Sawamura Matsugorou is a shamisen player of legendary talent. Upon his death, his grandson, Sawamura Setsu, lost his ability to play. Having lost his beloved sound, Setsu finds himself in Tokyo in search of a new sound to love. Tachiki Yuna, who works at a club, hooks him up with a gig to play there as a warm up act. Setsu imbues the sound of his shamisen with his many thoughts and feelings he has of others, still searching for his own sound and his own feelings. 
 
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__Height:__ 152 cm

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Shamisen is a traditional Japanese musical instrument that looks similar to a guitar. Teenager Sawamura Setsu's grandfather who raised him and his older brother Wakana, recently passed away. His grandfather was one of the greatest Shamisen players and the two siblings grew up listening to him play and learning to play the instrument. Since the grandfather's death, Setsu dropped out of high school, moved to Tokyo and has been drifting, not knowing what to do besides play his Shamisen. That's when his successful and rich mother, Umeko storms into his life and tries to shape Setsu up. 
She enrolls him back into high school but little does Setsu know that he is about to rediscover his passion for Shamisen. 
Notes: 
- Won the Kodansha Manga Award for Shounen (2012). 
- Nominated to the 23rd Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Chibi-styled mini animations posted on the Mashiro no Oto Twitter.

Shuri Maeda