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少年ノート / Shōnen Note #1
Shonen Note: Boy Soprano Vol. 1
Yutaka Aoi is sweet, sensitive, and loves singing... so much so that he can't help but be brought to tears whenever he listens to beautiful music. He also has a talent few boys have: He can sing soprano. So when Yutaka overhears his middle school's choir group perform, he can't resist joining in. Inspired by the angelic sound of Yutaka's voice, the choir eagerly accepts him into their ranks. But when Yutaka's voice begins to change as he enters puberty, the journey ahead will be one of self-discovery and reflection for not only himself, but also for those around him.
232 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 23, 2011
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October 22, 2025
Here's a wonderful manga series for everyone who enjoys them. Meet Yutaka Aoi, a wonderful, deeply sensitive boy who adores music and singing, so much so that he is often moved to tears by its beauty. Yutaka's soaring soprano voice makes him a natural to join his middle school choir, though some of his fellow students are not convinced that he belongs with them, though his presence may help them win some upcoming competitions. The author has the uncanny ability to make readers feel the music in their illustrations. Give this series a try! – Louisa A.
January 4, 2023
I enjoyed this read, the art was really pretty, especially the pages when it showed Yutaka singing, it really demonstrated how pure and enchanting his singing is. and it's not like I have any complaints, but I don't think I can really connect or understand this series so I might drop it, but the art is really pretty.
January 1, 2023
"Open your hearts to the music."
I really enjoyed this volume, but those last few pages left me teary-eyed because the mangaka perfectly captured that feeling of being in a choir. It was like I was teleported right back to high school and the four years I took chorus and chorus ensemble within just a few sentences! *happy cries*
So the first thing I noticed with this story right away is how AMAZINGLY supportive Yutaka's mom is!! WOW! I honestly wish we saw A LOT more supportive mothers like her in manga because I was deeply touched by her impact on Yutaka!
I would also say that I also noticed how sounds are really brought to life on page. You can hear everything, which I found super incredible as a reader. It honestly portrayed how all sounds blend together and create music around us, whether that be "happy" sounds or "harsh" ones.
Changing gears, but I LOVED Yutaka!! His love and joy for singing resonate off the page so beautifully and strongly! It truly was a joy to read and absolutely LOVED his friends as well, especially Tomoya! There are a lot of touching parts of this story because each character is unique and special and feels very fleshed out, which isn't something I commonly think of when reading. But nonetheless, I couldn't help but think about every character and why they are singing and/or how music has personally impacted them and the people around them, especially Yutaka.
Truly, this was a very moving read. It reminded me of why I love singing and definitely would love to know where Yutaka goes next and see his story unfold!
I really enjoyed this volume, but those last few pages left me teary-eyed because the mangaka perfectly captured that feeling of being in a choir. It was like I was teleported right back to high school and the four years I took chorus and chorus ensemble within just a few sentences! *happy cries*
So the first thing I noticed with this story right away is how AMAZINGLY supportive Yutaka's mom is!! WOW! I honestly wish we saw A LOT more supportive mothers like her in manga because I was deeply touched by her impact on Yutaka!
I would also say that I also noticed how sounds are really brought to life on page. You can hear everything, which I found super incredible as a reader. It honestly portrayed how all sounds blend together and create music around us, whether that be "happy" sounds or "harsh" ones.
Changing gears, but I LOVED Yutaka!! His love and joy for singing resonate off the page so beautifully and strongly! It truly was a joy to read and absolutely LOVED his friends as well, especially Tomoya! There are a lot of touching parts of this story because each character is unique and special and feels very fleshed out, which isn't something I commonly think of when reading. But nonetheless, I couldn't help but think about every character and why they are singing and/or how music has personally impacted them and the people around them, especially Yutaka.
Truly, this was a very moving read. It reminded me of why I love singing and definitely would love to know where Yutaka goes next and see his story unfold!
April 27, 2022
Kamatani's work is endearingly wholesome with just the right amount of melancholy. I loved this so much!
March 3, 2020
Le contexte est très différent de Eclat(s) d’Ame, on suit Yutaka, un jeune collégien soprano qui décide d’entrer dans la chorale de son collège. Et étant soprano, n’ayant pas mué, il chante avec les filles. C’est un passionné de musique et il a un véritable don pour le chant. Si bien qu’il est repéré par une prof qui voudrait le voir chanter dans un opera avant qu’il perde cette voix exceptionnelle avec la puberté. Sauf que le jeune héros n’avait jamais vraiment pensé que sa voix changerait un jour. Dans le tome 1, on devine qu’il va rencontrer un autre jeune garçon, connu internationalement pour sa voix exceptionnelle, mais j’ignore totalement ce que ça va donner. J’avoue j’espère du ship mais bon xD
Même si c’est le début, c’est une histoire qui me plaît beaucoup 😊 Étant moi-même choriste, ça me parle énormément. Et je fais confiance à ce mangaka pour nous proposer une belle série. Si je ne me trompe pas, on est partis pour 8 tomes !
Même si c’est le début, c’est une histoire qui me plaît beaucoup 😊 Étant moi-même choriste, ça me parle énormément. Et je fais confiance à ce mangaka pour nous proposer une belle série. Si je ne me trompe pas, on est partis pour 8 tomes !
November 24, 2021
¡Que tomo más bonito?! Si bien es todo muy introductorio, la historia promete. Igual que la gran variedad de personajes. De momento mis favoritos son Tomo y Aoi.
Estoy muy sorprendida con: la delicadeza de la historia, lo profunda que es desde el primer tomo, los mensajes que contiene y el dibujo, que es una auténtica pasada.
A ver qué tal avanza. De momento me ha enganchado.
Estoy muy sorprendida con: la delicadeza de la historia, lo profunda que es desde el primer tomo, los mensajes que contiene y el dibujo, que es una auténtica pasada.
A ver qué tal avanza. De momento me ha enganchado.
January 1, 2025
About a boy who is drawn to the beauty of music and wants to join the choir at his new school.
Seemingly every Manga I've read recently..has the main character burst into tears at every opportunity...I guess it's a thing now..
Seemingly every Manga I've read recently..has the main character burst into tears at every opportunity...I guess it's a thing now..
January 17, 2022
L'autre série contemporaine de Yuhki Kamatani (L'autrice d'Éclat(s) d'âme, (les traducteurs ont du fun en maudit avec les parenthèses)). Elle en a fait une autre dans les années 2000, mais ça semble être dans un tout autre registre (une affaire de Ninjas?). Celle-ci s'annonce tout aussi magnifique qu'Éclat(s) d'âme!
July 14, 2015
Tak menyangka kalau ini karya mangaka yg sama dengan Nabari no Ou. Sebelumnya aku pernah coba intip 1 chapter Nabari no Ou, tapi kurang sreg sama gambar hero yg kaya lidi. Dan mungkin juga lagi ga mood baca yg fantasy, makanya waktu itu ga lanjut lagi. Setelah baca seri Shounen Note ini, kayanya jadi tambah semangat buat baca Nabari no Ou lagi, hehe.
Hero kita ini adalah anak cowok usia 12 tahun yg punya suara soprano yg indah, suara cewek yg akan hilang saat ia mencapai pubertas. Jadi ia pun mulai bergabung dengan paduan suara dan grup opera untuk memperdengarkan suara indahnya pada semua orang, sebelum suara sopranonya hilang.
Dan artwork buku ini, terutama di next volumes itu benar2 luar biasa. Apa ya kata-kata yg tepat untuk mewakilinya? Fantastical? Whimsical? Symbolic? Yg manapun, it's really AMAZING! Bikin aku ternganga dan speechless dgn keindahannya, literally. So ga heran kalo aku nambahin 1 star lagi khusus utk artwork-nya yg benar2 mantap! XD Seingatku tak banyak mangaka yg menggunakan tipe ilustrasi seperti ini, padahal ini slice of life loh, bukan fantasi. Banyak sekali gambar yg bisa dijadikan wallpaper saking indahnya.
Pertama kali melihat cover buku ini beberapa tahun lalu, kukira ini komik shounen atau josei. Tak taunya ini seinen, yg artinya ditujukan untuk pembaca pria dewasa. Tapi bukan berarti isinya mature yg full nudity loh. Ini ceritanya membahas tentang anak-anak SMP yg mencari jati dirinya saat berada di tengah label anak-anak dan dewasa. Bukan anak-anak lagi, tapi juga bukan orang dewasa. Terkadang fisik pun membuat orang lupa kalau fisik dewasa bukan berarti jiwanya sudah dewasa, dan sebaliknya. Tapi kegalauan yg dibahas sebenarnya banyak, bukan pada masalah fisik saja, terkadang pada karakter bawaan seseorang. Hal-hal yg sebenarnya masih sering kita alami di usia dewasa sebenarnya.
Anyway, bicara soal paduan suara, dulu waktu masi SD 1-2 itu aku pernah ikut paduan suara. Not my thing at all. >__< Ada lagi lomba tari daerah. Urghhh. Ga suka nari. Ikut lomba mengarang bebas (cuma karena juara kelas makanya dipaksa guru buat partisipasi lomba ini, aku pun bingung wkt itu nulis apa aja krn dasarnya ga suka ngarang, pokoknya ngaco aja dah yg penting panjangnya sampe lebih dari 2 lembar, hahaha). Ada lagi lomba menggambar, kalo ini kesukaanku, tapi sayangnya aku lebih mahir ilustrasi orang dan benda2, daripada menggunakan cat utk menggambar pemandangan.
Jadi ngelantur jauh gitu, hahaha. Intinya, baca komik ini jadi membuatku teringat kembali dan sadar kalo masa kecilku ternyata diisi banyak kegiatan seni juga, haha.
Back to paduan suara. Aku jarang banget dengar paduan suara. Tidak minat sebenarnya. Tapi aku yg amatir dan awam soal dunia menyanyi ini pun bisa tahu kok kualitas keharmonisan yg tinggi itu seperti apa saat mendengarnya.
Pertama kali aku mendengar harmonisnya paduan suara itu saat mendengar TVXQ (lengkap 5 personil) itu nyanyi lagu secara a capella (tanpa iringan instrumen musik), gilaaa harmonisnya itu bikin aku merinding terus tiap denger lagu mereka yg versi a capella, seperti yg judulnya Always There, Ashita wa Kuru Kara, Begin, Miduhyo. XDD
Aku sudah ngefans mereka sedari mereka debut di tahun 2003 hingga sekarang. Karena vokal mereka memang amazing bgt. Sayang sekali akhirnya mereka pecah dan 3 vokalis keluar dari TVXQ dan membentuk grup sendiri yg dinamakan JYJ. Sangat sangat disayangkan.
Kalau dibilang ya, favoritku kalo diurutkan itu suaranya Junsu, lalu Jaejoong, lalu Changmin. Kualitas suara yg paling tdk oke menurutku adalah Yunho, karena mungkin terlalu rendah dan biasa aja. Yg paling jago melengking tinggi dan panjang seperti penyanyi opera itu adalah Changmin, menurutku. Dalam lagunya bersama TVXQ yg berjudul Rising Sun itu, buset aku sampe speechless gitu waktu pertama kali denger lengkingannya yg panjang dan tinggi itu. Panjang sekali napasnya, woww....
Sedangkan yg paling unik suaranya adalah Junsu yg serak-serak basah tapi merdu, paling suka saat dia nyanyi di Tonight dan Rainy Night dan I Can Soar. Waktu dia nyanyi Tonight itulah pertama kali aku terpesona dgn suaranya yg unik itu (Tonight itu lagu mereka kalo ga slh di tahun 2004-2005). Dan yg paling merdu adalah Jaejoong, needless to say, hehehe...suaranya juga unik seperti Junsu, selalu langsung ngeh itu suara mereka saat tdk sengaja mendengar suara mereka di radio atau video klip yg lagi dibuka orang. :)
Sebenarnya banyak sekali manga tema musik yg sudah kubaca sedari kecil. Tapi judul2 yg teringat cuma segelintir. Ada Alto karya Michiyo Akaishi (mangaka favoritku sepanjang masa!!), Natasha karya Waki Yamato (juga mangaka favoritku), dan Sakamichi no Apollon/Apollon on the Slope karya Yuki Kodama (most favorite bgt! XD).
Hero kita ini adalah anak cowok usia 12 tahun yg punya suara soprano yg indah, suara cewek yg akan hilang saat ia mencapai pubertas. Jadi ia pun mulai bergabung dengan paduan suara dan grup opera untuk memperdengarkan suara indahnya pada semua orang, sebelum suara sopranonya hilang.
Dan artwork buku ini, terutama di next volumes itu benar2 luar biasa. Apa ya kata-kata yg tepat untuk mewakilinya? Fantastical? Whimsical? Symbolic? Yg manapun, it's really AMAZING! Bikin aku ternganga dan speechless dgn keindahannya, literally. So ga heran kalo aku nambahin 1 star lagi khusus utk artwork-nya yg benar2 mantap! XD Seingatku tak banyak mangaka yg menggunakan tipe ilustrasi seperti ini, padahal ini slice of life loh, bukan fantasi. Banyak sekali gambar yg bisa dijadikan wallpaper saking indahnya.
Pertama kali melihat cover buku ini beberapa tahun lalu, kukira ini komik shounen atau josei. Tak taunya ini seinen, yg artinya ditujukan untuk pembaca pria dewasa. Tapi bukan berarti isinya mature yg full nudity loh. Ini ceritanya membahas tentang anak-anak SMP yg mencari jati dirinya saat berada di tengah label anak-anak dan dewasa. Bukan anak-anak lagi, tapi juga bukan orang dewasa. Terkadang fisik pun membuat orang lupa kalau fisik dewasa bukan berarti jiwanya sudah dewasa, dan sebaliknya. Tapi kegalauan yg dibahas sebenarnya banyak, bukan pada masalah fisik saja, terkadang pada karakter bawaan seseorang. Hal-hal yg sebenarnya masih sering kita alami di usia dewasa sebenarnya.
Anyway, bicara soal paduan suara, dulu waktu masi SD 1-2 itu aku pernah ikut paduan suara. Not my thing at all. >__< Ada lagi lomba tari daerah. Urghhh. Ga suka nari. Ikut lomba mengarang bebas (cuma karena juara kelas makanya dipaksa guru buat partisipasi lomba ini, aku pun bingung wkt itu nulis apa aja krn dasarnya ga suka ngarang, pokoknya ngaco aja dah yg penting panjangnya sampe lebih dari 2 lembar, hahaha). Ada lagi lomba menggambar, kalo ini kesukaanku, tapi sayangnya aku lebih mahir ilustrasi orang dan benda2, daripada menggunakan cat utk menggambar pemandangan.
Jadi ngelantur jauh gitu, hahaha. Intinya, baca komik ini jadi membuatku teringat kembali dan sadar kalo masa kecilku ternyata diisi banyak kegiatan seni juga, haha.
Back to paduan suara. Aku jarang banget dengar paduan suara. Tidak minat sebenarnya. Tapi aku yg amatir dan awam soal dunia menyanyi ini pun bisa tahu kok kualitas keharmonisan yg tinggi itu seperti apa saat mendengarnya.
Pertama kali aku mendengar harmonisnya paduan suara itu saat mendengar TVXQ (lengkap 5 personil) itu nyanyi lagu secara a capella (tanpa iringan instrumen musik), gilaaa harmonisnya itu bikin aku merinding terus tiap denger lagu mereka yg versi a capella, seperti yg judulnya Always There, Ashita wa Kuru Kara, Begin, Miduhyo. XDD
Aku sudah ngefans mereka sedari mereka debut di tahun 2003 hingga sekarang. Karena vokal mereka memang amazing bgt. Sayang sekali akhirnya mereka pecah dan 3 vokalis keluar dari TVXQ dan membentuk grup sendiri yg dinamakan JYJ. Sangat sangat disayangkan.
Kalau dibilang ya, favoritku kalo diurutkan itu suaranya Junsu, lalu Jaejoong, lalu Changmin. Kualitas suara yg paling tdk oke menurutku adalah Yunho, karena mungkin terlalu rendah dan biasa aja. Yg paling jago melengking tinggi dan panjang seperti penyanyi opera itu adalah Changmin, menurutku. Dalam lagunya bersama TVXQ yg berjudul Rising Sun itu, buset aku sampe speechless gitu waktu pertama kali denger lengkingannya yg panjang dan tinggi itu. Panjang sekali napasnya, woww....
Sedangkan yg paling unik suaranya adalah Junsu yg serak-serak basah tapi merdu, paling suka saat dia nyanyi di Tonight dan Rainy Night dan I Can Soar. Waktu dia nyanyi Tonight itulah pertama kali aku terpesona dgn suaranya yg unik itu (Tonight itu lagu mereka kalo ga slh di tahun 2004-2005). Dan yg paling merdu adalah Jaejoong, needless to say, hehehe...suaranya juga unik seperti Junsu, selalu langsung ngeh itu suara mereka saat tdk sengaja mendengar suara mereka di radio atau video klip yg lagi dibuka orang. :)
Sebenarnya banyak sekali manga tema musik yg sudah kubaca sedari kecil. Tapi judul2 yg teringat cuma segelintir. Ada Alto karya Michiyo Akaishi (mangaka favoritku sepanjang masa!!), Natasha karya Waki Yamato (juga mangaka favoritku), dan Sakamichi no Apollon/Apollon on the Slope karya Yuki Kodama (most favorite bgt! XD).
January 23, 2021
Es un primer tomo muy introductorio, no me ha terminado de convencer. El dibujo es muy bonito y la forma en la que tratan la música es increíble.
Pero los personajes no me han llegado y la trama tampoco. Sin embargo, al tratarse del primer tomo me imagino que irá mejorando.
Pero los personajes no me han llegado y la trama tampoco. Sin embargo, al tratarse del primer tomo me imagino que irá mejorando.
January 26, 2023
The art is nice and the premise is interesting but I just felt bored reading it and I couldn't place why.
July 1, 2023
Very charming and moving story so far, can’t wait to see what happens next.
September 18, 2023
when you sing and an entire forest sprouts
February 11, 2024
This is lovely! Yuhki Kamatani’s art is absolutely wonderful.
December 20, 2022
A sweetly wholesome manga about a sensitive boy with a deep love for music. The main character isn't explicitly identified as neurodivergent, but I think he can be safely read as such. And it's a pretty sensitive portrayal. His sensitivity to sensory input can be seen as fulfilling (enjoying distant sounds) or overwhelming (becoming overloaded when many students try to talk to him at once). And everybody around him seems to be trying to support him, especially his lovely mother. Of course, the focus is on music, and the mangaka effectively conveys just what a source of joy music is to the main character, and by extension, the readers. It's a pleasure to read.
November 8, 2020
Debo admitir que Yutaka y su forma de ver el mundo, a través de los sonidos, es lo que me ha enamorado. Me pregunto si el chico tiene alguna clase de autismo que le hice hipersensible a lo que oye. Si es así, la obra trata temas mucho más interesantes de lo que parece, con el constante fantasma del crecimiento adolescente vagando por ahí, alrrededor del coro de la escuela y de un Yutaka que perderá su voz de soprano una vez madure la voz.
El estilo y las imágenes cargadas de metáforas de Kamatani es algo digno de destacar. Hace que el manga en sí sea un tesoro.
El estilo y las imágenes cargadas de metáforas de Kamatani es algo digno de destacar. Hace que el manga en sí sea un tesoro.
May 1, 2020
Hâte de lire la suite.
December 31, 2023
Beautiful book, the story is refreshing but feels real. The drawings are amazing.
June 26, 2023
♪♬♮♫♭𝔖𝔥𝔬𝔫𝔢𝔫 𝔑𝔬𝔱𝔢: 𝔅𝔬𝔶 𝔖𝔬𝔭𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔬♭♫♮♬♪
One day Yutaka Aoi overhears the choir when he is entranced by the beauty of voices coming together as one. To Yutaka, music is both an escape and a safe place for him to dream. His hypersensitivity to sound allows Yutaka to deeply connect with sound but also causes him to be easily emotionally affected. Many are shocked by the beauty of his soprano voice and the way he so deeply feels the emotions in a song. Midori Machiya inspires him as she encourages him to pursue his dreams. When many take notice of Yutaka's voice and realise that his soprano voice will only last for so long, Yutaka is forced to choose between staying where he first began, in the choir, or moving to bigger opportunities.
Yuhki Kamatani writes a cinematic and beautiful story about one boy's special voice and the people he meets along the way. The art panels create such a perfect juxtaposition of magic and emotion, pulling the reader deeper into the way Yutaka sees the world. Yutaka was such a sweet protagonist. Deeply connected to music, he experiences a range of emotions just by hearing one song. Yutaka's mother was so supportive and sweet, always trying to make him feel comfortable and safe whenever he couldn't control the emotions he experienced. He meets many wonderful people, one of whom is Midori Machiya.
This was a very coming-of-age story about dreams and humble beginnings. Yutaka started off as a singer in a choir, loving to be a small part of a greater voice. It is true that his soprano voice won't have the exact same tone after going through puberty. With not a lot of time left before his voice starts to change, he can choose to stay with the choir that needs him or move on to bigger opportunities. For him, bigger opportunities do not equal better ones. With fame comes responsibility and attention, and making a decision will be one that can change him as well as what singing means to him.
I read the first volume of Our Dreams at Dusk and noticed a very similar tone to both stories. The mangaka chooses to write coming-of-age stories about discovering oneself, about exploring the relationship between the protagonist and what matters to them, and about the moment when you have to make decisions that could change who you are. It's about choosing what defines you as a person, and ultimately, those stories are ones that will speak to readers for many years to come.
☑️PLOT
☑️CHARACTERS
One day Yutaka Aoi overhears the choir when he is entranced by the beauty of voices coming together as one. To Yutaka, music is both an escape and a safe place for him to dream. His hypersensitivity to sound allows Yutaka to deeply connect with sound but also causes him to be easily emotionally affected. Many are shocked by the beauty of his soprano voice and the way he so deeply feels the emotions in a song. Midori Machiya inspires him as she encourages him to pursue his dreams. When many take notice of Yutaka's voice and realise that his soprano voice will only last for so long, Yutaka is forced to choose between staying where he first began, in the choir, or moving to bigger opportunities.
Yuhki Kamatani writes a cinematic and beautiful story about one boy's special voice and the people he meets along the way. The art panels create such a perfect juxtaposition of magic and emotion, pulling the reader deeper into the way Yutaka sees the world. Yutaka was such a sweet protagonist. Deeply connected to music, he experiences a range of emotions just by hearing one song. Yutaka's mother was so supportive and sweet, always trying to make him feel comfortable and safe whenever he couldn't control the emotions he experienced. He meets many wonderful people, one of whom is Midori Machiya.
This was a very coming-of-age story about dreams and humble beginnings. Yutaka started off as a singer in a choir, loving to be a small part of a greater voice. It is true that his soprano voice won't have the exact same tone after going through puberty. With not a lot of time left before his voice starts to change, he can choose to stay with the choir that needs him or move on to bigger opportunities. For him, bigger opportunities do not equal better ones. With fame comes responsibility and attention, and making a decision will be one that can change him as well as what singing means to him.
I read the first volume of Our Dreams at Dusk and noticed a very similar tone to both stories. The mangaka chooses to write coming-of-age stories about discovering oneself, about exploring the relationship between the protagonist and what matters to them, and about the moment when you have to make decisions that could change who you are. It's about choosing what defines you as a person, and ultimately, those stories are ones that will speak to readers for many years to come.
☑️PLOT
☑️CHARACTERS
July 2, 2024
Not a bad manga, really, just not my thing - I did finish it, but I skimmed heavily in the second half (hence the DNF tag).
Aoi is a sensitive boy with a beautiful soprano voice who loves singing (and may have some degree of neurodivergence and/or synesthesia, with the degree to which he fixates on and reacts to sound). when he starts middle school, the choir gladly accepts him (well, mostly gladly - there is one puzzling naysayer), hoping he can help them win a competition; but another teaches really wants him to join the school musical/opera; and some really think he should take his voice public to become a celebrity before he hits puberty and his voice changes, like another young singing star who is mentioned a few times and might become a significant character later. Everyone is weirdly fixated on how "he has a beautiful voice BUT NOT FOR LONG" and "there's something so uniquely special about a boy's voice RIGHT BEFORE IT'S RUINED FOREVER" ,:/
Aoi has a very Pollyanna personality (everyone's constantly calling him 'pure'), with always a nice word even for the two bullies who always make fun of him and the choir, and is easily moved to tears not just by music but by any random sound that strikes him emotionally. He's a pretty passive character in this volume, being tugged around by what everyone else wants from his voice. I couldn't find enough here to get me invested in the story.
Content concerns: no swearing that I remember, no nudity/sexual situations, no alcohol/drugs; some verbal bullying/mean teasing
Aoi is a sensitive boy with a beautiful soprano voice who loves singing (and may have some degree of neurodivergence and/or synesthesia, with the degree to which he fixates on and reacts to sound). when he starts middle school, the choir gladly accepts him (well, mostly gladly - there is one puzzling naysayer), hoping he can help them win a competition; but another teaches really wants him to join the school musical/opera; and some really think he should take his voice public to become a celebrity before he hits puberty and his voice changes, like another young singing star who is mentioned a few times and might become a significant character later. Everyone is weirdly fixated on how "he has a beautiful voice BUT NOT FOR LONG" and "there's something so uniquely special about a boy's voice RIGHT BEFORE IT'S RUINED FOREVER" ,:/
Aoi has a very Pollyanna personality (everyone's constantly calling him 'pure'), with always a nice word even for the two bullies who always make fun of him and the choir, and is easily moved to tears not just by music but by any random sound that strikes him emotionally. He's a pretty passive character in this volume, being tugged around by what everyone else wants from his voice. I couldn't find enough here to get me invested in the story.
Content concerns: no swearing that I remember, no nudity/sexual situations, no alcohol/drugs; some verbal bullying/mean teasing
February 14, 2022
Je ne savais pas trop bien dans quoi je m'embarqué dans ce manga mais j'avoue que j'ai pris un grand plaisir à le découvrir.
Yutaka arrive dans un nouveau quartier et va commencer dans une nouvelle école. Étant encore en vacances, il découvre une chorale le jour de son rendez-vous avec le professeur et se fait accepter dans la chorale juste après avoir chanté d'une voix de soprano. Sauf que Yukata est un adolescent différent des autres ...
J'ai aimé découvrir cet auteur, son dessin et l'histoire sont touchante. Il y a même ce petit truc qui donne envie de chanter avec ses adolescents.
Yukata a douze ans. Très différents des autres adolescents de son âge, il doit faire énormément d'effort pour rester concentré et surtout contrôlé ses émotions. Mais, dès que l'envie lui prend, Yukata chante de sa voix de soprano qui ébloui tout le monde même la professeure de musique veut le voir sur scène dans un opéra.
J'ai beaucoup aimé découvrir Yukata et ce que réserve ce petit bout de garçon. Par contre, ce qui m'a quelque peu déranger dans ce récit c'est la jeune fille qui ne veut pas de lui mais qui finalement le veut bien au sein de la chorale. Ce genre de personne m'énerve beaucoup tout ça car tu n'es pas dans le même moule. Mais, c'est bien également de découvrir ce genre de personnage car on peut mieux comprendre d'autres choses qui peuvent se cacher derrière. Et oui, tout ça est très psychologique ...
Pour le reste, j'ai hâte de voir l'évolution d'amitié et du choix qu'a pris Yukata pour son proche futur.
Ce premier tome fut une belle découverte. Entre musique et différence, Yukata saura choisir ce qu'il veut sans qu'on lui dit quoi faire ...
Yutaka arrive dans un nouveau quartier et va commencer dans une nouvelle école. Étant encore en vacances, il découvre une chorale le jour de son rendez-vous avec le professeur et se fait accepter dans la chorale juste après avoir chanté d'une voix de soprano. Sauf que Yukata est un adolescent différent des autres ...
J'ai aimé découvrir cet auteur, son dessin et l'histoire sont touchante. Il y a même ce petit truc qui donne envie de chanter avec ses adolescents.
Yukata a douze ans. Très différents des autres adolescents de son âge, il doit faire énormément d'effort pour rester concentré et surtout contrôlé ses émotions. Mais, dès que l'envie lui prend, Yukata chante de sa voix de soprano qui ébloui tout le monde même la professeure de musique veut le voir sur scène dans un opéra.
J'ai beaucoup aimé découvrir Yukata et ce que réserve ce petit bout de garçon. Par contre, ce qui m'a quelque peu déranger dans ce récit c'est la jeune fille qui ne veut pas de lui mais qui finalement le veut bien au sein de la chorale. Ce genre de personne m'énerve beaucoup tout ça car tu n'es pas dans le même moule. Mais, c'est bien également de découvrir ce genre de personnage car on peut mieux comprendre d'autres choses qui peuvent se cacher derrière. Et oui, tout ça est très psychologique ...
Pour le reste, j'ai hâte de voir l'évolution d'amitié et du choix qu'a pris Yukata pour son proche futur.
Ce premier tome fut une belle découverte. Entre musique et différence, Yukata saura choisir ce qu'il veut sans qu'on lui dit quoi faire ...
December 25, 2024
I've seen this several times at Barnes and Noble and wanted to pick it up! Now that I finally got a chance, I think it's okay, but I don't think it's for me. I don't have any criticisms about it, and I just find it alright because of my preferences. I thought it was a shoujo, but it's not, which is okay. However, I wish the main character was a girl instead of a boy. I would have been more interested since a shoujo about a female choir sounds interesting! The art style is beautiful, but the story is a tad too whimsical in depicting feelings.
I like how the main character is sensitive because you don't see much of that, especially in stories that depict guys as the main protagonists; however, I dislike how the main character is getting pamper treatment from their classmates and the adults. I am currently in the middle of reading volume two, and it seems like he is getting nothing but praise and being called a genius, which is stereotypical in so many manga. Since the audience is younger people, I'm guessing that is the case, but I think it'd be better if it showed Yuta working hard instead of just "always having this voice and is so talented and doesn't need to practice."
So far, it's ok. I don't think I will get the rest of the series physically, but I will continue to read it online.
I like how the main character is sensitive because you don't see much of that, especially in stories that depict guys as the main protagonists; however, I dislike how the main character is getting pamper treatment from their classmates and the adults. I am currently in the middle of reading volume two, and it seems like he is getting nothing but praise and being called a genius, which is stereotypical in so many manga. Since the audience is younger people, I'm guessing that is the case, but I think it'd be better if it showed Yuta working hard instead of just "always having this voice and is so talented and doesn't need to practice."
So far, it's ok. I don't think I will get the rest of the series physically, but I will continue to read it online.
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June 14, 2023I decided to read this because it's written by the author/artist of "Our Dreams at Dusk." I've read a couple volumes of that one, and I enjoyed them.
So far, I'm liking Shonen Note. Something I notice: this author is very good at making a setting feel big and grand, even if it's as simple as a suburban neighborhood. I can tell that, if I continue reading this series, it will feel like an adventure, even if the setting stays in one general area.
The only complaints I have are sort of nit-picky. They might be a result of the fact that I haven't read as much manga lately. For example, once near the end of the book, I wasn't sure which panel I was meant to read first. And I had trouble remembering character names -- some characters aren't as prominent as others, and that makes their names harder to recall.
After the first volume, things have hardly begun. I don't think I've even gotten to the premise of the story -- the one that I read about in the description. Perhaps that's a bad thing, but I'm looking forward to more.
So far, I'm liking Shonen Note. Something I notice: this author is very good at making a setting feel big and grand, even if it's as simple as a suburban neighborhood. I can tell that, if I continue reading this series, it will feel like an adventure, even if the setting stays in one general area.
The only complaints I have are sort of nit-picky. They might be a result of the fact that I haven't read as much manga lately. For example, once near the end of the book, I wasn't sure which panel I was meant to read first. And I had trouble remembering character names -- some characters aren't as prominent as others, and that makes their names harder to recall.
After the first volume, things have hardly begun. I don't think I've even gotten to the premise of the story -- the one that I read about in the description. Perhaps that's a bad thing, but I'm looking forward to more.
January 8, 2024
This story is from Japan set in middle school. It's about a choir at that school.
There is a special boy who moves into the school. He's a boy soprano, but what's special about him is how he relates to sound. He listens to everything, the sound of the neighborhood getting ready or the boats horns across the water. The sounds are his emotions. If a song is sad, he is sad, if people are arguing then he feels sick. His sound is pure. He's sort of distanced from people because of it. When people sound happy, he is happy.
People think he's weird. There is a teacher who is trying to get him to sing opera. They go listen to one. It's interesting how the author illustrates sounds. The boy is only 12.
It's a slice of life for school kids in choir and this one extraordinary character. It's a great little story. I'm curious to see where this goes. It doesn't seem to be about anything other than friendship either. It's interesting. I'm looking forward to the next volume.
There is a special boy who moves into the school. He's a boy soprano, but what's special about him is how he relates to sound. He listens to everything, the sound of the neighborhood getting ready or the boats horns across the water. The sounds are his emotions. If a song is sad, he is sad, if people are arguing then he feels sick. His sound is pure. He's sort of distanced from people because of it. When people sound happy, he is happy.
People think he's weird. There is a teacher who is trying to get him to sing opera. They go listen to one. It's interesting how the author illustrates sounds. The boy is only 12.
It's a slice of life for school kids in choir and this one extraordinary character. It's a great little story. I'm curious to see where this goes. It doesn't seem to be about anything other than friendship either. It's interesting. I'm looking forward to the next volume.
May 24, 2025
There is absolutely no reason for grown adults to go on and on about how a child's voice is going to get 'ruined' by puberty repeatedly in the span of 4 chapters.
It's just a book about people being mean to the kid with hyper sensitivity and trying to control him in ways that seem at best selfish and at worst kinda groomery.
Didn't really figure the manga would go whole ham on the catholic church side of bs that only pedo bait aged boys can sing pure and soprano. Adult men can sing soprano in some cases or with enough vocal training. like, none of this makes sense. Just let the poor kid have fun singing and stop reminding me how through history these very same characters would be ready to cut his balls off over and over.
Also, I shouldn't have to point out: men aren't impure or ruined for growing up. Insinuating otherwise is so fucked up.
It's just a book about people being mean to the kid with hyper sensitivity and trying to control him in ways that seem at best selfish and at worst kinda groomery.
Didn't really figure the manga would go whole ham on the catholic church side of bs that only pedo bait aged boys can sing pure and soprano. Adult men can sing soprano in some cases or with enough vocal training. like, none of this makes sense. Just let the poor kid have fun singing and stop reminding me how through history these very same characters would be ready to cut his balls off over and over.
Also, I shouldn't have to point out: men aren't impure or ruined for growing up. Insinuating otherwise is so fucked up.
October 31, 2022
Picked this up because I was a choir kid all through high school, and really was disappointed by my own voice changing (side note -- also annoyed by the lack of support for the change in our music program; it wasn't until I was an adult and realized that they _could_ have taught me better, but also how is that not part of the standard curriculum?) so when I saw a manga about a boy soprano joining a choir on the cusp of his own vocal change, and everything that surrounds that, I knew I wanted to read this. It didn't disappoint, and now I've got a new series to eagerly look for; his choir-mates are also really well realized characters, and the art is great. I don't know who else this is for, but if it's for you, you should really read it!
February 7, 2024
I was a choir kid. In high school I tried to get out of joining band class by not turning in my class sign-up sheet, only for my parents to insist I still have some sort of music and I ended up in choir instead. It wasn’t terrible: singing is something I’ve always been familiar with and still do to this day - though it’s usually in a car where I don’t have to be self conscious about people staring at me or noticing if I make a mistake. Even though I’ve never been good at reading music, I know what it's like to lose myself in a song and have a voice sync with a whole group of people and it is magical.
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December 9, 2021
Tenemos aquí el primer tomo de ocho de un seinen en el que la música juega un papel muy importante.
Se trata de un tomó muy introductorio pero a la vez muy necesario. Se nos presenta a los personajes principales y ya podemos ir observando como es el carácter de cada uno y cual va a ser su papel en la historia. También conoceremos la trama principal y cual es el objetivo final. Solo nos queda descubrir, tomo a tomo, cuál será el rumbo que seguirá para llegar a dicho objetivo y cuáles serán los obstáculos que habrá en el camino.
Me parece una historia muy cuidada, tanto en la trama como en el dibujo. Y es que sólo tenéis que mirar la portada para haceros una idea de lo que podéis encontrar en su interior. El trazo en cada viñeta es muy bonito y lleno de detalles. Nunca antes leí nada de Yuhki Kamatani y me ha encantado su forma de crear esta historia, tanto en el diseño de personajes, fondo, paisajes como la trama en sí.
Aunque, como he dicho antes, este sea un tomo introductorio, su final me ha quedado con la curiosidad de saber cómo continua la historia, así que puede que siga con el resto de tonos para acompañar a sus personajes en el camino hasta conocer el final.
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Se trata de un tomó muy introductorio pero a la vez muy necesario. Se nos presenta a los personajes principales y ya podemos ir observando como es el carácter de cada uno y cual va a ser su papel en la historia. También conoceremos la trama principal y cual es el objetivo final. Solo nos queda descubrir, tomo a tomo, cuál será el rumbo que seguirá para llegar a dicho objetivo y cuáles serán los obstáculos que habrá en el camino.
Me parece una historia muy cuidada, tanto en la trama como en el dibujo. Y es que sólo tenéis que mirar la portada para haceros una idea de lo que podéis encontrar en su interior. El trazo en cada viñeta es muy bonito y lleno de detalles. Nunca antes leí nada de Yuhki Kamatani y me ha encantado su forma de crear esta historia, tanto en el diseño de personajes, fondo, paisajes como la trama en sí.
Aunque, como he dicho antes, este sea un tomo introductorio, su final me ha quedado con la curiosidad de saber cómo continua la historia, así que puede que siga con el resto de tonos para acompañar a sus personajes en el camino hasta conocer el final.
INSTAGRAM: @elrincondeyv
January 20, 2023
*3 Stars*
Content Warnings: Bullying, sensory overload, social anxiety
This wasn't too bad! It's not thrilling me to my core, but it's a solid enough start, and the cover makes you want to pick it up. The concept of a boy soprano is not a new one, but the story also hints at Yutaka possibly being on the spectrum, and if that's the case, this book would be a HUGE advancement for manga. Of course, this is only conjecture, but I can't help but hope it is true for the sake of inclusion. I have yet to read the other volumes, but from a cursory Google search, it appears to remain conjecture, at least for now.
Content Warnings: Bullying, sensory overload, social anxiety
This wasn't too bad! It's not thrilling me to my core, but it's a solid enough start, and the cover makes you want to pick it up. The concept of a boy soprano is not a new one, but the story also hints at Yutaka possibly being on the spectrum, and if that's the case, this book would be a HUGE advancement for manga. Of course, this is only conjecture, but I can't help but hope it is true for the sake of inclusion. I have yet to read the other volumes, but from a cursory Google search, it appears to remain conjecture, at least for now.
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