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Yui Hirasawa has no clue which club to join, but she’s determined to do something this year. As luck would have it, she discovers a flyer for the Light Music Club and decides this is the club for her. But there's one problem: She first must learn guitar!
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Yui Hirasawa has no clue which club to join, but she’s determined to do something this year. As luck would have it, she discovers a flyer for the Light Music Club and decides this is the club for her. But there's one problem: She first must learn guitar!
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Episode 1
Yui, Mio, Ritsu, and Tsumungi are all in the same class and members of the same music club. They want to bring in more members so their friend Azusa won't be the club's only member once they all graduate.
Directed by Naoko YamadaWritten by Reiko YoshidaGuest stars Asami Sanada, Chika Fujitou, Madoka Yonezawa, Yoriko Nagata, Mana Hirata, Kiyoko Nagaki, Hibiku Yamamura
Episode 2
The girls find an old guitar that ends up being worth a lot of money. The girls purchase a selfless gift for their friend.
Directed by Tatsuya IshiharaWritten by Jukki HanadaGuest stars Asami Sanada, Chika Fujitou, Madoka Yonezawa, Tomoko Nakamura, Tomoaki Maeno
Episode 3
Ritsu decides she doesn't want to be the drummer anymore. She wants to be in the spotlight.
Directed by Noriyuki KitanoharaWritten by Reiko YoshidaGuest stars Asami Sanada, Chika Fujitou, Madoka Yonezawa, Kunpei Sakamoto, Mika Ito
Episode 4
The light music club seniors go on a school field trip to Kyoto.
Directed by Yoshiji KigamiWritten by Katsuhiko MuramotoGuest stars Asami Sanada, Chika Fujitou, Madoka Yonezawa, Kanehira Yamamoto, Sora Kuwakado, Masumi Kageyama, Naoko Sugiura
Episode 5
Azusa and Ui, along with their classmate Jun, spend time together while the third years are on their trip to Kyoto. Noticing that Ui would be lonely without her sister around, Jun and Azusa decide to sleepover at her house.
Directed by Taichi IshidateWritten by Jukki HanadaGuest stars Madoka Yonezawa, Yoriko Nagata, Yuiko Tatsumi, Asuka Ohgame, Takuma Terashima
Episode 6
On a very rainy day, Yui gets completely soaked trying to keep her guitar from getting wet. Azusa later helps Yui maintain her guitar
Directed by Kazuya SakamotoWritten by Reiko YoshidaGuest stars Asami Sanada, Chika Fujitou, Madoka Yonezawa, Yoriko Nagata, Masumi Kageyama, Tomoko Nakamura, Mami Fujita
Episode 7
Mio gets the feeling that someone is watching her. The girls are reminded of the previous year, where Mio felt like she was being stalked by someone and went to the student council for advice.
Directed by Hiroko UtsumiWritten by Masahiro YokotaniGuest stars Asami Sanada, Chika Fujitou, Asuka Horiguchi, Chinatsu Akasaki, Tomoko Nakamura, Naoko Sugiura, Asumi Kodama
Episode 8
While filling in University Choice forms, Yui and Ritsu get in trouble for not being decisive enough about their future. Nodoka tells the others about how Yui became friends with her after they met in kindergarten.
Directed by Mitsuyoshi YonedaWritten by Katsuhiko MuramotoGuest stars Asami Sanada, Chika Fujitou, Madoka Yonezawa, Yasufumi Saitō, Taeko Kitamura, Tomoko Nakamura, Naoko Sugiura
Episode 9
Yui struggles with exams as finals approach. To refresh after the exams, she rallies her friends to join a talent show.
Directed by Noriyuki KitanoharaWritten by Reiko YoshidaGuest stars Asami Sanada, Chika Fujitou, Madoka Yonezawa, Yoriko Nagata, Jin Domon, Sachiko Chijimatsu
Episode 10
Yui finds herself playing guitar for a band called Death Devil.
Directed by Noriko TakaoWritten by Jukki HanadaGuest stars Asami Sanada, Madoka Yonezawa, Chiaki Yurin, Kotomi Yamakawa, Naoki Koshida, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Shin Nanasawa, Yuu Asakawa
Episode 11
An exceptionally hot day launches a crusade to have air conditioning installed in the club room.
Directed by Taichi IshidateWritten by Katsuhiko MuramotoGuest stars Asami Sanada, Chika Fujitou, Mayuki Makiguchi
Episode 12
Summer vacation leads the girls to a summer rock festival. The girls go their separate ways and become enthralled with different aspects of the rock music experience.
Directed by Kazuya SakamotoWritten by Reiko YoshidaGuest stars Asami Sanada, Madoka Yonezawa, Yoshihisa Kawahara, Anri Katsu, Katsuhiko Iriya, Kouichi Souma, Hiroshi Watanabe, Kento Ishikawa
Episode 13
Another summer festival comes and the girls attend together. Azusa vows to make the upcoming school show a success.
Directed by Hiroko UtsumiWritten by Masahiro YokotaniGuest stars Asami Sanada, Madoka Yonezawa, Yoriko Nagata, Naoko Sugiura, Tomoko Nakamura, Ryuichi Kijima
Episode 14
Ritsu and Tsumugi get into shenanigans while Nodoka helps Yui with her homework.
Directed by Mitsuyoshi YonedaWritten by Jukki HanadaGuest stars Chika Fujitou, Madoka Yonezawa, Hiro Nakajima
Episode 15
Summer vacation ends, and the girls enter a 5K race. Race day begins normally, but Yui goes missing. While everyone enjoys the reward of finishing the race, Sawako continues to search for Yui.
Directed by Noriyuki KitanoharaWritten by Masahiro YokotaniGuest stars Asami Sanada, Chika Fujitou, Madoka Yonezawa, Yoriko Nagata, Naoko Sugiura, Ken Yanai, Sachiko Chijimatsu, Hitomi Nase
Episode 16
Azusa realizes the music club has been slacking off lately, and she resolves to practice more.
Directed by Noriko TakaoWritten by Katsuhiko MuramotoGuest stars Madoka Yonezawa, Yoriko Nagata, Chieko Kagose, Mika Ito
Episode 17
While the club room is closed for repairs, the girls have nowhere to practice. All is not lost, though, because the girls finally write lyrics to the music Tsumugi wrote.
Directed by Taichi IshidateWritten by Reiko YoshidaGuest stars Asami Sanada, Chika Fujitou, Madoka Yonezawa, Hisayoshi Suganuma, Naoko Sugiura, MAKO, Tomoko Nakamura
Episode 18
Mio and Ritsu are nominated to play the roles of Romeo and Juliet in the class play. Tsumugi helps Mio find confidence, and Azusa worries the the group isn't preparing well enough for the concert.
Directed by Kazuya SakamotoWritten by Jukki HanadaGuest stars Asami Sanada, Chika Fujitou, Ken'ichi Koike, Mai Hirano, Tomoko Nakamura, Masumi Kageyama, Naoko Sugiura, Mami Fujita
Episode 19
The play goes off with only a few hitches. After the play, the group practices overnight to prepare for their live performance in front of the school.
Directed by Hiroko UtsumiWritten by Masahiro YokotaniGuest stars Asami Sanada, Chika Fujitou, Madoka Yonezawa, Yoriko Nagata, Azusa Enoki, Takuya Eguchi, Mai Hirano, Taeko Kitamura
Episode 20
Another school festival arrives, and the girls perform. Realizing their last year together is coming to an end, they reflect on their time together and vow to make the best of the remaining time.
Directed by Mitsuyoshi YonedaWritten by Katsuhiko MuramotoGuest stars Asami Sanada, Chika Fujitou, Madoka Yonezawa, Yoriko Nagata, Mai Hirano, Tomoko Nakamura, Masumi Kageyama, Hideyuki Kanaya
Episode 21
The girls prepare for senior photos and college entrance exams.
Directed by Noriyuki KitanoharaWritten by Reiko YoshidaGuest stars Asami Sanada, Chika Fujitou, Madoka Yonezawa, Yoriko Nagata
Episode 22
Azusa makes a cake for her friends and visits the shrine to pray for success and good fortune for them all.
Directed by Noriko TakaoWritten by Jukki HanadaGuest stars Asami Sanada, Madoka Yonezawa, Yoriko Nagata, Naoko Sugiura, MAKO
Episode 23
The girls decide to record an album as an emblem of their time at the school.
Directed by Taichi IshidateWritten by Reiko YoshidaGuest stars Asami Sanada, Chika Fujitou, Madoka Yonezawa, Yoriko Nagata, Takashi Yoshida, Tomoko Nakamura, Naoko Sugiura, Minoru Shiraishi
Episode 24
Graduation day comes and goes. Azusa is happy for her friends but is sad to see them go.
Directed by Kazuya Sakamoto, Naoko YamadaWritten by Reiko YoshidaGuest stars Asami Sanada, Chika Fujitou, Madoka Yonezawa, Yoriko Nagata, Taeko Kitamura, Tomoko Nakamura, Masumi Kageyama, Naoko Sugiura
Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026
Aki ToyosakiYui Hirasawa (voice)
Yoko HikasaMio Akiyama (voice)
Satomi SatoRitsu Tainaka (voice)
Minako KotobukiTsumugi Kotobuki (voice)
Asami SanadaSawako Yamanaka (voice)
Ayana TaketatsuAzusa Nakano (voice)
Chika FujitouNodoka Manabe (voice)
Madoka YonezawaUi Hirasawa (voice)
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