Those Snow White Notes
ましろのおと
Shamisen is a traditional Japanese musical instrument that looks similar to a guitar. Teenager Sawamura Setsu's grandfather who raised him and his older brother Wakana, recently passed away. His grandfather was one of the greatest Shamisen players and the two siblings grew up listening to him play and learning to play the instrument. Since the grandfather's death, Setsu dropped out of high school, moved to Tokyo and has been drifting, not knowing what to do besides play his Shamisen. That's when his successful and rich mother, Umeko storms into his life and tries to shape Setsu up.
She enrolls him back into high school but little does Setsu know that he is about to rediscover his passion for Shamisen.
Notes:
- Won the Kodansha Manga Award for Shounen (2012).
- Nominated to the 23rd Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
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- What is Those Snow White Notes about?
- Shamisen is a traditional Japanese musical instrument that looks similar to a guitar. Teenager Sawamura Setsu's grandfather who raised him and his older brother Wakana, recently passed away. His grandfather was one of the greatest Shamisen players and the two siblings grew up listening to him play a
- Is Those Snow White Notes still ongoing?
- Those Snow White Notes is currently finished. It has 123 chapters.
- Who are the main characters in Those Snow White Notes?
- The main characters are Setsu Sawamura.
