The theme song for the animated film “Ganbatte Ikimasshoi,” “Sorairo no Mizushibuki,” sung by “The Blue Sky I Wanted to See (commonly known as BokuAo),” has been released for the first time along with the official 60-second trailer.
▼Theatrical animation “Ganbatte Ikimasshoi” official trailer
The 23-member group Bokutai no Aozora (commonly known as Bokuao) debuted on August 30, 2023 with “Aozora ni wo Kangaeru” as the official rival of Nogizaka46. At the end of 2023, they won the New Artist Award at the 65th Japan Record Awards, and their second single “Sotsugyo Made” released on January 31, 2024, was the first to introduce a selection system, which became a hot topic. On July 11, all 23 members will take on the stage for the first time, “Natsu Kasumi ~ NATSUGASUMI ~”, and on August 7, they will release their third single “Spare no Nai Koi”, and on August 30, they will hold their one-man live “Aozora Summer Festival 2024” to celebrate their first anniversary since their debut. This idol group is on a roll.
Winner of the Botchan Literature Award in 1995, the coming-of-age novel Ganbatte Ikimasshoi (Ganbatte Ikimasshoi) (written by Yoshiko Shikimura) has been adapted into a number of live-action films and TV dramas, and has universal appeal.
The story of a group of high school girls who dedicate their youth to the rowing club in Matsuyama has been set in modern times and is finally being made into a feature-length animated film for the first time. Since its theatrical adaptation was announced, this work has been creating a lot of excitement, with a super-star cast of voice actors and rave reviews overseas for its entry into the Annecy Presents category at the world’s largest animation film festival, the Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2024.
The official trailer has now been released, featuring the film’s theme song, “Sky-Colored Splashes,” and beautiful footage of high school girls devoting their youth to a boat ride.
In the released trailer, we hear lyrics sung by “Boku Ao” such as “I can feel my potential in the oar” and “The sky-blue splashes are so bright, it’s the first time I’ve felt like I want to win”, which perfectly link to the feelings of the five main characters, the rowing club members. In the background of the footage of Etsuko and her friends changing after encountering rowing, the song is a refreshing, youthful chant that gives them a powerful push forward. With the addition of a theme song that perfectly matches the worldview of the film, it is sure to warm the hearts of many people this fall.
The animated film “Ganbatte Ikimasshoi” will be released nationwide on Friday, October 25, 2024.
The animated film “Ganbatte Ikimasshoi” is a story of pure love that will make you feel the pain and wonder of youth that everyone has experienced, as the high school girls grow through their precious friends and encounters with a boat. We will continue to keep an eye on the latest news on this film, which is gaining momentum as it approaches its release in October, as well as information on the insert songs that have yet to be revealed.
[Outline of the work]
Title of the work: Let’s do our best
Release date: Friday, October 25, 2024 nationwide
Voice cast: Amamiya Sora, Ito Miku, Takahashi Rie, Kito Akari, Hasegawa Ikumi
Takuya Eguchi, Ayana Taketatsu, Suzuko Mimori, Aya Uchida
Original work: Ryoko Shikimura “Ganbatte Ikimasshoi” (Gentosha Bunko) (Winner of the Grand Prize at the 4th Botchan Literary Award sponsored by Matsuyama City)
Director: Yuhei Sakuragi
Screenplay: Yuhei Sakuragi and Keiichiro Ochi
Character design: Asako Nishida
CG Director: Tsukasa Kawasaki
Color design: Miho Tanaka
Art director: Haruka Taira
Director of photography: Koichi Gonda
Animation producer: Shuhei Sakuma
Animation production: Moe / Rails
Music: Hayashi Ignell Sayuri
Theme song: The Blue Sky I Wanted to See “Sky-Colored Splashes” (avex trax)
Cooperation: Matsuyama City
Production manager: Shochiku
Production: Ganbatte Ikimasshoi Production Committee
(Shochiku/VAP/TV Tokyo/Ehime Shimbun/Nankai Broadcasting/TV Ehime/Ai TV/Ehime Asahi TV/FM Ehime)
Distribution: Shochiku © Ganbatte Ikimasshoi Production Committee
Official site:https://sh-anime.shochiku.co.jp/ganbatte-anime
Formula X:https://twitter.com/ganbatte_anime
Official Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ganbatte_anime_boat/
[Information about the play The Blue Sky I Wanted to See]
■Title: Stage play “Summer Mist~NATSUGASUMI~”
■Date: Thursday, July 11th to Sunday, July 21st, 2024
*Total of 15 performances.
■ Venue: Theater 1010 (https://www.t1010.jp/)
detail:https://bokuao-natsugasumi.com/
●Tickets are now on sale
[Information about the performance of “The Blue Sky I Wanted to See”]
●Title: Aozora Summer Festival 2024 (reading: Nisen Nijuyon)
●Date: Friday, August 30, 2024 Doors open at 17:00 / Show starts at 18:00
*Doors opening and performance start times are subject to change.
● Venue: Toyosu PIT (https://toyosu.pia-pit.jp/)
●Details:https://bokuao.com/news/detail/1589
●FC advance ticket sales: Until 23:59 on Sunday, July 21st
[Information about the 3rd SINGLE “The Blue Sky I Wanted to See”]
●Title: “Love Without a Spare”
●Release date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024
●Reservations here:https://bokuao.lnk.to/3rdSG_CD
●Pre-release available here:https://bokuao.lnk.to/3rd_0615
●Music Video available here:https://youtu.be/cd5Y2PLZpzA
●Title: “Friend, Here Comes Goodbye” (included on the first edition Type-D)
●Pre-release available here:https://bokuao.lnk.to/FT_100YQ_ED_tomoyo
●Music Video available here:https://youtu.be/GWvnFpIr5MM
[The blue sky I wanted to see]
The group is made up of 23 members selected from 35,678 applicants through a nationwide audition that began in February 2023. (Commonly known as Bokuao) As the “official rival of Nogizaka46,” they made their debut on August 30, 2023 with “Aozora ni wo Kangaeru” (Thinking about the Blue Sky), and just six months after their debut, they won the Newcomer Award at the 65th Japan Record Awards. On January 31, 2024, they released their 2nd SINGLE “Sotsugyo Made,” which was the first time they had introduced a selection system, and on June 22, they held a one-man live show @Zepp DiverCity (TOKYO) to celebrate their 1st anniversary since their formation. On August 7, they will release their 3rd SINGLE “Spare no Nai Koi.” In addition to being in charge of the ending theme for the TV anime “FAIRY TAIL 100-Nen Quest,” they will also be in charge of the theme song and insert song for the theatrical animation “Ganbatte Ikimasshoi.”
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