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Status: Finished

Chihaya Katagiri has always been the first trumpet in her school's brass band — until Hibiki Aikawa transfers from a prestigious school and takes the spot. Despite initial suspicions, the two quickly become close; Katagiri admires Aikawa's talent and enthusiasm for playing the trumpet, and Aikawa is struck by Katagiri's grounded treatment of her abilities, as well as her love for music. As their feelings for each other grow stronger, their lives become more complicated with the stress of classes, other relationships, and the last competition of their high school careers drawing near.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Band , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Love Triangle , Primarily Female Cast , Yuri , School , LGBTQ+ Themes , Teacher , Coming of Age , Bisexual , Teens' Love

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Nico Nico Seiga

Hello, Melancholic!

Also known as Hello, Melancholic!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Romance , Slice of Life

Asano Minato is a tall but stooping first-year high school student. Though she’s an awesome trombone player, she does everything she can to fade into the background. Despite her best efforts, however, Minato catches the attention of her bubbly and charismatic upperclasswoman Hibiki, who wants Minato to join the band she’s forming at school and won’t take no for an answer! Will Minato be able to let go of the past and play in a band again? Can polar opposites harmonize through music? Slow jam your way into this dulcet yuri series!

Note: Includes 4 bonus chapters.

Tags: Band , LGBTQ+ Themes , School Club , Yuri , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , Tsundere , Rehabilitation , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

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Comic Days

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Rock it, GIRL!!

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Romance

Kaname likes playing her guitar and singing by the streets and can't believe her ears when a strange girl who's actually a music producer suddenly offers her a contract for a debut CD.
However she tells Kaname that her voice is completely worthless and that she'll have to debut within a band and just be the guitarist. Furthermore, the vocalist who will sing the songs in her place is an arrogant girl full of herself who immediately starts bullying her; however...

Tags: Band , Yuri , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Time Skip , Rock Music , Primarily Adult Cast , Shoujo

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No reading links available

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Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta

Also known as The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Music , Romance

Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya falls head over heels for an employee at a local CD shop. He's got an air of mystery about him, great style, and an impeccable music taste. Little does she know—this supposedly male employee is actually her female classmate Mitsuki! Mitsuki generally keeps to herself, but since her seat is right next to Aya's, she can't help but be extremely aware of the other's crush. Revealing the truth is out of the question for Mitsuki—but perhaps getting closer to Aya wouldn't be so bad...

Tags: Female Protagonist , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Rock Music , Tomboy , Primarily Teen Cast , Josei , Gyaru , Primarily Female Cast , Work , School , Fashion , Iyashikei , 4-koma , Time Skip

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Kadocomi

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Kono Koi wo Hoshi ni wa Negawanai

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

A beautiful and delicate love story in which different kinds of "love" intersect.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Aromantic , Asexual , Josei , Unrequited Love , Love Triangle , Marriage , Fake Relationship , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Time Skip , Bisexual , Heterosexual

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Kadocomi

Nico Nico Seiga

Pixiv Comic

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Hibike! Euphonium: Kitauji Koukou Suisougakubu e Youkoso

Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

The Kitauji high school wind instrument club had at one time participated in national tournaments and was a champion school, but after the club's adviser changed, they have not been able to even participate in the qualifying tournament. Under the strict leadership of Taki, a substitute for Ms. Rikako, they steadily build up their strength. As they fight over who plays solos, some students give priority to studying and quit club activities. Finally, the long wished-for day of the contest arrives.

Tags: Band , School , Classical Music , School Club , Shounen

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Kimi ga Hoeru Tame no Uta wo,

Status: Releasing
Genres: Music , Romance

A girl who is troubled by her voice that doesn't match her appearance, and a girl who feels she has reached her limits in songwriting. The story of two young musicians.

Tags: Yuri , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Primarily Female Cast , Band

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No reading links available

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Ao no Orchestra

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Music

Hajime Aono was a prodigy violinist until he grew jaded with playing the violin due to personal reasons. Now in his third year of middle school, he struggles to decide his academic path. One day in school, he meets Ritsuko Akine, a hotheaded novice violinist who wants to enroll in a high school with a distinguished orchestra club. When he finds himself getting closer to Ritsuko and being brought back to the world of violinists, time starts moving again for him.

This is the beginning of a youthful drama where sounds and hearts alike resound in harmony.

Tags: School , Seinen , Musical Theater , Rehabilitation , School Club , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Classical Music

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Ura Sunday

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Koi ni Koi suru ko ni Koi su

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

After transferring, Uruka Sengoku is having a hard time adjusting to the fancy private school. The only person she can talk to is her seatmate, Renka Himemiya, who is a huge fan of shoujo manga which filled her head with unrealistic expectations about love. Despite that, Sengoku finds herself feeling attracted to Himemiya. The school life of Himemiya-san, who is "in love with love," and Sengoku-san, who is "in love with the girl who is in love with love," will be filled with all the excitement of a shoujo manga! This is a girls-love comedy story that Himemiya-san would love.

Tags: Yuri , School

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Pocket Magazine

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Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Hana, who lives on the small island of Junaru with a population of 600, loves to read to the children of the island. Mizuki senses the power of Hana's "reading", and invites her to join the Broadcasting Club, where Mizuki is the club president. "Tell me what you really want, and I will make it come true." "I want to join the broadcasting club." Hana decides to join the club, and as she experiences many "firsts" with the members of the broadcasting club, it only deepen her love for reading aloud...

Tags: Coming of Age , Acting , School Club , School , Coastal , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes

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Tonari no Young Jump

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