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A manga about a teenage boy who reluctantly teaches another boy how to play his inherited guitar.

I watched the anime and ended up reading the manga. The art by Natsuki Kizu is good but I was disappointed with the generic way the romance between Ritsuka and Mafuyu. Mafuyu’s tragic backstory seemed really rote and ultimately uninteresting. It’s a bit unfortunate because the manga has turned me off of watching any more of the anime and I enjoyed the actual music from the show. I just don’t want to bother with the story.

Anime is available to watch on Crunchyroll.

~dakazu