Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life

2019 • TMDB 7.4 • 1 season • 26 episodes • Animation, Drama • BS11

Where to Watch

As of October 29, 2026, Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life streams in the US on Crunchyroll (2 seasons) and the Crunchyroll Amazon Channel (2 seasons). It is also available to buy on the Apple TV Store (2 seasons). JustWatch US splits the series into two seasons, while TMDB groups all 26 episodes under a single season. Availability checked against US listings on October 29, 2026.

Overview

When the senior members of Tokise High’s koto club graduate, Takezo Kurata is left as its only member, and the club faces being shut down. Salvation arrives in an unlikely form: Chika Kudo, a rough-edged former delinquent with a bad reputation, barges into the club room demanding to join, followed by Satowa Hozuki, a koto prodigy from a prestigious family who plays with breathtaking skill. Around them gathers a small band of misfits, each carrying their own wounds, rivalries and reasons for picking up the thirteen-stringed instrument. Together they rebuild the club from nothing, learning to play as one ensemble and aiming for the national competition. Kono Oto Tomare! is a warm, earnest school drama where music becomes the language its characters use to say what they cannot say aloud — about grief, family pressure, guilt and the slow work of trusting other people. The koto performances are the show’s heartbeat, and every competition piece lands harder because we know exactly what it cost each player to be on that stage.

Main Cast

The main voice cast includes:

• Yuma Uchida as Chika Kudo (26 episodes)
• Junya Enoki as Takezo Kurata (26 episodes)
• Atsumi Tanezaki as Satowa Hozuki (26 episodes)
• Haruki Ishiya as Saneyasu Adachi (26 episodes)
• Yuichi Iguchi as Kota Mizuhara (26 episodes)
• Makoto Furukawa as Michitaka Sakai (26 episodes)
• Sara Matsumoto as Hiro Kurusu (26 episodes)
• Daisuke Namikawa as Suzuka Takinami (26 episodes)
• Yoshimasa Hosoya as Tetsuki Takaoka (18 episodes)

Seasons Snapshot

• Season 1 — 26 episodes, premiered April 7, 2019; finale “Starting Line” (1×26) aired December 29, 2019.

TMDB groups all 26 episodes under a single season, covering the club’s rebuilding and its run to the national competition.

Why Watch Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life?

• The koto performances are genuinely stirring — traditional Japanese music given full dramatic weight.
• An underdog club story done right: a dying club rebuilt by misfits who have everything to prove.
• Chika Kudo’s redemption arc, from feared delinquent to the club’s fiercest heart.
• Satowa Hozuki, a prodigy learning that technique alone is not music.
• An ensemble where every member’s backstory earns its place on stage.

Trailer

Watch the official trailer on YouTube: Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life Season One (Crunchyroll Dubs)