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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?
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Episode 1 - A Step Forward
Release Date: 2019-10-06After the catatrophal beginning of their performance, the Koto Club of the Tokise manages to catch itself during the play. But will that be enough for one of the top rankings of this competition? Even the jurors find it difficult to choose the winners of this event, as the performances were at an extremely high level. And so the result surprises all those present.
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Episode 2 - Becoming Aware
Release Date: 2019-10-13The members of the Koto Club of the Tokise still freshly remember the bitter defeat in their club room, where they are informed by their assistant that their next appearance will be at the school festival in September. At school, Takezo and Hiro are assigned to the shopping group for the school festival, while Chika and Satowa work on the decorations and the like.
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Episode 3 - Their Time
Release Date: 2019-10-20As a result of the two incidents with Chika and Satowa as well as with Takezo and Hiro, there is a depressed mood in the club, which even begins to be reflected in the rehearsals. In addition, the school festival is rising, where an unexpected visitor surprises Takezo. In addition, it is important for the Koto Club to choose the piece for the preliminary selection.
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Episode 4 - Reunion
Release Date: 2019-10-27In the Koto-Club of the Tokise, everyday life seems to be gradually returning. In addition, Takinami-sensei has managed to commit to a piece. His choice falls on the piece that Hozuki offered instead of "Yaegoromo" at the national championship and for which she was disqualified. What Hozuki, as expected, is anything but enthusiastic about.
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Episode 5 - Their Determination
Release Date: 2019-11-03Now that they have decided which piece they want to play, it's up to Hozuki to name it. Meanwhile, Takinami-sensei falls a way into the lap to teach the Koto club to play in Koto without being able to play Koto himself. But this path has certain potential downsides, because the teacher he finds for the club is already known to Hozuki.
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Episode 6 - Confrontation
Release Date: 2019-11-10Satowa suspects that Akira is up to something bad and decides to find out more about her after a short conversation with her. However, when she listens to Akira's performance of "Mizu no Hentai", she fears that she has wrongly accused Akira. However, when Satowa tries to apologize to Akira, the conversation does not go as she expected.
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Episode 7 - Another Chance
Release Date: 2019-11-17Akira wants to turn his back on the club and hang the support role on the nail. However, she is persuaded by the members of the club to also keep an eye on their joint rehearsal on the last day. During this, they surprise Akira with their unshakable motivation and thus remind them of their own past.
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Episode 8 - Meaning and Role
Release Date: 2019-11-24Sane and Chika worry about what they have to contribute to the play. Sane, for his part, learns his role in the play at a rehearsal alone with Akira, while Chika literally wounds while trying to find out what role he plays. Meanwhile, Ms. Dojima takes action and tries to continue to discredit the club.
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Episode 9 - Morning of the Showdown
Release Date: 2019-12-01On the morning before the preliminary decision of the national championship, the tension increases among all participants. With the exception of Mio from the Hakuto high school, of course. And this time Takezo's parents also want to listen to it. Satowa's mother, on the other hand, seems to miss her daughter's appearance once again, although Satwoa invited her by letter.
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Episode 10 - Champions' Resolve
Release Date: 2019-12-08After the defeat against the Hakuto at the music festival, the members of the Himesaka realize that they are no longer the undisputed number one in Kanagawa. They decide to make a preselection to determine which of them will compete for the national championship in the pre-election. However, this decision demands great sacrifices from certain members.
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Episode 11 - Beyond the Right Answer
Release Date: 2019-12-15The next upcoming performance of the rivals of the Tokise is that of the Hakuto High School, the winner of the music festival. And also this time they play an own composition that seems to be aimed at highlighting Mio Kanzaki in particular, who is able to see sounds and play pieces of music in the "correct" way. However, he dislikes the way he plays.
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Episode 12 - Tenkyu
Release Date: 2019-12-22Following the performance of the Hakuto, it is finally the turn of the Tokise with "Tenkyu", the own composition Satowa adapted by Takinami-sensei. In the audience sit next to Takezo's family, the former president of the Tokise Koto Club, Chika's sister, Tetsuki and Mrs. Nishina, even Satowa's mother and Mrs. Dojima. Now it's time to prove to everyone that the Koto club of the Tokise is to be taken seriously.
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Episode 13 - Starting Line
Release Date: 2019-12-29Just when Satowa begins to give up hope of still meeting her mother, she runs into her path. Now it will become clear whether Satowa with "Tenkyuu" has finally penetrated to her mother as she hopes. Meanwhile, all participating schools are waiting for the result of the preliminary decision, which will determine which school is allowed to go to the national championship.