Forest of Piano

ピアノの森
Piano no Mori

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.

ISSHIKI Makoto

一色まこと

Kodansha Ltd.

講談社

Kodansha Ltd.

Shonen/Seinen

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Manga Ongoing

R16+ Profanity Violence Use of Illicit Substances/Goods Mild Sexual Content

Volume 1


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    CH.1 The Piano in the Forest

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    CH.2 The Piano in the Forest (2)

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    CH.3 The Piano in the Forest (3)

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    CH.4 Witness

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    CH.5 Beastly Hands, Pianist Hands

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    CH.6 Fun

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    CH.7 Sosuke Ajino

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    CH.8 Cubed Steak

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    CH.9 To the Woods

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    CH.10 The Rise & Fall of Sosuke Ajino

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    CH.11 Calling/AFTER-WORD Jun Kurachi

Volume 2


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    CH.12 Little Brown Jug

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    CH.13 Graffiti Mozart

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    CH.14 An Exceptional Instructor

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    CH.15 Classical All-stars

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    CH.16 Kai Meets Chopin

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    CH.17 To Play Chopin

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    CH.18 To Play Chopin (2)

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    CH.19 To Play Chopin (3)

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    CH.20 Let the Lessons Begin

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    CH.21 Repetition

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    CH.22 Inescapable

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    CH.23 Moonlight

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    CH.24 Deal

Volume 3


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    CH.25 Deal (2)

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    CH.26 I Misunderstood

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    CH.27 S. AJINO

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    CH.28 Give It Your All

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    CH.29 Mozart's Will

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    CH.30 The Morning of the Competition

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    CH.31 Tension

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    CH.32 Miss Takako

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    CH.33 Wendy (Age 11, Male)

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    CH.34 #31 - Shuhei Amamiya

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    CH.35 #33 - Takako Maruyama

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    CH.36 #37 - Kai Ichinose

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    CH.37 #37 - Kai Ichinose (2)

Volume 4


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    CH.38 #37 - Kai Ichinose (3)

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    CH.39 The Joy of Playing Piano

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    CH.40 The Best Piano

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    CH.41 TEARDROP

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    CH.42 Downpour

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    CH.43 Absent Presence

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    CH.44 The God of Competitions

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    CH.45 The Bathroom Princess's Counterattack

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    CH.46 Objection!

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    CH.47 What Can and Can't Be Overturned

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    CH.48 Lightning

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    CH.49 Lightning (2)

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    CH.50 The Piano's Demise

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    CH.51 The Piano's Will

Volume 5


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    CH.52Ben-chan

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    CH.53 Competitions & Concerts

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    CH.54 Street Concert

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    CH.55 Amamiya's Resolve

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    CH.56 What's Most Important

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    CH.57 Lost

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    CH.58 Determination

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    CH.59 Slump

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    CH.60 Kai's Whereabouts (1)

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    CH.61 Kai's Whereabouts (2)

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    CH.62 Maria

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    CH.63 Reunion

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    CH.64 Beyond the Classics

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    CH.65 Hallelujah

Volume 6


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    CH.66 Crossroads

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    CH.67 My Place

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    CH.68 Option 1

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    CH.69 Challenge

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    CH.70 Resolution in 4:30

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    CH.71 Beyond

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    CH.72 Father's Piano/SIDE Side Story: Kai the Piano Tuner

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    CH.73 Sunday Nights Are

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    CH.74 Sunday Nights Are

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    CH.75 Confession

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    CH.76 Continuation of the Dream

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    CH.77 What Knowledge Entails

Volume 7


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    CH.78 Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!

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    CH.79 Drifting

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    CH.80 Someday, Just the Two of Us

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    CH.81 A Special Piano

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    CH.82 Maria's Chopin

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    CH.83 Where's Maria?!

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    CH.84 Those Who Rise Above

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    CH.85 Please

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    CH.86 Instructor Kotaro Shiba

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    CH.87 The Price of a Pianist

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    CH.88 A Moment of Peace

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    CH.89 Welcome to Oita!

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    CH.90 Someone I Want You to Meet

Volume 8


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    CH.91 Piano Sonata

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    CH.92 Audience

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    CH.93 A Forest-like Place

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    CH.94 A Chat in the Forest

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    CH.95 The Sound of M

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    CH.96 J.J. Serrault

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    CH.97 Ajino's Aim

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    CH.98 Serrault & Ajino

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    CH.99 Recommendation

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    CH.100 Determination in Salzburg

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    CH.101 Stirrings in Warsaw

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    CH.102 Amamiya Fever

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    CH.103 Pull Yourself Together!

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    CH.104 Cough Cough

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    CH.105 What They Say About Amamiya

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    CH.106 Handshake

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    CH.107 Suspicion (1)

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    CH.108 Suspicion (2)

Volume 9


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    CH.109 Suspicion (3)

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    CH.110 Standing at the Forest's Edge

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    CH.111 Remnant

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    CH.112 Chopin Competition Fundamentals

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    CH.113 Sophie d'Ormesson

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    CH.114 Favorite to Win

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    CH.115 Wei Pang (1)

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    CH.116 Wei Pang (2)

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    CH.117 Ringing Endlessly

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    CH.118 Sprite

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    CH.119 Jan the Owner

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    CH.120 The Night of the First Day

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    CH.121 Team Term

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    CH.122 Just between Us

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    CH.123 The Truth Behind the Rumor

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    CH.124 Star

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    CH.125 Contestant No. 2, Shuhei Amamiya

Volume 10


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    CH.126 Nocturne

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    CH.127 What're You Talking About?

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    CH.128 Darkness

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    CH.129 Lonely Runaway

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    CH.130 Forest Rendezvous

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    CH.131 Glamorous Granados

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    CH.132 Something's Up!

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    CH.133 Crystal

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    CH.134 Lech! Lech! Lech!

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    CH.135 Powodzenia

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    CH.136 Long-Awaited

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    CH.137 The Waltz That Couldn't Be Played That Day

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    CH.138 Interpretive Differences

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    CH.139 Prelude

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    CH.140 Our Chopin/Forest of Piano Music Notes

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