Tags: Manga.
Violinist of Hameln (ハーメルンのバイオリン弾き Hamerun no Baiorin Hiki) is a fantasy adventure manga 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 manga tends toward a lighter more comedic tone whereas the anime is darker. The manga eventually takes a darker tone itself though.