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"Miss Monochrome" is an original character design from seiyuu Horie Yui. In March 2012, she first used the "Miss Monochrome" character as a 3D virtual singer to sing her songs at her concert Horie Yui wo Meguru Bouken III ~Secret Mission Tour~. Later, the character appeared in a range of merchandise as well as in the social network game Girlfriend (Beta). According to the setting, Miss Monochrome loves only the monochrome style, dislikes all kinds of color, and always dreams about changing the world into her favorite monochrome color.

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)

Million Doll revolves around Suuko, an idol-loving hikikomori (shut-in) who has one ability: to make any idol popular through the power of blogging. She puts her sights on the Fukuoka's idol Itorio and tries to make her sell more, but she is impeded by the charismatic idol Ryuu-san and the underground idol Mariko. (Source: ANN)

A couple of musicians get caught in the rain on their way home and decide to stay at an Internet cafe for the night.

Hisashi Kunomiya slipped into the abandoned hotel at midnight, ready to end it all, when the sound of a guitar suddenly broke the silence. There in the darkness, a girl played alone... (Source: MANGA Plus)

A girl whose dream is to be a world renowned pianist. A guy who is a popular pop star. Would it be love at first sight? Rin just moved back to Japan, and Yuya, a popular artist lives next to her. Unhappy incidents between them happen and Rin's crush, Ryochi falls for another artist, Akaya! She is upset but her relationship with Yuya seems to improve. Will she fall for Yuya in the end? And will she become a world renowned pianist? (Source: SweetLove)

An anthology of stories centered around the idol band Aqours by various mangakas.

The manga centers on Shiori Kozono, a high school girl who leads a prim and proper everyday life. But one day, she follows her friend Miki into a club, and she finds a contest where girls use words as weapons. Shiori steps into the world of freestyle rap battles! (Source: ANN)

Due to Yuto's sudden death, Eiji, his elder twin brother, who was merely a college sudent, was forced to substitute for the charismatic vocalist of a popular rock band. The guitarist, Toru, who loved Yuto, painfully watches Eiji, who resembles Yuto, while at the same time, Hikawa, who is Yuto's lover and also the producer of their band, tries to have sex with Eiji as he doesn't know the truth. And then...? (Source: Countless Time)

After the death of his grandmother who raised him, Ange Yuki travels to Tokyo to pursue the ghost of a childhood dream. His favorite vocalist, Guiltia "Guil" Brion of the band ECLIPSE, was once active in that city. Although Ange does not believe he has what it takes to sing himself, he wishes to follow in his idol's footsteps. While in Harajuku, Ange witnesses an unbelievable live performance by ECLIPSE, which has now been reduced to only two members. As he is caught up in the music, the rival band LOST EDEN crashes the show and violently ruins the atmosphere. Feeling overwhelmed by the strange phenomena surrounding the dueling musicians, Ange is on the verge of passing out when he comes face to face with the very person he longed to meet. Full of wonder at this unexpected encounter and the subsequent opportunity to duet with Guil, Ange is taken off guard by an apparent teardrop falling from the sky and leaving a brand on his hand—OZ. The mark is proof that the Scarlet Moon has acknowledged Ange and permits him to perform in Visual Prison, the competition where vampires sing and fight for the victor's prize of great power to change the world. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

The story revolves around a rock band formed by a trio of punks, none of whom had prior experience with musical instruments. Included one-shots: Yama, Ramen, Manga

When I dressed up as a woman and posted a music video on the internet, I suddenly became famous as a mysterious high school girl net musician (although I'm really a guy). I thought it was okay as long as I didn't show my face, but my high school music teacher, Misao Hanazono, discerned my identity, and I was blackmailed. My high school life—which should have been uneventful—was noisily and annoyingly colored by the three girls I meet through Hanazono-sensei: Rinko, the "twisted genius pianist," Shizuki, the "flower-arrangement princess drummer," and Akane, the "truant zashiki-warashi vocalist." A boy-meets-girls story, spending all their time in love, youth, and the band! (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

Misaki, a former delinquent transfers schools in hope of changing her life. But everyone is afraid of her until she meets Akira, the club chief of the idol club.

Chihiro, who quit his previous band due to a failed love affair, has been a vocalist in his current band for two years after being invited by Mikumo. Chihiro has been asked to sing a love song many times, but for some reason he has always refused. In their final year of college, job hunting started to get them busy, and before the band part their ways, Mikumo confesses how much he loves Chihiro's voice and asks him to rethink the idea of singing a love song for the last time. (Source: Gentosha Comics, translated)

Back in high school, Shinonome-senpai was the shining star of the light music club. But when Sumi reunited with her 3 years later, something about her had changed completely...?! (Source: MANGA Plus)

In an era of competitive Idols, there's one idol group that gazes over all of them, overwhelming the masses and leading the idol world, the incarnation of Zeus himself… “Jupiter”.

The band Mayonnais has never had an audience at their live shows. So they pray to God for someone to listen to their performance, but who appears before them? (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

A war rages through the city, where battles are fought with music. Theo is disappointed by his brother Will's refusal to take part in the war, despite his talent for composing battle music, and decides to take matters into his own hands by using the music Will has composed. (Source: MU)

A fish-faced scientist hears pleasant music in the distance. As the captivating melody draws him closer, he realizes its true value and decides to capture it—sending it off to a distant neighbor. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Asahara Yuu attends a private high school for the fine arts. Her parents are professional musicians and she herself is a good pianist. With her talent and looks, everything has come easy for her, but when her parents force her to live in the school dorms with the visual art students while they are away for the year, things take a very sharp turn... Note: Vol. 3 of this series also contains a one-shot titled "Gozen Oji no Saishuu Ressha" about a guy photographer who is wondering whether it is finally time to end it with his girlfriend of many years, when he suddenly meets another young girl on a trip up north.

Shy Niina Nijikawa loves to sing, but hates to perform—the thought of an audience scares her speechless—which leaves her dreams of being an idol dead in the water. But when a classmate introduces her to the world of VR, her world opens up... and she finds that becoming an idol—a VR idol—is within her reach after all! (Source: Kodansha Comics USA)