Piano no Mori
Forest of Piano • ピアノの森 • Forest of the Piano • The Perfect World of Kai
Isshiki, Makoto
Manga
Completed
1998
Genres
Description
In the middle of a forest rests an abandoned piano. If one were to walk by, they may hear music coming from it, and sitting at the chair is a young boy: Kai Ichinose. He lives with his young, single mother—who works as a prostitute—and he is somewhat of a troublemaker at school when it comes to defending transfer student Shuuhei Amamiya from class bullies.
Shuuhei comes from a family of distinguished pianists, so he is expected to follow in their footsteps. He practices rigorously every day to live up to his parents’ expectations. Meanwhile, Kai—with help from his teacher, a former pianist legend—wants to not only reach Shuuhei’s level of success, but also wants to become the best pianist from Japan. This rivalry between the two friends will not only raise their talents to new levels, but it will also inspire other rising pianists from all over the world.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Chapters
Comeback Recital
Rehabilitation
Surgery
I'm Back
Rivals for Life
About Kai's Future
Things Will Surely Go Well
A Winner's Fate
Sto Lat
Contestant Interview - Ichinose Kai
N/A
Announcement of the Final Result (1)
Hero
The Best Piano Playing
For the Sake of Fair Adjudication
The Destined Pianist
Thank You
Ahead
Amelia!
Upset
Ajino
Together
N/A
Forest Fantasy
Believe in Yourself
The Purpose of My Life
In the Dark
In the Center of a Shining World
Watched Over by the Big Tree
Goodbye, Goodbye. I'm Off.
In the Country Where Chopin Was Born
Promise
Amelia
Extraordinary
The Live!!
Discovery
Thank You
Ajino-sensei
The "Truth" About Wei Pang
"What?"
The Reason He Changed His Piece
Morning in the Forest of Chopin
Midnight Stroll in Warsaw
Japanese Conference in Warsaw
Proposal Rhapsody
Glamorous Music
Ichinose and the Edge of the Forest
Gossip and Resolve
The Truth About Wei Pang
Piano Concerto No.2
Musician Hand Doctor
Goodfellas
Alone in the Practice Room
"Forget It All"
Ajino Version
For Your No.1
What It Takes To Be A Finalist
Hao's Conspiracy
Where Has Wei Pang Disappeared To?
N/A
The Morning on Day 1 of the Finals
The Liberating Requiem
He Is A Pianist
An Afternoon Spent in Self-Loathing
The Echoes of Anger
I Won't Say "Congratulations"
I Want To Be Alone
Finalists
Qualification of Being a Judge
The Stir of the Jury
The End of the Second Round
Curtain Call
The Promise of "Heading Out to the World"
To the Forest!!!
Kai's Mazurkas
The Birth of the Certain Champion
Poland's Chopin!
The Day Before
Anxiety / Distrust
Doubts
The Piano That Is Mine Alone
Awakening
What This Music Is For
What the Defeated Left Behind
How I Feel, Right Here, Right Now
Reaction to the "Original"
My Unique Piano
Heaven and Hell
"Bomb"
An Extravagant Performance
Before The Battle
Chains
Father's Son
The Heart's Journey
Chopin's Will
Speculations
30/80
The results still aren't ready?(fixed)
The End of the First Round
Democratic Cheers
fff (Fortississimo)(fixed)
Ajino's Battle
Our Chopin
Prelude
The Difference in Interpretation
The Waltz That Couldn't Be Played
Expectations
Powodzenia
Lech! Lech! Lech!
Crystal
What Is Going On?!
Beautiful Granados
Meeting in the Forest
Lonely Escape
Darkness
What Are You Talking About?
Nocturne
Contestant No. 2, Amamiya Shuhei
Star
The Truth Behind the Rumors
Things that can only be said here
The Deadline of the Combination
The Night on the First Day of the Competition
Janusz is Jan
Dryad
The Sound that Echoes Endlessly
Wei Pang ②
Wei Pang ①
The Best Candidate
Sopie Ormesson
Must-Knows of the Chopin Competition
Shard of the Piano
Standing at the Edge of the Forest
Suspicion 3
Suspicion 2
Suspicion 1
Shake Hands
What They Say About Amamiya
Cough, Cough
Pull Yourself Together!
Fever! Shuuhei
It Began in Warsaw
Determination in Salzburg
Recommendation Letter
Serrault and Ajino
Ajino's Aim
J.J.Cerro
The Sound of M
The Two in the Forest
The Most Forest-like Place
Audience
Piano Sonata
Somebody I Want You to Meet
Welcome to OITA!
Good Old Days
The Value of a Pianist
Teacher, Shiba Koutarou
Please
One Who Can Overcome The Wall!
Where's Maria?!
Maria's Chopin
A Special Piano
Someday, the Two of Us...
Drifting
You Idiot! Moron! Airhead!
What "Knowing" Means?
The Continuation of the Dream
Confession
On Sunday Nights 2
On Sunday Nights 1
N/A
N/A
In His Direction
Kai in 4:30
A Battle Invitation
Option 1
My Place
Cross Road
Hallelujah!
Beyond the Classic
Reunion
Maria
Traces of Kai 2
Traces of Kai 1
Slump
Resolve
Lost
The Most Crucial Thing
Amamiya's Resolve
Roadside Concert
Concert and Concours
Ben
Will of the Piano
Life of the Piano
Lightning 2
Lightning 1
What Can and Can't be Judged
Objection!!!
The Bathroom Princess' Counterattack
The God of the Concours
Absence
Downpour
Teardrop
The Best Piano
The Happiness Of The Pianist
Number 37 Ichinose Kai (3)
Number 37 Ichinose Kai (2)
Number 37, Ichinose Kai
Number 33 Maruyama Takako
Number 31 Amamiya Syuhei
Wendy (11 Years Old, Male)
Little Lady Takako-sama
On Edge
The Morning of the Contest
Mozart's Dying Will
Give It Our All...
Ess Ei Jay Eye Enne Oh
I've Misunterstood You
Deal 2
Deal
Moonlight
Can't Get Away
Repeat
Start The Lesson
To Play Chopin 3
To Play Chopin 2
To Play Chopin
Kai Meets Chopin
Classical Music
An Excellent Teacher
Mozart
Little Brown Bottle
Calling
Ajino Sosuke's Triumph and Downfall
Forest
One Bite of Beef
Ajino Sousuke
Exciting
The Hand Of A Beast, The Hand Of A Pianist
Witness
Piano in the Forest Part 3
Piano in the Forest Part 2
Piano in the Forest 1
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