Owarinaki Natsu, Towa Naru Shirabe

BECK

Yukio Tanaka is a fourteen-year-old boy with no hobbies, an unremarkable taste in music, and a quiet, neurotic personality that keeps him from chasing the exciting life he dreams of. His days pass in monotony until a chance encounter with Ryusuke Minami, an unpredictable sixteen-year-old who has just returned from America, turns everything upside down. Ryusuke plays guitar in a rock band named Beck, after his patchwork dog, and introduces Yukio to the raw energy of western rock music. Inspired for the first time, Yukio picks up a guitar and discovers a passion that gives his life new meaning. As he joins Ryusuke in pursuit of the ultimate band, Yukio must balance school, work, and friendsh

Nodame Cantabile

Shinichi Chiaki is a fourth-year student at Momogaoka College of Music and the son of a famous pianist. A perfectionist who dreams of becoming a conductor like his mentor, he feels trapped in Japan because his crippling fear of flying prevents him from studying abroad in Europe. His life takes an unexpected turn when he meets his eccentric neighbor, Megumi Noda, known as Nodame. She is a talented pianist with a unique Cantabile style, but she is also slobbish, unable to cook or clean, and can barely read a music score. Forced to work together, Chiaki finds himself drawn to this oddball girl. Through her, he begins to rediscover the simple joy of playing music that he had long forgotten, ch

Breathless Momentum

Jun Shizuki plays the baritone saxophone in his local woodwind choir and tends bar for a living. He is a hedonistic flirt who hits on anything that moves, and he makes no secret of his dislike for Yukiji Yano, the choir's gifted flutist, a man so unfailingly kind and well regarded that the rest of the group treats him like a prince. During practice the two barely exchange a word, and nobody in the choir would guess that they have anything in common. Away from the rehearsal room, though, a shared interest draws them into secret meetings in hotels, and the two opposites keep those encounters carefully hidden from everyone else.

Star Dream Idol Project

Under the brilliant stage lights, a girl embarks on a journey to become an idol. Her goal is to clear her mother's name after a scandal tarnished their family. Along the way, she forms deep friendships through song and dance, but a hidden conspiracy lurks behind the glamour. As she competes in a talent competition, the stage becomes a bloodless battlefield. A pair of childhood friends are torn apart by fate, and a fallen star's disgrace hides a sinister plot. With her voice as her weapon, she chases her dreams while uncovering the truth.

2gether

Tine is a first-year college student and self-proclaimed playboy who finds himself the target of a persistent gay admirer named Green. To get Green to leave him alone, his friends suggest he find a fake boyfriend. Their candidate is Sarawat, an attractive but introverted guitarist and soccer player who is the most popular guy on campus. Tine's first attempt to approach Sarawat fails, so he joins the music club where Sarawat is a member. Eventually, Sarawat agrees to the fake relationship. As they navigate the ups and downs of their arrangement, their feelings begin to shift from pretense to something genuine. However, their budding romance is not without challenges. Jealousy and insecuriti

Paradise Noise

A high school boy posts a video of himself performing as a woman online and becomes famous as a mysterious internet musician, though no one knows his secret. His quiet, uneventful life is turned upside down when his music teacher, Misao Hanazono, discovers his identity and blackmails him into cooperating with her. Forced to work with Hanazono-sensei, he meets three girls who will change everything: Rinko, a twisted genius pianist; Shizuki, a flower-arranging princess drummer; and Akane, a truant vocalist. Together, they form a band, and his carefully hidden double life becomes entangled with love, youth, and the chaotic noise of their shared passion for music.