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?

Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life
Score : 7.3 ★
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- Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life
Ep 1 - New Club Members
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 1 - New Club MembersIt'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.
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Ep 2 - Having What It Takes
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 2 - Having What It TakesIt'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.
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Ep 3 - The Koto Club Reborn
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 3 - The Koto Club RebornEven 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.
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Ep 4 - The First Resounding Note
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 4 - The First Resounding NoteThe 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?
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Ep 5 - Let Our Sound Resound and Reach Them
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 5 - Let Our Sound Resound and Reach ThemIt'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?
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Ep 6 - An Invisible Boundary
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 6 - An Invisible BoundaryA 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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Ep 7 - Unknown Sounds
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 7 - Unknown SoundsBoth 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 bonds prevail?
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Ep 8 - A Sign
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 8 - A SignChika 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 seem to know Satowa!
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Ep 9 - A Piercing Sound
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 9 - A Piercing SoundThe 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 whole group.
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Ep 10 - Near Yet Far
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 10 - Near Yet FarThe 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 left behind.
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Ep 11 - The Sound We Were Searching For
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 11 - The Sound We Were Searching ForThe 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 clubs from Meiryo and Himesaka are participating in the festival too.
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Ep 12 - Rivals
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 12 - RivalsMeiryo'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 impressed by everyone's performances.
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Ep 13 - Kuon
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 13 - KuonIt’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 decision they will regret?
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Ep 14 - A Step Forward
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 14 - A Step ForwardTokise 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 results of the competition.
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Ep 15 - Becoming Aware
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 15 - Becoming AwareAfter 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 she's weird compared to other girls.
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Ep 16 - Their Time
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 16 - Their TimeOn 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 come listen to their performance at the gym.
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Ep 17 - Reunion
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 17 - ReunionThe 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 to see her mother to borrow one.
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Ep 18 - Their Determination
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 18 - Their DeterminationTakinami 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 teacher at first.
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Ep 19 - Confrontation
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 19 - ConfrontationPreviously, 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 carrying deep in her heart?
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Ep 20 - Another Chance
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 20 - Another ChanceAfter 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, Takinami stops by and asks Akira and Satowa to play together.
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Ep 21 - Meaning and Role
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 21 - Meaning and RoleThe 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 of the Hozuki School.
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Ep 22 - Morning of the Showdown
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 22 - Morning of the ShowdownThe 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 seriously aiming to go to nationals.
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Ep 23 - Champions' Resolve
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 23 - Champions' ResolveAfter 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 determine which of them will compete in the national championship prelim. However, this decision requires great sacrifices from certain members.
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Ep 24 - Beyond the Right Answer
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 24 - Beyond the Right AnswerHimesaka 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 different this time?
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Ep 25 - "Tenkyu"
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 25 - "Tenkyu""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.
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Ep 26 - Starting Line
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of LifeEp 26 - Starting LineSatowa confronts her mother and everyone waits for the results of the competition.
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