Piano no Mori

Piano no Mori

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Forest of the Piano
The Perfect World of Kai

Japanese

ピアノの森

English

Forest of Piano

Information

Type

Manga

Published

Aug 5, 1998 to Nov 5, 2015

Status

Finished

Source

Rating

Themes

Music

Demographics

Seinen

Statistics

Rank

276

Score

8.33

Scored by

4982

Popularity

1242

Members

16239

Favorites

386

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Synopsis

In the middle of a forest rests an abandoned piano. If one were to walk by, they may hear music coming from it, and sitting at the chair is a young boy: Kai Ichinose. He lives with his young, single mother—who works as a prostitute—and he is somewhat of a troublemaker at school when it comes to defending transfer student Shuuhei Amamiya from class bullies. Shuuhei comes from a family of distinguished pianists, so he is expected to follow in their footsteps. He practices rigorously every day to live up to his parents' expectations. Meanwhile, Kai—with help from his teacher, a former pianist legend—wants to not only reach Shuuhei's level of success, but also wants to become the best pianist from Japan. This rivalry between the two friends will not only raise their talents to new levels, but it will also inspire other rising pianists from all over the world. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Piano no Mori won the Grand Prize for best manga at the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2008. An anime movie adaptation premiered in 2007 and was nominated for the 2008 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. The series has been published digitally in English as Forest of Piano by Kodansha USA since October 23, 2018.

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