is a Japanese

light novel A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a '' wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English languag ...

series written by Sagu Aoyama and illustrated by Tinkle. ASCII Media Works have published eight volumes since June 2012 under their

Dengeki Bunko is a publishing imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks). It was established in June 1993 with the publication of '' Hyōryū Densetsu Crystania'' volume one, and is a light novel imprint ai ...

imprint. The light novel has received a manga adaptation and a separate spin-off manga series titled ''Tenshi no 3P! no 3P!!''. A 12-episode

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television series adaptation by

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aired between July and September 2017.

Plot

Kyō Nukui is a teenager who refuses to go to school, and spends his days composing songs and publishing them online. One day, he is approached by a trio of orphaned little girls who ask for his help to hold a performance at the church/orphanage where they live. Intrigued by their request and impressed with their skills, Kyō decides to help them.

Characters

; : :The main protagonist of the series. A shut-in high schooler, he has a love for music and publishes his own songs online under the fake name of HibikiP. ; : :Jun is the youngest of the band girls, and the guitarist. She is the most innocent and shyest one, having trouble to express herself. ; : :The oldest girl of the band and the bassist, she takes it upon herself to lead the group and thus is mostly the one in-charge, addressing them as "little sisters". ; : :Sora is the band's drummer and the second oldest of the trio. She is the most passive girl, always sleepy with a vacant expression on her face. ; : :Kyō's little sister who usually berates him for his decision to not go to school, but loves to be by his side. She is also a classmate of Jun and the others and is a little jealous of them getting along with her brother. ; : :One of Kyō's classmates and a childhood friend of his, she is also an orphan from Little Wing and acts as the girls' older sister. She secretly likes him and supports his efforts to return to school and reassume his student life. ; : :A former priest who is the owner of the Little Wings Orphanage where the girls live. ; : ; :

Media

Print

''Angel's 3Piece!'' is written by Sagu Aoyama and illustrated by Tinkle. Eleven volumes were released between June 10, 2012 and February 10, 2018 on ASCII Media Works'

imprint. A manga adaptation illustrated by Yuzu Mizutani began serialization in ASCII Media Works' ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Dengeki G's Comic'' from the July 2014 issue. The first ''

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'' volume was released on November 10, 2014; six volumes have been published as of September 8, 2017. A spin-off manga series titled ''Tenshi no 3P! no 3P!!'' illustrated by Omiya began serialization in ASCII Media Works' magazine ''

Dengeki Moeoh is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks) under the ''Dengeki'' brand. Many manga serialized in ''Dengeki Daioh'' were later published in ''tankōbon'' volumes under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Co ...

'' from the December 2013 issue. The first volume of the spin-off manga was released on July 10, 2015.

Anime

A 12-episode

television series adaptation by

aired from July 10 to September 25, 2017. The series is directed by Shinsuke Yanagi, with scripts written by Gō Zappa and the music is composed by Akito Matsuda. Crunchyroll streamed the anime. The series' opening theme is and the ending theme is ; both songs are performed by

Yūko Ōno is a Japanese voice actress from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. She is known for her roles as Yuzu in ''Konohana Kitan'' and Aya Asagiri in ''Magical Girl Site''. Biography Ono attended Kogakuin University. After moving to Tokyo in 2013, she ...

Yurika Endō is a former Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. After starting her career in 2013, she began playing supporting roles in anime series such as '' Ace of Diamond'', '' Magimoji Rurumo'', and '' Sakura Trick''. In 2017, she played t ...

, and

Aoi Koga is a Japanese voice actress from Saga Prefecture who is affiliated with 81 Produce. She is known for her roles as Sora Kaneshiro in ''Angel's 3Piece!'', Yuri Miyata in '' Two Car'', Paimon in ''Genshin Impact'', Kaguya Shinomiya in '' Kaguya-sama ...

under the name Baby's breath.

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References

External links

* * {{Project No.9 2017 anime television series debuts 2012 Japanese novels Anime and manga based on light novels ASCII Media Works manga Crunchyroll anime Discotek Media Kadokawa Dwango franchises Dengeki Bunko Light novels Music in anime and manga Project No.9 Seinen manga