Piano no Mori
Manga
ピアノの森
1998/08/05
Character count413,764
Word count179,405
Unique words13,500
Words (1-occurrence)6,225
Unique kanji1,858
Kanji (1-occurrence)292
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 count12,252
Word count5,351
Unique words1,315
Words (1-occurrence)772
Unique kanji507
Kanji (1-occurrence)206
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 2
Character count12,597
Word count5,489
Unique words1,430
Words (1-occurrence)871
Unique kanji565
Kanji (1-occurrence)222
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 3
Character count13,677
Word count5,841
Unique words1,452
Words (1-occurrence)871
Unique kanji564
Kanji (1-occurrence)237
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 4
Character count15,232
Word count6,504
Unique words1,630
Words (1-occurrence)975
Unique kanji601
Kanji (1-occurrence)228
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 5
Character count11,086
Word count4,675
Unique words1,252
Words (1-occurrence)747
Unique kanji517
Kanji (1-occurrence)201
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 6
Character count12,482
Word count5,335
Unique words1,441
Words (1-occurrence)866
Unique kanji574
Kanji (1-occurrence)234
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 7
Character count10,736
Word count4,749
Unique words1,321
Words (1-occurrence)787
Unique kanji560
Kanji (1-occurrence)236
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 8
Character count14,313
Word count6,300
Unique words1,679
Words (1-occurrence)1,064
Unique kanji697
Kanji (1-occurrence)314
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 9
Character count14,709
Word count6,333
Unique words1,823
Words (1-occurrence)1,162
Unique kanji701
Kanji (1-occurrence)274
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 10
Character count16,094
Word count6,938
Unique words1,927
Words (1-occurrence)1,203
Unique kanji696
Kanji (1-occurrence)257
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 11
Character count12,622
Word count5,531
Unique words1,597
Words (1-occurrence)966
Unique kanji655
Kanji (1-occurrence)231
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 12
Character count15,932
Word count6,800
Unique words1,797
Words (1-occurrence)1,099
Unique kanji696
Kanji (1-occurrence)270
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 13
Character count15,173
Word count6,501
Unique words1,934
Words (1-occurrence)1,224
Unique kanji760
Kanji (1-occurrence)293
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 14
Character count16,331
Word count7,054
Unique words1,880
Words (1-occurrence)1,180
Unique kanji735
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 15
Character count13,656
Word count5,890
Unique words1,730
Words (1-occurrence)1,084
Unique kanji658
Kanji (1-occurrence)245
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 16
Character count17,837
Word count7,637
Unique words2,071
Words (1-occurrence)1,259
Unique kanji752
Kanji (1-occurrence)237
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 17
Character count20,357
Word count8,978
Unique words2,272
Words (1-occurrence)1,394
Unique kanji840
Kanji (1-occurrence)289
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 18
Character count16,886
Word count7,415
Unique words2,013
Words (1-occurrence)1,280
Unique kanji740
Kanji (1-occurrence)281
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 19
Character count21,812
Word count9,415
Unique words2,505
Words (1-occurrence)1,570
Unique kanji872
Kanji (1-occurrence)297
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 20
Character count15,295
Word count6,487
Unique words1,656
Words (1-occurrence)991
Unique kanji678
Kanji (1-occurrence)248
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 21
Character count19,221
Word count8,333
Unique words2,117
Words (1-occurrence)1,310
Unique kanji791
Kanji (1-occurrence)292
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 22
Character count19,036
Word count8,288
Unique words2,134
Words (1-occurrence)1,349
Unique kanji802
Kanji (1-occurrence)326
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 23
Character count17,129
Word count7,524
Unique words1,859
Words (1-occurrence)1,136
Unique kanji764
Kanji (1-occurrence)288
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 24
Character count10,774
Word count4,867
Unique words1,300
Words (1-occurrence)807
Unique kanji558
Kanji (1-occurrence)235
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 25
Character count21,051
Word count9,259
Unique words2,166
Words (1-occurrence)1,278
Unique kanji766
Kanji (1-occurrence)282
Difficulty beta
Average