Bremen (manga)

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Bremen (ブレーメン, Bremen^?) is a manga series by Haruto Umezawa. The manga is is complete and has 9 volumes. Following the path of four Japanese teenagers who seek out to be "The Gods of Rock." The name of the series is taken from the name of the band. They name themselves "Bremen" after the characters in the fairy tale Town Musicians of Bremen, each member being likened to one of the musicians in the story.

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Hino Reijii A mohawk-wearing guitarist and lyricist. He has been in bands before, but they did not share his drive to explore new facets of Rock, so he split with them. After a chance meeting with Romio, he decides to leave for Tokyo to test his ideas for Rock on a bigger stage. In fights, he often uses his aucoustic guitar's hard case to deliver a finishing blow. Because of his mohawk, he is likened to the rooster from the Town Musicians of Bremen.

Kasuga Romio (aka Sidney Rocks) Blonde haired vocalist of Bremen. A young wanderer who runs into Reiji in Reiji's hometown, and decides to accompany him to Tokyo. He is the strongest fighter of the band, being able to knock people out with finger flicks and unusual moves performed with 10 yen coins. He suffers from amnesia and has no idea who he was, he even made up his own name. Despite his unknown past, he is cheerful, wild, and reckless. He is likened to the dog from Bremen, since he behaves as badly as a stray dog.

Hayama Ryo Drummer of Bremen. Though Ryo gives the impression of a sexy girl, "she" is really a trans-gendered boy who feels out of place in his male body. He dresses as a girl because he feels it matches his true nature. He walks along with 40 cm high boots, which is used as his primary attack. If he ever is called an Okama (Japanese for cross dresser), he enters an enraged frenzy. "She" is likened to the cat of Bremen, do to her feline movements and actions.

Fujii Ran The band's bassist. He was part of a former band Sulphuric Acid, but left after he turned 20 as agreed, but resulted in a fight between him and the crazed vocalist of Sulphuric Acid. He has absolute pitch, which makes him a consummate musician, and his fascination with fast cars led to the dream of owning a Ferrari F-40. The logo of the Ferrari company is a prancing horse, so Ran is likened to the "slow donkey" of Bremen, because he looks up to the fast horse.