Best band manga
55 manga about band, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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4.4Nana
Manga · 2000
NanaNANAManga · 20004.4Nana Komatsu is a young woman who's endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she's hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. She's looking for love and she's hoping to…
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4.0Solanin
Manga · 2005 · 30 ch
SolaninManga · 2005 · 30 ch4.0College graduates struggle to cope with the real world. Music offers refuge in this modern manga with an American attitude. Meiko Inoue is a recent college grad working as an office lady in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Naruo is…
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4.2Given
Manga · 2013 · 51 ch
GivenManga · 2013 · 51 ch4.2Ritsuka Uenoyama is bored with it all—with school, with his basketball club, and even with his one true passion: playing guitar. That is, until the day he finds his favorite hidden napping spot occupied by a strange boy cradling a…
4.3BECK
Manga · 2000 · 103 ch
BECKManga · 2000 · 103 ch4.3For the first 14 years of his life, Yukio Tanaka has been one heck of a boring guy. He has no hobbies, a weak taste in music, and only a small vestige of a personality. He yearns for an exciting life, but his shy, and somewhat neurotic…
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4.0Whisper Me a Love Song
Manga · 2019
Whisper Me a Love SongSasayaku You ni Koi wo UtauManga · 20194.0Bubbly, energetic first-year high school student Himari falls head over heels for her senpai Yori after hearing her band perform on the first day of school. Himari tells Yori she just loves her, and to Himari's surprise, Yori says she…
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4.4Kono Oto Tomare!
Manga · 2012
Kono Oto Tomare!Manga · 20124.4Since the graduation of the senior members of the club, Takezou ends up being the sole member of the "Koto" (traditional Japanese string instrument) club. Now that the new school year has begun, Takezou will have to seek out new members…
4.2How Do We Relationship?
Manga · 2018 · 141 ch
How Do We Relationship?Tsukiatte Agete mo Ii ka naManga · 2018 · 141 ch4.2Shy Miwa has always dreamed of finding love, but living in small-town Japan made finding the right match difficult—especially since she likes girls! Even going away to college didn’t seem to help, until one day her outgoing classmate Saeko…
4.1Bocchi the Rock!
Manga · 2018
Bocchi the Rock!Manga · 20184.1Hitori Gotoh just wants to be popular, but the thought of interacting with her classmates makes her fall to pieces. Her solution-become a rock legend so cool that people approach her instead! However, while spending all of middle school in…
4.0Haimiya Is Scary Cute
Manga · 2025
Haimiya Is Scary CuteHaimiya-senpai wa Kowakute KawaiiManga · 20254.0At my high school, everyone fears Haimiya-senpai. With her sharp piercings, striking grey wolf-cut, and that brutally honest Kansai dialect, she has a reputation for being downright terrifying. Yet, for some mysterious reason...this…
4.3My Bias Gets on the Last Train
Manga · 2024
My Bias Gets on the Last TrainNae Choeaeneun Makchareul TandaManga · 20244.3Every night, Yeo-Un takes the last train home—same route, same time, same routine. But one thing keeps catching his eye: a girl with a guitar and a presence that lingers in his mind. When a shared love for the indie band Long Afternoon…
3.9Toki Doki
One-shot · 2016 · 1 ch
Toki DokiTokidokiOne-shot · 2016 · 1 ch3.9A heart can only beat so many times in a lifetime. Kokuhaku disease, a rare condition that weakens the heart, leaves the victim with less heartbeats and a shorter lifespan than normal. With the right device, the amount of heartbeats…
4.0Classmates
Manga · 2006 · 6 ch
ClassmatesDoukyuuseiManga · 2006 · 6 ch4.0Hikaru always thought his classmate Rihito was kind of a snob, until he stumbles across Rihito secretly practicing a song in an empty classroom. Hikaru agrees to become Rihito’s music tutor, and with each lesson the two boys grow closer…Highest rated
4.4Nana
Manga · 2000
NanaNANAManga · 20004.4Nana Komatsu is a young woman who's endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she's hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. She's looking for love and she's hoping to…Mature
4.4Kono Oto Tomare!
Manga · 2012
Kono Oto Tomare!Manga · 20124.4Since the graduation of the senior members of the club, Takezou ends up being the sole member of the "Koto" (traditional Japanese string instrument) club. Now that the new school year has begun, Takezou will have to seek out new members… 4.3BECK
Manga · 2000 · 103 ch
BECKManga · 2000 · 103 ch4.3For the first 14 years of his life, Yukio Tanaka has been one heck of a boring guy. He has no hobbies, a weak taste in music, and only a small vestige of a personality. He yearns for an exciting life, but his shy, and somewhat neurotic… 4.3My Bias Gets on the Last Train
Manga · 2024
My Bias Gets on the Last TrainNae Choeaeneun Makchareul TandaManga · 20244.3Every night, Yeo-Un takes the last train home—same route, same time, same routine. But one thing keeps catching his eye: a girl with a guitar and a presence that lingers in his mind. When a shared love for the indie band Long Afternoon…Mature
4.2Given
Manga · 2013 · 51 ch
GivenManga · 2013 · 51 ch4.2Ritsuka Uenoyama is bored with it all—with school, with his basketball club, and even with his one true passion: playing guitar. That is, until the day he finds his favorite hidden napping spot occupied by a strange boy cradling a… 4.2How Do We Relationship?
Manga · 2018 · 141 ch
How Do We Relationship?Tsukiatte Agete mo Ii ka naManga · 2018 · 141 ch4.2Shy Miwa has always dreamed of finding love, but living in small-town Japan made finding the right match difficult—especially since she likes girls! Even going away to college didn’t seem to help, until one day her outgoing classmate Saeko…
4.2Blue Giant
Manga · 2013 · 80 ch
Blue GiantBLUE GIANTManga · 2013 · 80 ch4.2Dai lived a normal high school life in Sendai: a city of hot summer days and rainy nights. Between basketball, part time jobs, and an uncertain future, something was missing. And that thing was music. With his days in senior year running…
4.2SHIORI EXPERIENCE: Jimi na Watashi to Hen na Ojisan
Manga · 2013
SHIORI EXPERIENCE: Jimi na Watashi to Hen na OjisanManga · 20134.2Shiori was once a guitarist in a light music club in high school, but her first live performance was dashed when her brother ran away from home with a lot of debt to become a musician in Tokyo. A decade later, Shiori is now a high school…
4.2Forest of Piano
Manga · 1998 · 242 ch
Forest of PianoPiano no MoriManga · 1998 · 242 ch4.2This is a story about a piano, pitifully abandoned in the woods, and a young boy, Kai, who grew up playing it as his favorite toy. While Kai cannot even read sheet music, one day, he meets Shuhei Amamiya, an aspiring child pianist who… 4.1Bocchi the Rock!
Manga · 2018
Bocchi the Rock!Manga · 20184.1Hitori Gotoh just wants to be popular, but the thought of interacting with her classmates makes her fall to pieces. Her solution-become a rock legend so cool that people approach her instead! However, while spending all of middle school in…
4.1Sakamichi no Apollon
Manga · 2007 · 53 ch
Sakamichi no ApollonManga · 2007 · 53 ch4.1Nishimi Kaoru has moved from city to city and school to school because of his father’s job. So the first day at his new school was just routine for him. Being intellectual and the new transfer student, he has always been seen as an…Mature
4.0Solanin
Manga · 2005 · 30 ch
SolaninManga · 2005 · 30 ch4.0College graduates struggle to cope with the real world. Music offers refuge in this modern manga with an American attitude. Meiko Inoue is a recent college grad working as an office lady in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Naruo is… 4.0Classmates
Manga · 2006 · 6 ch
ClassmatesDoukyuuseiManga · 2006 · 6 ch4.0Hikaru always thought his classmate Rihito was kind of a snob, until he stumbles across Rihito secretly practicing a song in an empty classroom. Hikaru agrees to become Rihito’s music tutor, and with each lesson the two boys grow closer…
4.0BLUE GIANT SUPREME
Manga · 2016 · 88 ch
BLUE GIANT SUPREMEManga · 2016 · 88 ch4.0The direct sequel to Blue Giant, a manga about the evolution of the young saxophonist Dai Miyamoto in the jazz world. Blue Giant Supreme sees the hero arrive in Europe! Freshly arrived in Munich without speaking a word of German and with…Mature
4.0Whisper Me a Love Song
Manga · 2019
Whisper Me a Love SongSasayaku You ni Koi wo UtauManga · 20194.0Bubbly, energetic first-year high school student Himari falls head over heels for her senpai Yori after hearing her band perform on the first day of school. Himari tells Yori she just loves her, and to Himari's surprise, Yori says she… 4.0Haimiya Is Scary Cute
Manga · 2025
Haimiya Is Scary CuteHaimiya-senpai wa Kowakute KawaiiManga · 20254.0At my high school, everyone fears Haimiya-senpai. With her sharp piercings, striking grey wolf-cut, and that brutally honest Kansai dialect, she has a reputation for being downright terrifying. Yet, for some mysterious reason...this…
4.0I See Your Face, Turned Away
Manga · 2022 · 30 ch
I See Your Face, Turned AwayKimi no Yokogao wo MiteitaManga · 2022 · 30 ch4.0A manga about four teenagers and their four stories of unrequited love. When you don't want to lose a friendship but long for something more, the only thing you can do is gaze at your beloved's face, turned away... One might call Hikari…
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4.0Dysfunctional Family Theory
Manga · 2022 · 13 ch
Dysfunctional Family TheoryDaraku Kazoku-ronManga · 2022 · 13 ch4.0Sentarou and Touma are two total opposites who have found themselves in an awkward situation: for the next three months, they have to live together with six-year-old Meguru so she can pick one of them to be her papa! After the death of her…
3.9Choking on Love
Manga · 2022
Choking on LoveMuseru Kurai no Ai wo AgeruManga · 20223.9Opposites attract in this shojo romance manga about a career-focused artist and the bad-boy guitarist who turns her world upside down! Hibari, a single-minded art student with dreams of becoming a graphic designer, feels insecure about…
3.9Kare Kano: His and Her Circumstances
Manga · 1995 · 108 ch
Kare Kano: His and Her CircumstancesKareshi Kanojo no JijouManga · 1995 · 108 ch3.9Yukino Miyazawa has it all - perfect grades, looks, the admiration of her peers. She's the #1 student at her school... at least she was until he showed up. The new boy, Soichiro Arima, one-ups her in every department. And the worst thing…
3.9Girl meets Rock!
Manga · 2024
Girl meets Rock!Futsuu no KeionbuManga · 20243.9With a passion for richly textured Japanese rock, first-year high school student Chihiro Hatono steps into the world of the light music club, new guitar in tow. But what awaits her behind those doors...? A drama of unfiltered youth and…
3.9Bocchi the Rock! Side Story: Kikuri Hiroi's Heavy-Drinking Diary
Manga · 2023
Bocchi the Rock! Side Story: Kikuri Hiroi's Heavy-Drinking DiaryBocchi the Rock! Gaiden: Hiroi Kikuri no Fukazake NikkiManga · 20233.9Kikuri Hiroi-genius bassist of Sick Hack, terror of concert venues, eternal deadbeat, and all-around poor role model-has always believed there’s no problem you can’t drink your way out of. The world might be dull and depressing, but…
3.9Given 10th Mix
Manga · 2024 · 21 ch
Given 10th MixGiven: 10th mixManga · 2024 · 21 ch3.9Ten years have passed since Mafuyu and Ritsuka graduated from high school and made their professional debut with their band, Given. Both have continued to thrive as professional musicians, with Ritsuka also busily supporting Hiragi and… 3.9Toki Doki
One-shot · 2016 · 1 ch
Toki DokiTokidokiOne-shot · 2016 · 1 ch3.9A heart can only beat so many times in a lifetime. Kokuhaku disease, a rare condition that weakens the heart, leaves the victim with less heartbeats and a shorter lifespan than normal. With the right device, the amount of heartbeats…
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3.9Studio Cabana
Manga · 2021
Studio CabanaManga · 20213.9Yukari Maki is a high school girl who prides herself on honesty—and she’s starting to get the feeling that she and her delinquent classmate, Yusuke Kusaka, don’t have a single thing in common! But her straitlaced unwillingness to let him…
3.9Breathless Momentum
Manga · 2020 · 186 ch
Breathless MomentumIki Dekinai no wa Kimi no SeiManga · 2020 · 186 ch3.9Jun Shizuki and Yukiji Yano are both in the same woodwind choir. Shizuki is a bartender who plays the sax and hits on anything that moves. Yano is a gifted flute player who is incredibly nice and is well-regarded within the choir. No one…
3.8K-On!
Manga · 2007 · 57 ch
K-On!Manga · 2007 · 57 ch3.8When their high school's pop-music club is about to be disbanded due to lack of interest, four girls step up to fill the membership quota. Unfortunately, lead guitarist Yui Hirasawa has never played an instrument in her life. Ever. And…
3.8Hello, Melancholic!
Manga · 2019 · 18 ch
Hello, Melancholic!Manga · 2019 · 18 ch3.8Asano Minato is a tall but stooping first-year high school student. Though she’s an awesome trombone player, she does everything she can to fade into the background. Despite her best efforts, however, Minato catches the attention of her…
3.8Angel Beats!: Heaven’s Door
Manga · 2010 · 77 ch
Angel Beats!: Heaven’s DoorAngel Beats! Heaven's DoorManga · 2010 · 77 ch3.8In a world after death, angels fight for their fate and their future. Yuri, the leader of the Shinda Sekai Sensen, rebels against the god who destined her to have an unreasonable life. On the other hand, Tenshi, the chairperson of the…
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3.8DMC: Detroit Metal City
Manga · 2005 · 121 ch
DMC: Detroit Metal CityDetroit Metal CityManga · 2005 · 121 ch3.8Souichi Negishi is a common boy, timid, quiet. He loves flowers, walking and musical hits like the ones that radios play. But he is also Krauzer II, leader of Detroit Metal City (DMC), the most popular underground metal band of Japan!…
3.8Who’s That Girl?
Manga · 2025
Who’s That Girl?Oneurui Hanyoireun YeojadaManga · 20253.8Sang-Hyeon Kim has the talent and the drive to become a K-pop star—but one thing keeps holding him back: a false school bullying accusation. After countless rejections, his dream feels more distant than ever. But when the head director of…
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3.7ORANGE MARMALADE
Manga · 2011 · 120 ch
ORANGE MARMALADEOrange MarmaladeManga · 2011 · 120 ch3.7People are no longer afraid of vampires but that doesn't stop humans from discriminating against them. Can Mari Baek hide her identity when she falls in love with a popular boy who hates vampires? (Source: WEBTOON)
3.7Kimi ga Hoeru Tame no Uta wo,
Manga · 2024
Kimi ga Hoeru Tame no Uta wo,Manga · 20243.7A girl who is troubled by her voice that doesn't match her appearance, and a girl who feels she has reached her limits in songwriting. The story of two young musicians. (Source: Ichijinsha, translated)
3.7Depth of Field
Manga · 2013 · 11 ch
Depth of FieldHishakai ShindoManga · 2013 · 11 ch3.7One day after school, Hayakawa decides to stop by his usual secret spot on the roof, where he meets none other than Konno. Konno is known throughout the school as being hard to approach and intimidating. Some have even called him scary…
3.6Octave
Manga · 2008 · 36 ch
OctaveManga · 2008 · 36 ch3.6This story revolves around 18 year old Miyashita Yukino and her life as a former idol. As a child, Yukino had always been fascinated with TV. And before she knew it, she wanted to be one of those idols behind the screen. At 15, she entered…
3.6Nidome no Natsu, Nidoto Aenai Kimi
Manga · 2016 · 10 ch
Nidome no Natsu, Nidoto Aenai KimiManga · 2016 · 10 ch3.6Moriyama Rin was born with an incurable disease. I came to love the girl who spent her high school life hiding that fact. At our last cultural festival, we had our live concert and spent the last moments of the festival together—After…