Blue Thermal

Blue Thermal: Aonagi Daigaku Taiiku-kai Kōkū-bu
Cover of Blue Thermal: Aonagi Daigaku Taiiku-kai Kōkū-bu volume 1 by Shinchosha
ブルーサーマル -青凪大学体育会航空部-
(Burū Sāmaru: Aonagi Daigaku Taiiku-kai Kōkū-bu)
Manga
Written byKana Ozawa
Published byShinchosha
MagazineMonthly Comic @ Bunch
Original runApril 2015 – November 2017
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Manga
Blue Thermal: First Flight
Written byKana Ozawa
Published byLine Corporation
Shinchosha
MagazineLine Manga
Original runNovember 20, 2021 – January 2022
Volumes1 (List of volumes)
Anime film
Directed byMasaki Tachibana
Written byMasaki Tachibana
Natsuko Takahashi
Music byShōgo Kaida
StudioTelecom Animation Film
Licensed by
ReleasedMarch 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)
Runtime103 minutes

Blue Thermal: Aonagi Daigaku Taiiku-kai Kōkū-bu (ブルーサーマル -青凪大学体育会航空部-, Burū Sāmaru: Aonagi Daigaku Taiiku-kai Kōkū-bu; "Blue Thermal: Aonagi College Sports Festival Aviation Club") is a Japanese manga series by Kana Ozawa. It was serialized in Shinchosha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic @ Bunch between April 2015 and November 2017 and was collected in five tankōbon volumes. A prequel manga by Ozawa titled Blue Thermal: First Flight (ブルーサーマル FIRST FLIGHT, Burū Sāmaru: First Flight) has been serialized online via Line Corporation's Line Manga website between November 2021 and January 2022 and was collected in a single tankōbon volume by Shinchosha. An anime film adaptation by Telecom Animation Film was released in March 2022.

Plot

Tamaki Tsuru, a first-year student at Aonagi University, hopes to enjoy a typical college life centered on friendships and romance. Intending to avoid intense athletics, she tries out for the tennis club, but an accident during practice leads her to damage a model glider belonging to the university's Aviation Club. Unable to pay for the repairs, Tamaki is pressured into working off her debt and is reluctantly drawn into the club's activities by its captain, Jun Kuramochi. Although initially resistant and disillusioned with campus life, Tamaki's perspective begins to change after Kuramochi takes her on a glider flight, where she becomes captivated by the experience of soaring through the sky. The story traces her gradual involvement with the glider club and her growing connection to aviation as she reconsiders her goals, relationships, and sense of purpose.

Characters

Tamaki Tsuru (都留たまき, Tsuru Tamaki)
Voiced by: Mayu Hotta
Jun Kuramochi (倉持潤, Kuramochi Jun)
Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki
Daisuke Sorachi (空知大介, Sorachi Daisuke)
Voiced by: Junya Enoki
Chizuru Yano (矢野ちづる, Yano Chizuru)
Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu
Yō Asahina (朝比奈燿, Asahina Yō)
Voiced by: Daisuke Ono
Yukari Muroi (室井ゆかり, Muroi Yukari)
Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi
Ayako Maki (牧綾子, Maki Ayako)
Voiced by: Yō Taichi
Eita Narihara (成原映太, Narihara Eita)
Voiced by: Ayumu Murase
Ryōhei Nanba (南葉良平, Nanba Ryōhei)
Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa
Kaori Mochida (望田薫, Mochida Kaori)
Voiced by: Rie Takahashi
Harukaze Aihara (相原春風, Aihara Harukaze)
Voiced by: Taku Yashiro
Kaede Hatori (羽鳥楓, Hatori Kaede)
Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi
Aonagi's director (青凪大学の監督, Aonagi Daigaku no Kantoku)
Voiced by: Minori Terada

Media

Manga

Volume list

No. Release date ISBN
1September 9, 2015978-4-10-771840-2
2April 9, 2016978-4-10-771886-0
3September 9, 2016978-4-10-771915-7
4May 9, 2017978-4-10-771978-2
5February 9, 2018978-4-10-772049-8

Blue Thermal: First Flight

No. Release date ISBN
1February 9, 2022978-4-10-772464-9

Film

An anime film adaptation by Telecom Animation Film premiered in Japan on March 4, 2022. Masaki Tachibana directed the film, and wrote the film's script with Natsuko Takahashi. The character designs were provided by Miho Tanino, while the music was composed by Shōgo Kaida. Four-member piano rock band SHE'S performed the film's titular theme song "Blue Thermal" and the insert song "Beautiful Bird". During their Anime NYC panel, Eleven Arts licensed the film for North America release.

References

  1. ↑ "Blue Thermal Manga Gets Prequel Manga". Anime News Network. November 22, 2021. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Blue Thermal Glider Club Manga Gets Anime Film Next March". Anime News Network. August 25, 2021. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Blue Thermal Anime Film Reveals More Cast, March 4 Opening". Anime News Network. December 21, 2021. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  4. ↑ ブルーサーマル―青凪大学体育会航空部― 1巻. Shinchosha. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ ブルーサーマル―青凪大学体育会航空部― 2巻. Shinchosha. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  6. ↑ ブルーサーマル―青凪大学体育会航空部― 3巻. Shinchosha. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  7. ↑ ブルーサーマル―青凪大学体育会航空部― 4巻. Shinchosha. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  8. ↑ ブルーサーマル―青凪大学体育会航空部― 5巻. Shinchosha. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  9. ↑ ブルーサーマル FIRST FLIGHT (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Piano Rock Band SHE'S Performs Songs for Blue Thermal Anime Film About Glider Club". Anime News Network. October 10, 2021. Archived from the original on March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  11. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 19, 2022). "Eleven Arts Licenses Blue Thermal Anime Film". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.