Maestro (manga) explained

Maestro
Ja Kanji:	マエストロ
Ja Romaji:	Maesutoro
Genre:	Music, slice of life

Type:	manga
Author:	Akira Sasō
Publisher:	Futabasha
Demographic:	Seinen
Magazine:	Manga Action Futabasha Web Magazine (website)
First:	2003
Last:	2007
Volumes:	3

Type:	live film
Maestro! マエストロ!
Director:	Shōtarō Kobayashi

is a Japanese music slice of life seinen manga series written and illustrated by Akira Sasō.^[1] It was published by Futabasha, with serialization from 2003 to 2007, first on the manga magazine Manga Action and later on the website Futabasha Web Magazine. It was compiled in three volumes published between 2004 and 2008. It was adapted into a live action drama film titled Maestro!, directed by Shōtarō Kobayashi and released on January 31, 2015.^{[2] [3]}

Characters

• Tendō (Toshiyuki Nishida)^[2]
• Kōsaka (Tori Matsuzaka)^[2]
• (miwa)^[2]

Volumes

• 1 (July 17, 2004)^[4]
• 2 (January 27, 2007)^[5]
• 3 (March 28, 2008)^[6]

Reception

It won an Excellence Prize in the Manga Division at the 12th Japan Media Arts Awards.^[7] It was also nominated for the 13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.^[2]

External links

• Official film website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maestro vo. December 20, 2014. manga-news.com. French.
2. Web site: Live-Action Maestro Film's Teaser Video Streamed. August 22, 2014. December 20, 2014. Anime News Network.
3. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=348676. ja:マエストロ！(2015). December 20, 2014. allcinema.net. Stingray. Japanese.
4. Web site: Maestro jp Vol.1. December 20, 2014. manga-news.com. French.
5. Web site: Maestro jp Vol.2. December 20, 2014. manga-news.com. French.
6. Web site: Maestro jp Vol.3. December 20, 2014. manga-news.com. French.
7. Web site: Tsumiki no Ie, Piano Forest, Kaiba Win Media Arts Awards. December 10, 2008. December 20, 2014. Anime News Network.