"Curly, Sweets, and Waffle want to win a music contest. There are 10,000 sprouts on the line! But with stage fry-t, trickery, and a talented line-up, can the Fry Guys prevail?"--

Scout joins her middle school's band in order to go on the band's annual trip and meet her favorite author, but she is forced to face the music when the trombone section leader realizes Scout does not know how to play.

"Nino Arisugawa, a girl who loves to sing, experiences her first heart-wrenching goodbye when her beloved childhood friend, Momo, moves away. And after Nino befriends Yuzu, a music composer, she experiences another sad parting! Luckily, Nino reunites with Momo and Yuzu in high school, but things haven't played out the way anyone expected... Nino, Yuzu and Momo take the stage together with six years of emotions racing through their hearts. When Nino's...

"The community festival has arrived! Minato might have a plan to compensate for Hibiki's hand injury, but there's plenty more excitement in store for her -- like dealing with social anxiety in front of a crowd. Or gaining a whole new perspective on the "benefits" of Chika and Sakiko's friendship. It's showtime in Volume 2 of Hello, Melancholic and the spotlight's shining on the dynamic bass and flute duo's turbulent past!"--

"Asano Minato is a tall but stooping first-year in high school. Though she's a killer trombone player, she does everything she can to fade into the background. Despite her best efforts, Minato catches the attention of her bubbly and charismatic senpai Hibiki, who wants Minato to join the mysterious band she's forming at school. And she won't take no for an answer! Will Minato be able to let go of the past and play in a school band again? Can polar...

Hitori "Bocchi" Gotoh once played guitar in solitude, but ever since Nijika roped her into joining Kessoku Band, she's started to emerge from her shell...kinda. She may still be a nervous wreck, but with a show or two under her belt, a part-time job, and even some real-life friends, those rocker fantasies don't seem so unrealistic anymore! ..."--

"Beatriz loves music. More than her school, more than her friends, and definitely more than her homework. After Beatriz discovers that her grandfather's soul is trapped in his guitar, she becomes determined to get him out. But the only way to free him is to play the perfect song... his perfect song, a song that he never actually wrote down. Fixated on freeing her grandfather, music slowly consumes Beatriz's life. She soon finds herself growing obsessed...

"Things are finally starting to look serious for Hitori "Bocchi" Gotoh as Kessoku Band sets their sights on participating in the Unidentified Riot teen music festival! Now's the time for the group to band together and focus on getting their name out there, but when faced with new venues and new faces, can Bocchi settle her nerves long enough to come out on top?"--