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Short introduction to Nodame Cantabile:

In the world of classical music, Chiaki Shinichi is a stellar talent in the making; yet with everything going for him, he is nevertheless tied down by his own phobias. Unable to leave Japan because of his fears of flying and sailing, he finds himself in the company of another naturally-talented person, the very weird girl Noda “Nodame” Megumi. Together, the two find themselves in a slowly more intimate relationship, as they struggle to develop their talents and overcome their shortcomings.


10. Sakamichi no Apollon

Description: Lonely Kaoru Nishimi has lost count of how many times he has moved schools thanks to his father’s naval career. Newly landed in Kyushu, he finds most of his classmates instantly antagonistic towards him and suspicious of his elite background. Only two other students seem not to mind who he is – the infamously abrasive Sentarou and the gentle Ritsuko. Unbeknownst to Kaoru they have a passion for jazz, and they’re about to pull him out of his stiff, joyless world into theirs of loose, swinging self-expression. Through friendship and frustration, love and despair, Kaoru will learn that life has a wealth of experiences in store for him!

Number of Releases: Vol: 9; Ch: 45

Release Year: 2007


9. Forest of Piano

Description: This is a story about a piano, pitifully abandoned in the woods, and a young boy, Kai, who grew up playing it as his favorite toy. While Kai cannot even read sheet music, one day, he meets Shuhei Amamiya, an aspiring child pianist who transfers schools from Tokyo, and their music teacher, Sosuke Ajino. Ajino was also once a gifted pianist, until a tragic accident stole his promising future from him forever. Each from a different background, the trio’s personalities gravitate to one another and rebound. All the while, the piano sits patiently, awaiting a hand to play it.

Number of Releases: Vol: 26; Ch: 242

Release Year: 1998


8. Aozora Yell

Description: Aozora Yell centers on Tsubasa, a girl who saw an inspirational brass band performance at the finals of the Japanese high school baseball championships one summer. Tsubasa vows to join the band when she enters high school, and she happens to meet a certain boy who has a similar goal which both of them are striving for.

Number of Releases: Vol: 19; Ch: 76

Release Year: 2008


7. La Corda d’Oro

Description: Hino Kahoko is a sophomore at a high school which caters to both general students, and the musically elite. On the first day of class, Hino meets a fairy named Lili and is entrusted with a magical violin; this violin has the ability to express the music in someone’s heart, even if they do not possess the talent for playing the instrument. With the violin in her care, Hino must now compete in a musical competition, but the guilt of not having true musical talent consumes her. Lili’s dream is to bring happiness to people with music, but Hino isn’t sure she has what it takes to be the one to do it. Can Hino perservere, or will she abandon Lili’s dream?

Number of Releases: Vol: 17; Ch: 75

Release Year: 2004


6. Violinist of Hameln

Description: Hamelin is a musical young man with no recollection of his past, who lives in the village of Staccato. After a tragic disaster, he and Flute, his childhood friend, and Oboe, a talking bird, must embark on a dangerous quest to embrace their destinies. Guilt, betrayal, and loss all play a part in this musical tale of the violinist with magical abilities, and those who he desires to protect.

Number of Releases: Vol: 37; Ch: 141

Release Year: 1991


5. L♥DK

Description: Aoi Nishimori is a high school girl who lives alone in her own apartment, but to her surprise, she discovers that the prince of her school, Shusei Kugayama, has moved in next door! To add to this, a series of crazy happenings result in the two living together under a single roof! Shusei is known to be a heartless guy, and Aoi particularly hates him after he coldly rejected her best friend, so a life of cohabitation seems like a recipe for disaster. And yet, Aoi somehow can’t stop her heart from pounding when she’s with Shusei … 

Number of Releases: Vol: 24; Ch: 96

Release Year: 2009


4. The Drops of God

Description: Yutaka Kanzaki, a wine critic whose reviews have enough clout to move the industry worldwide, has died—leaving behind a wine collection worth over two billion yen. Only the one who can name his favorite bottles, plus vintages, will inherit this dream of a cellar. It’s a battle between Yutaka’s biological son Shizuku and adopted child Issei to identify these “Twelve Apostles”—along with the very best wine in his collection, the so-called “Drops of God.”

Number of Releases: Vol: 44; Ch: 439

Release Year: 2004


3. An Incurable Case of Love

Description: Nanase became a nurse after witnessing a charming doctor save a stranger’s life. Years later, she has the chance to work with the very same doctor, but his bedside manner has changed! Can Nananse heal his hardened heart?

Number of Releases: Vol: 7; Ch: 35

Release Year: 2016


2. You’re My Pet

Description: Iwaya Sumire is a highly-educated, well-respected and young journalist at a major newspaper – though her social success can’t stop her boyfriend of five years from dumping her for a less-educated woman. One day, as she’s fuming over her lost relationship, Iwaya comes across a young man in desperate need for food. On a whim, she takes him to her home and feeds him, deciding to let him stay in exchange for becoming her “pet.” With him at her side, Iwaya takes on love and life.

Number of Releases: Vol: 14; Ch: 82

Release Year: 2000


1. Ao no Orchestra

Description: Aono Hajime was a prodigy violinist until he grew jaded with playing the violin due to personal reasons. Now in his third year of middle school, he struggles to decide his academic path. One day in school, he meets Akine Ritsuko, a hotheaded novice violinist who wants to enroll in a high school with a distinguished orchestra club. When he finds himself getting closer to Ritsuko and being brought back to the world of violinists, time starts moving again for him.

Number of Releases: Vol: 9+; Ch: 65+

Release Year: 2017


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