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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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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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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
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.
Directed by Ryoma MizunoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Tetsuo Kanao, Natsuki Hanae, Ayaka Asai, Shigeru Ushiyama, Akio Kato, Wakana Kowaka, Wataru Tsuyuzaki
Episode 2
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.
Directed by Hiroyuki OkunoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Tetsuo Kanao, Ayaka Asai, Shigeru Ushiyama, Takumi Ejiri, Masako Isobe, Genki Muro, Kosuke Kuwano
Episode 3
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.
Directed by Ryoma MizunoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Akio Kato, Masako Isobe, Kosuke Kuwano, Genki Muro, Hitomi Sasaki, Eri Akiyama
Episode 4
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?
Directed by Akira KatoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Tetsuo Kanao, Ayaka Asai, Masako Isobe, Genki Muro, Kosuke Kuwano, Ryoko Gi
Episode 5
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?
Directed by Ryoma MizunoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Tetsuo Kanao, Shigeru Ushiyama, Akio Kato, Wataru Tsuyuzaki, Masako Isobe, Genki Muro, Kosuke Kuwano
Episode 6
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?
Directed by Hideaki ŌbaWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Tetsuo Kanao, Shigeru Ushiyama, Akio Kato, Masako Isobe, Eri Akiyama, Hitomi Sasaki, Wakana Kowaka
Episode 7
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?
Directed by Hiroyuki OkunoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Ryoko Gi, Hitomi Sasaki, Eri Akiyama, Genki Muro, Yukari Nozawa, Kosuke Kuwano, Wakana Kowaka, Miho Okasaki
Episode 8
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!
Directed by Ryoma Mizuno, Akira KatoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Tetsuo Kanao, Natsuki Hanae, Wakana Kowaka, Masako Isobe, Ryoko Gi, Hitomi Sasaki, Nana Mizuki
Episode 9
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.
Directed by Ryoma MizunoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Natsuki Hanae, Wakana Kowaka, Ayane Sakura, Chika Anzai, Kosuke Kuwano, Genki Muro, Junta Terashima
Episode 10
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.
Directed by Hideaki ŌbaWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Nana Mizuki
Episode 11
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.
Directed by Takashi KobayashiWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Tetsuo Kanao, Masako Isobe, Ayane Sakura, Junta Terashima, Eri Akiyama, Sayaka Senbongi, Takuma Terashima, Hitomi Sasaki
Episode 12
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.
Directed by Ryoma Mizuno, Akira KatoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Masako Isobe, Nana Mizuki, Ayane Sakura, Junta Terashima, Sayaka Senbongi, Takuma Terashima, Soichiro Hoshi
Episode 13
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?
Directed by Ryoma MizunoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Ayane Sakura, Chika Anzai, Junta Terashima, Eri Akiyama, Wakana Kowaka, Soichiro Hoshi, Yoshitaka Yamaya
Episode 14
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.
Directed by Ryoma MizunoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Ryoko Gi, Nana Mizuki, Ayane Sakura, Chika Anzai, Junta Terashima, Eri Akiyama, Sayaka Senbongi
Episode 15
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.
Directed by Ryoma Mizuno, Akira KatoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Hitomi Sasaki, Yurika Aizawa, Kosuke Kuwano, Ayumi Mano, Eri Akiyama
Episode 16
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.
Directed by Hiroyuki OkunoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Ayaka Asai, Kosuke Kuwano, Eri Akiyama
Episode 17
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.
Directed by Hideaki ŌbaWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Masako Isobe, Ryoko Gi, Yukari Nozawa, Kosuke Kuwano, Nao Toyama
Episode 18
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.
Directed by Ryoma MizunoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Shigeru Ushiyama, Masako Isobe, Yukari Nozawa, Nao Toyama
Episode 19
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?
Directed by Akira KatoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Masako Isobe, Yukari Nozawa, Kosuke Kuwano, Nao Toyama, KENN, Wataru Tsuyuzaki, Karin Nanami, Chie Tamura
Episode 20
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.
Directed by Hiroyuki OkunoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Shigeru Ushiyama, Yukari Nozawa, Nana Mizuki, Nao Toyama
Episode 21
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.
Directed by Ryoma MizunoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Tetsuo Kanao, Ryoko Gi, Eri Akiyama, Hitomi Sasaki, Yukari Nozawa, Nao Toyama, Susumu Akagi
Episode 22
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.
Directed by Hideaki ŌbaWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Tetsuo Kanao, Natsuki Hanae, Ayaka Asai, Wakana Kowaka, Wataru Tsuyuzaki, Masako Isobe, Ryoko Gi, Yukari Nozawa
Episode 23
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.
Directed by Takashi KobayashiWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Ayaka Asai, Nana Mizuki, Ayane Sakura, Chika Anzai, Shouta Aoi, Megumi Toda, Hiroo Sasaki
Episode 24
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?
Directed by Hideaki ŌbaWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Ryoko Gi, Yukari Nozawa, Nana Mizuki, Wakana Kowaka, Shouta Aoi, Megumi Toda, Nao Toyama
Episode 25
"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.
Directed by Ryoma MizunoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Tetsuo Kanao, Ayaka Asai, Wakana Kowaka, Masako Isobe, Ryoko Gi, Yukari Nozawa, Nana Mizuki
Episode 26
Satowa confronts her mother and everyone waits for the results of the competition.
Directed by Ryoma Mizuno, Takashi KobayashiWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Ayaka Asai, Ryoko Gi, Nana Mizuki, Ayane Sakura, Chika Anzai, Shouta Aoi, Nao Toyama
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
Yuma UchidaChika Kudo (voice)
Junya EnokiTakezo Kurata (voice)
Atsumi TanezakiSatowa Hozuki (voice)
Haruki IshiyaSaneyasu Adachi (voice)
Yuichi IguchiKota Mizuhara (voice)
Makoto FurukawaMichitaka Sakai (voice)
Sara MatsumotoHiro Kurusu (voice)
Daisuke NamikawaSuzuka Takinami (voice)
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