DO NOT discuss the source material beyond this episode. If you want to discuss future events or theories, please use separate threads.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Akira's expectations for the club members are still pretty high lol A lot of emotions again as I had expected from this anime. The more I watch Akira, the more she shows her personality. Akira and Satowa playing koto together looks like a work of art. |
 |
| The teacher's performance influenced their koto? That made the teacher to teach them seriously. Wow, that smile after the frustration can completely get the dark aura out? The two making the nice koto. Nice suggestion by NamiDai's character. And he trusts the teacher. Bad thing might come from that old lady. |
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| The teacher seems to be serious about things now the problem is that poisonous woman who is influencing her and Houzuki's mother. She wants to get involved and it doesn't predict much good for future episodes. |
| Its nice to see everyone getting better, and also the teacher "warming" up. Yeah, that's what you get when you try to mess with the power of friendship. But now the old lady's planing some shit, oh my. |
 |
| Very nicely playing with emotions here, just like they were the strings of a koto...! And such beautiful close-ups of Chika. 😍 |
| Lovely episode, full of heart. :) Seeing Akira be influenced by the determination and passion of the club was very heartwarming. Fantastic direction with the way they showed the parallel between Akira and Adachi. It was nice to see Akira and Satowa perform together. The final scene with Akira and Suzuka was also fantastic. This show never fails to make me smile. |
 |
tsubasalover said: The teacher's performance influenced their koto? That made the teacher to teach them seriously. Wow, that smile after the frustration can completely get the dark aura out? The two making the nice koto. Nice suggestion by NamiDai's character. And he trusts the teacher. Bad thing might come from that old lady. The point is not the smile. The point is she saw the reflection of herself from another non gifted person when paired with prodigies. The non gifted person , with the help of his friends and continual trial and error, ultimately overcome his shortcoming and achieve success. This made her realize that her 2 years effort is actually not in vain, she was just too pigeon holed into that one failure back in that competition. That 2 year effort is a testament of her own strength that she's able be on the same footing as the prodigy which is Hozuki (See when they play Tenki together it's so beautiful), and she can finally accept herself that she's not a failure, and she can finally move on. |
Ventus_SNov 16, 2019 10:21 AM
| Satowa and Akira playing together was nice to see. Akira's grandmother is planning some bad things. |
 |
| If anything despite Akira's beliefs the team's skills have only increased since she started to tutor them. Though Sane's determination to not let down the team is admirable its also runs the risk of opening a dark path for him as well as Akira noted. Its good that both Chika and Houzuki noticed and intervened before it happened. Its interesting that Akira is able to see within Sane the determination that her brother once had in Koto. That was quite the reaction that it provoked among Akira though. Still despite their differences Houzuki and Akira's piece was just beautiful. In the end its nice that the teams determination manage to break through the wall that Akira had around her and make her realise just how beautiful koto can be when playing with friends that both enjoy it and strive to continually improve their skills at it. Overall a calm ep that managed to both expand upon Akira's inner thoughts in the form of her realization that koto can be fun when playing with like minded people as well allow her to finally let go of the grudge she had for Houzuki. Though im curious what the grandmother is aiming to do though. |
| Signature removed. Please follow the signature rules, as defined in the Site & Forum Guidelines. |
Akira teared up a bit. First sign of softening up which she did in this episode. That piece played by akira and hozuuki combo was beautiful. Takinami x akira looks like it's gonna be next ship. The bitchiest bitch is plotting something again. Just leave my poor girls alone you bitch! |
 |
| Akira's grandmother is up to no good again X( She is planning something to tear the club again, which is a bad sign... Nice episode! I was surprised to see Akira starting to like the club :O |
 [*]My Completed List [*]♪Listen ► [/list][/left] |
| I love the role Akria plays as a teacher and her own character growth thanks to the club members. The duet was just such a nice way to peak this episode. Dunno about her grandmother though... So far she is quite the one dimensional grumpy old lady making others miserabel but there is probably more behind this facade... Probably relates to the death of Akria's parents, if I had to guess. |
 |
| So I guess it's now confirmed that relatives of students that choose to partake in sports/music based club activities are all assholes. |
 |
| Again a stellar episode, the drama is always a hit with me maybe because I have already read the manga but nonetheless, this show's character interactions are always delightful. 5/5 |
| "Life is too bitter, so coffee, at least should be sweet..." - Hikigaya Hachiman (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatte Iru) |
| This was so beautiful, and wholesome that it hurts. Akira has been so long in the dark that she had pretty much gave up on ever getting out of it. But her performance moved, and inspired them. They learned to play with care because of her, and her teaching. She now realizes that those two years she dedicated to that piece weren't in vain. That they are now allowing her to be in the midst of this light. I love how Sane didn't give up, the pressure was big no doubt, but he kept trying until he was able to, and I love how witnessing it moved Akira to tears. I also loved that moment when she played with Houzuki. Their sounds conveyed what words couldn't, and I think they are fine now. Sure, it bothered Kudou a bit because he realizes they still can't play with Houzuki like that, but it was mostly wholesome. Takinami-sensei's smile when Akira asked to remain as their instructor, Sane's smile when he managed to play that part right, the way they thanked Akira for this and that. It was all really beautiful. I'm just worried about her grandmother now. I hope she can't do much damage. |
 |
| That was a pretty nice ep, really liked the scene where Akira's darkness faded away like almost every character in this show Swagernator said: But now the old lady's planing some shit, oh my. Can't wait to see what her tragic backstory is going to be |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| Cute episode, but telling a student with no sense of rhythm to stop using the metronome is shit tier advice, Takinami Short_Circut said: Can't wait to see what her tragic backstory is going to be Probably some family drama, like usual |
| Seeing the growth of the character is so thrilling |
 |
| Damn Akira got cleansed by the wholesomeness of the club. The character development is so good |
 |
| Love this episode, I am smiling all the time. Good to see Dojima loving the koto club more, and changing from dark to the light again. Surely in the layer episode her Grandmother will be an enemy. |
| Lol at Gramdukes looking out at the yard like a supervillain because of a high school koto club. Both Akira and her could clearly use a good orgasm and a hobby, they're treating these wooden instruments like they're life or death. |
| Mendokusai |
JGordonson said: Lol at Gramdukes looking out at the yard like a supervillain because of a high school koto club. Both Akira and her could clearly use a good orgasm and a hobby, they're treating these wooden instruments like they're life or death. I find this comment rather rude for people who dedicated their full life into one thing. You can say the same for many sport players who treat their sport career as life or death. Be it koto, be it sport, same thing. The dedication is what that matters. |
| this episode though... got me right in the kokoro the cursed obaasan is up to some fuckery... could she be exorcised by the magic of friendship? we shall see... Ventus_S said: I find this comment rather rude for people who dedicated their full life into one thing. You can say the same for many sport players who treat their sport career as life or death. Be it koto, be it sport, same thing. The dedication is what that matters. if your dedication leads you to commit fuckery, it's not the type of dedication to admire serial killers are dedicated too you know lol but seriously |
| see you, space cowperson . . . |
| I like almost everything about this episode! We got to see Akira and Hozuki play together, and Akira is finally feeling better. Also, it seems like her grandmother is plotting something >:( Hope that everything's gonna be alright though. |
  |
| I feel like Hozuki and Akira need each other because they've both been through the same painful experiences and also Akira needs Hozuki to show her that the koto is not necessarily something you need to do alone with the way Chika showed Hozuki. |
 |
| The power of friendship Koto, once again saving people from their inner demons... or at least, from their own ignorance. Good episode actually. Really liked the "wholesome" way the club is trying (without even knowing it) to change Akira's somber attitude. Props to Takinami-sensei as well since he has done a lot to help the group improve though that advise of stop using the metronome was a bit questionable but well. Now, it seems Akira is in the good path but I guess her arc is not over, at least not yet with her one-dimensional grandmother still plotting some plan like a Disney villain. Anyways, let's see whether grandma will stay this way or her character will receive the "awful character's redemption" treatment as well in the next episode. |
SouthRzVaNov 17, 2019 11:38 PM
Ventus_S said: I find this comment rather rude for people who dedicated their full life into one thing. You can say the same for many sport players who treat their sport career as life or death. Be it koto, be it sport, same thing. The dedication is what that matters. I would counter that this has largely shown itself to be a self-destructive way to live, either to the actual extent of self-destruction or the extent that whenever (and it's not 'if', it's when) that one thing gets pulled from under people, they damn near have to learn how to function again. The athletes and musicians that had other things they cared about throughout their careers are the ones that seemingly live the most fulfilling lives. I'll double down on my original statement, they could both use a good orgasm and a side-hobby. Akira could also benefit from a therapist. |
JGrdnsnNov 18, 2019 9:34 AM
| Mendokusai |
| Akira change of heart!? looks like we're down to one antagonist! that old hag! lolz 4/5. |
 |
| Another brilliant episode with beautiful playing! curse that evil grandma and whatever bs she has planned! |
 |
| Akira = satowa short hair version .. Change My Mind !!! |
| Their duet was beautiful and so was the melody when Akira first came back to the club room. I like how the atmosphere of their club is changing even the people around them and Doujima certainly became a great teacher. The visuals of this series really bacame awesome in the second season and it's fantastic how she completely changed the character dynamics of the show. Now the only thing that needs to happen is confront the grandma. Let's hope she fail to destroy what they have, I really wish for Akira's happiness too. |
Mich666 said: Their duet was beautiful and so was the melody when Akira first came back to the club room. I like how the atmosphere of their club is changing even the people around them and Doujima certainly became a great teacher. The visuals of this series really bacame awesome in the second season and it's fantastic how she completely changed the character dynamics of the show. Now the only thing that needs to happen is confront the grandma. Let's hope she fail to destroy what they have, I really wish for Akira's happiness too. |
| Watching Sane practising was already too emotional for me ;;;; Akira and Hozuki playing together was too much wonderful wth <3 |
 |
| Simply put, Akira feels like she is still levels too high for any of the Koto Club members to achieve what she has concurrently (more of the fault on the manipulative grandmother). And Takinami-sensei showed her the door without her thinking that they don't have any potential to grow further...that is until the members took her advice and worked out their sweats. What a cunning but sensible teacher-advisor. And it was certainly a difficult piece to begin with, but everyone is as essential as notes stringed together in a song. To see Akira have a moment of solitude and connection to her past young life was all it takes to warm her heart, albeit a stepping stone. Most certainly, the sounds of Akira and Hozuki are the result of how much despair they faced, and coming together as one sound of forgiveness and acceptance. To Akira, being good is never enough, but with Takinami-sensei's gouging, it's the same effect as how he was mesmerized before, and the same emotion touches her, to be given another chance for the Koto Club to reach Nationals. But I'd swear that they must counter what Grandma Doujima has in her sinister plans. |
 |
| Well, that was certainly a wonderful episode. Short_Circut said: That was a pretty nice ep, really liked the scene where Akira's darkness faded away like almost every character in this show Swagernator said: But now the old lady's planing some shit, oh my. Can't wait to see what her tragic backstory is going to be lol true. |
| To be honest, now is becoming a bit boring. I liked the first season but this second season is becoming tedious to follow, all of that drama is quite annoying and the pacing doesn't help. |
 |
| Akira is slowly melting my heart with those feelings, tears came down a few times. |
| Good to see that Akira can finally appreciate her hard work and the impact she can have on others. But lol, the villain-esque portrayal of the granny is so cheesy xD |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Akira's turning might have been a little too quick, but quite enjoyable nonetheless. |
 |
| So Akira saw the reflection of herself in Adachi and the rest. Oh no, the old hag is planning someting evil. It's too ridiculous to the point of being funny lmao. 4/5 |
| BANZAI NIPPON. Nippon is the Land of freedom. Nippon is the Land of Peace. Nippon is the Land of Justice and Prosperity. In Nippon, we trust. We love Nippon, we love Anime. Anime love us, Nippon love us. 日本 |
| Nice to see the club's power of friendship broke the darkness surrounding Akira but that evil grandma has still has some plan |
 |
| Really great development on Akira and the others characters, I really hate the grandma, she is way too horrible |
 |
| If nothing else, if this club really goes nowhere, if they fail at their journey to the nationals, this club has brought the life back into the eyes of miss dojima, gave miss Satowa the joy in playing, and revitalized chikas life back on track. Not to mention giving the other girl (sorry am forgetting names rn) a true band of friends, and even have more meaning to the lives of our three otherwise delinquents here. And all because our man four eyes boy had the guts not to give up on the club that his seniors left him to succeed. I cry |
  NYANPASU  whiskey tango foxtrot |
| Akira: ♪ Remember those walls I built, Well, baby, they're tumbling down ♪ ...and she no longer has those dead-fish eyes. |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| I loved when Akira thought that it was never a waste of time, all her experiences led her to being strong to make that decision, that was beautifully put & so relatable. Didn’t like her initially but it’s nice to see her character develop. Chika is perfect & Suzuka-chan is HOT. Damn!!!! With every episode I like him more & more. A guy who doesn’t give a fuck all but is actually so observant & insightful. |
 ꕤ but i’ll probably remember over and over again you were there and everyone else was there — the day we all searched for just one thing ꕤ |
| Atleast Akira redeemed herself, and now is willing to help their club with all her might. Granny please stop playing the villain, it really is spoiling the mood. |
 |
More topics from this board
» Next season?martingunnarsson - Dec 10 |
7 |
by IamRoyston
»»
Dec 11, 11:07 AM |
|
Poll: » Kono Oto Tomare! 2nd Season Episode 13 Discussion ( 1 2 3 )Stark700 - Dec 28, 2019 |
121 |
by CrazyButNot4U
»»
Dec 5, 5:42 AM |
|
Poll: » Kono Oto Tomare! 2nd Season Episode 12 Discussion ( 1 2 3 )Stark700 - Dec 21, 2019 |
143 |
by Alhaithams
»»
Nov 10, 11:21 PM |
|
Poll: » Kono Oto Tomare! 2nd Season Episode 11 Discussion ( 1 2 )Stark700 - Dec 14, 2019 |
50 |
by Tsukasa_Rio
»»
Aug 25, 6:09 PM |
|
Poll: » Kono Oto Tomare! 2nd Season Episode 10 Discussion ( 1 2 )Stark700 - Dec 7, 2019 |
50 |
by Tsukasa_Rio
»»
Aug 25, 6:08 PM |