Top 19 Musical Band manga you should read right now. [2025 List]

19. Nana

Nana 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 find it in the big city.
Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is cool, confident and focused. She swaggers into town and proceeds to kick down the doors to Tokyo's underground punk scene. She's got a dream and won't give up until she becomes Japan's No. 1 rock'n'roll superstar.
This is the story of two 20-year-old women who share the same name. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they somehow meet and become best friends. The world of Nana is a world exploding with sex, music, fashion, gossip and all-night parties.

Nana has finished publishing and it has 84 Chapters. It is also Known as: NANA, Nana

18. Futsuu no Keionbu

With 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 musical ambition takes the stage!

Girl Meets Rock! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ふつうの軽音部, Futsu no Keionbu

17. Beck

For 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 personality make him his own worst enemy. Little does he know that his life will be forever changed when he meets Ryusuke Minami, a wild and unpredictable 16 year-old fresh from America, who happens to be in a rock-and-roll band named after his Frankenstein-like patched dog—Beck.

BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad has finished publishing and it has 103 Chapters. It is also Known as: BECK, Beck

16. Studio Cabana

Studio Cabana is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: スタジオカバナ, Studio Cabana

15. Mugi-kun ni Koi wo Shite wa Ikenai

Yui is a 28-year-old office worker who has just moved into a shared house after a break-up. There, she meets a 19-year-old boy who is a member of a band...?! What will happen with the secret love between the two?

Mugi-kun ni Koi wo Shite wa Ikenai has finished publishing and it has 24 Chapters. It is also Known as: 麦くんに恋をしてはいけない, Don't Fall in Love with Mugi-kun, MugiKoi

14. Hello, Melancholic!

Asano Minato is hiding in plain sight. She’s tall, but she’s very quiet, and very withdrawn. She keeps her hair over her face and her head down. It’s not hard to see that she’s avoiding being seen. While eating lunch alone in her secret spot, she hears what is obviously an instrument. She immediately wonders why, since this high school doesn’t have a band. She knows that… because that’s why she transferred here.



Note: Chapter count includes 4 bonus chapters

Hello, Melancholic! has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: ハロー、メランコリック！, Hello, Melancholic!

13. Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai

Four girls, "Yoru Mitsuki", an illustrator who stops drawing, "Nonoka Tachibana", a former idol who wants to prove herself with singing, "Nox Ryūgasaki", a self-proclaimed "the strongest" VTuber, and "Kimura-chan", a mysterious composer who wants to support her favourite person, together form an anonymous artist group, "JELEE".

Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 夜のクラゲは泳げない, YoruKura, ヨルクラ

12. Mikazuki March

To escape the stress of city life, high school, and her overbearing mother, Mizuki runs away from home to spend spring break with her aunt. But her future is looming and she still has no idea what she’s interested in… until she crosses paths with Akira, a high school trumpet player who introduces her to the world of marching band! Music, movement, and the passions of youth collide in a breathtaking coming-of-age tale for fans of Sound! Euphonium and Whisper of the Heart!

Crescent Moon Marching has finished publishing and it has 42 Chapters. It is also Known as: みかづきマーチ, Mikadzuki March, Mikazuki Maachi

11. Banbandoridori

A "surreal expansion four-panel manga" following female high school student Kasumi as she searches for things that are sparkling and heart-throbbing.

Bang Bang Dream Dream is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: バンバンドリドリ, Banbandoridori

10. Ye Shi de Xunfu Fangshi

A main vocalist with the temper of a lion x a cheerful and straightforward bassist. Who knew that the band couple I fangirl about is actually real! In order to understand and save the band that is on the verge of getting disbanded, he found a child prodigy star, who had to secretly leave the entertainment industry because of a car accident. But, this gangster-like youth, who became a "backside singer" at a bar, how should I tame him? Should I chase after my dream or choose my husband? I want them both!

How to Tame a Wild Lion has finished publishing and it has 96 Chapters. It is also Known as: Ye Shi de Xunfu Fangshi

9. Bocchi The Rock! Anthology Comic

Bocchi the Rock! anthology by various mangaka.

Bocchi The Rock! Anthology Comic is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！アンソロジーコミック, Bocchi The Rock! Anthology Comic

8. K-ON! Story Anthology Comic

An anthology comic of K-On! by various mangaka.

K-ON! Story Anthology Comic has finished publishing and it has 40 Chapters. It is also Known as: けいおん！ストーリーアンソロジーコミック, K-ON! Story Anthology

7. Fuuka Special Edition

Released in April 2018 as a standalone project. Featuring main female characters from Seo Kouji's popular series Fuuka in alternative timelines with the Main Character of the series Yuu Haruna!

Fuuka Special Edition has finished publishing and it has 10 Chapters. It is also Known as: Fuuka Special Edition

6. Yoru to Asa no Uta EC

The continuation of Asaichi and Yoru's story.

The Song of Yoru & Asa Ec has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: よるとあさの歌 Ec, Yoru to Asa no Uta Encore

5. Brass & Sass

It may have been the music that attracted her to band class, but it was love that made her stay…even if she doesn't have any musical talent whatsoever. But what high schooler Camilla lacks in ability, she makes up for in passion – especially when it comes to Victor, the handsome musician who’s caught her eye. Will love rule the day, even when your crush-of-choice is a real brass-hole? Read on to find out!

Brass & Sass has finished publishing and it has 143 Chapters. It is also Known as: Brass & Sass

4. Outer Halo

When his band breaks up and Sora is feeling lost, he happens to attend a concert where he reunites with Naoharu Tamaki, an upperclassman from his middle school. "I know that voice..." A vivid memory from 10 years ago comes back to him. But there's a huge distance between Naoharu, shining in the light of the stage, and Sora, standing in the audience... The faint memory of his first love is reflected in these glittering lights. Sora and Nao's love story begins with a fated reunion.

Outer Halo has finished publishing and it has 5 Chapters. It is also Known as: アウターハロー, Outer Halo

3. Kimi wo Wasureru Koi ga Shitai

Once, there was a delicate teenage romance between a boy and a girl, who shared all of their firsts. But then they broke up and the boy moved to Tokyo. Years later, the girl goes to college in Tokyo, where she meets her ex-boyfriend again, who has somehow become a cocky womanizer?! But there's still this certain spark between them.

Kimi wo Wasureru Koi ga Shitai is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 君を忘れる恋がしたい, Kimi wo Wasureru Koi ga Shitai

2. 2gether

Tine is a first-year college student and self-proclaimed playboy who has a gay admirer in his university named Green. To get Green to leave him alone, his friends convince him to make Sarawat, an attractive but introverted guitarist and soccer player, his fake boyfriend. After his first attempt to pursue Sarawat fails, Tine joins the music club, where Sarawat is a member. Eventually, Sarawat agrees to Tine's offer. The show then proceeds to follow the ups and downs of their "fake relationship" which eventually blossoms into a real relationship, but not without the usual problems of jealousy and insecurities that come with dating.

Note: 2gether is an adaptation of JittiRain's Phro Rao Khu Kan novel series.

2gether has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: 2gether

1. Rakuen Noise

When I dressed up as a woman and posted a music video on the internet, I suddenly became famous as a mysterious high school girl net musician (although I'm really a guy). I thought it was okay as long as I didn't show my face, but my high school music teacher, Misao Hanazono, discerned my identity, and I was blackmailed. My high school life—which should have been uneventful—was noisily and annoyingly colored by the three girls I meet through Hanazono-sensei: Rinko, the "twisted genius pianist," Shizuki, the "flower-arrangement princess drummer," and Akane, the "truant zashiki-warashi vocalist."

A boy-meets-girls story, spending all their time in love, youth, and the band!

Paradise Noise is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 楽園ノイズ, Rakuen Noise