Piano no Mori
Manga
ピアノの森
1998/08/05
Character count411,681
Word count176,461
Unique words13,345
Words (1-occurrence)6,085
Unique kanji1,852
Kanji (1-occurrence)291
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 count12,182
Word count5,266
Unique words1,316
Words (1-occurrence)773
Unique kanji507
Kanji (1-occurrence)206
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 2
Character count12,528
Word count5,409
Unique words1,431
Words (1-occurrence)879
Unique kanji565
Kanji (1-occurrence)222
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 3
Character count13,605
Word count5,761
Unique words1,453
Words (1-occurrence)865
Unique kanji564
Kanji (1-occurrence)237
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 4
Character count15,114
Word count6,378
Unique words1,635
Words (1-occurrence)993
Unique kanji601
Kanji (1-occurrence)228
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 5
Character count11,002
Word count4,592
Unique words1,244
Words (1-occurrence)741
Unique kanji517
Kanji (1-occurrence)201
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 6
Character count12,395
Word count5,253
Unique words1,452
Words (1-occurrence)874
Unique kanji574
Kanji (1-occurrence)234
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 7
Character count10,660
Word count4,654
Unique words1,305
Words (1-occurrence)779
Unique kanji560
Kanji (1-occurrence)236
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 8
Character count14,233
Word count6,187
Unique words1,679
Words (1-occurrence)1,066
Unique kanji697
Kanji (1-occurrence)314
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 9
Character count14,610
Word count6,237
Unique words1,826
Words (1-occurrence)1,171
Unique kanji701
Kanji (1-occurrence)274
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 10
Character count16,010
Word count6,852
Unique words1,911
Words (1-occurrence)1,176
Unique kanji696
Kanji (1-occurrence)257
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 11
Character count12,571
Word count5,473
Unique words1,591
Words (1-occurrence)955
Unique kanji655
Kanji (1-occurrence)231
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 12
Character count15,846
Word count6,700
Unique words1,795
Words (1-occurrence)1,093
Unique kanji696
Kanji (1-occurrence)270
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 13
Character count15,088
Word count6,342
Unique words1,908
Words (1-occurrence)1,205
Unique kanji760
Kanji (1-occurrence)293
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 14
Character count16,229
Word count6,932
Unique words1,866
Words (1-occurrence)1,155
Unique kanji735
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 15
Character count13,571
Word count5,781
Unique words1,711
Words (1-occurrence)1,068
Unique kanji658
Kanji (1-occurrence)245
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 16
Character count17,766
Word count7,508
Unique words2,048
Words (1-occurrence)1,251
Unique kanji752
Kanji (1-occurrence)237
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 17
Character count20,275
Word count8,827
Unique words2,265
Words (1-occurrence)1,390
Unique kanji840
Kanji (1-occurrence)289
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 18
Character count16,821
Word count7,252
Unique words1,975
Words (1-occurrence)1,251
Unique kanji740
Kanji (1-occurrence)281
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 19
Character count21,731
Word count9,240
Unique words2,449
Words (1-occurrence)1,513
Unique kanji872
Kanji (1-occurrence)297
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 20
Character count15,234
Word count6,383
Unique words1,671
Words (1-occurrence)1,008
Unique kanji678
Kanji (1-occurrence)248
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 21
Character count19,158
Word count8,222
Unique words2,111
Words (1-occurrence)1,309
Unique kanji791
Kanji (1-occurrence)292
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 22
Character count18,957
Word count8,185
Unique words2,115
Words (1-occurrence)1,325
Unique kanji802
Kanji (1-occurrence)326
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 23
Character count17,053
Word count7,396
Unique words1,858
Words (1-occurrence)1,129
Unique kanji764
Kanji (1-occurrence)288
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 24
Character count10,738
Word count4,800
Unique words1,282
Words (1-occurrence)795
Unique kanji558
Kanji (1-occurrence)235
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 25
Character count20,966
Word count9,101
Unique words2,150
Words (1-occurrence)1,270
Unique kanji766
Kanji (1-occurrence)282
Difficulty beta
Average