is a Japanese role-playing game series targeted at a female demographic audience from Koei. It was adapted into a manga by the game's character designer, Yuki Kure, which is serialized in LaLa magazine.
An anime adaptation, titled La Corda d'Oro: Primo Passo, premiered on TV Tokyo from October 2006 to March 2007. The anime also premiered on Animax. It also aired across its respective networks worldwide, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, and also translated and dubbed into English for its English-language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and other regions. Sentai Filmworks acquired North American rights to the series, has released it in two half-season box sets, and is streaming it online. The first of a two-episode anime special, entitled La Corda d'Oro: Secondo Passo, aired by Kids Station on March 26, 2009, but the season ends on a cliffhanger. Secondo Passo was meant strictly to promote the video game.
Plot
Kahoko Hino is a student in the General Education section of Seiso Academy. One day she runs into Lili, a musical fairy, who grants her a magical violin and a place in the school's annual musical competition. Kahoko refuses, only to be pressed on by Lili until she accepts the instrument and place in the competition. As she practices, Kahoko is amazed that she can play any musical piece as long as she knows the tune and plays it with her heart. As the competition goes on, she becomes more and more attached to the people she is trying to compete with.
Characters
(game); (anime and drama CD) Hino is a second year student at Seiso Academy and is in the General Education department. She has a warm and friendly personality and is very honest and straightforward, as shown from the way she expresses herself through her violin. She remains oblivious throughout the story to the attention of the males surrounding her. She lives with her mother, older sister and older brother, but nobody knows who is her father because there is no evidence.
Ren is another second year student from the Music department. An instrumental prodigy who plays the violin. Although in the beginning he is depicted as cold and strict, he warms up to Hino.
Yunoki is popular third year student with a gentle and graceful demeanor. His specialty is the flute. He has been best friends with Kazuki and supports him in everything he does. Yunoki is in the Music department in Seiso High.
Shimizu is a first year student whose specialty is the cello. He has angelic eyes and often sleeps. His world revolves around his cello, telling Hino that his main schedule is "sleeping, waking up, playing the cello, sleeping again". Other than that Shimizu goes to the library frequently and goes to concerts as much as he can.
Kazuki is a carefree and energetic third year student from the Music department. He is the best friend of Azuma and supports him in everything he does. His specialty is the trumpet.
/ (young Tsuchiura) Tsuchiura is a student from the General Education department. He plays soccer and his specialty is the piano. Tsuchiura always helps Hino because she was the reason he started playing piano again. Like Hino, Tsuchiura is straight-forward and honest which he shows through his performance in the last selection.
Shoko is a timid first-year student from the Music department who admires Hino very much. Her specialty is the clarinet and she also can play the piano. She often becomes frightened by loud voices. Her parents are rich, so they usually go to her pensions for training and stuff. &
Nao and Mio Hino's best friends who help her when she is in trouble.
Lili is a mischievous fairy who gave Hino the magical violin and almost invisible by people.
Media
References
External links
La Corda d'Oro: Primo Passo at TV Tokyo La Corda d'Oro: Primo Passo at Game City La Corda d'Oro (game) at Game City La Corda d'Oro 2 (PSP game) at Game City La Corda d'Oro 2 (PS2 game) at Game City La Corda d'Oro 2 (PSP game) at Game City La Corda d'Oro 3 at Game City La Corda d'Oro: Blue Sky on Nippon TV