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Kousaka is a violinist who is looking for a new orchestra to perform with as he’s tired of his current one. He, along with others, answer an ad for a new orchestra only to find an abandoned warehouse and a crazy old man constructing the rehearsal space. And no conductor. Kousaka takes over as first violin when the old man interrupts and criticizes him. Turns out that the old man IS the conductor and musical director, and he’s put together this orchestra with lofty goals in mind, and has told them he’s going to shape them up in only a month… (Source: MU)

"I don't want to make music anymore." Satoshi, a boy with a hoarse voice, appears in front of Akito, who thought so. But moved by his voice, Akito begins to write songs again. Slender and friendly as a dog, Satoshi grows closer and closer to Akito, who takes good care of him. Then one day, Satoshi appears with a large amount of luggage in his hands, asking to stay at Akito's house... (Source: Ichijinsha, translated)

After her show, singer and radio host Hana Ban receives a cassette player from a fan. But being just one among many gifts, she doesn't think much of it—that is, until the press of a button sends her to the 80s! There, she meets the cassette player's owner, who happens to be the late musician Jaeah Woo. However, Hana meets him at a time when he hasn't yet become famous and is on the verge of quitting music. Will she be able to convince her idol not to give up on his dream and save his life? (Source: Tapas Media)

The End of Rain was distributed at Comiket 73 by Kogado as a spin-off of their visual novel Symphonic Rain. It is an anthology containing four short stories written and illustrated by various people.

Mio Ninagawa is a member of a yankee biker gang, who one day crashes into an expensive car on accident. So she can repay him, the owner of the car demands that Mio compete in the idol audition TV program that he produces—and to find out who's behind a letter threatening to kill the winner of the audition.

Arata returns to her parents' home to take over the family business of piano tuning. There she meets Kyoko, a woman who seems to refuse to interact with others. She later learns that Kyoko is the daughter of an international pianist. And thus, the two inexperienced musicians gradually deepen their relationship through piano. Moving closer and further apart, they live their lives, reveling in the momentary understanding and cohabitation. (Source: Kodansha, translated) Included one-shot: Asa ga Kuru

Starting from the events of the Wake Up, Girls! movie, the story shows the perspective of Yoshino Nanase and Kaya Kikuma, the leader and sub-leader of the group. (Source: Wikipedia, translated)

1-6. Like A Rolling Stone 7-11. Byakuya

A short memoir about life with his father and their connection to Bob Dylan. (Source: Kodansha)

Although hailed as a musical prodigy since he was very young, Fukao Kairi, now a conductor/piano major at a conservatory, seems to have lost his passion for music. He skips class and lessons left and right and has not participated in any major competitions for years. His friends are concerned for his future, but it is only when Kairi meets Miyamura Ruka and encounters her undying love for Shion that he starts to change little by little. This story is about love and its true semblance.

The story focuses on the past of Sawa Souda and Kyouko Yakumo when they were students together at Seishou Music Academy (Sawa being a third year, 74th class and Kyouko being a first year, 76th). It also introduces two new characters, Ichika Saegusa of the 74th class, and her seven year old sister, Chizuru Saegusa. (Source: Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Wiki)

A set of short stories, including: 1. A drunken game of cards leads to some unexpected results 2. Shouji is in love with Miwa-chan who is in love with Shuuhei. A love triangle of childhood friends. 3-5. Introverted Ritsu and extroverted Souta both play saxophone in their school band. But Souta also plays jazz in some local clubs. One day he invites Ritsu to hear him play...

Inoue is a young student whose secret passion is the cello. One night of drinking, he collapses in front of a rather special coffee whose clients are all fans of music and are part of the orchestra of the city. They immediately offered him to join the band. But Inoue has a problem: he has not learned to read music! He wants to progress, however, especially for the lovely Tamoto. But apparently, she is already in love. How will he get her attention?

The story will deal with Nakagawa's coming-of-age as she dealt with grade-school bullying and the passing of her father. (Source: ANN)

Two baby girls were born in the same hospital: one of them is the daughter of an aristocratic family while the other belongs to a depraved household which lives in the slums of the city. However, the nurse-in-charge, Michiko, secretly switches the two babies due to a personal grudge, resulting in a change of fates of the girls from then on. Many years later, the lives of the two girls continue to be intertwined with each other, with the rich Miki ill-treating the poor Nozomi, yet both of them hold similar dreams to become a singer. (Source: ANN)

Heroine - Asako Sue Music comic: Love story. A famous Japanese pianist Aiko Sue's daughter Sue Asako struggles to grow as a pianist and as a person through struggles and interacting, and understanding others around her.

From the Ultimate Manga Guide: Rio Midorikawa and Usou Ogata took violin lessons together. The sound of Rio's violin reflects her talent and has a deep effect on her audience.

A young girl named Sayoko fascinates people with her brilliant singing voice in the early days of the Showa era. In an effort to make people recognize her, she starts wanting to sing in talkie films. It's then that she happens to meet a piano prodigy, Asami, who disregards her singing as bad!! The curtains rise on the birth of the story of a songstress that glitters with the dreams and love of a young girl in this historical tale. (Source: Tokyo Otaku Mode)

The manga revolves around Izumi Kubota, a 19-year-old woman who was born and raised in Shounan, and Reiji Yamashita, a 27-year-old cameraman. The manga follows these two people who fall in love with each other at first sight after a predestined meeting. (Source: ANN)