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is an ongoing manga by Makoto Isshiki, about Shuhei Amamiya, who transfers to Moriwaki Elementary filled with hope and ambition about his new life. But it doesn't take long before he gets picked on by the class bullies, and gets involved in a dare to play the mysterious piano in the forest, leading to his meeting an enigmatic child that goes by the name of Kai Ichinose, who seems to be the only one capable of getting sound out of the thought-to-be broken piano. His ability earns him the respect of Shuhei and his music teacher, former master pianist Sosuke Ajino. At first Kai is resistant to refining his art but after hearing Sosuke play a Chopin piece he just can't seem to play by himself, he relents. It has been serialized by Kodansha since 1998, initially in ''Young Magazine Uppers'' before transferring to ''Weekly Morning''. Serialization is irregular, and went on hiatus in 2002 before resuming in 2006. The serial chapters have been collected in 25 bound volumes to date. The series will end after 26 bound volumes.〔https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-12/piano-no-mori-manga-final-arc-to-start-in-august/.90276〕 The series was adapted as a 2007 Japanese animated feature film by director Masayuki Kojima and production company Madhouse. The film featured performances by the renowned pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy. Madhouse Studios and the producers of the Piano no Mori movie (opening July 21 in Japan) have announced that Aya Ueto, best known for starring in the live-action versions of Azumi and Aim for the Ace!, will headline as Kai Ichinose in this adaptation of Makoto Isshiki's manga. Ryunosuke Kamiki (Spirited Away's Boh, Howl's Moving Castle's Markl) will play Kai's friend and piano-playing rival, Shuhei Amamiya. Mayuko Fukuda (live-action Grave of the Fireflies' Hana) will play the heroine Takako Maruyama, and Hiroyuki Miyasako (Casshern live-action, Kamikaze Girls) will play the mentor Sōsuke Ajino. ==Development== Makoto Isshiki was inspired to write ''Piano no Mori'' when he watched a documentary showing Stanislav Bunin winning the International Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition in 1985.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2008 Japan Media Arts Festival Manga Division Grand Prize PIANO NO MORI )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Piano no Mori」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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