8.3/1077 votes#1 - New Club Members
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/2019
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.
Director: Ryoma Mizuno
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
8.7/1070 votes#2 - Having What It Takes
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2019
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.
Director: Hiroyuki Okuno
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
8.7/1068 votes#3 - The Koto Club Reborn
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2019
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.
Director: Ryoma Mizuno
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
8.6/1064 votes#4 - The First Resounding Note
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2019
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?
Director: Akira Kato
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
9.4/10107 votes#5 - Let Our Sound Resound and Reach Them
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2019
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?
Director: Ryoma Mizuno
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
- 8.6/1061 votes
#6 - An Invisible Boundary
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2019
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?
Director: Hideaki Ōba
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
8.7/1066 votes#7 - Unknown Sounds
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/2019
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 bonds prevail?
Director: Hiroyuki Okuno
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
8.8/1063 votes#8 - A Sign
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/26/2019
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 seem to know Satowa!
Director: Ryoma Mizuno, Akira Kato
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
8.8/1064 votes#9 - A Piercing Sound
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/2/2019
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 whole group.
Director: Ryoma Mizuno
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
8.5/1060 votes#10 - Near Yet Far
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/9/2019
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 left behind.
Director: Hideaki Ōba
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
8.8/1067 votes#11 - The Sound We Were Searching For
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/16/2019
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 clubs from Meiryo and Himesaka are participating in the festival too.
Director: Takashi Kobayashi
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
8.7/1061 votes#12 - Rivals
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/23/2019
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 impressed by everyone's performances.
Director: Ryoma Mizuno, Akira Kato
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
9.2/1079 votes#13 - Kuon
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/30/2019
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 decision they will regret?
Director: Ryoma Mizuno
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
9.1/1063 votes#14 - A Step Forward
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/6/2019
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 results of the competition.
Director: Ryoma Mizuno
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
9.1/1062 votes#15 - Becoming Aware
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/13/2019
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 she's weird compared to other girls.
Director: Ryoma Mizuno, Akira Kato
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
8.9/1055 votes#16 - Their Time
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/20/2019
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 come listen to their performance at the gym.
Director: Hiroyuki Okuno
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
9.0/1054 votes#17 - Reunion
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 10/27/2019
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 to see her mother to borrow one.
Director: Hideaki Ōba
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
8.9/1053 votes#18 - Their Determination
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/3/2019
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 teacher at first.
Director: Ryoma Mizuno
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
9.1/1062 votes#19 - Confrontation
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/10/2019
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 carrying deep in her heart?
Director: Akira Kato
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
8.9/1057 votes#20 - Another Chance
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/17/2019
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, Takinami stops by and asks Akira and Satowa to play together.
Director: Hiroyuki Okuno
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
9.2/1060 votes#21 - Meaning and Role
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/24/2019
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 of the Hozuki School.
Director: Ryoma Mizuno
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
9.0/1060 votes#22 - Morning of the Showdown
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 12/1/2019
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 seriously aiming to go to nationals.
Director: Hideaki Ōba
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
8.8/1060 votes#23 - Champions' Resolve
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 12/8/2019
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 determine which of them will compete in the national championship prelim. However, this decision requires great sacrifices from certain members.
Director: Takashi Kobayashi
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
9.0/1062 votes#24 - Beyond the Right Answer
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 12/15/2019
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 different this time?
Director: Hideaki Ōba
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
9.7/10150 votes#25 - "Tenkyu"
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 12/22/2019
"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.
Director: Ryoma Mizuno
Writer: Ayumu Hisao
The Best Episodes of Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life Season 1
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"New Club Members" is the best rated episode of "Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 77 votes. Directed by Ryoma Mizuno and written by Ayumu Hisao, it aired on 4/7/2019. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Having What It Takes".