Piano no Mori ("Forest of the Piano"), a seinen manga by Makoto Isshiki about a young man who teaches himself music on an abandoned piano that he found in the woods, is being adapted into a TV anime that will broadcast on the NHK network in April of 2018.

Piano no Mori was originally serialized from 1998 - 2015 in Kodansha's Monthly Younger Uppers and Weekly Morning seinen manga magazines. The story follows Kai Ichinose, a boy who grows up to pursue a career as a professional pianist after discovering a seemingly broken piano in the forest.

Piano no Mori was previously adapted into an anime theatrical film in 2007 with direction by Masayuki Kojima and animation by Madhouse.

Source: Net Lab

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