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Dragon Voice Volume 1

MSRP: $9.99

PAGES: 208

ISBN: 1-59532-119-5

EAN: 978-1-59532-119-0

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Dragon Voice Volume 1

Dragon Voice Volume 1

Rin Amami is a good looking 15-year old kid with a lot of street smarts, but not much in the way of prospects. He's a street dancer, trying to make a buck. He has dreams of becoming a singer, of performing his own original music, but with a voice that sounds like a dying bullfrog, he has to settle for dancing to other people's tunes.

That is, until a chance encounter with the newest boyband, THE BEATMEN, allows Rin to follow his dream of being a creator, rather than an imitator. After a series of odd circumstances put Rin onstage with the BEATMEN as a backup dancer, he finds himself actually singing with the band. Amazingly, his gruff voice seems to work.

The crowd is stunned, the bandmembers are mixed and the band's manager is convinced that Rin possesses the legendary 'Dragon Voice,' which is fabled to be filled with "demonic charm and God-like brilliance."

Unfortunately, the performance doesn't play so well on television and it looks like Rin's singing career may be over before it starts. However, Shino, the group's leader, sees something in Rin and convinces him to take another stab at it ...

14-year-old Rin Amami is a gifted dancer who has been forced to give up his dream of becoming a singer like his mom because of his deep, frog-like voice. A chance encounter with the idol singing group Beatmen, however, gives him the opportunity to bring his old dream to life.

Despite its oddness, his voice possesses a certain charisma: a captivating power, recognized by some as the legendary 'Dragon Voice.' Rin's destiny becomes intertwined with the Beatmen, Shino, Goh, Toshi, and Yuhgo, as the smalltime idol agency RedShoes attempts to take them to the top!

Published in Japan beginning in 2001 by Shounen Magazine Comics, Dragon Voice is another compelling manga by the celebrated Yuriko Nishiyama (Harlem Beat, Rebound).

Yuriko Nishiyama
Nishiyama-san is a female manga artist who lives and works in Japan and who likes to write mostly for a male audience. After her debut in 1990, she went on to create many popular new manga stories, including 'Ellie's Mysterious Time Travel,' and 'No Huddle.' She is also the author of 'Harlem Beat,' a manga series that is enjoyed by a growing number of fans in Japan and around the world.

Rin Amami
Rin is a street dancer with dreams of pop-stardom. Unfortunately, his voice makes fingernails on a chalkboard sound like a lullaby. When a music producer hears Rin's din, he's sure that it is the legendary 'Dragon Voice' that will assure his group unimaginable success.

Shino
Leader of the pop-idol group, THE BEAT MEN. When he's hospitalized for a severe asthma attack, it opens the door for Rin to make his play for stardom.

Goh
A hard-rockin’ bad boy with an unlikely background in traditional Japanese theater.

Toshi
A talented classical musician more likely to run from concerts than play at them.

Yuhgo
A former child star whose level head frequently saves the band.