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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.

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)

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"

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

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...

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)

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 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)

A collection of original stories not seen in the anime.

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)

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.

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?

Based on the iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls mobile game. The story focuses on Riina Tada, Kanako Mimura, and Rika Jougasaki.