"Spirits are still high after the Maiho Music Competition when Kaori receives a letter in the mail: There's going to be a gala concert to celebrate the winners and even though Kaori and Kosei didn't advance, they are invited to perform! Confident they can leave a lasting impression, Kaori seizes the chance to order Kosei back onto the stage with her. The ultimate duo that moved an entire audience's hearts will perform once more, and people are buzzing with anticipation. Yet Kosei seems listless and uninterested in the festivities. Can Kaori and Kosei get their act together in time?"--Back cover.
year: 2016
call number/section: 741.5, 1000
subjects: pianists, japan, juvenile fiction, musicians, performance anxiety, fiction, anxiety, graphic novels, graphic novels, man-woman relationship, interpersonal relations, friendship, shonen manga, manga
Editions
Arakawa, Naoshi
"Kosei's return to the stage as Kaori's accompanist was a complete disaster. He couldn't hear the music, he lost track of the tempo, and they stopped and restarted the piece. But it did accomplish one thing: it reminded him of the thrill of playing for an eager audience. Now, Kaori's demanding Kosei enter a piano competition solo, but he's terrified that, alone on the bench, the ghost of his abusive mother will paralyze him yet again..."--Back cover.
Schools: 6
Arakawa, Naoshi
"Kosei's road back to playing the piano has been rough, but he's finally beginning to regain his confidence, even though he still has trouble hearing the notes. But as his first solo competition in years closes in, Kosei will have to deal with reentering a cutthroat world, where old rivals still remember - and resent - Kosei's younger self, the precocious Human Metronome. Kaori's support is unwavering, but will it be enough to push Kosei through all the toxic memories this experience dredges up?"--Back cover.
Schools: 6
Arakawa, Naoshi
"The music competition is in full swing, with both of Kosei's old rivals, the genius Takeshi Aiza and unstable prodigy Emi Igawa, energized by his return. When it's finally Kosei's turn, he lives up to his reputation, playing precisely and flawlessly at first. But before too long, the phantom of his mother reappears, casting him back in the dark, uncertain abyss"--Back cover.
Schools: 6
Arakawa, Naoshi
"Spirits are still high after the Maiho Music Competition when Kaori receives a letter in the mail: There's going to be a gala concert to celebrate the winners and even though Kaori and Kosei didn't advance, they are invited to perform! Confident they can leave a lasting impression, Kaori seizes the chance to order Kosei back onto the stage with her. The ultimate duo that moved an entire audience's hearts will perform once more, and people are buzzing with anticipation. Yet Kosei seems listless and uninterested in the festivities. Can Kaori and Kosei get their act together in time?"--Back cover.
Schools: 6
Arakawa, Naoshi
"'Want to commit double suicide with me?' Kaori's words echo in Kosei's mind. What can he do for her now, while she is still hospitalized? At the Aiza home, Nagi sees her brother Takeshi fall deeper and deeper into a slump and wonders how to cheer him up. Amid their worries, the teacher and student form a surprise duo for Kurumigaoka Middle School's festival. What will happen with two pianists on one piano?!?"--Back cover.
Schools: 6
Arakawa, Naoshi
"Kosei Arima was a piano prodigy until his cruel taskmaster of a mother died suddenly, changing his life forever. Driven by his pain to abandon piano, Kosei now lives in a monotonous, colorless world. Having resigned himself to a bland life, he is surprised when he meets Kaori Miyazono, a violinist with an unorthodox style. Can she bring Kosei back to music, and back to life?"--Back cover.
Schools: 5
Arakawa, Naoshi
"After the death of his mother, child prodigy Arima Kosei gave up the piano forever -- or so he thought. That vow turned out to be no match for the persistence of sprightly violinist Kaori Miyazono, who's roped Arima back into the world of competitive classical music. But after so many years, will Arima be able to sit down at the ivories again like nothing happened? Or will history repeat itself, with Arima crumbling under the pressure?"--Back cover.
Schools: 6
Arakawa, Naoshi
"With Kaori nowhere to be seen at the gala concert, Kosei is forced to perform alone. As he plays, he confronts painful memories and finds a link connecting him to the audience, his late mother, and even himself. Meanwhile, Tsubaki struggles to find truth within her complicated feelings for Kosei-is he like a little brother to her, a childhood friend, or something more...?"--Back cover.
Schools: 6
Arakawa, Naoshi
"After successfully performing a piece imbued with his mother's memories, Kosei overcomes his trauma and seems stronger than ever. But for Kaori, the gala concert was spent bedridden in the hospital. Her second hospitalization, nearly back-to-back with her previous one, exacerbates Kosei's fears. Even then, he continues to practice piano. But one day, on the way to his music lessons, a strange girl falls into Kosei's life--what will he do?!"--Back cover.
Schools: 6
Arakawa, Naoshi
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Pub., LLC (2016)
"Kosei and Nagi's duet has carried thoughts and feelings to the most precious people in the musicians' lives. The words, 'please play with me again' from Kosei give Kaori a small ray of hope. As Kosei competes to qualify for the Eastern Japan Piano Competition in December, Kaori begins her difficult rehabilitation. Each of them begins their difficult walk forward, but will the coming winter bring healing or hardship?"--Back cover.
Schools: 5
Arakawa, Naoshi
As Kaori undergoes surgery, Kosei performs in his competition, and each hopes their risk-taking will pay off as their journey comes to a close.
Schools: 3