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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life

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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?

Apr 7, 20191 seasons26 episodesEndedJA

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Yuma Uchida

Chika Kudo (voice)

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Junya Enoki

Takezo Kurata (voice)

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Atsumi Tanezaki

Satowa Hozuki (voice)

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Haruki Ishiya

Saneyasu Adachi (voice)

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Yuichi Iguchi

Kota Mizuhara (voice)

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Makoto Furukawa

Michitaka Sakai (voice)

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Sara Matsumoto

Hiro Kurusu (voice)

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Daisuke Namikawa

Suzuka Takinami (voice)

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Seasons

Season 1

26 episodes

Premiered Apr 7, 2019

Episodes

1–6 of 26

Ep 1

New Club Members

Apr 7, 2019

24m

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. He's in for a shock, however, when Chika Kudo, a delinquent, joins the club.

Ep 2

Having What It Takes

Apr 14, 2019

24m

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 up asking permission to join.

Ep 3

The Koto Club Reborn

Apr 21, 2019

24m

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 Sakai and Kota Mizuhara seem to be interested in joining.

Ep 4

The First Resounding Note

Apr 28, 2019

24m

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. Will the club really be able to learn this piece in time?

Ep 5

Let Our Sound Resound and Reach Them

May 5, 2019

24m

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-go. Can they do it?

Ep 6

An Invisible Boundary

May 12, 2019

24m

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 with the members of the club?

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