Piano no Mori (Isshiki Makoto)

Oh, dear God. How long has it been since I last did this? Actually, I don't even want to know...

You know when you're out of manga to read, all the updates are read, but you want more. You see an intresting mangatitle and read the description and think "why not?". It's good, you keep on reading it. Then after you've read all the available capthers you forget about it; you may not even read it more after that. Others are so good you read the updates as well and even look forward to them. And sometimes you come across a manga so good, so moving, that you can't ignore it. You feel for the characters, like the plot, the art the writing, setting everything there is to like. 

Piano no Mori is my new little diamond.

Genres from Mangafox

Comedy, Drama, Mature, Seinen, Slice Of Life

The story is about two boys with two very different upbringings. Amamiya Shuhei's father is a known pianist and he follows his father's footsteps. As a child he gave up many things for practicing playing the piano. Ichinose Kai's mother is a prostitute and lives in the red light district, also called The Edge of the Forest. On his freetime he plays the supposed broken piano in the forest. 

When Amamiya comes with him one day, he can't play it. Ichinose can. And he plays it beautifully. 

Amamiya is very good at playing the piano, as well, and when Ichinose follows him home one day, he gets to play a "normal" piano, but he can't play it. It sounds like a machinegun, or with other words very, very loud. Though out on the streets, where the sound isn't as high, people are commenting how beautiful it is and thinks Amamiya plays.

This is the story of two boys who share a bond via the piano, which intertwines their paths in life.
One plays it to be number one and the other just because it's fun.

I first came across it when I was looking for new manga and thought the title was pretty nice. Then the discription was good as well. Intresting. No fierce battle manga, no hilarious comedy and no romantic romance. It sounded peaceful and heartwarming. Turns out later I was right. I really like it. Seems like it has an anime, as well. 

It makes me want to read it more and has kept me up too long some nights now. I just finished reading all the available chapters and I sure I will continue to read it and long for the updates. 

The atmosphere's nice. The characters do think bad thoughts and doesn't wish for the rival to do better just to be nice, but actually want to do be best themselves. It's awesome, really.

"The sound of Kai-kun's playing, what could that be...? My heart was pounding. What was that nervous excitement I felt?"