Piano no Mori
Manga
ピアノの森
1998/08/05
Character count411,598
Word count176,067
Unique words13,324
Words (1-occurrence)6,065
Unique kanji1,852
Kanji (1-occurrence)290
Difficulty beta
Average
Volumes26
External Rating
82 %

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. (Source: Kodansha USA)

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Genres
Drama
Music
Tags
Music
Foreign
Seinen
Teacher
Male Protagonist
Family
Gender Bending
Gangs
Writing
Subdecks
viewing decks 1-25 from 26 total
Volume 1
Character count12,181
Word count5,257
Unique words1,316
Words (1-occurrence)775
Unique kanji507
Kanji (1-occurrence)206
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 2
Character count12,522
Word count5,395
Unique words1,430
Words (1-occurrence)880
Unique kanji565
Kanji (1-occurrence)222
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 3
Character count13,604
Word count5,746
Unique words1,453
Words (1-occurrence)869
Unique kanji564
Kanji (1-occurrence)237
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 4
Character count15,113
Word count6,366
Unique words1,627
Words (1-occurrence)987
Unique kanji601
Kanji (1-occurrence)228
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 5
Character count11,000
Word count4,580
Unique words1,240
Words (1-occurrence)737
Unique kanji517
Kanji (1-occurrence)201
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 6
Character count12,392
Word count5,233
Unique words1,434
Words (1-occurrence)856
Unique kanji574
Kanji (1-occurrence)234
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 7
Character count10,652
Word count4,646
Unique words1,300
Words (1-occurrence)772
Unique kanji560
Kanji (1-occurrence)236
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 8
Character count14,226
Word count6,182
Unique words1,678
Words (1-occurrence)1,066
Unique kanji697
Kanji (1-occurrence)314
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 9
Character count14,608
Word count6,221
Unique words1,816
Words (1-occurrence)1,165
Unique kanji701
Kanji (1-occurrence)274
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 10
Character count16,007
Word count6,834
Unique words1,897
Words (1-occurrence)1,167
Unique kanji696
Kanji (1-occurrence)257
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 11
Character count12,571
Word count5,457
Unique words1,590
Words (1-occurrence)955
Unique kanji655
Kanji (1-occurrence)231
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 12
Character count15,845
Word count6,690
Unique words1,786
Words (1-occurrence)1,084
Unique kanji696
Kanji (1-occurrence)270
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 13
Character count15,087
Word count6,333
Unique words1,900
Words (1-occurrence)1,197
Unique kanji760
Kanji (1-occurrence)293
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 14
Character count16,226
Word count6,912
Unique words1,865
Words (1-occurrence)1,162
Unique kanji735
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 15
Character count13,568
Word count5,771
Unique words1,713
Words (1-occurrence)1,076
Unique kanji658
Kanji (1-occurrence)245
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 16
Character count17,765
Word count7,474
Unique words2,045
Words (1-occurrence)1,248
Unique kanji752
Kanji (1-occurrence)237
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 17
Character count20,274
Word count8,803
Unique words2,261
Words (1-occurrence)1,386
Unique kanji840
Kanji (1-occurrence)289
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 18
Character count16,818
Word count7,238
Unique words1,970
Words (1-occurrence)1,249
Unique kanji740
Kanji (1-occurrence)281
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 19
Character count21,729
Word count9,227
Unique words2,440
Words (1-occurrence)1,509
Unique kanji872
Kanji (1-occurrence)297
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 20
Character count15,231
Word count6,382
Unique words1,678
Words (1-occurrence)1,015
Unique kanji678
Kanji (1-occurrence)248
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 21
Character count19,155
Word count8,211
Unique words2,107
Words (1-occurrence)1,304
Unique kanji791
Kanji (1-occurrence)292
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 22
Character count18,951
Word count8,166
Unique words2,109
Words (1-occurrence)1,319
Unique kanji802
Kanji (1-occurrence)326
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 23
Character count17,051
Word count7,368
Unique words1,853
Words (1-occurrence)1,128
Unique kanji764
Kanji (1-occurrence)288
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 24
Character count10,733
Word count4,793
Unique words1,280
Words (1-occurrence)792
Unique kanji558
Kanji (1-occurrence)235
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 25
Character count20,961
Word count9,072
Unique words2,143
Words (1-occurrence)1,267
Unique kanji766
Kanji (1-occurrence)282
Difficulty beta
Average