Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life: Season 1
Episode Guide
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New Club Members
Apr 7, 2019 · 24 min
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
Apr 14, 2019 · 24 min
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
Apr 21, 2019 · 24 min
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
Apr 28, 2019 · 24 min
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
May 5, 2019 · 24 min
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
May 12, 2019 · 24 min
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
May 19, 2019 · 24 min
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
May 26, 2019 · 24 min
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
Jun 2, 2019 · 24 min
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
Jun 9, 2019 · 24 min
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
Jun 16, 2019 · 24 min
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
Jun 23, 2019 · 24 min
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
Jun 30, 2019 · 24 min
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
Oct 6, 2019 · 24 min
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
Oct 13, 2019 · 24 min
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
Oct 20, 2019 · 24 min
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
Oct 27, 2019 · 24 min
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
Nov 3, 2019 · 24 min
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
Nov 10, 2019 · 24 min
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
Nov 17, 2019 · 24 min
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
Nov 24, 2019 · 24 min
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
Dec 1, 2019 · 24 min
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
Dec 8, 2019 · 24 min
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
Dec 15, 2019 · 24 min
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"
Dec 22, 2019 · 24 min
"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
Dec 29, 2019 · 24 min
Satowa confronts her mother and everyone waits for the results of the competition.