Blue Giant is a Japanese jazz-themed manga series written and illustrated by Shinichi Ishizuka.

A sequel, titled Blue Giant Supreme was serialized in Big Comic from September 2016 to April 2020, with its chapters compiled in eleven tankōbon.

A third series, titled Blue Giant Explorer, was serialized in Big Comic from May 2020 to May 2023, with its chapters compiled in nine tankōbon.

A fourth series, titled Blue Giant Momentum, began in Big Comic in July 2023.

Dai, who practiced the saxophone on the river bank after school every day, was invited to perform live by the owner of a musical instrument shop he met while buying reeds.

After that, as he continues his daily practice, the master of the jazz bar where Dai has appeared introduces Yui, a music class instructor.

Written and illustrated by Shinichi Ishizuka, Blue Giant was serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic from May 10, 2013,[4][5] to August 25, 2016.

[9] A second series, titled Blue Giant Supreme, was serialized in Big Comic from September 10, 2016,[10] to April 25, 2020.

[20] A fourth series, set in New York City and titled Blue Giant Momentum, began serialization in Big Comic on July 25, 2023.

It is directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa, based on a screenplay by Number 8, with character design by Yūichi Takahashi (who also served as the film's chief animation director) and original music and soundtrack by Hiromi Uehara.