TV anime "Blow! Bass Horn is based on the novel of the same name by Ayano Takeda, and is animated by Kyoto Animation. The animated promotional video was released in winter Comict (C87) in 2014. It premiered on TOKYO MX, SUN TV, and Kyoto Broadcasting on April 7, 2015, with a total of 13 episodes. Theatrical version of the anime "Blow! "Upper Bass Horn ~ Welcome to kita-Uji High School Wind Music Club~" was released in Japan on April 23, 2016 as the final episode of the first season of the TV anime. The second season of the tv anime "Blow! Upper Bass Number 2 began airing in October 2016.
Blow! "Upper Bass Horn" has caused a lot of discussion and attention in the animation circle during this season of broadcast, and at the end of the day, we find that it is not another "Light Girl" that was originally speculated, and it is not the same as "Ice Cream" when you look closely. In fact, it is different from any other work in the history of Kyo Ani, and it also inherits the consistent style and interest of Kyo Ani.
One of the characteristics of "Blowing" is summarized as "human truth", which goes beyond "Ice Cream", making the work a real youth group portrait drama.
In contrast, the unreality of Ice Cream is first reflected in the fact that its characters have more or less unreal (or extraordinary) attributes. In real life, we only have a very small chance of meeting a master of reasoning and a big lady of the rich peasant family in high school, as well as strong women and talented cartoonists who travel the world. In the story system of "Ice Cream", their existence is more to promote the plot, so that this work that transcends the theme of campus and reasoning in connotation can successfully complete the interpretation of the theme: collective and individual, shouting and sacrifice, genius and mediocrity, obsession and relief... Even Japanese animation with an older audience rarely remakes such a work: using a small-scale approach to expand the theme to the level of history and society, adding a lot of philosophical thinking to the narrative, and expressing the ideals and demands of the creators.
"Ice Cream" is a ton of words, and "Blowing" is a return to daily life.
The stage of "Blowing" is the Wind Recital Department of Kita Uji High School in Uji City, Kyoto Province, which has 63 members, one instructor, and one consultant teacher, for a total of 65 people. In addition to Kumiko, Ye Yue, Midori, and Rena as the protagonists, The four protagonists in the story setting, Xiuyi, Asuka, Natsuki, Goto, Pear, Youko, Kaori, Haruka, Aoi, Taki, Matsumoto Sensei, Asamiko, and others have a lot of scenes, each of them has their own growth story, and always interacts with the people around them, forming a multi-line intertwined situation. This means that after the SOS Troupe, the Light Music Department, the Classical Department, the Magic Research and Nap Division, and the Swimming Division, Kyo Ani has expanded the structure of the campus story for the first time, challenging a narrative method that has never been seen before.
Judging from the performance effect of the animation and the reaction of the audience, this challenge was successful. Various preparations are detonated one by one from episode 7 onwards, with complex clues but well-organized narratives. Episode 1 and Episode 13 are completed in one go. At the same time, the picture quality is not inferior to "Ice Cream", the storyboard soundtrack is extremely exquisite, the voice actor's performance is very in place, and almost all the elements are in service of telling the story well, rather than becoming an out-of-the-box commercial selling point, so that the personality of each character has been highly restored. The characters of "Ice Cream" may be suspected of becoming the sounding boards of the original values, and the members of the blowing department have only become friends who get along every day and night in real life and know the roots, and are passers-by who meet in Pingshui but have their own stories.
You see Takasaka Reina is unique enough to be proud enough, she is blind to the white dress sandals, as soon as she mentions the crush of Taki Sensei, she immediately restores the nature of a girl.
You see asuka is talented enough to look good, but after understanding her family situation and her motivation for playing, we can only sigh that her family has a difficult scripture.
You see, Isn't Mr. Taki a personable and elegant, he has shortcomings that he is not good at handling interpersonal relationships. (In the episode 11 synopsis, Reina confesses that "I like Taki-sensei", and the next shot switches to the teacher, but not a handsome teacher, but a teacher who is depressed due to a selection dispute and is drinking milk with a straw.) Instantly feel kyo Ani's malice...
There is also Xiao Lu, who is talented and wealthy, but is always outside the central event in the story, more like the kind of friend who comes home from school together every day.
There is also the blue-haired girl who plays the oboe, who has not a single line in this season of the anime, but has left the country more than some characters with lines. Because she is the key character in the second volume of the novel, and the "man with a story" that may be encountered in a group.
As well as ordinary people with all kinds of trivial troubles. Couldn't be more authentic, could it?
At the beginning, due to the conflict within the department of the previous session, the whole team was like a mess, and the level of blowing was even unbearable for my entire layman. This is the first problem encountered by the new consultant teacher Takisei. How can this scattered army be integrated into a united team as soon as possible? Taki uses a slightly "cunning" tactic: to make himself a common "enemy" of the team.
By "not allowing participation in music festivals" as a means of persecution, coupled with blunt criticism of students, Taki-sensei succeeded in making himself an outlet for all students' dissatisfaction. When there is an "enemy" who "shares the same hatred" and "the enemy", the internal contradictions will temporarily subside. The students began working together with the goal of "leaving that demon speechless."
In fact, in the popular light novel "My Youth Love Story Is Really Problematic" in recent years, the usual method of the big teacher is also this. But the great teacher obviously overused this weapon, resulting in the rupture of the interpersonal relationships around him. In contrast, Taki-sensei's method is more worth learning. Although the criticism is quite ruthless, through strict guidance, the cooperation ability and personal strength of the staff have also improved significantly. When the final ensemble was successful, although there were still students complaining, they actually agreed with the teacher's intentions.
The connotation of "Blowing", in fact, the countless words and phrases flashbacks of the ED part have all been summarized, the most dazzling of which is the "value of youth" and "high sense". In Japanese, "high sense" probably means high emotions, describing the experience of immersing yourself in something. I think it can be a new look when everyone goes out to Sunfes, it can be the joy of the ensemble that Ye Yue first tasted, it can be Kaori's resolute decision to re-select, it can be Kumiko's generous words "I like yukaze!", or it can be the 12 minutes of the 13th episode.
When people are young, they always have the desire to become special people, just like the Yukaze is inconspicuous because it is in the bass department, but it is not willing to lie silent in the equipment room. There are people like Linai who have no doubt about their goals, and they are "blunt trumpets". Like Kumiko, she has gone through a tortuous mental journey and finally found her original intention. Aoi Xuejie and her sister Asamiko experience the regrets of youth, and the constraints of reality and the pressure of mood do not allow them to pick up the love they once had. The Wind Department, a huge community with its own heritage and characteristics, has created everyone in it, and they have reshaped the community with their actions. Personally, some boys and girls have made choices, some have accepted the imperfections of reality, and more people are still in trouble. Their troubles have only just begun, and their story is far from over.
What Kyo Ani wants to do this time should be to come from the daily life and return to the daily life. At the same time, with the help of the theme of "youth", he "spoke" for himself on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the society. It focuses on giving each character an independent personality and unique charm, not to be a flattering commercial package, nor to pile up humanistic care. This is a determination that has never been seen before, not gentle at all, but it unusually touches the hearts of the audience.
I don't know if it is because of the natural enthusiasm of the two-dimensional houses, or whether there are not many excellent youth-themed film and television works in China, it seems that for a while everyone gathered at the B station, Tieba and NGA to discuss this animation. Foreign forums have also been excited from episode 8 to now. Even though the high fever of "Lily Dafa Good" has not receded, there is still a large group of viewers who stay to continue the research of "blowing", summarizing the history of "Woking", worrying about the sales of animation, and speculating about the existence of a sequel. Kudos to these lovely people. On the night of this final broadcast, I don't know how many people are experiencing the excitement and sorrow of "the end of the world at this time".
Everyone's youth is different, but the feelings of many people who have watched the animation are probably: This is youth.