Spinoff manga Totonou Oto: Mō Hitotsu no Piano no Mori tells the story of Satoshi Mukai aiming for a career in music tuning
Kodoani.com – Kodansha's Morning magazine has just announced exciting information for fans of the famous manga series. Forest of Piano (Piano no Mori). According to the December 26 issue, Makoto Isshiki will introduce a new side story series titled Totonou Oto: Mō Hitotsu no Piano no Mori (Refined Sound: Another Forest of Piano). The work will officially debut in the next issue of Morning, also on December 26.
This spin-off series will revolve around the character Satoshi Mukaiwho faced off against protagonist Kai Ichinose at the prestigious Chopin Competition. After being moved by Kai's emotional performance, Satoshi decided to give up his path as a pianist to pursue a unique career: becoming a piano tuning expert. The series explores Satoshi's journey as he attempts to position himself in society, while discovering and developing his rare talent.
The journey of the original manga Forest of Piano
Makoto Isshiki first launched Forest of Piano in 1998 in Kodansha's Young Magazine Uppers. After the magazine ceased publication in 2004, the series continued to be published in Morning from 2006 until ending in 2015. The series was compiled by Kodansha into 26 volumes, with the final volume released in September. December 2015.
Kodansha USA began publishing digital versions of the manga in October 2018, expanding the reach of the work to a global audience.
Anime version and international success
The anime Forest of Piano was adapted into two seasons and aired on NHK. The first season of 12 episodes debuted in April 2018 and was exclusively streamed globally by Netflix in September of the same year. The second season followed in January 2019 in Japan and was available on Netflix internationally in June 2019. The combination of classical music and profound story has helped the anime receive love from the masses. audience island.
Other projects by Makoto Isshiki
Not stopping at Forest of Piano, Makoto Isshiki continues to create new works. In 2023, he launched the manga 13-nichi ni wa Hana wo Kazatte (Hanging Flowers on the 13th of the Month) in Shogakukan's Big Comic Original Zokan magazine. This is a serialized version of the previous one-shot work of the same name. Shogakukan published the first volume of the manga on October 30, 2023.
With the release of Totonou Oto, Makoto Isshiki promises to bring fans back to the emotional and deeply musical world of Forest of Piano, while also opening up new perspectives through the unique journey of Satoshi Mukai .
