Kazune joins the band KEEL and becomes their vocalist. But only after a while he is leaving to join the band BLANCA. Why is Kazune leaving suddenly? What will the members of KEEL think of him? (Source: MU)
Despite his kindhearted nature, 36-year-old Miroku Oosaki is hardly attractive. After losing his job due to his appearance, he has been an otaku NEET for the past decade and weighs a whopping 120 kg. However, support from his loving family has kept his spirits up during this unfortunate situation. Miroku was content with this lifestyle until he came across a video of people dancing. Inspired, he decided to hit the gym and dance as well, eventually slimming down to an attractive hunk! After accidentally becoming an online sensation due to his good looks and fantastic voice, Miroku begins to catch the eye of every passerby. However, Miroku is more interested in joining a dance competition alongside 41-year-old, muscle-brained company director Yoichi Kisaragi and Shiju Onohara, a 40-year-old former host. Thus begins the story of a new idol group—of three handsome, charismatic middle-aged men! [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Minhee used to be a world-famous piano prodigy until one mistake sent her life spiraling. Her confidence shaken, her family broken and her life in ruins, all she can do is hope for a chance to make things better. That's when she meets Eun Hyun, the neighborhood piano teacher whose life has been filled with tragedies of his own. The world breaks everyone, it's up to us to pick up the pieces and glue ourselves back together. (Source: Lezhin Comics)
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A manga based on The iDOLM@STER 2 Chihaya's route.
A world where art becomes magic. In this world, people who can inspire passion with their Magic Arts are called Artistas, and are employed in show business. In Hoshinomori Private Magical Arts High School, where Artistas are taught, a strange new student named Kohana Aigasaki transfers into the school. Kohana is placed on the planning committee for the school's yearly Hoshinomori Summer Festa cultural festival. She spends her romantic school life with six other boys who aim to become entertainers in the future. Each of the boys specializes in his own Arts, and aims to make Hoshi Fes a success. In addition, the boys also aim to be chosen alongside Kohana as the school's Artista Prince and Princess, only chosen once a year. (Source: Official site)
In the continent of Polyphonica, spirits materialize in the world, surviving on the music that is played by humans, and live together with them. While the spirits don't appear often, some spirits have enough power to materialize in human or animal forms and live together with humans. Dantists, who play special music called "Commandia," are widely respected in this world. They are usually in contract with powerful spirits. The story of Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica Eternal White revolves around the new Dantist, Snow Drop, a maid who cherishes her Ojou-sama more than anything, and her Contracted Spirit, Blanca, who is also known as the famous Contra Bass, Eternal White. (Source: Night Constellations)
Yozora enters the Moonlight Academy with the dream of becoming an etoile just like Umiyuri, whom she has admired. However, unexpected happening begin occurring...
Karen Aijou and Hikari Kagura, along with their seven classmates of Seishou Music Academy, have successfully completed their performance of their most treasured play, "Starlight." With their sights set on obtaining the lead roles for next year's rendition, the nine girls improve by the day as they train and evolve their skills on the stage. This vigorous routine is interrupted when the academy's cultural exchange program invites students from Seiran General Arts Institute, who aim to take "Starlight" for themselves. Faced with new foes, the girls of Seishou Academy take to the battleground once more, contending over the exclusive right to perform the theatrical piece. In clashing, the girls are forced to confront their personal problems and relive memories of their past. Will the stage girls be able to triumph on the stage, or will they lose sight of what they hold dear? [Written by MAL Rewrite]
A lovestory about a student and her piano teacher. When the young student falls in love, she founds out more about her teacher. does she really love her? (Source: MU)
There are many idols with long-established talent agency 346 Production. And now the company is starting a new program, the Cinderella Project! Girls leading normal lives... They are chosen to be aspiring idols and see another world for the first time in this Cinderella story. Can they all climb the stairs that lead to the palace? The magic begins now... (Source: Daisuki)
Eight years after the events of Macross F, a mysterious phenomenon known as the Var Syndrome is gradually consuming the galaxy. It's up to a new generation of highly capable Valkyrie pilots to deal with this universal menace. And if they didn't have enough on their plate already, the Aerial Knights Valkyrie fighter team from the Kingdom of Wind have come to challenge the Delta Squadron.
Ai, wishing to become an idol as famous as her mother once was, has been participating in tests at various talent agencies, but she has failed every single one of them. Her inability to even begin to follow into her mother's footsteps becomes a complex to her. As Ai bursts into tears, alone in a public park, she is approached by 765 Production idol Haruka Amami, who was a special judge at one of the tests Ai has taken. Having sensed something special about Ai's singing, Haruka comforts her and introduces her to 876 Production's president Ishikawa. The president is very quick to invite Ai into 876, as she believes that her mother's name alone should be enough to propel Ai to the top. Ai protests, stating that she wants to become an idol using only her own strength. She is then given one chance to prove herself, at a rookie idol audition. (Source: project-imas.com/wiki)
Side story of Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon bundled with the first press release of the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th Blu-ray volume of both seasons of anime. This side story follows Asama, Kimi and Mitotsudaira aboard Musashi one year before the beginning of the main story, as Asama is considering to create a music band together with her two friends for the next festival in Aki, a territory under the governance of K.P.A. Italia.
Miya Nekoma made a bold high school debut in an attempt to change from her once "infamously" boring self. As a part of the change, she decided to join the school's Light Music Club, but on her way to sign up she is intercepted by the energetic shakuhachi flute player Hiyo Takemi who introduces her to the world of Wagakki, or traditional Japanese instruments. After the two attend a concert from one of Japan's leading traditional/modern fusion bands, Miya becomes enamored with the Tsugaru-shamisen, a three stringed lute. With Hiyo by her side, Miya delves into the world of traditional Japanese music as new acquaintances and friends help to make her dream of sharing the sound she loves a reality.
Rei Ametani lives his life day by day waiting for the sweet embrace of a merciful death. Although a former childhood trumpet genius, he now sleeps through classes—a much more ordinary lifestyle than his former one. This peace is suddenly interrupted, though, by a note found in his shoe locker. Believing it to be a fake love confession, he humors the sender by showing up at the appointed meeting spot. To his surprise, Sora Kamizono shows up with an unusual plea: she needs his help to destroy the world. Kamizono is the first of seven angels from the Book of Revelations who has been sent down to Earth by God to sound the trumpets that will bring ruin to the world. The only issue is that she has no idea how to play the instrument. And so, Kamizono needs Ametani to teach her before the week is over. Eager to bring about a swift end to his life, Ametani agrees to help Kamizono during the remaining seven days. However, Ametani's and Kamizono's pasts flow to the surface, causing their resolve to waiver. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
A Japanese goddess of old takes a keen interest in Anamori Izumi and her ability, a more powerful form of synesthesia. The goddess has a request for her, one which will require her to break out of her shell...and learn how to play the electric guitar. (Source: Batoto)
A sci-fi retelling of Wagner's "Ring of the Nibelungen," starring Captain Harlock.
Before Ichirou Yamada, Samatoki Aohitsugi, Ramuda Amemura, and Jakurai Jinguji came together, they were members of three separate units: Mad Comic Dialogue, Naughty Busters, and Kujaku Posse. Aside from rapping and defending their respective division borders, these men find themselves competing against each other in eating contests, investigating haunted houses, and solving petty crimes. Even when they are not busy spitting hot rhymes and annihilating enemies with their flawless lyrical flow, the depictions of their lives are anything but mundane. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Manga adaption of the Project DIVA games.
One day, nine-year old girl Miho Shinohara is given two stuffed dinosaurs by a stranger. The stuffed dinosaurs come to life and present her with a magic sketchbook and a pen. Within limits, and subject to varying degrees of control, she can draw in the sketchbook and bring the drawings to life. Miho can also transform into a teenage girl, whom she names Fancy Lala. Fancy Lala is scouted by Yumi Haneishi, the president of the talent agency Lyrical Productions, and begins the long road to stardom. (Source: Wikipedia) Included one-shots: Volume 1: Toy no Kuni kara Volume 2: Jungle Princess, Kikki ni Omakase, Comecome Circus
1. Worst Kiss no Tsukaikata 2. Mabushisa no Mukougawa 3. Yurhythm 4. Mousou Artifact 5. Mix 6. Idol-tachi no Kyuusoku
Philosophers, burdened with unexpressed thoughts after lifetimes of reflection, have curiously reemerged in our world! Among them, Kierkegaard finds an unconventional outlet for his philosophy...music?! Watch as he rocks the city of Nakano with a comedic twist on philosophy! (Source: MANGA Plus)
In the continent of Polyphonica, spirits materialize in the world, surviving on the music that is played by humans, and live together with them. While the spirits don't appear often, some spirits have enough power to materialize in human or animal forms and live together with humans. Dantists, who play special music called "Commandia," are widely respected in this world. They are usually in contract with powerful spirits. The story of Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica revolves around the new Dantist, Phoron Tatara, the spirit that he made contract with, Corticarte Apa Lagranges, and their friends, in their daily life and work. (Source: Wikipedia)
A year after the resolution of the fight with the Protodeviln, the band Firebomber's Mylene F. Jenius (now 16 years old) is still conflicted about her feelings for lead vocalist Nekki Basara and wavering in her strength as a musician/vocalist. Acting on her desire to be on equal footing with Basara, Mylene takes an opportunity to perform with the group Jamming Angels as lead vocalist. With a television producer holding an ulterior motive, a clandestine military project, and Basara heading off into the galaxy, this action marks the start of a path that she would never have guessed. (Source: Japanese Wikipedia)
In a place called Polyphonica, humans and spirits live side by side. Young musicians create magical sounds with their music, which binds the spirits to them. A struggling student named Phoron accidentally summons a spirit he met in childhood but later forgot about. Phoron could use all the help he can get, but this feisty spirit may prove to be more than he can handle! (Source: CMX)
A history of the musicians Wolfgang Rechter and Edoard Soltie.
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Ever since he was kicked out of his previous friend's rock band, Hoshino gave up playing the guitar... until he couldn't take his high school student's life anymore which led him to decide to create a new band. Maybe they will never become famous, maybe they will face a great amount of difficulties for months before being able to play live, but that's not important! What is important, is to enjoy yourself, let out everything, to feel music sound within yourself!
Sadame Hino's life has always been dictated by his stern father. Though he was destined to follow in his father's footsteps and become a physician, Sadame realizes that is not what he wishes for himself. To ensure that future can never come to pass, the boy purposely fails every one of his high school entrance exams, sending his father into a fit of rage as he disowns his son. Now freeloading off a stranger, Sadame has no idea what to do with his life. When his roommate has to move back home, Sadame is forced to search for a new place to stay. Upon entering a music store, the distorted sound of a piano being played captures Sadame's attention, igniting in him a desire to try and recreate the melody—which is a more daunting task than he realizes. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Nukui Kyou is a first year high school student hikikomori. His hobby is making vocaloid songs and uploading them online. One day he receives a mail from a fan asking if they could meet up with him. At the meeting place, 3 elementary school girls were waiting for him. The 3 of them want to form a band, and ask for Kyou's help.
Follows the idol group Illumination STARS at 283 Production.
To escape the stress of city life, high school, and her overbearing mother, Mizuki runs away from home to spend spring break with her aunt. But her future is looming and she still has no idea what she's interested in... until she crosses paths with Akira, a high school trumpet player who introduces her to the world of marching band! (Source: KiraKira Media)
After three months away, Soujun, a famed guitarist, returns to Arata, editor of a well-regarded music magazine. Despite his talent, Soujun has cut himself off from the Japanese music scene. Unable to settle down, he bounces back and forth between countries, often leaving his longtime lover Arata behind. Arata knows that about Soujun, but can't help wishing he'd come back for good, to stay by his side, hold him and make love with him... The adult love between these two men flickers between Arata's admiration for Soujun's immense talent, his sense of inferiority, and the freedom and possessiveness that comes from affection. (Source: Renta!)
Agetarou works at his family's tonkatsu restaurant in Shibuya, but he's not very excited by the work. One day, he takes a delivery to the staff of a night club, and the worker lets him in to enjoy the club for a while. Agetarou finds that he loves the club, with its relaxed people and cute girls, all enjoying the music supplied by the DJ. He continues going to the club, until the night comes when the guest American DJ Big Master Fly puts on a show. Agetarou is inspired by Big Master Fly, and realizes that the groove of being a DJ is very similar to the groove of being a tonkatsu chef. Now Agetarou is determined to master both disciplines, though he is most excited to become a DJ! (Source: MangaHelpers)
The Tokugawa shogunate uses the brainwashing "Heaven's Songs" by the top idols in Shinsengumi to subjugate the country and its people. In this Japan, writing or singing any songs besides the "Heaven's Songs" is a capital offense. Ryouma Sakamoto and the other rockers rise up and change the world with rock 'n' roll for freedom and justice.
The stage is set when Ichirou Gomen, a newbie producer of the record company Gaia loses yet another production opportunity to inexperience. Wanting to pass on his childhood dreams of stardom to a fledgling singer, he toils learning the process day by day through failure. However, his life is sent into a loop when he follows a beautiful performing voice, the voice of Jam Hiiragi, playing live to a group of homeless people at a streetside. Wrangling the prodigy talent and her bratty complications, together they face off and challenge the professional world of the music industry.
Young Lemon Sawaguchi has a gift for music: whoever listens to him can't help to be carried away by his marvellous ringing voice. Lemon's only ambition is to realize the dreams of his father, who died before he could start his career as a professional singer. Which won't be an easy task...
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After giving up everything and going against his parents' wishes to pursue his dream of becoming a concert pianist, Siyoon Lee is met with a crippling end to his short-lived career when a car accident leaves his right hand immobile. Finding no reason left to live, he attempts to end his meaningless life. But, instead of meeting his maker, he awakens in the company of a large group of Russian servants. Thrown into this new life as Russian heiress, Tatiana Yuryevna Belchenova, there is one thing that's still familiar, the piano. Unable to give up his dream, Siyoon decides to embrace being Tatiana and attends the most prestigious classical music school in Russia. But, with Tatiana's body refusing to cooperate with Siyoon's mind, will he manage to make it to the top this time? To make matters worse, he's surrounded by some surprisingly tough competition and they're all still just teenagers! Confronted with Tatiana's dark secrets, family and classmates who despised the old Tatiana, and teenage boys who are overly interested in the new one, Siyoon has a long road ahead of him. (Source: Tappytoon)
Takt Op. Destiny: Haruka Tsuioku no Anna - Harmony of Hope is based on the Takt Op. Destiny anime, and the story is told from the viewpoint of Anna Schneider.
Working as a piano tuner, Yuzuru had met various kinds of pianist. But when the music of a unique and eccentric pianist Rion reaches his ears, he knows that he won't be able to escape from the latter's charms. And when Rion confesses his love and convey his desire to make Yuzuru as his official piano tuner, Yuzuru find it as something that is hard to believe. Does Rion like him for who he is or his skills? (Source: MU)
Haru Kurosaki once heard a stranger's song in high school that made him decide to finally follow his passions. Now, he's a graphic designer who's recently been put in charge of designing a CD jacket for the prodigy musical artist Eddie Astley. On the outside, Eddie is intimidating and aloof—but when Haru spots him at a rock concert, he realizes how wrong that assumption is. As he sees beyond Eddie's surly exterior and catches a glimpse of the man beneath the affectation, Haru begins to think about the message and emotions that Eddie tries to convey through his music. And in trying to get to know more about Eddie for his design project, he discovers that music always has a way of transporting you to a vital moment from the past. (Source: Tokyopop)
Based on a mixed media project that blends fantasy, magical girl, and idol elements, Lapis Re:LiGHTs will follow a group of students as they train to become idols. Together, they'll use the magic of music and the magic of... well, literal magic... in their performances. (Source: Crunchyroll)
One night in Fukui during an air raid in WW2, young Suwa Oto sees her jazz-loving older sister, Ineko, dance to bassist Odajima Tatsuji's music. Ineko later attempts suicide by drowning, and though rescued, is by war's end a shell of the sister who taught Oto to sing, and Odajima disappears. To reunite the two, Oto, now a student, carries her sister's bass across her back to Tokyo. When Oto's singing catches the attention of a troupe, she plays on a US military base and learns the troupe's bassist is Odajima himself, but without his memories. (Source: Japan Media Arts Festival) Included one-shot: Volume 5: Shiroi Hana
A yuri anthology featuring youthful girls who are part of a band.
An anthology comic of Zombieland Saga by various mangaka.
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Chitose is quite popular and yet he has nothing he could get himself into and had no experience of falling in love. This made Chitose annoyed with himself. One day after school, he found Noiri in the music room playing the piano, and decided to learn the cello from him. It was just something that started from a whim, but as they spend time together, Chitose fell for Noiri. But it seems, Noiri is hiding a secret...? (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
A spin-off of the anime series Macross Δ. Takes place 5 years prior to the events in the anime.
An anthology of Tokyo 7th Sisters by various mangaka. In the year 2032, the legendary idol unit "7th Sisters" suddenly retired from the industry and disappeared. That was the end of the idol industry... until two years later, when a young glory-seeking employee is appointed to be the leader of Tokyo's next generation idol studio, "777 (Three Seven)," commonly referred to as Nanastar. However, the city continues to believe that idols are a thing of the past, and Nanastar is no exception. Their slump continues, but one day a mysterious and beautiful female manager approaches you and says, "If the idols of the past are gone, we'll just have to make new idols! True "sisters" linked by powerful bonds!" The story of the idols of the future, the Nanastar Sisters, will now unfold. (Source: Tokyo 7th Sisters Wiki)
Guitar Shop Rosie is a guitar repair shop run by Angus and Malcolm, two brothers who aren't great at making money but who love AC/DC and rock music. Guitars from all sorts of backgrounds and circumstances are brought in for repair. This series portrays the stories behind the guitars being repaired and the shop's customers. (Source: Shogakukan, translated) Included one-shot: Volume 1: Guitar Shop Rosie (pilot)
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Asou Mizuki is the most popular singer in the country at just 16 years old. However, he is actually a father of a 14-year-old, and 29. He passes by as a young boy, and a very innocent and loved by the population, but once he gets home, becomes the bossiest guy around. His son, Sana, is always bossed around by his father, and on many occasions, made to go to his father's work because he is lazy, or has a hangover. But he finds a girlfriend at his father's work...
Still a high schooler, Misumi is a skilled pianist with dreams of becoming professional. But, after a traumatic experience in his past, Misumi struggles to perform in public. When Minatobe suddenly begs Misumi to teach him how to play the piano, Misumi gradually overcomes his fears and through their friendship and then relationship. (Source: Fantasista Inc.) Included one-shot: Volume 2: Eureka
Sometimes it takes a person who has shared your dream to make it come true. For Reiji, a gifted violinist with no formal training, success may be the key to escaping from his miserable home life. Mitsuko was also a prodigy until an accident left her unable to play. Now she is going to help Reiji achieve the goal she could never attain. Passions and rivalries play out against the backdrop of the music world, while Reiji's family background provides intense, emotional drama. (sorce: CMX) The final volume also contains the short story "Spica"
A four-panel spin-off story following the adventures of the 99th Graduating Class from the main series of Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight.
A manga adaptation of the Idolmaster Live for You! XBOX game.
Ami is a normal school girl. One day with her friends, she got stopped for an interview by a camera crew who thought Ami was really cute. Shortly afterwards, Ami meets a blond boy who goes to her school named Nozomu. He seems to show some interest in her too. However, after she went to the 'Darwin', a group of two boy singers, concert, she met another Nozomu. Very soon after the encounter with Darwin, she then got roped into the entertainment world as there were many people already interested in her from her live interview, who she later also became interested in. (from MangaArt)
The member of the band "Asgard" are making music just for fun, but one day they get their chance: A big deal with a major record label! Can they manage it to be a professional band?
Aruto Kashiwayama is a budding pianist. She lodges at a famous conductor's house. Aruto's relationships with the conductor's son Hokuto and her first love Masaru are revealed. (Source: MU)
Miki Ishimoto, a recent college graduate, is so excited to have landed her first job! Although she's inexperienced, she's to be the manager for a new boy band. Miki thinks life couldn't be going more smoothly, until she finds out that her new boy band members are all... Greco-Roman stone busts? Join leader Saint George, talented Hermes, passionate Mars, and the pretty boy Medici as they take the entertainment world by storm in Sekkou Boys!
In the near future where hip-hop culture has grown saturated, a phenomenon known as Phantom Lives has entered the scene. Using accessories made from a material called Phantom Metal, rappers create beautiful illusions of their lyrics from their own DNA and emotions. However, this activates so-called Trap Responses that force them to relive their past traumas. A decade ago, the legendary Club Paradox, run by the rapper duo BURAIKAN, dominated the scene but then suddenly vanished. Now, as Club Paradox's social media channels unexpectedly return to life, four up-and-coming hip-hop groups receive an invitation to Paradox Live, a Phantom Live tournament. The welcomed groups—BAE, The Cat's Whiskers, cozmez, and Akanyatsura—will compete for a shot at winning 10 billion yen and the chance to go up against BURAIKAN, which nearly promises stardom. Though suspicious of the invitations, each group has its reasons for accepting. But with the dangers of overusing their Phantom Metal ever-present, the rappers must decide just how far they are willing to go for glory. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
A story about a boy who decides to play piano to express himself.
A village shrouded in the sounds of a pipe-organ. Nothing has threatened their peaceful rest, until now... In the night, the notes of the pipe-organ, blended with the whispers of the wind that enveloped the city, can be heard. Rising and falling, [or, the highs and the lows], twittering and bellowing, the beautiful chords. In the workshop by the entrance of the road to the village the old man is tuning the pipe-organ. The notes of a melody that beckon us toward a peaceful night: a lullaby for the village. But the children did not share this sentiment. To them, those notes were the voice of the king of the wind. The sonorous battle cry that would play when the king of the wind fought. The one who protected this village. The King of the Wind.
Emily has lived a sheltered life. Longing for a life like the protagonist in her beloved novel who shares the same name, Emily leaves home on her own and travels to the villa inherited from her great-great-grandfather on Hazama Hill. There, she finds a sleeping boy. Named Shura, he says he was given the house key and deed to the villa from a backpacker... (Source: Hakusensha, translated)
Taki Kanon and Nakamori Ryou met through a piano in their first year of high school. Nakamori played video game songs beautifully, while Taki's talent lay in piano tuning. They were in the same class, and they spent a lot of time together at a piano. But shyness and misunderstanding plagued the formation of a more serious relationship. Over the years, will they be able to find a way to make the paths of their lives finally converge? (Source: Mangahelpers)
Based on the iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls mobile game. The story focuses on Riina Tada, Kanako Mimura, and Rika Jougasaki.
Hoyeon Cheon is an associate manager at Korea Capital, a finance company where his career is stagnating. One night, stuck with the cleanup after a long evening of karaoke with colleagues, he decides to sing one more song. Little does he know that the ghost of the wild-child rock star Jihyeok Han has been waiting, hoping to find the perfect vessel for his superstar aura... (Source: Webtoon Entertainment)
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BanG Dream! Yonkoma: Bandori! is a 4-koma manga featuring the characters from BanG Dream!
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The story follows Kashiwagi, a stunningly beautiful, self-described NEET (Not in Employment, Education, or Training) part-time teacher who went to a music college in Tokyo. Her old middle-school classmate Matsuyama is now the advisor for a middle school chorus club on Nagasaki Prefecture's Gotou Islands, but she has to go on maternity leave. Matsuyama asks Kashiwagi to take over the club for one year. The chorus club had only female members before, but the arrival of Kashiwagi suddenly attracts lots of boys, resulting in conflict among its ranks. Despite this, the club prepares for NCon, NHK's real-life nationwide school music competition, with its newly diverse roster. (Source: MU)
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The story of how RAISE A SUILEN was formed.
The story centers around Shintarou Taki, a boy who just entered high school. While wandering around looking for an after school activity to join, he comes across the wind instrument band. The members are all somewhat odd. Plus, there is a secret within the band that no one else knows. (Source: ANN)
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Miya, a keyboardist in the band Aldebaran, awakens to find an unknown man sleeping next to him...! The man's identity is Ritsuki, a music student, who is expected to be a pianist with a promising future. However, the pressure crushes him and he falls into a slump. Miya, who was born into a musical family and has gone through a similar experience, feels compelled to help him... (Source: Kedama Scans, edited) Included one-shot: 27star
One day Kento, a vocalist in a small band, is scouted by a talent agency to become a part of a professional band. The problem is, he knows the guy that the band is going to be centered around, the prodigious Takatou Karou....and does not like him a tiniest bit? (Source: MU) Included one-shots: Volume 2: Kokoro to Karada no Hazama (The Interval Between the Heart and the Body), Midara na Sasayaki (Indecent Whispers)
The temple protects the City of Sound by having hymns sung every day. But why does the sound echo throughout the temple? Why does the song seem like a requiem? And why are the hymns so important that..the city will collapse if they stop?! (Source: The Zero Alliance)
A collection of original stories not seen in the anime.
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A prequel series focusing on the school days of Phoron.
Ancient Greece. In a time when women were not even permitted to step foot outdoors on their own... Erinna is a bit of a strange girl who aspires to join the ranks of Greece's finest artists: the poets. Taken under the wing of Sappho, the greatest poetess of her day, Erinna wholeheartedly ignores her maidenhood and domestic training to throw herself into song and harp! She'll be participating in a choir competition in the spring, but...?! Set in an Ancient Greek girls' school, experience the story of Erinna's wonderful youth with her best friend and upperclassmen! (Source: Seikaisha, translated)
The main plot of the novel follows the game's main story, but in the novel readers are now given insight on Anzu's thoughts, as well as more in-depth characterization of some characters. (Source: The English Ensemble Stars!! Wiki)
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Polyphonica "the Black" is finally made available as a "hard-boiled" detective comic. In this city the police have joined forces with spirits to investigate crimes, resulting in the formation of a specialist unit—the "Spirits of the Dead" or "Ghost" Division. A murder occured in a quiet residential area, and the victim's daughter vanished from the scene leaving only mystery in her wake. The victim's contracted spirit was "Leon"... but is he really a criminal?
A couple of musicians get caught in the rain on their way home and decide to stay at an Internet cafe for the night.
Eight years after the events of Macross F, a mysterious phenomenon known as the Var Syndrome is gradually consuming the galaxy. It's up to a new generation of highly capable Valkyrie pilots to deal with this universal menace. And if they didn't have enough on their plate already, the Aerial Knights Valkyrie fighter team from the Kingdom of Wind have come to challenge the Delta Squadron.
A short story about a female aspiring singer to follow her grandfathers footsteps and an angel who follow the orders of his father an elder angel who met female singers grandfather when he was young. (Source: MU)
Akane is a nice and cheerful girl whose dream has always been to become a singer and reach many people with her voice. To achieve it, she even gave up on having a normal and fun time with her high school friends... until one day she meets a girl, Fumi, and by befriending her undergoes major changes in her life. This is the story of their friendship and their shared love for music. Included one-shot: Tomodachi Enja
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Green Leaves Entertainment is a tiny production company on the verge of going out of business in Sendai, the biggest city in Japan's northeastern Tohoku region. The agency once managed the careers of magicians, photo idols, fortune-tellers, and other entertainers, but its last remaining client finally quit. In danger of having zero talent (literally), the president Tange hatches an idea of producing an idol group. On the brash president's orders, the dissatisfied manager Matsuda heads out to scout raw talent. Matsuda makes a fateful encounter with a certain girl... (Source: ANN)
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