Kiniro no Corda

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Synonyms: Kin Iro no Corda, The Golden String

Japanese: 金色のコルダ

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 17

Chapters: 75

Status: Finished

Published: Mar 5, 2004 to Mar 24, 2011

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Themes: Music, Reverse Harem

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: LaLa

Authors: Kure, Yuki (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #1347²

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Jun 15, 2010

Hikari_Daidoji

Recommended

Preliminary (46/75 chp)

It's one of the best manga I'd ever read! the characters are drawn nicely. Yuki Kure really did the best job. The story is outstanding! It's better than the anime. Although there's some drawings looks weird but readers can hardly notice about it I guess. The extra story in the manga is nice too. There's Nami's coner which introduce us to all the characters. Yuki Kure also include some of her previous works in the manga extra coloum. The coloums are arrange neetly so even kids can understand it. Not to mention there's many handsome characters which attract the attention to many girls who read ...

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Aug 11, 2015

Maffy

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First of all, I would like to clarify that I am an avid fan of romance, to the point that I have become quite strict with romantic works (especially the shoujo ones), since I have read so many. That being said, I can still find them enjoyable and easy to read even if there are flaws. That is more or less the case with Kiniro no Corda (La Corda d'Oro); I enjoyed the ride, but cannot honestly say it was really good. I would say my biggest problem of all was that the start gave me a ton of expectations that unfortunately… were not favorably ... met.

Up until the ending, I am not sure if there was a definite plot, other than the really vague theme that was used at the start of the series, “share the joy of music”, which honestly does not hold much throughout the story, since the focus jumps around and is not handled properly. The start is promising with an arc that seems to be going somewhere. The main character, who is inept at music, is “forced” to compete with the violin against actual musical prodigies. The reason is, as said, to promote music to people that did not care much before, which is as vague as it sounds and we do not get to know anything else about it. Nonetheless, it is interesting to see her hurdles entering an unknown world and it seems like it is going somewhere, but it kind of is not in the end. The pacing is very abrupt at many times, changing locations from one chapter to another out of the blue, not expanding some stories that should have more attention or putting some events that should have been in the main story as extra chapters and overall, something feels like it is missing every time something happens leading to no real ending to anything.

The romance part is also mediocre. It has the foundation of a harem, but it does not work that way much. I did not expect great development, but I did expect some done in the right way and this feels sloppily executed; just romance for the sake of romance. Some blushing faces here, some cute moments there, but that is all there is to it. There are moments that something more than cutesy stuff happens, but again it is left up in the air most of the time. Despite that problem, the feeling throughout is not bad and at least it gives room for imagination to do its magic, as well as the fact that there no bad cliché tropes.

As for the characters, I find them all likable, which makes it even worse since some of them haven’t gotten proper attention. Everyone is basically a different stereotype (cold and cool, good on the outside and bad on the inside, energetic and innocent, etc.) and has a different background and different worries and even though there is plenty of time when the focus is on them (not all of them; some never get any real screentime), there are many more things that I would like the story to have explored in a straighter manner, but instead, we get more cutesy/heart throbbing panels. The main character, Kahoko, has of course the most attention out of everyone and her development is not really bad, it is just that the manga cannot decide what to do with her sometimes and she changes attitudes pretty fast and it feels superficial, only to create a dramatic feeling. Their general development was not much and when there was some, the reader is more of a faraway bystander seeing the results with hints along the way, rather than really getting into their problems. One could be satisfied with that, since it is not terribly bad, but it could have been so much better.

The art is beautiful, it was certainly one of the things that made the reading even easier since every character was pleasing to the eye and there was a good amount of detail in the musical instruments, clothes, their faces and reactions, etc. The characters are distinct and the backgrounds are pretty generic most of the time without any wow pieces, but nothing feels off.

All in all, I believe it needed more attention to its various stories/characters and more concluding endings. I guess it seems like it tried to show certain situations and reactions without giving proper consideration to their surroundings, so the outcome leaves a lot to be desired. I cannot say that I generally did not enjoy it, though and I think that if I played a classical musical instrument I would maybe enjoy it even more. It definitely has worth as a light read; the chapters go by really fast, because even if the manga lacks the right recipe for a great story, the ingredients make a decent job on their own.

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Mar 29, 2013

Vampire94Child

Recommended

This can only be described as a beautiful manga, the art was drawn so well, you could see each character grow as well. Personally this manga just made me really happy while reading it, the author put so much passion into the story and it's made me want to headphones on listen to classical music (something I very rarely do) close my eyes and just feel the music.

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Apr 30, 2014

Courtliza

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This is by far one of the best manga series I've read. As a music student, I really enjoy music school themed anime/manga so I loved La Corda d'Oro.

Story 8/10
The story is intriguing and interesting, each characters individual stories were fascinating and you really could see character development throughout the series.

Art 10/10
By far one of my favorite styles. I loved the art overall, especially the detail in the musical instruments.

Character 9/10
Sometimes Kahoko annoyed me, but I could relate to her a lot as her music experience is similar to mine. She is one of my favorite girl characters.
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Dec 29, 2016

Duckielover151

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There are very few manga series I've read to completion. And this one kind of took me by surprise. I picked up the first three at a convention about a year ago, mostly because the booth was having some kind of sale, not because the story sounded like something I just had to read. But after just two volumes, I found myself sucked in, already quite attached to the characters and the story's potential. I'll admit it. I'm a bit of a sucker for the kind of stories that center around the characters being really passionate about whatever their craft is. I mostly find that ...

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