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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]

Bocchi the Rock! Epigraph was distributed as a bonus for attendees of the compilation films of Bocchi the Rock!

A heavy metal guitarist and a high school choir's soprano were tricked into forming a girl pop band.

A novel series based on the TV series bundled with special limited edition Blu-ray discs volumes 1, 3, 5, and 7. It tells the different point of views of the characters in the story.

Aya, Julia, Michelle, and Himiko don't know each other, but they all have the desire to end their lives. They meet through a site on the internet and decide to organize a rock concert. It will be unique in the sense that they want to die on stage, or at least that's what they plan to do. But will fate decide otherwise? (Source: MU)

Following the events of the First Division Rap Battle, Ichirou Yamada and Samatoki Aohitsugi return to their normal lives, vowing to improve their rap skills in anticipation of the next Division Rap Battle. However, a mysterious new drug called "Grasshopper" begins to pop up on the streets of Ikebukuro and Yokohama. The drug induces violent mood swings and hallucinations, even causing its users to lose their minds and suffer a heart attack when they overdose. Samatoki is tasked with eliminating the drug dealers who have moved in onto his gang's turf. He finds that his fellow teammate, Jyuto Iruma, is also investigating Grasshopper for the police, and the two decide to team up to find the origins of the substance. Meanwhile, a friend of Jirou Yamada seeks Ichirou's help in tracking down the whereabouts of his younger brother, who was kidnapped by a rival gang and is being held for ransom. Unable to go to the police for assistance, the Yamada brothers take the matter into their own hands. The youngest brother, Saburou, immediately suspects that something is amiss about Jirou's friend, but Ichirou cannot abandon someone in need. As the two teams delve further into their separate investigations, they encounter old friends and enemies. With an unknown culprit pulling the strings, Ichirou and Samatoki will stop at nothing to figure out who is responsible. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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)

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)

Chaos ensues after Take's guitar, which belonged to his late uncle, gets stolen.

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.

A girl falls for a boy who is a talented pianist who wants to quit, however...

Haruo is a high schooler from Biei, Hokkaido. When he was younger, expressing his emotions wasn't easy, but one day metal set him free. Since then, he's been honing his skills day in and day out, but now it's for him to decide on his next stage in life…?! (Source: MANGA Plus)

When Hilary got a place on the San Francisco Symphony as a flute player, she decides to move into her own place to escape her restricted life with her over-protective mother. Although excited at her new found freedom, it doesn't last for long. The next morning, the quiche she left in the fridge for breakfast was gone, her milk had been used and an unfamiliar bag was in the living room! As she stood confused, a handsome man she had never seen before appeared in front of her and says to her angrily "what are you doing in my house?" (Source: MU)

Shuuhei is an endlessly enthusiastic pizza deliveryman with almost no ambitions or skills, and he's determined to date Hitomi, a high school girl who made the mistake of kissing him once. Her disinterest can't stop him from loving her, though! When he asks her what she likes in a man, one of the things she mentions was the ability to play a musical instrument. In response, he decides to learn to play the trumpet. But learning about the trumpet and jazz music is going to change his life in more ways than he imagined... (Source: MangaHelpers)

Ikuya Magasa is a freshman in high school with no dreams or particular interests, and so he just lets the days pass by. On their way home one day, his friend Kaze Amaba makes a shocking confession. "Truth is, I'm a tengu." Amaba had longed to live in the world of humans, and in order to remain there, he invites Ikuya to start a band. From then on, Ikuya's normal days started to become more and more abnormal…

A collection of four funny and romantic short stories.

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)

Yoshitoshi Heion, 15 years old, average guy, finally begin his high school life. He hadn't been part of any club activities during all his school life. But he meets Rina Fujimoto at his new school and she seems to want to be part of the wind orchestra. Problem: It has been disbanded last year. How will it turn out ?

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]

Hairdresser Harutaka is a super-fan of Reiichi Himemiya, the guitarist of the legendary rock band The Lazy Rats. He's been devoted to the band for years, going to their concerts and amassing a gigantic merch collection. But when Reiichi walks into the salon Harutaka works at one day, the line between fan and celebrity begins to blur... (Source: Animate International)

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)

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]

Kaguya Yuki is an ex-member of the idol group Kirakira * Moon. Set up by the other members who were jealous of her popularity, Yuki was banished from the entertainment world. She vows to make a come-back to take revenge against Kira * Moon!! …But for some reason, she ended up becoming a member of the male idol group ZAST as a new male member, Fuyutsuki Kaguya...!? (Source: Aerandria)