Some rather rough animation brings down the otherwise exhilarating Blue Giant, which, in its best moments, transforms jazz music into an otherworldly sensory adventure.

This film reflects, interprets, and celebrates jazz like nobody’s business.

Based on a manga, Yuzuru Tachikawa’s anime Blue Giant is a sports film and quest for greatness clothed in the music of jazz.

The most intriguing and heartening aspect of the film is its laser focus throughout, with no subplots.