Japan Synopsis
リズと青い鳥
“The truth will break your heart.”
Mizore Yoroizuka plays the oboe, and Nozomi Kasaki plays the flute in Kitauji High School concert band. As seniors, this will be their last competition together, and the selected piece "Liz and the Blue Bird" features a duet for the oboe and flute. "This piece reminds me of us." Nozomi says cheerfully, enjoying the solo, while Mizore's usual happiness to play with Nozomi is tinged with the dread of their inevitable parting. By all accounts the girls are best friends, but the oboe and flute duet sounds disjointed, as if underscoring a growing distance between them. Talk of college creates a small rift in their relationship, as the story evolves to reveal a shocking and emotional conclusion.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Liz and the Blue Bird. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Kyoto Animation
Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Liz and the Blue Bird itself).
The 2017–2019 Japan Window
Liz and the Blue Bird holds position #244 of 569 Japan films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
★ 8.9 · 2019
#4Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
★ 8.7 · 2019
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6Dr. STONE
★ 8.6 · 2019
#7The Rising of the Shield Hero
★ 8.6 · 2019
#8Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Liz and the Blue Bird premiered alongside 194 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 194 other Japan films in 2018.
The 3742nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
92 audience reviews — more than 75% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 68th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Liz and the Blue Bird, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- school club · 4
- brass band · 3
- one-sided love · 3
- girls love · 24
- female friendship · 18
- fairy tale · 13
- high school friends · 6
- anime · 711
- japan · 454
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,576 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,161 of 2,532 (top 46%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Kyoto Animation, Lantis |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | April 21, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt7089878 |