Yazawa, Ai

Nana Komatsu is a naive, unmotivated girl who spends her high school days chasing one crush after the other. Despite continually facing failure in her quest for love, her spirits have never dampened. At the age of 20, she finds herself on a train to Tokyo with hopes of reuniting with her current boyfriend.

Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is feisty and prideful. After joining a local band during her high school days, she falls in love with music and one of the band members. However, when faced with the choice between her relationship and her musical career, she chooses the latter and separates from her boyfriend. On her 20th birthday, she boards the same train to Tokyo, like her namesake, where she aims to become a top vocalist.

The two girls with the same name but very different aspirations find themselves sitting together on their journey to the city, and, as fate would have it, eventually share the same apartment. A deep and unique bond is then forged, where they will support each other in this saga of love, music, friendship, and heartbreak.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Nana

NANA

Tanemura, Arina

At the tender age of 12, Mitsuki Kouyama has a sarcoma in her throat. Though this rare cancer can be cured by removing her vocal cords, Mitsuki refuses because of her desire to become a pop singer and keep her childhood promise to Eichi Sakurai, her first love who left for America. Unable to both heal and keep her voice, she allows her health to deteriorate, as she accepts her tragic fate.

One day, while escaping the home of her music-hating grandmother to attend an audition, Mitsuki meets two shinigami, Takuto Kira and Meroko Yui. Realizing that Mitsuki can see them, Takuto and Meroko reveal to her that she will die in a year. Moved by her plight, Takuto allows Mitsuki the chance to pursue her dream by giving her the ability to transform into a healthy sixteen-year-old girl. After being chosen for a contract with Seed Records, Mitsuki makes her debut under the stage name Full Moon and chooses to pursue her dream music career before her life's end.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]


Included one-shot:
Volume 2: Ginyuu Meika

Full Moon wo Sagashite

満月〈フルムーン〉をさがして

Kure, Yuki

Every few years, the prestigious Seiso Academy holds a prominent musical competition, and only the very best students at the Academy are allowed to participate. Though all are eligible to apply, only students from the music department actually make it to the competition...until now.

(Source: VIZ Media)

Kiniro no Corda

La Corda d'Oro

金色のコルダ

Tsushimi, Bunta

From the moment Banri "Ban" Oogami met Yukito "Yuki" Orikasa, they became intimate friends with a shared passion for music. This same love for music leads them to create their own indie idol group, Re:vale. Despite Yuki's aloof personality, the public adores Re:vale, with their popularity seemingly growing as the years go on. Unfortunately, a tragic accident befalls Ban on stage and, although his life is saved, he disappears without a trace, leaving Yuki devastated.

Momose "Momo" Sunohara was on track to becoming a soccer star until an injury ruined his chances of playing. To cheer him up, his older sister, Ruri, takes him to a Re:vale concert even though he is not interested in idols. Momo immediately becomes captivated and even finds himself getting involved with both Ban and Yuki. Now with the duo separated, Momo takes it upon himself to reignite Yuki's love for music and help him find his lost partner. But the only way to do so is by rebuilding a new Re:vale from the ground up.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

IDOLiSH7: Re:member

アイドリッシュセブン Re:member

Kim, Jea-Eun

Hwee Kang is in a band with all his friends and is recruited by a well known company called JBL because they all have the looks of stars. However, there are high expectations. During the audition, what surprise will they give everyone, and what will Hwee Kang do?

(Source: Eclipse Scans)

Teen Spirit

틴 스피릿

Kikuchi, Kamaro

Fujisaki Maki once had a peaceful life, but one day, she decides to help Nobitani, who was being bullied, and now everyone's bullying her! Because Nobitani feels guilty, he gives Maki tickets to a famous local band called 'East Robo.' Maki decides to go and during the concert, the leader singer plays a ballad and is looking at Maki?!

Included one-shot:
Volume 1: Bagutte Change

Nousatsu Rock Shounen

悩殺ロック少年

Fukuyama, Ryoco

When they were young, Nino Arisugawa and Momo Sakaki had promised that if they were ever separated, they would use their song to find each other again. However, Momo moved away without notice, leaving Nino with a constant urge to scream. For this reason, she begins wearing a mask.

During this time, while still missing her first love, Nino encounters Kanade "Yuzu" Yuzuriha, a boy her age who composes music and gives her the nickname "Alice." Nino falls in love with his music, while Yuzu falls in love with her. Every Wednesday they would meet at the beach—but one day, Yuzu also stops coming.

Six years later, Nino and Yuzu reunite in high school—unbeknownst to her, Momo has also entered the same school. Holding on to the childhood promise she made with him, Nino sings Yuzu's songs, hoping that her voice can still reach Momo. However, while she tirelessly tries to reach him, Yuzu continues to long for her, escalating a love triangle that has been built across years of separation.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Included one-shot:
Volume 13: Tsuiraku Jelly

Fukumenkei Noise

Anonymous Noise

覆面系ノイズ

Kawahara, Kazune

As a child, Ono Tsubasa saw a Shirato baseball game on TV and was amazed at the Trumpet player in the band playing. Now, in order to play the Trumpet, she enters Shirato High School. There, she meets Yamada Daisuke, a catcher for the baseball team. With each others support, they go towards their dream of playing at Koushien.

Aozora Yell

Yell for the Blue Sky

青空エール

Fujiwara, Yuka

Crash is about a girl named Hana who has a very unusual gift. Her home is a talent agency and she helps her mother using her "gift". She literally has nosebleeds when she sees someone with celebrity potential. Naturally, this is a secret she keeps from her classmates. On the company's anniversary, Hana is sent to find a new awesome talent. And that's when the story unfolds...

(Source: MU)

Included one-shots:
Volume 3: Wagamama Hime no Yakusoku
Volume 5: Piyokko 24
Volume 7: Good★Game

Crash!

CRASH! クラッシュ

IDOLiSH7: Ryuusei ni Inoru

アイドリッシュセブン 流星に祈る

A collection of five short stories, including one that is related to the author's previous work, "Nosatsu Rock Shounen"

Nousatsu Beat de Utawasete

悩殺ビートで歌わせて

Matsumoto, Tomo

Through piano lessons a love slowly grows between the cool adult, Goshima-sensei, and one of his students, a high school girl named Kae. The most popular stylish love romance.

(Source: Perpetual Dreams)

Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Uwasa (Rumors), Ano Natsu (That Summer), Osaka Life
Volume 6: Yoku Aru Hanashi.

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