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Dragon Voice ドラゴン ボイス
(Doragon Boisu)Genre Music Manga Written by Yuriko Nishiyama Published by Kodansha English publisher Tokyopop (former)
Demographic Shōnen Magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine Original run 2001 – 2003 Volumes 11 Dragon Voice (ドラゴン ボイス Doragon Boisu ) is a manga series by Yuriko Nishiyama. It was serialized by Kodansha in Weekly Shōnen Magazine and collected in 11 bound volumes. The manga was licensed in North America by Tokyopop, but the license was dropped after publishing 10 volumes. The story centers around a Japanese pop-singing group called Beatmen and focuses on the life of Rin Amami, the unlikely fifth member of the group who was foretold as the bearer of a legendary unique singing vocal called 'Dragon Voice'.
Contents
Story
The main character is 15-year-old Rin Amami, a gifted street dancer. His dream was to become a singer like his mother, but he has a harsh and unpleasant-sounding voice. However, his chance encounter with the idol singing group Beatmen opens the path to the music industry to him.
The head of the small idol agency called Redshoes (who manages the Beatmen) is certain that Rin's voice is the legendary 'Dragon Voice.'
The Beatmen
Rin Amami
Rin is a good-looking and smart-mouthed street dancer. He can remember and copy any dance routine just by watching them once. He started out as a teenager who dislikes boybands. Ironically, Rin's hidden desire is to be a singer like his late mother, but decided to give up his dreams because of his bad voice, which was often referred by his schoolmates to 'resemble the voice of a bullfrog'.
Shino
Shino is the kind and responsible leader of the pop-singing group. Very professional, he often pushes himself hard at work even though he has an asthmatic condition. He is the most enthusiastic and optimistic member of the group. He acts as the "glue that sticks the Beatmen together".
Yuhgo Etoh
Yuhgo is the often quiet member of The Beatmen. He's been involved in the music industry since he was very young. He occasionally writes lyrics, and is the most technologically adept member of the group. His straight attitude sometimes make people think of him as being arrogant, though it is mostly because of his difficulty in expressing his own feelings.
Goh Iwaki
Goh is the "wild" member of the bunch. He was brought up in a family of kabuki actors and was supposed to succeed the family occupation, but rebelled in order to perform his own kind of music with the Beatmen. He has a younger brother who carries on his family's kabuki heritage in his place.
Toshio Tamura
Toshi is the delicate and flamboyant member of the group. He is a bit of a coward. Hailing from a wealthy family, he was trained as a classical pianist, but decided to throw his lot in with the Beatmen.
Manga
Chapters are called "#"s, written and illustrated by Yuriko Nishiyama, published in Japan by Kodansha, published in English in North America by Tokyopop
No. Japanese English Release date ISBN Release date ISBN 01 — — — ISBN 1-59532-119-5 - 001. "First Step"
- 002. "Noisy Dance"
- 003. "Sound Tornado"
- 004. "Way of the Dream"
- 005. "Heart Jack Live"
- 006. "Sweet & Hard Impact"
- Bonus Track
02 — — — ISBN 1-59532-120-9 - 007. "An Instant Harmony"
- 008. "Fateful Encounter"
- 009. "Be At a Loss"
- 010. "We're Beatmen"
- 011. "Treachery"
- 012. "Close Cooperation"
- 013. "House of Shock!"
- 014. "Breathe Out"
- 015. "Break the Spell"
- Bonus Track
03 — — — ISBN 1-59532-121-7 - 016. "To the Boondocks"
- 017. "Dangerous Person"
- 018. "Silent Angry Man"
- 019. "Breathe From Abdomen"
- 020. "Tough Girl"
- 021. "Engage in Dance Battle"
- 022. "Splendid Coward"
- 023. "Bright Red Flames"
- 024. "Storm-in-Raiders"
- Bonus Track
04 — — — ISBN 1-59532-122-5 - 025. "Lose a Voice"
- 026. "Dragon-Savior"
- 027. "Astonish Live"
- 028. "Re-Born"
- 029. "Who Do You Think You Are?"
- 030. "Goh vs Kabuki"
- 031. "New Tradition"
- 032. "Welcome Typhoon Lady"
- 033. "Turn Misfortune Into a Blessing"
- Bonus Track
05 — — — ISBN 1-59532-123-3 - 034. "Viva! School Life"
- 035. "What Do We Study For?"
- 036. "Smart a Fellow, Smart Guys"
- 037. "Feel the Sound!"
- 038. "Misunderstand"
- 039. "Terrible Pinch"
- 040. "Tender Hearts"
- 041. "Song For You"
- 042. "Power of Voice"
- Bonus Track
External links
- Tokyopop's Vol 1
- Vol 2
- Vol 3
- Vol 4
- Vol 5
- Vol 6
- Vol 7
- Vol 8
- Vol 9
- Vol 10
- Dragon Voice (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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