Once she had learnt to let go and Nozomi learns that Mizore is an important friend, they are able to regain their almost lost friendship.
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Through music, guidance from her teachers, and Liz and the Blue Bird, Mizore learns how to let go of her past with Nozomi, and in doing so, she learns to play fully on her oboe without holding back. The roles are reversed, and thence Mizore becomes the bluebird.
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Later, once Mizore gains some insight on how to let go of something you hold so dearly to, she is able to set the music free too. The theme of ‘disjoint’ is prevalent as Mizore and Nomoki are to play an oboe and flute duet.Throughout the animation, they have trouble sounding right for each other-they don’t flow well together. The anchor of the story is the school concert band rehearsing for a competition, playing a piece that is based off of the story of Liz and the Blue Bird. It covers the concept of abandonment and how sometimes, whether it is a close friend or a beloved bird, one just has to let them go. The plot depicts how difficult it is to lose something as precious as friendship. The loneliness of Liz and her surprising companionship with the Blue Bird echoes Mizore’s loneliness and friendship with Nozomi. The story of Liz and the Blue Bird draws parallels to the high school girls. Liz and the Blue Bird storybook was given to Mizore by Nozomi when they found out they were playing a piece based on it in the school concert band for a competition.
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Although the original novel series features a full cast of spritely high schoolers, this adaptation focuses on the two main characters, as well as the storybook characters, “Liz” (Miyu Honda) and the “Blue Bird”/ “the Girl” (Miyu Honda). Nozomi even asks why Mizore’s “thank you” sounds like a question. Mizore’s responses are always timid, quiet, and uncertain. There is a clear imbalance of power in this friendship showing who is dominant and who is subservient in the friendship. When her friend, “Nozomi Kasaki” (Nao Toyama), appears, Mizore follows her.
This segues into reality showing a lonely girl, “Mizore Yoroizuka” (voiced by Atsumi Tanezaki), sitting on the steps of her school, waiting for someone. A bluebird briefly perches on the girl’s hand and then it flies away. Opening with a chapter of the storybook, a girl is surrounded by many woodland creatures, with only a beautiful bluebird catching her eye. Liz and the Blue Bird is a tale of a friendship between two high school girls that flows between an animated reality and a storybook fairytale. Review written by FF2Media Intern Sophia Y. Originally a coming-of-age novel series, Sound! Euphonium, Yamada creates a film with subtle brilliance. Naoko Yamada, the critically acclaimed director of A Silent Voice, debuts her second feature animated film Liz and the Blue Bird.