菅沼 翔一

Shoichi studied the violin ever since he was young boy, adding hard work to his talent and furthering his ability. Having entered an international violin contest and won, he was brought into the limelight of the violin world in one swift jump. Afterwards, he went on to study music abroad, joining an orchestra in Germany until an incident forced him to retire and return home. He was disowned by his father over the matter and found himself lost, with nowhere to go until one person reached their hand out to him— his childhood friend Kanade. As Shoichi begins his new life as live-in worker at the live house Kanade's father Sadao manages, fate leads him to discover a music he never knew before, rock, and a new instrument, the guitar. Although he starts on this new musical path by coincidence, he aims for new heights together with the friends who join him, overcoming new hurdles and troubles. By the way, due to living abroad for so long, his perspective and what he considers common knowledge is slightly off from that of most others. [From MangaGamer]