Liz and the Blue Bird

What is Liz and the Blue Bird about?

Liz and the Blue Bird is an anime film animated by Kyoto Animation, adapted from a novel. It was released in April 21, 2018. AniList classifies it as drama, music and slice of life. It continues from Sound! Euphonium 2, which is worth watching first.

Synopsis from AniList, which credits Shout! Factory. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: Coming of Age, Female Protagonist, Band, Primarily Female Cast, LGBTQ+ Themes, Fairy Tale, Classical Music, Yuri, Primarily Teen Cast, School Club.

Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

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  Nozomi Kasaki 傘木希美

  Main character

  Nozomi is a second-year student who used to play flute for the Kitauji High School's Bass Band Club in her first year. She and most of the first year members quit the club due to a conflict between the first-year members and the third-year members at that time. Sound!

  Japanese voice: Nao Touyama

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  Mizore Yoroizuka 鎧塚みぞれ

  Main character

  Mizore is a second-year student who plays oboe. She is a very quiet and introverted girl, and despite seeming hard to interact with, she has friends like Natsuki Nakagawa, Yuuko Yoshikawa, and - despite past relationship troubles - Nozomi Kasaki.

  Japanese voice: Atsumi Tanezaki

Supporting characters

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  Ririka Kenzaki 剣崎梨々花

  Supporting character

  Ririka is a first-year student of Kitauji High School and an oboe player in Kitauji Concert Band Club. She has a light and cheerful childlike personality who tries to build a good relationship with Mizore.

  Japanese voice: Shiori Sugiura

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  Yuuko Yoshikawa 吉川優子

  Supporting character

  Yuuko is a nice, friendly and cheerful person who is also shown to have confidence, determination and a strong personality. She can openly and confidently show others what she is thinking through her actions, her facial expression, and her words.

  Japanese voice: Yuri Yamaoka

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  Natsuki Nakagawa 中川夏紀

  Supporting character

  Natsuki is a reserved girl who is seen rarely talking, and she has an aloof and calm attitude. It is later revealed that the second-years are like this because of an event which occurred the year before Kumiko Oumae's first year at Kitauji.

  Japanese voice: Konomi Fujimura

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  Reina Kousaka 高坂麗奈

  Supporting character

  A girl who graduated from the same junior high school as Kumiko. Influenced by her dad, who is a pro, she has been playing the trumpet since she was little, so she continues at the wind ensemble in high school. She is stoic and cool, and tends to keep herself distanced from other people.

  Japanese voice: Chika Anzai

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  Noboru Taki 滝昇

  Supporting character

  Taki is the new music teacher in Kitauji High School and serves as the adviser to the concert band club. He is also in charge of Class 5 of the second-year students. He is polite and has a methodical personality.

  Japanese voice: Takahiro Sakurai

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  Satomi Niiyama 新山聡美

  Supporting character

  She is a woodwind Instructor brought in by Noboru Taki to help with the Kitauji Concert Band on its path to the national competition. Her main instrument is flute, which she majored in, but she is also highly proficient in all other woodwind instruments.

  Japanese voice: Houko Kuwashima

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  Liz リズ

  Supporting character

  AniList has no description for this character yet.

  Japanese voice: Miyu Honda

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  Shoujo 少女

  Supporting character

  AniList has no description for this character yet.

  Japanese voice: Miyu Honda