“Abandoned-piano prodigy Kai rivals privileged Shuuhei in piano, inspiring global musicians despite poverty and family struggles.”
Forest of Piano
ピアノの森
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Synopsis
Abandoned-piano prodigy Kai rivals privileged Shuuhei in piano, inspiring global musicians despite poverty and family struggles.
In the middle of a forest rests an abandoned piano. If one were to walk by, they may hear music coming from it, and sitting at the chair is a young boy: Kai Ichinose. He lives with his young, single mother—who works as a prostitute—and he is somewhat of a troublemaker at school when it comes to defending transfer student Shuuhei Amamiya from class bullies. Shuuhei comes from a family of distinguished pianists, so he is expected to follow in their footsteps. He practices rigorously every day to live up to his parents' expectations. Meanwhile, Kai—with help from his teacher, a former pianist legend—wants to not only reach Shuuhei's level of success, but also wants to become the best pianist from Japan. This rivalry between the two friends will not only raise their talents to new levels, but it will also inspire other rising pianists from all over the world.
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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
What 4 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.43 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.25
Running avg · Apr 2010 → Nov 2017
- 8 “Piano no Mori, the Piano Forest, an old mysterious magic piano left unattended on the edge of a suburb of “ fireflies ” where everything seems already written; It is there where all begins, where...”
- 9 “A delightful combination of classical music, piano, chasing your dreams and well developed characters! It is serious, yet upbeat and holds its ground well for an underdog story, including some nice...”
- 9 “I first stumbled upon Piano no Mori while searching for a sports manga. At first I thought it was going to be something boring; however, after a few chapters, I realized I could not stop reading....”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 242 × 26 ch × vol
- Total read 32h 16m approx
- Published Aug 1998 – Nov 2015
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M2534 catalog