Speaking of “jazz” characters? “BLUE GIANT”, “Apollo on the Slope”, and “Gundam Thunderbolt” characters with impressive jazz are popular!

January 22nd is “Jazz Day”.
This day was established because the “JA” in JAZZ stands for January, and “ZZ” resembles 22.

Jazz is a music genre that originated in New Orleans, America, and is also familiar to anime. When some people hear the word jazz, a certain character may come to mind.
His hobbies include playing the saxophone and trumpet, his theme song uses a jazz-style song, and he even shows off a passionate lifestyle reminiscent of “jazz”…The appeal of jazz is also strongly reflected in anime.

■Titles that incorporate jazz into music are popular!

In this survey, many votes were given to the main characters of works based on music. Movies released in 2023Dai Miyamoto from “BLUE GIANT”is a tenor saxophone player. Dai moves to Tokyo from Sendai, forms a jazz band called “JASS” with his friends, and pursues his dream of becoming the world’s best jazz player.
The music for this work was composed by jazz pianist Hiromi Uehara, and the performance was performed by internationally acclaimed players. Many fans were captivated by the lively live performance in the play. Comments include, “When it comes to jazz, my choice is Dai Miyamoto from Blue Giant” and “Yuki Yamada’s acting, who played Dai, was so realistic that it felt like he was actually performing jazz.” It was submitted.

Broadcast in 2012Sentaro Kawabuchi from “Apollo on the Slope”is a high school student who is feared as a bad guy, but his drumming skills are quite impressive. He is also the person who meets the main character, Kaoru Nishimi, a transfer student, and draws him into the path of jazz.
“He’s a brazen delinquent boy, but when he starts playing the drums, he’s really cool, and the gap between them is amazing! The performance scenes are breathtakingly beautiful!!”, we’ve received comments from readers who are captivated by the unexpectedness of the character. Yoko Kanno is in charge of the music for this work. The jazz session at the school festival is especially popular.

Started in 2015Io Fleming from “Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt”is a pilot for the Earth Federation Forces. Since the main character, Io, loves jazz, the music was composed by jazz musician Naruyoshi Kikuchi.
Readers have commented, “I was impressed by the way they played jazz on the battlefield to frighten the enemy,” and “The battle scenes with jazz as BGM are so stylish!” Unlike other Gundam series, the battles that incorporate jazz are captivating. Many people say that it has happened. Io’s combative personality also matches the intense jazz.

■Introducing other comments!

“New Prince of Tennis” Kanata Irie“Although he is a tennis player, his specialty, the saxophone, suits him well, and the sight of him playing outside the training camp in the middle of the night is impressive. However, it seems that his teammates don’t like him…”
“Touhou Project” Merlan Prism River“Because he has the ability to play musical instruments without using his hands and feet, and is good at playing wind instruments such as the trumpet.”

“Ojamajo Doremi” Masaru Yada“He is a childhood friend of Hazuki Fujiwara, and in the sequel novel “Ojamajo Doremi 16” series, he graduates from high school and becomes a jazz player.His relationship with Hazuki is also depicted.”
“The Princess and the Magical Kiss” Lewis“A cute crocodile with a dream of becoming a jazz player.He is the driving force behind the main character Tiana’s dream of owning a restaurant.”
“Osomatsu-san” Matsuno Karamatsu“Karamatsu’s BGM has a jazz style and is often played when trying to be cool.However, it makes me laugh because it is guaranteed that I will meet with bad luck.”There was also a vote for the title whose fourth season will start from July. did.

While some of the characters stand out as being fashionable and in keeping with the image of jazz, there are also characters that are a bit off-key or not human.

■Characters with votes

[“ジャズ”なキャラといえば？ 2025年版]
Io Fleming “Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt”
Dai Miyamoto “BLUE GIANT”
Maki Nishikino “Love Live! ”
Haruka Ogasawara “Sound! Euphonium”
Shuichi Akai “Detective Conan”
Andro M. Jazz “I joined the demon! Iruma-kun”
Jet Black “Cowboy Bebop”
Duke “Fantasia 2000”
Lewis “The Princess and the Magical Kiss”
Merlan Prism River “Touhou Project”
Kanata Irie “New Prince of Tennis”
Sentaro Kawabuchi “Apollo on the Slope”
Tatara Fujita “Welcome to the Ballroom”
Matsuno Karamatsu “Osomatsu-san”
Masaru Yada “Ojamajo Doremi”

(Response period: January 10th to January 14th, 2025)

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*This survey is part of a survey of our readers’ awareness regarding their “interest in and attention to current anime works and characters.” Regarding the results, it is not our intention to judge the superiority or inferiority of any character or work. We hope that this article will give you a new opportunity to learn about the work and characters, and help you deepen your understanding and interest.

《Katsunori Takahashi》