Tightly clutching his Gibson guitar, Mafuyu Satou steps out of his dark apartment to begin another day of his high school life. While taking a nap in a quiet spot on the gymnasium staircase, he has a chance encounter with fellow student Ritsuka Uenoy…ama, who berates him for letting his guitar's strings rust and break. Noticing Uenoyama's knowledge of the instrument, Satou pleads for him to fix it and to teach him how to play. Uenoyama eventually agrees and invites him to sit in on a jam session with his two band mates: bassist Haruki Nakayama and drummer Akihiko Kaji. Satou's voice is strikingly beautiful, filling Uenoyama with the determination to make Satou the lead singer of the band.
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I'd recommend it for its music and a very emotional romance where Mafuyu's song manages to say everything that has been blocked for a long time.
It's a good fit if you're looking for BL, gangs, grief, and relationships treated calmly.
What sets it apart from other band anime is that Mafuyu's song does not accompany the drama: it is the first time that he can talk about the person he lost.
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