Shindo - Recommendations

• Vol: 7; Ch: 62
• 2013 - 2014

Years ago, Shoya Ishida led his peers in tormenting a hearing-impaired classmate, Shoko Nishimiya. When she transfers schools, Shoya finds he has gone from bully to bullied, and is left completely alone. Now Shoya struggles to redeem himself in Shoko’s eyes and to face the classmates who turned on him.

• Vol: 3; Ch: 22
• 2003 - 2007

Kousaka is a violinist who is looking for a new orchestra to perform with as he’s tired of his current one. He, along with others, answer an ad for a new orchestra only to find an abandoned warehouse and a crazy old man constructing the rehearsal space. And no conductor. Kousaka takes over as first violin when the old man interrupts and criticizes him. Turns out that the old man IS the conductor and musical director, and he’s put together this orchestra with lofty goals in mind, and has told them he’s going to shape them up in only a month…

• Vol: 26; Ch: 241
• 1998 - 2015

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.

• Vol: 2
• 1988

The Koizumi siblings have a father who is a professional violinist and a mother who is a professional pianist. Unlike her older brothers who have musical talent like their parents, Karin is a poor student at her music high school. She is proud of her twin brother Kazune, who is beginning to follow their father's footsteps into the professional violin world, but every so often, the seeming gap between them depresses her. This is a heartwarming story about the Koizumi family who love and support each other through tough times.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 5
• 1957 - 1975

• Vol: 6
• 1989 - 1991

Lima was born in the family of musicians; her mother a worldwide opera diva and her father a famous violinist. Lima’s dream of becoming a professional violinist, like her father before his death, was shattered after the car accident. But faith brought her to the world of opera… and to eventually become a famous diva, and face up to her mother, whom has never shown her love towards her daughter…

• Vol: 2; Ch: 8
• 2008

Tezuka Ayane was aiming to become a pianist. She was also working as a part-time home-tutor when she met Narumiya Kou. She found herself falling for him, but there was a difference in their ages and her feelings didn't seem to be returned. Six years have passed since then and Ayane is a music teacher in an all-girls school. One day, she goes to a jazz-piano audition and meets Kou there..!

• Vol: 12
• 1995

Rio Midorikawa and Usoo Ogata took violin lessons together. The sound of Rio's violin reflects her talent and has a deep effect on her audience.

• Vol: 5; Ch: 24
• 2014 - 2016

• Vol: 2; Ch: 10
• 2016 - 2017