Fukumenkei Noise is a new manga that I bet will be very popular. There are only 14 chapters translated at the moment, but I think people should know this manga is good and give it a chance.

Story(8): It's not original, but good. I could provide a better summary than the one on MAL, but that could spoiler the story. To be honest, the summary didn't attract me one bit because it seems cliche, I picked up this manga because I simply liked the cover. This story is about music and love.

Art(9): It looks typical shoujo, but it has something special. The characters looks different and are unique in their own way. I personally loved the art. The costumes are gorgeous and the backgrounds well done.

Character(9): The main character, Nino, is a girl who loves two things: her childhood friend, Momo, and to sing. I can't tell for sure but I think her development on this story will be based on those two things. She's very attached to Momo and her feelings for him make her drive her to make things one would not usually dare to. Some may think she's your typical, shoujo heroine: innocent, always cheerful and without worry in the world. That's where the manga shines. She's not like this, she has an unique character. She's not just sitting around waiting for her prince to come and pick her up, she does everything in her power to find him. She's not perfect either which only makes the reader love her more because she seems more real. About the other characters, they are unique in their own way. Sure, there's the rival girl, the ladies-man, the childhood friend and the boy who likes her but they are different than the typical stereotype. The rival girl doesn't act like a brat who deserves everything, the ladies-man has an unrequied love, the childhood friend has his reasons for the way he's acting and the boy who likes her as well.

Enjoyment(10): The story got me hooked on an instant. Why? Because it's not predictable. You can't tell what's going to happen next, how will the main character react and so on. Most chapters will end with a cliffhanger.

I totally recommend this refreshing manga for anyone who's tired of typical-shooujo stories.