Official Hige Dandism has released a new song, “Same Blue,” which is the opening theme song for the TV anime “Ao no Hako.”
“Ao no Hako” is a very popular work with a cumulative circulation of over 5 million copies. The long-awaited TV anime adaptation of the heart-warming youth club love story, which delicately depicts the subtleties of the heart, has been decided.
A music video was also released at the same time as the release. The music video was directed by Takuto Shinbo, who has worked on many of Official Hige Dandism’s works, and the video is set in a high school newspaper club, giving a sense of the youthful romance and youthfulness of club activities. The sight of Higedan members performing in front of a circular cut-out blue sky is a must-see.
Official Hige Dandism released their third major album “Rejoice” on July 24th and CD on July 31st.
Starting in September, he will hold an arena tour “Official Hige Dandism Arena Tour 2024 – Rejoice -” with 10 performances in 5 cities across the country. The arena tour will start at Marine Messe Fukuoka A Building in Fukuoka, then visit K Arena Yokohama in Kanagawa, Osaka Castle Hall in Osaka, and more.
Furthermore, in December, they will hold their first Asian tour “OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM ASIA TOUR 2024 – Rejoice –” in Seoul and Taipei. This is Higedan’s first ever Asian tour, and it will be a long-awaited live show for fans from all over the world.
For ticket information, etc., please check the Official Hige Dandism official website.
Official Hige Dandism – Same Blue (Official Video)
Official Hige Dandism “Same Blue”
Distribution release on Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Distribution URL: https://HGDN.lnk.to/SameBlue
TV anime “Ao no Hako” main PV
URL: https://youtu.be/uvvYMBLY-w4
TV anime “Ao no Hako” work overview
Broadcast information
Starting October 3rd (Thursday), simulcast nationwide on 28 TBS stations will begin every Thursday at 11:56am.
Delivery information
・Advance distribution starts on Netflix from October 4th (Friday)
*Only 1 episode will be distributed after the TV broadcast (Episode 1 & 2)
・Other distribution sites will be distributed sequentially after the TV broadcast ends.
Anime Unlimited, ABEMA, FOD, FOD Channel for Prime Video, J:COM STREAM, J:COM STREAM Unlimited Viewing, 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 viewing plan), TELASA (rental), Nico Nico, HAPPY! Video (smartphone only), Bandai Channel, Videx, Hulu, Prime Video, Prime Video (rental), Furatto Douga, milplus, milplus unlimited viewing pack prime, U-NEXT, Lemino
*Alphabetical order
*The distribution start date may change depending on the service. Thank you for your understanding.
INTRODUCTION
The popular manga “Ao no Hako” by Koji Miura is currently being serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” (Shueisha). This work, which delicately depicts life-sized characters devoting themselves to club activities with their own feelings in mind, and the subtleties of the heart when you fall in love with someone, has been serialized since April 2021. It attracts many readers. Such a heart-warming love story of youth club activities has finally been made into a TV anime!
STORY
There is someone I want to meet first every morning.
Daiki Inomata, a first-year member of the boys’ badminton club, enters Eimei High School, a school that excels in middle and high school sports.
Daiki falls in love with Chinatsu Kano, a senior he sees every morning at morning practice.
Chinatsu is the ace of the women’s basketball team and Takane no Hana is popular both inside and outside the school.
One day, Daiki’s busy high school life begins with club activities, love, and studying…
STAFF
Original work: Kouji Miura (serialized in Shueisha’s “Weekly Shonen Jump”)
Director: Yuichiro Yano
Character design/chief animation director: Miho Tanino
Series composition/screenplay: Yuko Kakihara
Color design: Narumi Konno
Art director: Wang Fujii
Director of Photography: Hiroki Kawashita
Editing: Yoshihiro Kasahara
Sound director: Hitoshi Aketagawa
Music: Ko Omama
Creative Advisor: Shingo Mogi
Planning production: UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS
Animation production: Telecom Animation Film
CAST
Daiki Inomata: Shoya Chiba
Chinatsu Kano: Rena Ueda
Hina Chono: Akari Kito
Tadashi Kasahara: Chiaki Kobayashi
Kengo Hario: Yuma 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 Hige Dandism “Rejoice” now available
Distribution release on July 24, 2024
CD release on July 31, 2024
Distribution URL: https://HGDN.lnk.to/Rejoice
“Rejoice” special site: https://rejoice.ponycanyon.co.jp
Official Hige Dandism – Sharon (Official Video)
URL: https://youtu.be/Ssj-NhrKOdg
Official Hige Dandism – Sharon (Behind The Scenes)
URL: https://youtu.be/LKQpIkJaB_s
Official Hige Dandism – Sharon (The Short Film)
URL: https://youtu.be/SGv71siTnRE
Official Hige Dandism – B-Side Blues (special program “Time to Rejoice”)
URL: https://youtu.be/Wnpw4dYDH_Q
Official Hige Dandism – Finder (TV SPOT)
URL: https://youtu.be/clwriIVEpI4
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)
Contents
(CD)
01.Finder
02.Get Back To Life
03. Mixed Nuts (TV anime “SPY×FAMILY” opening theme song)
04.SOULSOUP (“SPY×FAMILY CODE: White” theme song)
05.Catchball
06.Nichijou (Nippon TV “news zero” theme song)
07.I’m home(interlude)
08.Sharon (Kantele/Fuji TV monthly drama “Mountain Doctor” theme song)
09.Dakuten
10.Subtitle (Fuji TV Thursday Theater “silent” theme song)
11.Anarchy (Rejoice ver.) (Theme song for the movie “The Confidence Man JP Hero Edition”)
12. White Noise (TV anime “Tokyo Revengers Holy Night Battle” opening theme song)
13. Uramitsura Mikiwami
14.Chessboard (90th NHK National School Music Competition Junior High School Division Song)
15. TATTOO (Theme song for the TBS Friday drama “Pending Train-8:23 Tomorrow with You”)
16.B-Side Blues (Kirin Gogo no Kocha 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 kilos of film
08. Heretical Star
09. Fate
10.Mixed nuts
11.Universe
12.Clap Clap
13. Broken face
14.White noise
Behind The Scenes from OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM SHOCKING NUTS TOUR
Official Hige Dandism “Rejoice” special site: https://rejoice.ponycanyon.co.jp
Official Hige Dandism Arena Tour 2024 – Rejoice –
September 20th (Friday) Marine Messe Fukuoka Building A
September 21st (Sat) Marine Messe Fukuoka Building A
Saturday, September 28th Osaka Castle Hall
Sunday, September 29th Osaka Castle Hall
October 18th (Friday) Port Messe Nagoya Exhibition Hall 1
October 19th (Sat) Port Messe Nagoya Exhibition Hall 1
November 12th (Tuesday) K Arena Yokohama
Wednesday, November 13th K Arena Yokohama
November 19th (Tuesday) Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena
November 20th (Wednesday) Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena
Ticket type/price
Reserved seat: 11,000 yen (tax included)
Designated parent-child seats: Adults 11,000 yen (tax included), Children 5,500 yen (tax included)
Precautions
・Fees apply for ages 3 and over. Children under 2 years old can watch for free on their lap, but there is a fee if a seat is required.
・Purchase quantity limit 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 are required to obtain a Plus member ID and register their age.
・All tickets will be issued using the “Official Hige Dandism App”.
・Customers who do not have a smartphone will be asked to check their ID at the “special counter” on the day of the event before entering.
*However, children in designated parent and child seats can enter at the same time using the applicant’s terminal, so ID will not be checked. Please note that we may ask you to show your ID to confirm your age.
・This performance is subject to the “Illegal Ticket Resale Prohibition Act.”
・The name confirmed in advance at the time of application will be displayed on the ticket, and no one other than the person listed on the ticket will be allowed to enter. Paid transfer without the promoter’s consent is prohibited.
・As a measure against unauthorized ticket resale, we will ask you to register the phone numbers of[applicant]and[accompanying person]at the time of application, and display them on the applicant’s and accompanying person’s smartphones.
・You cannot change the number of attendees after purchase. Please be aware of this when applying.
*Regarding designated parent and child seats: If the accompanying person in the child seat does not have a smartphone, they can display the ticket on the applicant’s smartphone and enter at the same time through the normal admission lane.
・Official ticket trading will be conducted. (Trade 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: Saturday, November 30, 2024 *Additional performance
Sunday, December 1, 2024
Venue: Seoul・KINTEX Hall 5
Opening:
Saturday, November 30th Doors open: 17:30 / Show starts: 19:00 (local time)
Sunday, December 1st Doors open: 16:30 / Show starts: 18:00 (local time)
*The opening time has been moved up 30 minutes from the originally announced 17:00.
*No entry allowed for those under 12 years old
*Limited number of tickets purchased: 4 advance tickets for fan club, 2 tickets for local general sale.
Ticket price
Standing R 15,000 yen (tax included) *KRW132,000
Standing S 13,500 yen (tax included) *KRW121,000
*Fan club advance tickets will only be sold in Japanese yen for the 11/30 performance.
* Information will be provided in order of serial number.
Taipei performance
OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM ASIA TOUR 2024 – Rejoice – in TAIPEI
Date: December 15th (Sun)
Venue: Taipei・Taipei Arena
Doors open: 17:00 / Show starts: 18:00 (local time)
*Purchase quantity limit: 4 pieces
Ticket price Reserved seats
CAT 1 19,000 yen (tax included) *TWD4,200
CAT 2 16,500 yen (tax included) *TWD 3,600
CAT 3 14,500 yen (tax included) *TWD 3,200
CAT 4 13,000 yen (tax included) *TWD2,800
*Fan club advance tickets will only be sold in Japanese yen for the above ticket types.
CAT5 TWD2400
CAT6 TWD1800
CAT7 TWD800
Wheelchair seat TWD400
Arena tour special site
https://event.higedan.com/feature/live_2024
Precautions
・For both Seoul and Taipei performances, tickets purchased in advance by the fan club will be issued as e-tickets using the Official Hige Dandism app, but for security reasons, you will need to exchange them for paper tickets at the venue on the day of the event before entering. I need to get it. When exchanging tickets, we will generally verify your identity using your passport. Details on ticket exchange will be announced at a later date.
・For tickets purchased in advance from the fan club, you will need to verify your identity with your passport at the venue on the day of the event and exchange it for a paper ticket before entering.
inquiry
Chikepla customer support
Business hours Weekdays 11:00-18:00
[Japanese]https://support.tixplus.jp/higedan
[English]https://tixplus.jp/support/tixplus_en/
Artist information
Official Hige Dandism official website:http://higedan.com/
Official Hige Dandism Official X:https://x.com/officialhige
Official Hige Dandism Official Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/officialhighedandism
Official Hige Dandism Official YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@officialhigedandism
Official Hige Dandism Official TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@official_hige_dandism
