Do you know the work Blue Giant? It's a jazz-themed work serialized in Big Comic, and it's also interesting! Even though I have no interest in jazz and no knowledge of music, I was easily immersed in the world view and found myself reading the whole thing. That's the kind of work it is. I would like to introduce the protagonist of the work, Miyamoto Dai's mentor, Yui, who imbued him with knowledge and techniques.
How did Yui and Miyamoto Dai meet?
Dai's mentor Yui was introduced to him by the manager of a jazz bar, but the two had met before that. Dai was there when Yui was insulting a duo playing on the street, calling them terrible. Later, when Yui was introduced to the manager of a jazz bar, he didn't remember Dai at all.
Yui feels Dai's talent after hearing him play
Yui is usually haphazard and not very motivated, but when he plays with Dai, he immediately realizes his high potential. Dai had no knowledge of theory or technique, but he still found his performance interesting, and from then on he became Dai's mentor, drilling theory and technique into him.
No monthly tuition fee required?
Then he becomes Dai's master and teaches him at home. Yui is a professional instructor, so it was natural that he would have to pay monthly tuition fees. However, Yui does not charge monthly tuition fees and teaches for free. The reason is that it is "interesting." People want to see interesting things even if they have to pay money. He taught Dai because he wanted to see interesting things. However, Yui is not indifferent to money, and he has slyly raised the monthly tuition fees of students taking other lessons. That's how special Dai seems to be.
He's actually an amazing old man! Yui is well versed in all kinds of instruments
Yui may look like a boring old man, but he studied abroad when he was young and has a deep knowledge of music. Although his main job is playing the saxophone, he also plays the piano and seems to be well versed in all kinds of instruments, and he maintains a very high level of technique and teaching ability.
Yui feels his own limitations
Yui once studied abroad and spent every day practicing the saxophone, improving his technique, but he realized that even though he had the technique, he could not create music that would move people, which caused him to experience failure. He believes that Dai has something that he does not have, "already blooming," and he begins to want to see where he goes.
Yui is completely uninterested in anything except what he is interested in
The impression of Yui in general can be summed up as "an unmotivated old man," and he is also an "unmotivated old man." He has no interest in cleaning the house, his room is a mess, and even during music lessons he says things he doesn't really mean and responds in a haphazard manner.
A man who changes when it comes to things he's interested in
Yui is indifferent to things he's not interested in, but when it comes to things he's interested in, he shows a stoicism and passion that makes him seem like a completely different person. After hearing Dai's performance, Yui decided to teach Dai on the spot, and the strictness and passion of his teaching was unimaginable for the usual Yui, which shows how much he expects Dai to do in the future.
A man who is good at things he is not interested in
Yui currently seems to be making a living by teaching at a music school and taking on contracts to write songs for local commercials, but as a genius, Yui is pointed out to be on the verge of missing the deadline and urged to finish. However, he composes the song in the few minutes it takes to pour hot water into a cup of instant noodles and send it by fax.
The commercial airs in living rooms around the house
This morning, I thought about it while the instant noodles were being made. The commercial song that I made in just a few minutes was adopted without any problems, and it will air in living rooms around the house after a while.
After watching the commercial, Yui said, "That's good." Just before that, Yui had said that he would never be able to become a top performer, but it seems that Yui also has a genius-level talent.
Yui is usually sloppy, but has a great passion for music.
He's a big drinker, he's not good at organizing, and he forgets work requests. From the outside, he doesn't seem interested in teaching at his regular music school, and he's a carefree old man who just says random things. However, in BONUSTRACK, where an interview was recorded much later than the main story, he is still playing the saxophone, and he boasts that he's probably just as good as the successful Dai, so his passion for music hasn't disappeared, and something in Yui may have "bloomed" at that age after meeting Dai.
Yui is a great teacher who encourages his students!
When Dai decided to move to Tokyo and become the best jazz player in the world, Yui encouraged him and told him, "You should always love jazz." After that, while teaching his sister Ayaka how to play the flute, he was also curious about Dai's recent activities and was always checking out videos he found online.
Before Dai goes overseas
At the end of Blue Giant, Dai is forced to disband due to Sawabe Yuki's accident, and decides to study abroad to reach even greater heights, but before that he visits his master Yui. After that, the story continues in Blue Giant SUPREME, and Dai travels to a certain country. However, it was Yui's advice that led to his decision to go to that country, and he was a reliable master from start to finish.
Summary of Miyamoto Dai's Master "Yui"
Yui was the master who drilled techniques and theories into Miyamoto Dai, and I think their master-disciple relationship perfectly captured the excitement of Dai's growth. Yui was a bit of an oddball, but he was still a very charming character, and I think he was the character who added to the appeal of the work itself. Blue Giant is a jazz manga, so people who aren't interested in music may shy away from it, but even if you're not interested, once you start reading it, you'll be hooked, so I hope you'll give it a try!
