Violinist of Hameln

Violinist of Hameln (Japanese: ハーメルンのバイオリン弾き, Hepburn: Hamerun no Baiorin Hiki) is a Japanese manga series created by Michiaki Watanabe. Its premise is that a group of adventurers are traveling north to the Northern Capital (a.k.a. Hameln) to prevent a catastrophe. In this world, music has magical qualities. The manga and the anime are very different. The anime removes the majority of the humor from the manga, leaving the darker themes but never goes as heavy as the manga. The manga commonly jumps between humor, action, and very dark scenes in a matter of pages. No licensed English translations exist to date for the manga or its adaptations.