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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life

Kono Oto Tomare!この音とまれ！Stop at this Sound!

2019 · TV · 13 eps Finished

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What is Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life about?

Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life is a TV anime series of 13 episodes animated by Platinum Vision, adapted from a manga. It aired from April 7, 2019 to June 30, 2019. AniList classifies it as drama, music, romance and slice of life.

In the story, Takezou is the last remaining member of the koto club, a club dedicated to the traditional Japanese string instrument. If he doesn't find new members, the koto club will be terminated. One day, Takezou is alone in the club room when a student barges in and demands to join. The student is delinquent Chika Kudou, a guy who even scares delinquent upperclassmen at other schools.

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Themes AniList users associate with it: School Club, Coming of Age, Ensemble Cast, Male Protagonist, Tsundere, Heterosexual, Band, Primarily Teen Cast, Delinquents, School.

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Main characters

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  • Chika Kudou 久遠愛

    Main character

    The first member to join Kurata in the club. Kudou brings with him a reputation for fighting and delinquency, which initially makes others distrustful of him. However, underneath his rough exterior is a kind heart who wants to honor his deceased grandfather by playing the koto.

    Japanese voice: Yuuma Uchida

  • Satowa Houzuki 鳳月さとわ

    Main character

    Satowa is a first year student and the daughter of a famous koto family, Houzuki. She has been learning to play koto since she was little and has won many contests. Although she is a koto prodigy, Satowa was debarred from Houzukikai.

    Japanese voice: Atsumi Tanezaki

  • Hiro Kurusu 来栖妃呂

    Main character

    She is Takezou's classmate and joins the koto music club after hearing their first performance. She has knowledge of koto due to the influence of her grandmother. She becomes the koto music club's vice-president.

    Japanese voice: Sara Matsumoto

  • Takezou Kurata 倉田武蔵

    Main character

    President of koto music club. He's shy and weak in difficult situations. After his failure at the exam, depressed, Takezou saw his senpai's performance, where she was giving her all even though no one listened and koto's string had been broken. He was deeply moved by her performance, so he joined the club.

    Japanese voice: Junya Enoki

  • Suzuka Takinami 滝浪涼香

    Main character

    A math teacher at Tokise High and the Koto Club's advisor.

    Japanese voice: Daisuke Namikawa

  • Saneyasu Adachi 足立実康

    Main character

    Saneyasu is a second-year student at Tokise High School and a member of the Tokise High School Koto Club.

    Japanese voice: Haruki Ishiya

  • Kouta Mizuhara 水原光太

    Main character

    Kota Mizuhara is a second year student at Tokise High School and a member of the Tokise High School Koto Club.

    Japanese voice: Yuuichi Iguchi

  • Michitaka Sakai 堺通孝

    Main character

    Michitaka Sakai is a second year student at Tokise High School and a member of the Tokise High School Koto Club.

    Japanese voice: Makoto Furukawa

Supporting characters

  • Isaki Kudou 久遠衣咲

    Supporting character

    Is the aunt of Chika Kudo who provides a place for him to live after his grandfather passes away.

    Japanese voice: Nana Mizuki

  • Mio Kanzaki 神崎澪

    Supporting character

    Mio Kanzaki is a 2nd year student at Hakuto High School and a member of its koto club.

    Japanese voice: Shouta Aoi

  • Chiharu Houzuki 鳳月千春

    Supporting character

    Satowa's mother.

    Japanese voice: Ryouko Gi

  • Gen Kudou 久遠源

    Supporting character

    Was a koto maker, the father of Isaki Kudo and the grandfather of Chika Kudo who died a year before the events of the story.

    Japanese voice: Tetsuo Kanao

  • Tetsuki Takaoka 高岡哲生

    Supporting character

    Tetsuki has been classmates with Chika since middle school. He's worried about his friend, because he knows Chika's circumstances. He seems to be a quiet person, but in reality he shows his true colors when fighting. He comes from wealthy family, his father is the director of a large hospital.

    Japanese voice: Yoshimasa Hosoya

  • Kiriyuu Ousuke 桐生桜介

    Supporting character

    Ousuke Kiryu is a 2nd year student at Meiryo High School. Due to neglect by his peers at an early age because of his heart condition, Ousuke grew up to be better than average at reading people in order to compensate for his lack of physical ability.

    Japanese voice: Junta Terashima

  • Takeru Kurata 倉田武流

    Supporting character

    The younger brother of Takezo Kurata and a student at Meiryou High School.

    Japanese voice: Natsuki Hanae

  • Kazusa Ootori 凰かずさ

    Supporting character

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    Japanese voice: Ayane Sakura

  • Mashiro

    Supporting character

    AniList has no description for this character yet.

    Japanese voice: Ayaka Asai

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