# Blue Giant carries jazz manga to cinemas

> A jazz manga adaptation passed ¥1 billion at the Japanese box office.

- Owner: Blue Giant Movie Project; Toho
- Kind: Film
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2023-02-07
- Milestone date: Week of Feb 19, 2023
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Some dates are known only to the week, month or year.
- Spread Score: 32 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Pairing

## Summary

Blue Giant screened for lottery winners before opening in Japan. A viewer recommended it online, and a blogger described going in response. It passed ¥1 billion in Japan and later reached North America.

## Timeline

- 2023-02-07 — Blue Giant Movie Project (Box office) — The film screened at a Tokyo preview with places offered to the public by lottery.
- 2023-02-09 — Blue Giant film team (Press) — The film team announced a joint promotional video with Babylon.
- 2023-02-16 — The Japan Times (Press) — The Japan Times reviewed the film before its Japanese release.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/blue-giant-jazz-anime-film-2023

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Blue Giant carries jazz manga to cinemas.” Case HIS-02014. Spread Score v1.3: 32/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-02014