What is Blue Giant about?
Studio: NUT
Status: Finished
Tags: Jazz Music , Urban , Band , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Primarily Male Cast , CGI , Bar , Tragedy
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