grand orchestra grand orchestra japanese hepburn gothic horror targeted girls manga series written illustrated appearing monthly serial japanese manga magazine august issue june issue eighteen chapters collected bound volumes romantic shot manga garden appeared april issue published february august set world worldwide epidemic virus turned population zombies resemble grand orchestra focuses singer orchestra destroys music new york anime festival announced licensed series english language translation published series imprint october december series translated languages german grand orchestra positively received english language readers volumes placing list graphic novels series received range reviews english language critics illustrations premise generally received criticism series focused narrative page plot setting manga artist described setting middle ages sort french air series takes place fictional universe worldwide epidemic virus turned population zombies resemble certain types music restore humanity memories speeding destruction queen destroys music smaller unofficial grand orchestra area seventy percent infected virus queen sends divine lightning destroy area virus spreading virus originates queen father transformed subsequent queens potential successors grown cells opposed queen rule valentine chancellor regent governing century story plot follows unofficial grand orchestra led singer searches way rescue younger sister cold hearted queen convinced tricked queen place members include violence prone sculptor keeps daughter soon joined pianist lived identity twin brother attack left surviving child town periodically encounter unofficial orchestra pianist violence drove beloved away resurrected suicide characters include spy queen manipulate voice befriended male monastery child unofficial orchestra visits infected towns destroys fee eventually obtain rumoured able destroy queen virus performed having left protection unaware took fear effects orchestra orchestra confront find kidnapped queen fatally wounded servant cook secretly host original king cook responsible manipulation caused queen instead persuaded return kills cook attempts escape music broadcast world satellites divine lightning hearing music sing destroyed separated orchestra realizes live later reunites unofficial orchestra affected virus development noted title series potentially misleading orchestra composed chose word describes hand sound page limitations affected roles rival felt story ended planned faced difficulty character design initially planned appear body animal suit costume decided idea comical early character designs minor character assassin included bound volume release garden page romantic shot manga originally published april issue monthly targeted girls manga magazine focuses finds boys dormitory inhabitants ranks corresponding deck playing cards struggles solve mystery boys dormitory closed outside world death results rebirth allusions victorian poem lady english poet alfred lord retrospective felt setting best characters presented difficulty remembering release written illustrated appeared serial august issue june issue collected eighteen chapters bound volumes released february august new york anime festival announced licensed series publish series imprint published series october december released digital version series series distributed australia new_zealand translated languages german italian french volume list reception grand orchestra positively received english language readers volumes appeared list graphic novels volume sold copies appeared spot october reached fifteenth spot list graphic novels september second volume sold estimated copies appeared spot february fifth volume sold estimated copies appeared spot writing school library journal blog good comics kids reviewed volume positively wrote elements fans beautiful characters gender ambiguity horror themes blood gore course gorgeous costumes according unexplained aspects plot helped create interest readers comic world news mixed feelings volume praised aesthetic premise translation wrote work appealing strike balance creative focus intellectual abandon emotional reviewed negatively criticizing plot wrote appeal fans finding aspects setting costume design historically confusing trying reader suspension disbelief wrote backstory quick pacing detailed art frightening portrayal zombies volume winning entry fascinating series mixed feelings dense page according contributed narrative suspense affected reader ability easily read volume places review fourth volume praised character development ability create mysteries wrote readers enjoy numerous plot twists suggested possibility metaphor french revolution series reviewer gave volume praised illustrations ability create dramatic revelations wrote overshadowed confusing narrative reviewed series positively art characterization storytelling source praise expressed feelings annoyance frustration conclusion fourth volume saw female characters left purpose male members orchestra kidnapping wrote inclusion happy ending felt surprising compared rest story reviewing garden enjoyed grand orchestra wrote short story contained implicit reference children novel looking glass character sleeping
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