Manga like B no Seisen

PPPPPP

Also known as PPPPPP.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music

Gakuon Otogami was a genius pianist whose name is among the greatest in the annals of the music world. He had seven children who also all became genius pianists. All seven except for the one named Lucky that is. This is the miraculous story of a regular kid taking on godly talent!



Tags: Twins , Tragedy , Musical Theater , Estranged Family , Classical Music , Revenge , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Dissociative Identities , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Adoption , Bullying

Hikaru no Go

Also known as Hikaru no Go.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Sports , Supernatural

After stumbling across a haunted Go board, irresponsible Hikaru Shindo discovers that the spirit of a master player has taken up residence in his consciousness. In his pursuit of the "Divine Move," Fujiwara-no-Sai awakens in Hikaru an untapped interest and genius for the game, and soon the schoolboy is chasing his own dream--defeating the famed Go prodigy Akira Toya!



Note: There are 197 chapters total in the original release.

Tags: Go , Coming of Age , Ghost , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Board Game , Primarily Male Cast , Tragedy , School Club , School , Work , Foreign , Urban Fantasy

Tenmaku Cinema

Also known as Tenmaku Cinema.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Supernatural

The exciting new series from the creators of Food Wars! Extreme movie-lover Hajime Shinichi and the ghost of the mysterious genius screenwriter Takihiko Tenmaku--their meeting will provide some serious plot twists! It's ready, set, action for this coming-of-age series!



Tags: Acting , Ghost , School Club , Male Protagonist , Shounen , School , Filmmaking , Work , Urban Fantasy , Educational

Kimi no Tame ni Hiku Chopin

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

Our protagonist, Aine, met Hiroshi by chance when she was very little, and she remembers even now how much fun she had listening to his piano performance. She has always dreamt of meeting him again, but when she does, he is called "The Piano Prince" and seems very hard to approach. And then, before her appears the spirit of Chopin himself! He will make the wheel of fate turn for the two main characters!

Tags: Josei , Classical Music

Piano no Mori

Also known as Forest of Piano.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music

This is a story about a piano, pitifully abandoned in the woods, and a young boy, Kai, who grew up playing it as his favorite toy. While Kai cannot even read sheet music, one day, he meets Shuhei Amamiya, an aspiring child pianist who transfers schools from Tokyo, and their music teacher, Sosuke Ajino. Ajino was also once a gifted pianist, until a tragic accident stole his promising future from him forever. Each from a different background, the trio’s personalities gravitate to one another and rebound. All the while, the piano sits patiently, awaiting a hand to play it.



Tags: Musical Theater , Foreign , Seinen , Teacher , Male Protagonist , Classical Music , Crossdressing , Family Life , Band , Gangs , Gender Bending , Classic Literature

Hidarite no Tame no Nijuusou

Also known as Piano Duo for the Left Hand.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music

Shu's had a rough start to life, and doesn't think he has much of a future—until fate brings him together with talented young pianist and fellow student Akari Yuzuki, the girl with the "Angelic Left Hand" for one high-flying adventure. But when tragedy cuts their relationship short, Shu realizes he must find a way to live for them both...and realizes that something is no longer quite right with his own left hand...



Tags: Shounen , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Delinquents , Classical Music

Nodame Cantabile

Also known as Nodame Cantabile.

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

The son of a famous pianist, music student Shinichi Chiaki dreams of studying abroad and becoming a conductor like his mentor. Unfortunately, his fear of flying grounds his lofty plans! As he watches other classmates achieve what he has always wanted, Shinichi wonders if he should quit music altogether. Then one day he meets fellow student Megumi Noda, also known as Nodame. This oddball girl cannot cook, clean, or even read a music score, but she can play the piano in incomparable Cantabile style. And she teaches Chiaki something that he has forgotten: to enjoy his music, no matter where he is.



Note: Includes four bonus chapters and the side story "NodaCan BS".

Tags: College , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Musical Theater , Josei , Language Barrier , Tsundere , Work , Coming of Age , Otaku Culture , Ensemble Cast , Classical Music , LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender

Akane-banashi

Also known as Akane-banashi.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama

Rakugo--the ultimate form of storytelling, where everything in a story is expressed with just your body and words. Shinta and his daughter Akane have been seduced by this wonderful form of classical entertainment. Having observed her father strive to pass the shin'uchi rakugo test, Akane will take her own steps into this unique world!



Tags: Rakugo , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Acting , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Shounen , Found Family , Revenge , Family Life , Time Skip , School

Rekishi Mentalist

Also known as History’s Mentalist.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

In a world reshaped by coronavirus, everything around grad student Sakutaro seems to have changed...except for himself. But the gears of history start to turn when Buddha's emissary suddenly appoints him as "History's Mentalist"! While taken aback by the unexpected flaws of the great historical figures he encounters, Sakutaro begins to (hopefully) reexamine himself in the face of their earnest endeavors... Can he survive the challenges of both the past and the present?!

Tags: Time Manipulation , Shounen , Historical

Jitsuzon Unplugged

Also known as Existential Unplugged.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Philosophers, burdened with unexpressed thoughts after lifetimes of reflection, have curiously reemerged in our world! Among them, Kierkegaard finds an unconventional outlet for his philosophy...music?! Watch as he rocks the city of Nakano with a comedic twist on philosophy!



Tags: Philosophy , Shounen , Rock Music