MUSIC

Ema Nakahara has never killed anyone. She's just a girl trying to make it in the cutthroat music industry, stuck as the forever intern. But when she suddenly finds her first big break as the lead singer of Starfruit, an up-and-coming queer band, it is immediately plagued by misfortune: cancelled gigs, a scummy manager, a dead body—and a lot of secrets to keep. The band doesn't deserve this. Emboldened by her new friendships, Ema will do whatever it takes to protect them and her dream. [This series contains themes regarding sexual harassment that may not be suitable for all readers. Viewer discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, please reach out for help at Crisis Text Line. (http://crisistextline.org/)]

A feud? A dating rumor? What's the drama between the hottest member of [DOT], Yoon-chan, and the leader of the group, Kangsol?!

In Arboral Year 1294, the world is dominated by nine massive towers known as the Spires, remnants of an ancient civilization. Filled with lost secrets and powerful knowledge, nations struggle to possess them. Luca is a bugler in a mercenary company who wants nothing more than to leave the battlefield behind and become a true musician, a maestro. But marked as one of the enigmatic Branch-hexed, and gifted with the strange ability to see the sound of his instrument, Luca finds himself drawn reluctantly into a war of epic proportions! Left for dead after a battle, Luca is saved by the mysterious Pontiff and learns he is not the only person with unusual powers. The Pontiff has formed a special team of Branch-hexed individuals he plans to use to help him defeat rival empires, and Luca learns that his powers, rather than being an escape from the battlefield, now force him to be a muse of massacre.

Yeonwoo, a genius composer known for creating only sad music. With a concert right around the corner and an unfinished composition, not to mention a scandal erupting, he flees to the countryside to focus on his work. While borrowing a piano at his nephew's music academy, he reunites with his first love, who guided him into the world of piano. Yeonwoo, who has always been blunt and rarely smiled, finds himself creating warm and lovely music unlike his previous compositions, all thanks to the cheerful Eunseong. Can their meeting inspire a new, heartwarming melody?!

She finally wins a ticket and gets to attend her first live concert!! —But then, her idol suddenly announces his retirement, leaving her in total shock. In a daze, she heads to the nurse’s office… and the person waiting there is— A story packed with 1000% relatable fangirl feelings! Get ready for a dreamy school life with a former top idol!

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The piano prodigy Shinbi and the genius boy soprano Taeui had played together and been friends for a long time. One day, Taeui suddenly went abroad for study, leaving Shinbi, once a piano prodigy, to return to an ordinary student life. Five years later, the dramatic reunion of these two high school students marks the beginning of their challenge in a competition.

Miya made a bold high school debut in an attempt to change from her once *infamously* boring self. She gets involved with another girl named Hiyo, and is convinced to enter the beautiful world of Japanese traditional instruments. Inspired by a mesmerizing live performance, Miya ends up joining Hiyo's quest to establish a "Japanese music club" and form a Japanese instrument ensemble.

"One day, Kai skips his classes and sits in the forest when he suddenly hears a sound. When he goes to check, he sees a little boy crying. Kai asks him, 'Why are you crying?' The boy replies that a bug scared him, but the bug was actually Mimo, who consumes human memories, giving her the power to perform magic."

Souma Takeshita practiced day in and day out with Akari Jingumae, Beninosuke Meiji, and Hinata Togo with the goal of performing an original band song at the school festival. 3 years after forming, they managed to complete the song and show it at the school festival, but failed their performance. After losing confidence and motivation, Souma's older brother and former famous band member Aoshi agrees to become their manager. In order to challenge the quota of 1,000 fans in three years, beginning at the school festival held in Autumn, they will start activities again as Mics!!

I believed it was destiny that brought us together. It's my irreplaceable home, warm like spring sunshine. Therefore... Here is the newly depicted story of the lost girls from the TV anime "BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!". (from Comic Growl)

Part 2 of the official manga, created by Hypergryph. A look into Arturia's past, her convictions, and how she came to meet Kreide. As the melody flows, so does one's heart speak.

Winner of the 105th Newcomer Manga Award.

Shiori was once a guitarist in a light music club in high school. But her first live performance was dashed when her brother ran away from home with a lot of debt, to become a musician in Tokyo. A decade later, Shiori is now a high school teacher, leading a boring, uneventful life and paying off the debt… till she runs into the ghost of none other than a famous guitarist Jim-you-know-who. A story of a 27-year-old woman on her way to a music legend begins here.

Yui Asahina is a violinist who failed the music course at Hoshinade Gakuin and entered a regular course. After a reunion with conductor Ichinose Ginga, she sets her sights on winning the "International Student Orchestra Competition," in which orchestras from all over the world compete...? From Yokohama Hoshinade Gakuin to all over Japan and the world. This is a story of high school students who regain their grand dreams.

"I don't know if I want to rap. I don't have anything I want to sing." Yukito Ooji, is a 17-year-old drug dealer living on the streets of Osaka in a hopeless environment, killing his emotions. He lost his mother, a drug addict, and his beloved sister when he was a child, leaving him alone in the world, but he has a best friend who believes in him. Will he be able to get out of his helpless situation?

Fang Jie is a young woman and a rising star in the music industry. While her famous boyfriend, Shang Guan Fei, the guitarist of the well-known band "The Death", is away for a world tour, she is trying to work on herself, her past, her career and the numerous articles about Shang dating other women while on tour. Will this young couple be able to stay together and achieve their dreams? Or will fame get the better of them?

Sixteen-year-old Ai Hoshino is a talented and beautiful idol who is adored by her fans. She is the personification of a pure, young maiden. But all that glitters is not gold. Gorou Honda is a countryside gynecologist and a big fan of Ai. So when the pregnant idol shows up at his hospital, he is beyond bewildered. Gorou promises her a safe delivery. Little does he know, an encounter with a mysterious figure would result in his untimely death—or so he thought. Opening his eyes in the lap of his beloved idol, Gorou finds that he has been reborn as Aquamarine Hoshino—Ai's newborn son! With his world turned upside down, Gorou soon learns that the world of showbiz is paved with thorns, where talent does not always beget success. Will he manage to protect Ai's smile that he loves so much with the help of an eccentric and unexpected ally? [Source Summary: MyAnimeList]

In Arboral Year 1294, the world is dominated by nine massive towers known as the Spires, remnants of an ancient civilization. Filled with lost secrets and powerful knowledge, nations struggle to possess them. Luca is a bugler in a mercenary company who wants nothing more than to leave the battlefield behind and become a true musician, a maestro. But marked as one of the enigmatic Branch-hexed, and gifted with the strange ability to see the sound of his instrument, Luca finds himself drawn reluctantly into a war of epic proportions!

Yeji, an 18-year-old student at Hana Arts High School, dreams of winning the world’s most prestigious classical music competition, held in Korea, with her violin. She wants to fulfill the dream of her late sister, Yeseo, who passed away a year ago. Practicing tirelessly with the expensive violin “John Webster,” which her sister had borrowed from the DK Music Foundation, Yeji faces constant conflict with her mother, Sujin, who disapproves of her extreme dedication—going so far as to harm herself for the sake of practice. Unable to watch her daughter suffer any longer, Sujin returns the violin to the foundation. For Yeji, the competition and victory mean nothing without John Webster. Just as she is about to give up, she receives a message confirming her advancement to the finals. Can Yeji reclaim John Webster and win the competition? Her urban adventure to retrieve the violin begins now!

From a series of oneshots from different authors: ‘These Days Love Special 2023’ A story about Jihoon Cha, a musician, and his girlfriend Seo Hyojin, an office worker.

Tenka Momose was a quiet and withdrawn child, but before long she realized that the most effective way to protect herself wasn't hiding from the other kids—it was being the best at everything! After years of armoring herself with excellence, Tenka lives safely atop her cool-girl pedestal, admired and idolized by everyone. But her flawless composure is suddenly shaken by a very average schoolmate's impressively big dreams. At first Tenka is scornful of Erian Sato's ambition of becoming a K-pop idol, but the other girl's passion is so irresistible that Tenka soon finds herself with idol dreams of her own!

Anzu is a high school girl living under the strict control of her mother, in a household where the idea of defying her will is unthinkable. With no smartphone and no allowance, one of her few escapes is sneaking away to a nearby CD shop and listening to music. But one night, in the plaza outside a train station, she encounters a shady-looking guy who has the looks of a devil... but plays the guitar like an angel.

Twenty-six-year-old Shibakusa Tohru is about to make his major label debut when his band mates fire him. In the midst of his despair, he learns that his former classmate Shigure Narahara, now a top singer, has committed suicide. Tohru, who had been pushing for Shigure, loses his emotional anchor and should have jumped off a balcony to follow her, but instead he finds himself in a time jump back to his high school days.

Tajima Sora was an idol at the peak of popularity when she died and now the people who had gone crazy over her are slowly returning to days where they have forgotten everything about her. Mizu'umi is a high school girl who cannot accept this fact because the late idol is a god-like existence to her. So one day, 2 years after her idol's death, she committed a taboo act. This is a young adult fiction about an everlasting and undying idol and is dedicated to the current times where feelings of "like" are concentrated.

Anzu is a high school girl living under the strict control of her mother, in a household where the idea of defying her will is unthinkable. With no smartphone and no allowance, one of her few escapes is sneaking away to a nearby CD shop and listening to music. But one night, in the plaza outside a train station, she encounters a shady-looking guy who has the looks of a devil... but plays the guitar like an angel.

Like the Takarazuka Revue, the young women who go to the Kouka School of Musical and Theatrical Arts play all the parts of musical theater, be they female or male. Narada Ai is a jaded former idol performing female roles—her roommate, playing male roles, is bright-eyed country girl Watanabe Sarasa. From the school to the stage to the rest of their lives, there is no challenge these young women can’t face with their passion for performance. Also known as Kageki Shoujo!! Season Zero in Japan, this recent re-release of the original two-volume series for the franchise is packaged in one updated and beautiful omnibus.

In a rural town in northeastern, a girl who feels suffocated by life in the small town and a boy who is here to escape from the city. They meet through a certain piece of music, and gradually open their hearts to each other.

Scandal-plagued idol male protagonist, Mu Shangshi, suddenly transforms into a fat man on the day of his concert. To make matters worse, today was the day he was supposed to die, and newbie-death reaper, female protagonist Xing Yue, is sent to collect his soul.

Introverted sophomore Autumn Lyne likes being alone with books... until she's forced to befriend her sister's bandmates. She then forms a special bond with one of them, the charming Michael Summer, who has more to him than meets the eye. Heartwarming and bittersweet, this coming-of-age tale chronicles the memories of a young woman as she comes to terms with the changes in her life brought about by her first love. Because sometimes, the best way to move forward is to look back.

Abandoned, framed, and suffered a tragic end... the supporting actress in the quick-transmigration drama has finally thrown in the towel! Why should supporting characters be the protagonist's foil?! Starting with this world, she's decided to take control of her destiny, no longer at the mercy of the system's commands! She's overcome all odds, realized her dreams, and used every means at her disposal to seek revenge on those who abused her...

Angels descend upon Japan! They’ve come to deliver the Japanese people from demons, who have taken the music industry by storm. But their master plan is to shoot for stardom as idols?! Enjoy Osamu Kozuki’s stupefying new comedy series!

Forming a band with my idol… is it true?!

Provides a graphic interpretation of the Mozart opera in which the noble Prince Tamino seeks the fair Pamina against a backdrop of the battle between darkness and light. Long out of print, the many adaptations that Russell has done of famous operas are finally collected again in 3 volumes (this been the first), in the wake of his highly successful massive recent adaptation of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung. This first volume presents his adaptation of one of Mozart's most famous works, a farcical tale mixed with fantasy. The story begins as the Queen of the Night sets Prince Tamino on a quest to rescue her daughter, Pamina from the evil Sarastro. On the way, he meets the bird-catcher Papageno, who is "persuaded" to help Tamino in his quest. Tamino's spiritual quest is counterpoised with Papageno's own earthly search for his one true love, Papagena. Both couples' strivings are juxtaposed with the eternal conflict between Sarastro and the Queen of the Night.

Meet Mimi, a college grad working part-time at a convenience store. Once an aspiring idol, she abandoned her dream when her group failed to make it big. Enter Ibuki, a rising star inspired by Mimi's past. Their unexpected encounters reignite Mimi's passion for the spotlight. Together, they decide to audition for a high-stakes idol competition show. Can they achieve their dreams and forge an unbreakable bond, or will the intense rivalry tear them apart?

[Ensemble] It is a performance form in which a small number of people play, unlike an orchestra that plays in a large number of people. Miwa, a girl who is a little shy and loves music. She took a step forward to start music, and she met an ensemble. The sound started playing with the slightly unique members. This is the story of five girls connected through musical instruments.

"If you really can make me the center of the group... I'll marry you." Mizuki Natsuno is the least popular member of the idol group "Melty Strawberry." Koichi Okuda is the only person in the world who continues to support Mizuki. Two people who should never be connected, end up in a cooperative relationship under one roof, working her way up from the bottom of the ranks to become the leader of the group.

Renge and Kanigaya visit a Karaoke place in order to investigate a haunting. Will their singing help them to discover the truth of what really happened there? Discover the origin story of the Chikuwaga Hills High School Exorcism Club! JUMP FUTURE PROJECT #8

Welcome to the World of "Ave Mujica" ―― This comic is the official adaptation of BanG Dream! Ave Mujica. “Haven't I told you? To give me the rest of your life.”

As the most popular member of super idol group FLY, Yusen was soaring high until a joke goes horribly awry. Every day he’s now top of the news for some new social media disaster. Yelling at flight attendants, beating children, cursing on live TV, he tries his best but haters gonna hate and the news gonna fake. Even as the news misinterprets his every move, he refuses to quit for those fans who stand by him no matter what. Top Headline: Super Idol Yusen is off his rocker or is the pop star just misunderstood? Read for more!