“Taisho-era pianist Aria discovers shocking truth with noble Natsuo in musical romance.”
Akatsuki no Aria
暁のARIA
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Taisho-era pianist Aria discovers shocking truth with noble Natsuo in musical romance.
The era is the Taisho period (1912-1926). Kaibara Aria, who wishes to become a pianist, takes the examination to become a preparatory student at the Tokyo School of Music. The passion in her playing overwhelms her surroundings, like a ripple on the surface of water. It was then that Aria had an encounter with the son of the Nishimikado noble family, Natsuo, and learns and shocking truth... The youth of the maiden blessed by the god of music in this stream of musical romance! (Source: Starry Heaven)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 14 vol ch × vol
- Published Jan 2006 – Jan 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M5386 catalog