Love Live! Sunshine!! Comic Anthology Sweet Lily
189
An of stories centered around the idol band Aqours by various mangakas.
Hop Step Sing!
218
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)
Piano Duo for the Left Hand
3,777
An encounter with the genius female junior high student pianist Akari Yuzuki, who is attracting attention all over Japan, changes the life of a delinquent, Shuusuke Matoba, 180 degrees!! A story of two people pursuing their dreams, who will not give up no matter how difficult the situation may be. (Source: Kodansha, translated)
Rocky Princess
367
The continuation of Kuuden Noise no Himegimi.
Hosaka Mao, an incredible guitarist currently in high school, has joined Altago, a rock band aiming to go pro. Mao's classmate & best friend Hasekura Yokiko has a spectacular singing voice but doesn't want to join the band as she doesn't like standing out. The newly revived Altago's first live performance was a disaster, but things have since calmed down as the band prepares for their next live show.
["Kuuden Noise no Himegimi" was originally serialised in Monthly Birz, a magazine that suspended operations in 2018. Chapters 1-21 were released in three volumes with Birz Comics. Another magazine, Evening, then picked up the series and the story continued from where it left off (albeit with the new name "Kuuden no Himegimi"). The first volume of "Kuuden no Himegimi" (thus technically the fourth volume in the series) was released in 2019.]
Lapis Re:lights
111
Based on a mixed media project that blends fantasy, magical girl, and idol elements, will follow a group of students as they train to become idols. Together, they'll use the magic of music and the magic of... well, literal magic... in their performances. (Source: Crunchyroll)
Carole & Tuesday
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Fifty years have passed since mankind began migrating to the new frontier: Mars. It's an age where most culture is produced by AI, and people are content to be passive consumers. There's a girl. Scrapping a living in the metropolis of Alba City, she's working part time while trying to become a musician. She's always felt like something is missing. Her name is Carole. There's a girl. Born to a wealthy family in the provincial town of Herschel City, she dreams of becoming a musician, but nobody around her understands. She feels like the loneliest person in the world. Her name is Tuesday. A chance meeting brings them together. They want to sing. They want to make music. Together, they feel like they just might have a chance. The two of them may only create a tiny wave. But that wave will eventually grow into something larger... (Source: Official site)
Bocchi The Rock
85,304
Hitori Gotou is a high school girl who starting learning to playing the guitar because she dreams of being in a band, but she's so shy that she hasn't made a single friend. However, her dream might come true after she meets Nijika Ijichi, a girl who plays drums and is looking for a new guitarist for her band.
Tanzawa Sudachi is right here!
266
When Daisuke entered high school, he found himself sitting next to a rapper! Her name is Sudachi Tanzawa, and while she looked intimidating at first, she's actually has a communication disorder. Thus begins Daisuke's days of worrying about this shy hip-hop girl. (Source: Kodansha, translated)
Phantom of the Idol
1,663
He has good looks, but can't dance, sing and doesn't do fanservice. In front of such a scum idol who has nothing but his looks, a goddess appears?! (Source: Ichijinsha, translated)
Benten Rock You
122
A Japanese goddess of old takes a keen interest in Anamori Izumi and her ability, a more powerful form of synesthesia. The goddess has a request for her, one which will require her to break out of her shell...and learn how to play the electric guitar. (Source: Batoto)
Fujicue!!!: Fuji Cue's Music
240
When Fujiwara Motomu was first introduced to live rock music, he decided it was amazing and he wanted to be a part of it! He ran into a band member from "Blue Bears" (the band he first saw live) at a convenience store, and begged the band member to let him join. The band member told him that if he could get the top rank at the Japan Academy of Music (J.A.M.), he could join them. Fujiwara (nicknamed Fuji Cue) immediately started practicing guitar, and somehow managed to pass the entrance exam for the J.A.M.. At the entrance ceremony, he found that he would be paired with another student, and they would be required to give a live performance at the Welcome Convention. His partner, Hoshikawa Uta, is an incredibly talented girl, who suffers from crippling stage fright. Will they make it through their live performance, and will he be able to achieve his dream of getting to the top?
Full Moon wo Sagashite
1,519
At the tender age of twelve, Mitsuki Kouyama has a sarcoma in her throat. Though this rare cancer can be cured by removing her vocal cords, Mitsuki refuses because of her desire to become a pop singer and keep her childhood promise to Eichi Sakurai, her first love who left for America. Unable to both heal and keep her voice, she allows her health to deteriorate as she accepts her tragic fate. One day, while escaping the home of her music-hating grandmother to attend an audition, Mitsuki meets two shinigami Takuto Kira and Meroko Yui. Realizing that Mitsuki can see them, Takuto and Meroko reveal to her that she will die in a year. Moved by her plight, Takuto allows Mitsuki the chance to pursue her dream by giving her the ability to transform into a healthy sixteen-year-old girl. After being chosen for a contract with Seed Records, Mitsuki makes her debut under the stage name Full Moon and chooses to pursue her dream music career before her life's end. [Written by MAL Rewrite] Volume 2:
Hibi Rock
188
The story follows the adventures of a boy who until has rock music, he manages to survive everything: to the school, which for him is very hard, to bullies, to the fact of not having a girlfriend.
Those Snow White Notes
3,146
Shamisen is a traditional Japanese musical instrument that looks similar to a guitar. Teenager Setsu Sawamura's grandfather, who raised him and his older brother Wakana, recently passed away. His grandfather was one of the greatest shamisen players, and the two siblings grew up listening to him play and learning to play the instrument. Since his grandfather's death, Setsu dropped out of high school, moved to Tokyo and has been drifting, not knowing what to do besides play his shamisen. That's when his successful and rich mother Umeko storms into his life and tries to shape Setsu up. She enrolls him back into high school but little does Setsu know that he is about to rediscover his passion for shamisen. (Source: MU)
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