Name: La Corda d'Oro, Vol. 3
ISBN: 9781421508726

Yuki Kure

The first round of the music competition is about to begin, and Kyoko's accompanist reveals her plot to get Kyoko disqualified! Unsettled by this betrayal, Kyoko can't truly enjoy the music, even when Ryotaro gallantly steps in as her new accompanist. Kyoko's performance is mediocre, but Ryotaro so impresses Lili that he soon finds himself added as a second-round contestant. Will Kyoko and Ryotaro's budding friendship be ruined by the heat of competition?

La Corda d'Oro, Vol. 3

R to L (Japanese Style) Every few years, the prestigious Seiso Academy holds a prominent musical competition, and only the very best students at the Academy are allowed to participate. Though all are eligible to apply, only students from the music department actually make it to the competition...until now. At long last, the Final Selection has arrived! Kahoko and her fellow contestants take the stage, knowing that only one of them can win. For Kahoko, there's even more pressure: this is the first time she'll perform without magical assistance. But after the competition, an even greater challenge lies ahead: deciding what to do next. Is music--and love--in the future for Kahoko and her friends?

La Corda d'Oro, Vol. 10

Nikki Sojkowski

Wow... I did not expect that to happen... though i probably should've haha. Sooooo Lili's magical violin breaks! and there is absolutely no way to fix it or get a new one! but there's one more concourse left, who will she be able to do it?!? Len and Ryo were being mean to each other as usual haha i still LOVE this manga! It combines Music and Manga (to of my passions) in one! I play the violin, but my favorite instrument is the cello (i love Keiichi Shimizu!!! he so adorable I just want to give him a BIG HUG, even if he falls asleep lol)

Every few years, the prestigious Seisho Academy holds a prominent musical competition, and only the very best students at the Academy are allowed to participate. Though all are eligible to apply, only students from the music department actually make it to the competition...until now. Kahoko is a normal student in the general education department with absolutely no musical skill, but all that changes when she catches a glimpse of an elusive fairy who lives on campus. The fairy grants Kahoko a magic violin, and before she knows it, she's nominated to participate in the school's music competition with five very attractive boys. Will she win love and fame, or will bitter rivalry rule the day?

La Corda d'Oro, Vol. 1

this manga was so cute! there's this fairy/elf thing named Lili that gives this general education girl, Kahoko Hino, a violin. Not just ANY violin, but a magical violin that anyone could play. The quality of the sound is based off of the players emotions. So Kahoko is forced by Lili to play in a musical concourse. The rest of the participants are 5 kids from the music department of her school (the departments generally don't interact and the music department is a bit stuck up). Her admittance is a shock to everyone and she's bullied about it by the music students that weren't accepted.




 (this will now be a short synopsis of characters with a few not too important spoilers)

The other participants are Len Tsukimori, a 2nd year like Kahoko, an outstanding violin player who's parents are also musical and super famous and rich he's a bit stuck up and distant in the beginning but you grow to love him <3. He's pretty talented and he knows it, but that causes him to leave the school to study abroad and without Kahoko. Len is the reason Kahoko strives for perfection, wanting to please Len and become as skilled as him. 

Azuma Yunoki, a 3rd year, an absolutely amazing flutist who has some family issues being the 3rd son and having things expected of him while he's also banned from out shining his brothers. He was forced to stop playing the piano (which his brothers played) and started the flute instead. His acts perfect and happy towards others and has a bunch of fan girls waiting on him hand and foot. He shows Kahoko i different side of him as the manga progresses and he loves Kahoko in his own way, though it doesn't really seem like it. 

Kazuki Hihara, a 3rd year who's best friends with Azuma, a trumpet player (who does't think his skills are up to par with the others) is pretty happy and LOVES to eat. He'll eat anything and everything, and a lot of it! He falls for Kahoko a lot sooner than the other guys, but worries about the 1 year age difference since he's going to college next year to become a music teacher! He is so super lovable but is considered cute and brotherly by most girls. 

Keiichi Shimizu is a 1st year who plays the cello. He is so cute I fell in love at first sight! he's the only one with normal colored hair... (blonde with blue eyes) and I absolutely LOVE the cello. He's a bit tired and tends to fall asleep, but pays attention at the right times. He's sweet and soft spoken and has an older sister who likes to makes and send him flashy clothes! (she also looks just like him!)

Fuyuumi Shouko is a 1st year and the only other girl in the concourse! She's really shy, and nervous on stage so she doesn't really come in until later in the manga when she starts to come out of her adorable shell. She plays the clarinet.

One last person to mention, Ryotaro Tsuchiura. He's a major hunk, hot athletic build, a student in the general ed department with Kahoko. He plays amazing well in soccer and knows Kahoko only a little bit at the beginning of the manga. He's a 2nd year like her, but in a different class. It turns out that he secretly plays piano and when Kahoko's accompanist ditches her, he steps in and plays the piano for her violin piece. the school's principal then has him become another participant in the concourse. Ryotaro quits soccer and thanks Kahoko for helping him see that music is really his true passion. He also falls in love with her.

Kahoko is blunt about things and deeply honest. She says what's on her mind and trys REALLY hard at the concourse. Since she has no musical experience whatsoever she needs to be the best she can be to even compare to everyone else, even Ryotaro who hasn't practiced the piano since he quit when he was young.


Overall I loved this manga! other characters come in later on (which i won't mention now) but I love all of their interactions! the only thing that sort of bugged me was that everyone basically fell for Kahoko. Not that she's not likable or anything, but she's oblivious to their feelings anyway! 1 (or 2 to have a little competition over her) would've been enough.

Jess

La Corda d'Oro, Volume 2

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La Corda d'Oro, Volume 7

Every few years, the Seisou Academy music competition offers students fame, fortune...and love? Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T At Seisou’s annual school festival, hearts are pumping, blood is pounding...and Kahoko’s love life is heating up. Ryotaro takes a break from the sports competition to make a private confession, Aoi asks Kahoko to play Juliet to his Romeo in the class play and even Len lets slip that he has human emotions. But before Kahoko can decide where her heart lies, she has another problem to tackle—the festival’s big music recital!

La Corda d'Oro, Vol. 14

La Corda d'Oro, Volume 12

• An ongoing manga series in Japan—over 7 volumes published to date • Volume 5 was in the Taiyoshi Top 10 in Japan • Inspired by popular video game • Inspired an anime series in Japan • Previewed and promoted in VIZ Media’s Shojo Beat Magazine • Ongoing in monthly LaLa magazine • A bonus story is included in this volume! Every few years, the prestigious Seiso Academy holds a prominent musical competition, and only the very best students at the Academy are allowed to participate. Though all are eligible to apply, only students from the music department actually make it to the competition...until now. Music can last forever--but magic can't. In the middle of the Third Selection, Kahoko's magical violin finally loses its power. Can Kahoko complete her performance on heart alone? Will she be able to pursue her newfound love of music any further? With such weighty matters on her mind, Kahoko is blindsided by a threat no enchantment could have predicted: Ryotaro's ex-girlfriend, who shows up determined to win back the hunky pianist's heart!

La Corda d'Oro, Vol. 3

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