Sakamichi no Apollon
2,727
Constantly transferring schools since childhood, Kaoru Nishimi has always been seen as a social outcast when he transfers due to his intellectual nature and wealthy background. But after moving to Kyushu for his first year of high school, things begin to change when Kaoru befriends the class president Ritsuko Mukae and, unexpectedly, the notorious school delinquent Sentarou Kawabuchi. While Kaoru is an honors student, Sentarou is constantly getting into fights and skipping class. However, these two opposites find a common ground in one thing—music. One day, Kaoru is invited by Ritsuko to visit her family's record store, where he finds Sentarou in the basement showcasing his skill in jazz drumming. Kaoru, being a classical pianist, knows nothing about jazz. But inspired by the performance, he begins to open his mind to the genre alongside Sentarou. The duo begin to practice in after-school jazz sessions in the record store's basement. As he spends more time improving his skills in jazz, Kaoru finds a person whom he can truly call his friend, and comes to learn the joys of playing music. follows their story of friendship and love brought together by jazz. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Chiisako No Niwa
18
A collection of stories that revolves around Chiisako and the humans around them.
Garden 1 - A little girl's unexpected meeting in the secret garden of their new house.
Garden 2 - A romance novelist and an editor's mountain trip together.
Garden 3 - A withdrawn teenage boy saves a girl from a crow.
Garden 4 - The tipping point of the relationship between a young wife and her older husband.
Garden 5 - An author's precious memory involving a prince.
The Blue Flower and The Container Forest
715
Aoko is a ceramic painter at Hasami Wares Pottery, when suddenly an unfriendly and unapproachable man named Tatsuki arrives from overseas. Rejecting her way of life by telling her he isn't interested in painted ceramics, Aoko feels dejected, but can't help but be drawn to Tatsuki's ceramics…
This is a mature love story of a man and woman, both fascinated by ceramics.
Total: 3 stories
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