Ishizuka Shinichi

Aim for the top in the center of JAZZ and the fiercest battleground! Following the previous work "BLUE GIANT EXPLORER'', which traveled through Sendai, Tokyo, and Europe, and continued to travel to the American land, Dai and his friends finally arrived in Manhattan and aimed for the top of JAZZ!!Official Site

Book compiling art and oneshots showcased at the "Moshimo, Tokyo" exhibition. Contains a different oneshot by Inio Asano to the one titled "Moshimo, Tokyo".

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After leaving his mark on Japan, Dai is taking on Europe! Direct continuation of Blue Giant, a manga about the evolution of the young saxophonist Dai Miyamoto in the jazz world. Blue Giant Supreme sees our protagonist travel to Europe. Having just arrived in Munich, without being able to speak a word of German and with just average English, he manages to secure a roof over his head, food and drink, but struggles to get the most important thing: a place where he can have his music heard. A whole new element added on top of the enthralling story that enchants every music lover: the discovery of a new culture. Dai will travel all over Europe, from Germany to France, accompanied by his instrument, growing as a musician and a person in the process of fulfilling his dream of becoming the best in the world. Official Site

A high school 3rd year student, Miyamoto Dai, whose heart was touched by Jazz, continued to play the Saxophone alone in Kawahara, rain or shine, day or night, for many years. "I want to become the world's best Saxophone player…!!" Effort, talent, faith, environment, luck…which are necessary? A tale of reaching towards his goal recklessly and sincerely begins in Hirosegawa, Sendai.Official SiteEnglish release by Seven Seas EntertainmentIndonesian release by m\&c! Comics (2018)Won the 62nd Shogakukan Manga Award for General MangaWon the 20th Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize for Manga

Shuuhei is an endlessly enthusiastic pizza deliveryman with almost no ambitions or skills, and he's determined to date Hitomi, a classmate back from high school who made the mistake of kissing him once. When he asks her what she likes in a man, one of the things she mentions was the ability to play a musical instrument. In response, he decides to learn to play the trumpet. But learning about the trumpet and jazz music is going to change his life in more ways than he imagined.

Shimazaki Sanpo loves mountains. He loves them so much he calls himself a mountain-man and lives in the alpines, lending his hand as a volunteer in a rescue team, finding people, dead or alive, in the Japanese alpines. The alpines can be a beautiful place, but it's also a dangerous, dangerous place. Gaku: Minna no Yama received the 2008 Manga Taisho ("Cartoon Grand Prize") and the 2009 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga.