Bandai Namco Arts and DeNa’s takt op. (pronounced “takt opus”) project has released the first volume of the prequel manga takt op. Bara no Dangan (Kuchidzuke) de Utte! (Shoot with a Rose Bullet! [Kiss]). It follows the story of the world’s first Musicart called Ode to Joy. Aya Takaha is the writer of the story while Ika Nakaya is the artist. The manga launched in July 2023 and the first compiled volume was officially released on February 28, 2024. It is available to read in Japanese on the Comic Alive Plus website. See the Volume 1 cover of the takt op. prequel manga:
Additionally, purchasing the takt op. prequel manga will also include special illustrations. The plot of the manga is set before the events of the takt op. anime and game. It follows Joy, a musical artist who possesses the power of music, and Franz, an ordinary human soldier, as they face the disaster called D2.
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takt op. (pronounced “takt opus“) is a mixed-media project about classical music by Bandai Namco Arts and DeNA. MAPPA and Madhouse Studios animated the anime titled “takt op. Destiny” in 2021 with a total of 12 episodes. The follow-up RPG mobile game titled “Takt Op. Destiny in the City of Crimson Melody” (Takt Op. Symphony internationally) by DeNA China Co., Ltd. launched in June 2023. A manga adaptation of takt op. Destiny, illustrated by Kino, was serialized on Media Factory’s Monthly Comic Alive in August 2022. Most recently, the takt op. game announced the end of service on April 9.
Bandai Namco Arts and DeNA describe the synopsis of the takt. op game:
Music is a lamp that illuminates the hearts in the midst of despair. However, on a certain day around 2020 in the Western calendar, the “Dissonant Meteorite” suddenly flew down from the sky and brought with it monsters called “D2”. This monster hates all kinds of “music” and destroys the humans and the world that play music. Since then, the world has lost music. However, “music” has once again brought strength to mankind as the light of hope for people. The way to fight against these monsters is the girls called “Musicart” who possess the power of music scores. They are the key to saving the world.
Source: Comic Natalie
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