“Enthusiastic pizza deliveryman learns trumpet to impress uninterested girl, discovers jazz transforms his life unexpectedly.”
Straight no Chaser
STRAIGHT NO CHASER ストレート・ノー・チェイサー
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Enthusiastic pizza deliveryman learns trumpet to impress uninterested girl, discovers jazz transforms his life unexpectedly.
Shuuhei is an endlessly enthusiastic pizza deliveryman with almost no ambitions or skills, and he's determined to date Hitomi, a high school girl who made the mistake of kissing him once. Her disinterest can't stop him from loving her, though! When he asks her what she likes in a man, one of the things she mentions was the ability to play a musical instrument. In response, he decides to learn to play the trumpet. But learning about the trumpet and jazz music is going to change his life in more ways than he imagined... (Source: MangaHelpers)
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A One shot Publication
- Format 1 ch ch × vol
- Total read 0h 08m approx
- Published Nov 2009 – ongoing
- Source One shot media type
- Ref. BS-M13156 catalog