On the Verge of Lunacy

This 12-episode series is set eight years after Hino Kahoko's stint at Seiso Academy's annual musical competition. Kohinata Kanade transferred to Seiso because one of her childhood friends Kisaragi Ritsu asked her and his brother Kisaragi Kyouya to do so. Seiso's orchestra club is preparing for the national concur and Ritsu feels that Kanade and his brother might be able to help them win the competition.  As this is a story of Seiso orchestra club's journey to the finals, there will be a lot of characters from different schools, each character seemingly more talented and intimidating than the last. There will be no shortage of boys of course, but the series also gives a nod (however slight) to the ladies. If you have seen Primo Passo, it's unavoidable to start comparing Kahoko to Kanade. Unlike Kahoko, Kanade already knows how to play the violin. Her struggles in the series show that even someone with her talent can also lose composure and con...

Kiniro no Corda: Primo Passo Seiso Academy has two branches; the general education section and music section. Hino Kahoko belongs to the former, but her encounter with a musical fairy named Lili near the school's entrance forced her to mingle with students from both branches of the school. Even without any musical talent or knowledge, she has to join the school's annual musical competition just because she can see the fairy. Lili grants her a magical violin which allows her to play (even if she doesn't know how) as long as she believes she can. In this 25-episode series, Kahoko has to compete with music geniuses Tsukimori Len (violin), the only other general education student Tsuchiura Ryotaro (piano), Yunoki Azuma (flute), Shimizu Keiichi (cello), Hihara Kazuki (trumpet), and the other girl in the competition Fuyuumi Shoko (clarinet). Kahoko (red hair) with the other contestants and Kanazawa Hiroto (white coat), who's in-charge of the competition ...