Not Another Series

Session  drummer Sage Nakamura puts his trust fund where his heart is and starts  his own band in Japan—Kashi-sei, Japanese for "visibility." Tired of  his favorite J-pop bands imploding over even a hint of same-sex  attraction, Sage decides to take sponsorship out of the equation. He  hopes his band will become a safe haven that validat

Session  drummer Sage Nakamura puts his trust fund where his heart is and starts  his own band in Japan—Kashi-sei, Japanese for "visibility." Tired of  his favorite J-pop bands imploding over even a hint of same-sex  attraction, Sage decides to take sponsorship out of the equation. He  hopes his band will become a safe haven that validates diversity in  gender identity and orientation. But he'll need some help to make his  endeavor successful.

Mangaka Ikeda Daiki lives a  comfortable, if lonely, life in Tokyo. When he gets the opportunity to  work with a band as it is forming, developing the products from the  beginning—starting with a manga—he leverages his platform for more  creative freedom.

At Sage's insistence, Daiki helps  him choose band members and navigate the finer points of Japanese  culture. But the two have more than business goals in common. Mutual  admiration develops into friendship, attraction, and a relationship full  of firsts for both of them.

But as the band prepares  for their debut, Sage, who has never played before a live audience,  gets debilitating stage fright. How can Daiki and the band help him  through it and keep his dream alive?

The J-pop industry has traumatized Watanabe Wayuu (Way). He is an idol but struggles with his self-worth and his hidden nonbinary identity. He joins Kashi-sei because he owes an enormous debt. Joining the band allows Way to perform with his crush, the charismatic Suzuki Zen. 

Suzuki Zen (Zen) is fiercely protective, driven by his own pas

The J-pop industry has traumatized Watanabe Wayuu (Way). He is an idol but struggles with his self-worth and his hidden nonbinary identity. He joins Kashi-sei because he owes an enormous debt. Joining the band allows Way to perform with his crush, the charismatic Suzuki Zen. 

Suzuki Zen (Zen) is fiercely protective, driven by his own past trauma in the music industry, taking care of his sister and a deep love for Way. Wanting to give Way everything he needs, Zen studies BDSM. Zen is all about control: keeping his own while making Way lose his. Way is the only person Zen wants to sing with for the rest of his life, but every time Zen tells him how he feels, Way thinks he’s just being flirtatious.