up if I'm being honest, although its listed as a seinen.

Wow, just found out that this manga'll be getting a movie! As an avid real life glider pilot (of few flight hours, unfortunately), I found the manga beautifully done in bringing across the wonder of the sport and how the MC was so drawn in (I can pretty much attest to her experience.) I really liked that they kept it realistic too - technicalities incl safety/work required, so no crazy 'super' moves and the like (ala sports anime.) The manga art style matches the story perfectly, the trailer looks amazing! The MC finds her own niche - nice enough character progress in her despite the short serialization. I personally found the ending to be too abrupt though... I think it doesn't really need a sequel for its plot, though I wouldn't say no to more gliding manga/anime! I'm not quite sure it totally falls into seinen, perhaps somewhere in-between. It's certainly a lil' more mature than the typical shoujo. Anyhow, I'm definitely looking forward to the movie.

Btw, the 'blue' in the title refers to a gliding term - 'blue thermals' are thermals (rising warm air which glider pilots make use of to soar, which power pilots avoid - turbulence) on a 'blue day' - in a cloudless sky. Generally, clouds suggest the position of thermals, so you don't have this clue on blue days (which btw don't always yield 'useable' thermals) - they're there, but you can't 'see' them with the most obvious clues (clouds).

Dec 17, 2021 8:42 AM by Nanatsujiya

Nanatsujiya said:
Wow, just found out that this manga'll be getting a movie! As an avid real life glider pilot (of few flight hours, unfortunately), I found the manga beautifully done in depicting the wonder of the sport and how the MC was so drawn in (I can pretty much attest to her experience.) I really liked that they kept it realistic too - technicalities incl safety/work required, so no crazy 'super' moves and the like (ala sports anime.) The manga art style matches the story perfectly, the trailer looks amazing! The MC finds her own niche - nice enough character progress in her despite the short serialization. I personally found the ending to be too abrupt though... I think it doesn't really need a sequel for its plot, though I wouldn't say no to more gliding manga/anime! Anyhow, I'm definitely looking forward to the movie.

Btw, the 'blue' in the title refers to a gliding term - 'blue thermals' are thermals (rising warm air which glider pilots make use of to soar, which power pilots avoid) on a 'blue day' - in a cloudless sky. Generally, clouds suggest the position of thermals, so you don't have this clue on blue days (which btw don't always yield 'useable' thermals) - they're there, but you can't 'see' them with the most obvious clues (clouds).

I appreciate you for your input on this series and the term blue

Dec 17, 2021 7:44 AM by Tokoya

Interesting and original premise with a female lead. Definitely adding this one.

Aug 28, 2021 3:41 PM by samashi20

Swagernator said:

Koshi_Inaba said:
The word Seishun (Youth) is written with the Kanji for "Blue" and "Spring". The blue refers to that. Thats why, the Japanese also sometimes read it as "Aoharu" (blue spring). Anyone knows Ao Haru Ride? Thats the reason for the title. Basically, the Japanese considers blue as the color that represent or is closely associated with youth

That is actually one of the most interesting things i didn't know that i read in a while.

Same here, I was thinking that Japan just liked the word blue or something lol

Aug 27, 2021 10:21 AM by Tokoya

That is actually one of the most interesting things i didn't know that i read in a while.

Aug 27, 2021 8:20 AM by Swagernator

Phlaryx said:
What’s up with all these series having blue in their name lol. Blue Thermal, Blue Lock, Blue Period, Blue Box. Blue Exorcist XD.

The word Seishun (Youth) is written with the Kanji for "Blue" and "Spring". The blue refers to that. Thats why, the Japanese also sometimes read it as "Aoharu" (blue spring). Anyone knows Ao Haru Ride? Thats the reason for the title. Basically, the Japanese considers blue as the color that represent or is closely associated with youth

Aug 27, 2021 12:54 AM by Koshi_Inaba

Hey mom look! Another addition to the "Blue" name!

The colour Blue is sooooo blessed now, riding the hype for the blueness.

Aug 26, 2021 12:07 PM by KANLen09

What’s up with all these series having blue in their name lol. Blue Thermal, Blue Lock, Blue Period, Blue Box. Blue Exorcist XD.

Aug 26, 2021 9:45 AM by Phlaryx

Interesting concept, hideous designs. Easy pass.

Aug 26, 2021 5:33 AM by O_T_T

SheasonDuerulo said:

Nutella71 said:
"Following a romantic rejection due to being an athletic girl, she joined the tennis club in college to be less athletic." what does that even mean? how is a volleyball player gonna become less athletic by switching to tennis? That's one of the most physically straining sports.

Tennis club in Japanese universities is kinda seen as a venue for gatherings and popularity. Tennis has a reputation (whether true or not) of a lot of people joining for the social aspect without too much of practicing the actual sport, just retrieving balls and general support/helping out the members who actually are seriously practicing. It's pretty popular for girls especially (hence why this MC wants to join to seem more feminine) so sometimes guys are interested in joining to meet women

Oh so that's why. Huh, interesting. I'd thought that sort of "x club but we don't actually actively do the x" kind of thing would be more tied to something else, like gardening or photography. A club most people join for the sake of joining because it looks easy with minimal effort. Sports clubs here though have the reputation of being the most serious ones that all have passionate and dedicated people without some ulterior motives.

Aug 26, 2021 4:01 AM by Nutella71

Seems fairly interesting, will keep an eye on it for now.

Gliding though, sure sounds interesting.

Aug 26, 2021 4:00 AM by _MushiRock11_

Ehh .. so from volleyball through tennis, and we somehow end up gliding ?

Wat.

Aug 26, 2021 3:21 AM by Swagernator

Aug 26, 2021 3:01 AM by SheasonDuerulo

"Following a romantic rejection due to being an athletic girl, she joined the tennis club in college to be less athletic." what does that even mean? how is a volleyball player gonna become less athletic by switching to tennis? That's one of the most physically straining sports.

Aug 26, 2021 1:50 AM by Nutella71

For a moment I thought that this is another non-TV adaptation of shoujo.

Aug 26, 2021 1:11 AM by RobertBobert

looks interesting, i hope its good

Aug 25, 2021 11:51 PM by Adampk

Finally something that isn't another neetaku's isekai wet dream.

And gliding now thats an interesting story feature you don't see everyday.

Aug 25, 2021 10:11 PM by Disapeared_Ghost

I think I'll watch this? Not sure thou.

Aug 25, 2021 10:11 PM by MegamiRem

Never heard of this manga before... based on this review on MAL, it sounds like the source material could potentially be similar to another seinen drama, Twin Spica, but with gliding instead of space... if that's true, then that's awesome, since Twin Spica is probably my favorite seinen manga to date!
I guess I'll give Blue Thermal a read sometime... somehow!

edit: ok i actually watched the pv now, looks good definitely looks better than Kimi wa Kanata pfft

Aug 25, 2021 10:07 PM by Fario-P

Releasing a movie for a manga that appears to have been canceled 5 volumes in... Interesting.

If anyone's read this, I guess their hopes for a sequel might rest on this movie.

To the people who read this manga : Is it any good ? Seems like an incredibly cliche shoujo set-up if I'm being honest, although its listed as a seinen.

Aug 25, 2021 9:41 PM by TitanInsane