Official Hige Dandism’s new song “Same Blue” has been chosen as the opening theme for the TV anime “Ao no Hako” which will begin airing on October 3rd. “Ao no Hako” is a hugely popular work with a total circulation of over 5 million copies. This heartwarming youth club love story, which delicately depicts the subtleties of the heart, has been made into a long-awaited TV anime.
Regarding the production of the opening theme song “Same Blue,” Official Hige Dandism commented, “Each of the characters experiences different things, and their feelings become cloudy and clear. I think that those feelings are overflowing into this song.”
“Same Blue” is scheduled to be released digitally on October 2nd. Pre-add/Pre-save has also started on Apple Music and Spotify, so be sure to register in advance. The main PV, which lets you hear a part of the song, has also been released, so be sure to check it out.
Official Hige Dandism released their third major album, “Rejoice,” digitally on July 24th and on CD on July 31st. The album contains 16 songs in total, including “Sharon,” for which a short film has been released, as well as singles such as “B-Side Blues,” the new commercial song for “Kirin Afternoon Tea,” “Mixed Nuts,” “Subtitle,” “TATTOO,” and “SOULSOUP.”
Starting in September, they will hold an arena tour “Official HIGE DANDISM Arena Tour 2024 – Rejoice -” with 10 performances in 5 cities nationwide. The arena tour will kick off at Marine Messe Fukuoka A-kan in Fukuoka, and go on to K Arena Yokohama in Kanagawa and Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka. In December, they will hold their first Asian tour “OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM ASIA TOUR 2024 – Rejoice -” in Seoul and Taipei. As this is Higedan’s first ever Asian tour, it will be a long-awaited live performance for fans in each country.
For ticket information, please check the Official Hige Dandism website.
TV anime “Ao no Hako” main PV
Official Hige Dandism “Same Blue”
Release date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Streaming URL:https://HGDN.lnk.to/SameBlue
*Pre-add/Pre-save reservations available
Official Hige Dandism full comment
You may feel so passionate that you lose track of time and yourself, or you may discover your own immature and weak self.
The vivid colors of youth are so vividly conveyed through the work that they seem to stain my heart,
The result was straightforward words and a sense of almost stumbling speed.
Thoughts on love and club activities,
Although we are different, we have the same “blueness” that drives us to act.
It’s the same blue that exists within me when I wrote the song.
However, each of them experiences different things, and their emotions become cloudy or clear.
I believe that these feelings are overflowing into this song.
TV anime “Ao no Hako” work summary
Broadcast information
Broadcast begins on Thursday, October 3rd at 11:56 p.m. on 28 TBS affiliated stations nationwide.
Distribution information
Advance distribution starts on Netflix from Friday, October 4th
*Only episode 1 will be distributed after the TV broadcast ends (episodes 1 and 2)
Other distribution sites will distribute the program sequentially after the TV broadcast ends.
Animehodai, ABEMA, FOD, FOD Channel for Prime Video, J:COM STREAM, J:COM STREAM Unlimited, SPOOX powered by Lemino, Smart Pass Premium, d Anime Store, d Anime Store Niconico Branch, d Anime Store for Prime Video, DMM TV, TELASA (Unlimited Plan), TELASA (Rental), Niconico, HAPPY! Video (Smartphone Only), Bandai Channel, Videx, Hulu, Prime Video, Prime Video (Rental), Furatto Video, milplus, milplus Unlimited Pack Prime, U-NEXT, Lemino
*In alphabetical order
*Please note that the distribution start date may vary depending on the service.
INTRODUCTION
“Ao no Hako” is a hugely popular manga by Koji Miura that is currently being serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” (Shueisha).
This work, which delicately depicts the subtle emotions of falling in love with someone, as well as the life-sized characters’ earnest efforts as they devote themselves to club activities with their own feelings in mind, has captivated many readers since its serialization began in April 2021.
This heartwarming youth club love story has finally been made into a TV anime!
STORY
There’s someone I want to see first thing every morning…
Inomata Taiki, a first-year member of the boys’ badminton club, enrolls at Eimei High School, a powerhouse of a sports school that offers both junior and senior high school education.
Daiki falls in love with Shikano Chinatsu, a senior student who is one year older than him and whom he sees every morning at morning practice.
Chinatsu is the ace of the girls’ basketball team and a popular girl outside of school.
One day, as Taiki’s busy high school life begins, filled with club activities, romance, and studying…
STAFF
Original story: Koji Miura (serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump)
Director: Yuichiro Yano
Character design and chief animation director: Miho Tanino
Series composition and script: Yuko Kakihara
Color design: Narumi Konno
Art director: Wang Fujii
Director of photography: Yuki Kawashita
Edited by: Yoshihiro Kasahara
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Music: Takashi Omama
Creative Advisor: Mogi Shingo
Planning and production: UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS
Animation Production: Telecom Animation Film
CAST
Daiki Inomata: Shoya Chiba
Chinatsu Kano: Reina Ueda
Chono Hina: Kito Akari
Masashi Kasahara: Chiaki Kobayashi
Kengo Hariu: Yuuma Uchida and others
Theme song
Opening theme: Official Hige Dandism “Same Blue”
(IRORI Records/PONY CANYON)
Ending theme: Eve “Teenage Blue”
(TOY’S FACTORY)
Official website:https://aonohako-anime.com/
Official X (old Twitter): @aonohako_PR
Official Hige Dandism “Rejoice” now available
Streaming URL:https://HGDN.lnk.to/Rejoice
“Rejoice” special website:https://rejoice.ponycanyon.co.jp
CD+Blu-ray
PCCA-06302 ¥5,720 (tax included)
CD+DVD
PCCA-06303 ¥5,720 (tax included)
CD only
PCCA-06304 ¥3,520 (tax included)
To book please go to:https://hgdn.lnk.to/Rejoice_CD
Contents
CD
01.Finder
02.Get Back To Life
03. Mixed Nuts (Opening theme song for the TV anime “SPY×FAMILY”)
04.SOULSOUP (“SPY×FAMILY CODE: White” theme song)
05. Catch ball
06. Everyday (Nippon Television “news zero” theme song)
07.I’m home (interlude)
08. Sharon (Theme song for the Kansai/Fuji TV Monday 10pm drama “Mountain Doctor”)
09. Voiced marks
10.Subtitle (Fuji TV Thursday Theatre “Silent” theme song)
11. Anarchy (Rejoice ver.) (Theme song for the movie “The Confidence Man JP Heroes”)
12. White Noise (Opening theme song for the TV anime “Tokyo Revengers: Holy Night Battle”)
13. Extreme resentment
14.Chessboard (90th NHK National School Music Competition Junior High School Division Compulsory Piece)
15. TATTOO (Theme song for the TBS Friday drama “Pending Train – 8:23, Tomorrow with You”)
16. B-Side Blues (Kirin Afternoon Tea CM song)
Blu-ray, DVD
OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM SHOCKING NUTS TOUR selected from NIPPON BUDOKAN
01. Pretender
02.I LOVE…
03. Tell Me Baby
04.Choral A
05.Subtitle
06.parade
07.115 million kilometres of film
08. Heretical Star
09. Fate
10. Mixed nuts
11. Universe
12. Clap Clap
13. Breaking Face
14. White Noise
Behind The Scenes from OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM SHOCKING NUTS TOUR
Official HIGE DANDISM “Rejoice” special website:https://rejoice.ponycanyon.co.jp
Official HIGE DANDISM Arena Tour 2024 – Rejoice –
September 20th (Friday) Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A
September 21 (Saturday) Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A
September 28th (Saturday) Osaka Castle Hall
September 29th (Sun) Osaka Castle Hall
Friday, October 18th: Port Messe Nagoya Exhibition Hall 1
October 19th (Saturday) Port Messe Nagoya Exhibition Hall 1
Tuesday, November 12th: K Arena Yokohama
November 13th (Wed) K Arena Yokohama
Tuesday, November 19th, Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena
November 20th (Wed) Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena
Ticket type/price
Reserved seat: 11,000 yen (tax included)
Reserved parent-child seats: Adults 11,000 yen (tax included) Children 5,500 yen (tax included)
Notes
・Charges apply for ages 3 and over. Children under 2 can watch for free on a child’s lap, but charges apply if a seat is required.
・Purchase restrictions: All ticket types (excluding designated parent-child seats): up to 2 tickets per person / Designated parent-child seats: up to 4 tickets per person
・As a general rule, electronic tickets will be accepted.
・All visitors will be required to obtain a Plus member ID and register their age.
・All tickets will be purchased through the “Official HIGE DANdism app.”
・Customers who do not have a smartphone will be required to show identification at the “Special Entry Counter” on the day of the event before being allowed entry.
*However, children in designated parent-child seats can enter at the same time using the applicant’s terminal, so ID verification will not be required. Please note that we may ask you to present ID to verify your age.
・This performance is subject to the “Act Prohibiting Unauthorized Ticket Resale.”
・The name of the person confirmed in advance at the time of application will be displayed on the ticket, and admission will be restricted to only the person whose name is on the ticket. Transfer of tickets for a fee without the consent of the promoter is prohibited.
・As a measure against fraudulent ticket resale, we ask that both the applicant and accompanying person register their phone numbers when applying, and these will be displayed on the applicant’s and accompanying person’s smartphone devices.
・Attendees cannot be changed after purchase. Please be aware of this when applying.
* Regarding designated parent-child seats, if the accompanying person in the child seat does not have a smartphone, they can enter together through the regular entrance lane by displaying the ticket on the applicant’s smartphone.
・Official ticket trading will be conducted. (The trading schedule will be announced at a later date.)
Arena Tour Special Site:https://event.higedan.com/feature/live_2024
OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM ASIA TOUR 2024 – Rejoice –
Seoul Performance
OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM ASIA TOUR 2024 – Rejoice – in SEOUL
Date: Sunday, December 1st
Venue: Seoul, KINTEX Hall 5
Doors open: 17:00 / Show starts: 18:00 (local time)
*No admission for children under 12 years old
*Purchase limit: 4 tickets
Ticket prices
Standing R 15,000 yen (tax included) *KRW132,000
Standing S 13,500 yen (tax included) *KRW121,000
*Fan club advance sales will be in Japanese yen only.
* Tickets will be available in order of serial number.
Taipei Performance
OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM ASIA TOUR 2024 – Rejoice – in TAIPEI
Date: Sunday, December 15th
Venue: Taipei Arena, Taipei
Doors open: 17:00 / Show starts: 18:00 (local time)
*Purchase limit: 4 tickets
Ticket price Reserved seat
CAT 1 19,000 yen (tax included) *TWD4,200
CAT 2 16,500 yen (tax included) *TWD3,600
CAT 3 14,500 yen (tax included) *TWD3,200
CAT 4 13,000 yen (tax included) *TWD2,800
*The above ticket types will be sold in Japanese yen only during the fan club advance sale.
CAT5 TWD2400
CAT6 TWD1800
CAT7 TWD800
Wheelchair seat TWD400
Notes
・For tickets purchased through the fan club advance sale, you will need to show your passport to be identified at the venue on the day of the event, and then exchange your ticket for a paper ticket before being allowed entry.
inquiry
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Artist Information
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