The Bugle's Call is about a kid called Lucas who is part of a mercenary band as the bugler. There are 2 things unique about him, though - the branch coming out of his head and that he claims he can "see the music".
The characters are what hooked me the fastest. The first chapter manages to tell a self contained story about Luca's adoptive father and show that, while he's a brutal commander on the surface, he's a got a deep care for Lucas. The following chapters quickly managed to root an investment in every single one of the characters he meets.
The other standout feature of the manga is the art, particularly the panelling. There are a lot of creative panel layouts, and chapter 13 has the best use of panelling I have ever seen in a manga. The art itself is very expressive, especially in the faces, and the scale of some of the scenes is shown excellently.
There are only 2 things I would consider even remotely criticising this manga for. One is that the world doesn't always make sense. It's hard to give examples without spoiling, but the idea that the people don't actually know about the Ramus is ridiculous, especially given some of the ones shown later. The other is that, in the first few chapters, the art is a little warped.
