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Desperado

“Ordinary student Kaoru's life changes after buying a guitar and meeting mysterious transfer student Michiya with a scarred Les Paul.”

Desperado

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Shounen Music School
32 chapters · 4 volumes · 1996 - 1997 · Manga
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Ordinary student Kaoru's life changes after buying a guitar and meeting mysterious transfer student Michiya with a scarred Les Paul.

Kaoru Shiina, an ordinary high school student who lives in a tedious town where school is boring and there are no place to go to play, his only salvation is the live house where he watch local bands play. His ordinary life started to change when he decided to buy an electric guitar and met the mysterious transfer student, Michiya Kurosu, who owns a black Gibson Les Paul full of knife scars. (Source: MU)

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A Manga Publication

  • Format 32 × 4 ch × vol
  • Total read 4h 16m approx
  • Published May 1996 – Apr 1997
  • Source Manga media type
  • Ref. BS-M53339 catalog

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