Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life
Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life

7.3 / 10
2019
1 season
26 episodes
AnimationDrama

Since the graduation of the senior members of the club, Takezou ends up being the sole member of the "Koto" (traditional Japanese string instrument) club. Now that the new school year has begun, Takezou will have to seek out new members into the club, or the club will become terminated. Out of nowhere, a new member barges into the near-abandoned club room, demanding to join the club. How will Takezou be able to keep his club alive and deal with this rascal of a new member?

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  • New Club Members

    1.New Club Members

    07-04-201924m

    It's Takezo Kurata's 3rd year at Tokise High and he's now the sole member of the Koto Club after his upperclassmen graduated. If no new students join, the club will be disbanded. H...

  • Having What It Takes

    2.Having What It Takes

    14-04-201924m

    It's time to entice more first years into joining the koto club. Even though Takezo's solo performance doesn't seem to capture the crowd, the beautiful Satowa Hozuki suddenly shows...

  • The Koto Club Reborn

    3.The Koto Club Reborn

    21-04-201924m

    Even though the instruments will soon be repaired, the club is still in need of more members or it'll be disbanded. Fortunately, Chika's old friends Saneyasu Adachi, Michitaka Saka...

  • The First Resounding Note

    4.The First Resounding Note

    28-04-201924m

    The club members are having trouble learning the piece for their upcoming performance and being so naturally talented is making it hard for Satowa to know how to teach everyone. Wi...

  • Let Our Sound Resound and Reach Them

    5.Let Our Sound Resound and Reach Them

    05-05-201924m

    It's almost time for the clubs big performance. They need to satisfy the whole school or the club will be disbanded! They're all nervous and the crowd seems displeased from the get...

  • An Invisible Boundary

    6.An Invisible Boundary

    12-05-201924m

    A new member, Hiro Kurusu, has joined the koto club. She's a second year student from the same class as Takezo. He hasn't talked to her much but she seems nice. Will she get along...

  • Unknown Sounds

    7.Unknown Sounds

    19-05-201924m

    Both Chika and Hiro now know Satowa's secret. Now, Hiro plans to stir more trouble within the club with this new information. How will Hiro's meddling affect the club? Will their b...

  • A Sign

    8.A Sign

    26-05-201924m

    Chika and the other club members are having trouble understanding Satowa's instruction. Later, 2 girls from the elite Himesaka Girls Academy randomly show up at the clubroom that s...

  • A Piercing Sound

    9.A Piercing Sound

    02-06-201924m

    The koto club gets to hear Kanagawa's number 1, Himesaka, perform at Meiryo high school. Overwhelmed by the performance, Takezo seems shaken and it seems to have an effect on the w...

  • Near Yet Far

    10.Near Yet Far

    09-06-201924m

    The club decide to do a training camp so they can really focus on practicing their next piece. However, while everyone else seems to be improving, Kota's still struggling and feels...

  • The Sound We Were Searching For

    11.The Sound We Were Searching For

    16-06-201924m

    The training camp has come to an end and the High School Students' Kanto Region Traditional Japanese Music Festival is finally around the corner. To the gang's surprise, the koto c...

  • Rivals

    12.Rivals

    23-06-201924m

    Meiryo's brilliant performance has rattled some of the koto club members from Tokise. More schools perform but none seem to compare. Takezo's Aunt Isaki, however, doesn't seem so i...

  • Kuon

    13.Kuon

    30-06-201924m

    It’s nearing Takezo’s and the other’s time to perform but Chika’s hand injury is starting to really swell up. He’s determined to still perform with the others but is that a decisio...

  • A Step Forward

    14.A Step Forward

    06-10-201924m

    Tokise High School's koto club finished their performance. Despite the mistakes in the first half, they made a remarkable comeback in the second half. Now, they nervously await the...

  • Becoming Aware

    15.Becoming Aware

    13-10-201924m

    After lunch, Satowa and her friends from her class start talking about boys. Since koto has been the center of her life, she cannot follow the conversation and later asks Hiro if s...

  • Their Time

    16.Their Time

    20-10-201924m

    On Tokise's school festival day, Takezo gets a surprise visit from the previous koto club president. He tells her that there are now seven members in the club and suggests that she...

  • Reunion

    17.Reunion

    27-10-201924m

    The piece for the qualifier has been decided. It's the piece that Satowa played at the National Koto Competition. Since Takinami's arrangement requires two 17-strings, Satowa goes...

  • Their Determination

    18.Their Determination

    03-11-201924m

    Takinami decides to have Akira Dojima be the koto instructor for the club. Since she's from the Hozuki School, the club members have some reservations about her becoming their koto...

  • Confrontation

    19.Confrontation

    10-11-201924m

    Previously, Akira told Satowa that there was no need for Satowa to receive any lessons from her. Her attitude shows that she has resentment towards Satowa. What is it that she is c...

  • Another Chance

    20.Another Chance

    17-11-201924m

    After telling Takinami that she'd quit as a koto teacher, Akira goes to the club room to find that something is different with the koto club members' sound. During the practice, Ta...

  • Meaning and Role

    21.Meaning and Role

    24-11-201924m

    The members of the koto club have started thinking about what Takinami said: the meaning and role of their sound. In the meantime, Dojima arranges a meeting with the senior members...

  • Morning of the Showdown

    22.Morning of the Showdown

    01-12-201924m

    The day of the qualifier for nationals has finally come. Seeing other students upon their arrival at the venue, the Tokise koto club members realize that they're all there seriousl...

  • Champions' Resolve

    23.Champions' Resolve

    08-12-201924m

    After losing to the Hakuto at the music festival, the members of the Himesaka realize they are no longer the undisputed number one in Kanagawa. They decide to make a shortlist to d...

  • Beyond the Right Answer

    24.Beyond the Right Answer

    15-12-201924m

    Himesaka Girls' Academy gave a powerful performance. Now it's time for Hakuto High School to take the stage. Will they give a performance that's the "right answer"? Or will it be d...

  • "Tenkyu"

    25."Tenkyu"

    22-12-201924m

    "Don't forget why you want to go to nationals"... With those words by Takinami in their hearts, each member of Tokise High School koto club takes the stage.

  • Starting Line

    26.Starting Line

    29-12-201924m

    Satowa confronts her mother and everyone waits for the results of the competition.

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