“Flutist's nightmares, headless corpse, and musical drama converge to reveal buried memories and a tragic past.”
Conductor
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Synopsis
Flutist's nightmares, headless corpse, and musical drama converge to reveal buried memories and a tragic past.
Professional flutist Naomi Kuchiki has been suffering from strange nightmares where she sees a man holding a skull. Unable to fall asleep, she consults with psychologist Matsuzaki—who is anything but conventional. He immediately deciphers Kuchiki's reason for coming to his office and tells her that, beneath these incomprehensible dreams, there might lay a deep-rooted memory she wishes to forget. At the same time, a headless skeleton is found in an empty apartment following an anonymous call. Inspector Tsuyoshi Ishikura suspects that the caller is involved in the case and has set up the crime scene as a challenge to the police. Going off of a mysterious apple-like symbol on the window frame and a photo from five years ago, he sets out to find the one responsible. Elsewhere, the grand return of musical director Yasafumi Yuuki leads to a fallout between violinist Akiho Maya—Kuchiki's friend and Yuuki's ex-girlfriend—and her fiance Kazuo Tamaki, a pianist with an injured hand. With all the pieces being brought together, the tragic mystery behind Kuchiki's memory loss is about to unfold.
What people say
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Derived from 5 sampled reviews
What 5 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.17 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.20
Running avg · Apr 2013 → Dec 2020
- 9 “This manga perfectly hits the mark with its compelling blend of mystery, drama, josei-style romance, and psychological horror. I found no faults with the work, as it kept me completely hooked from...”
- 9 “I am thoroughly enjoying this mystery series for its well-connected character arcs and the refreshing, proactive nature of the protagonist, Kuchiki. My only frustration is the current lack of...”
- 7 “Despite relying on familiar character tropes, I found myself genuinely invested in the well-drawn emotional life of the protagonist and the well-executed, pulpy repressed-memory twist. However, the...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 12 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 36m approx
- Published Jun 2010 – May 2011
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M14461 catalog