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Flower · 2014-07-29, 21:21

Summary: 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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This manga has been one I have been following for a while now ... it is another of the genre of kinda/sorta introducing an aspect of Japanese culture to contemporary readers (like Chihayafuru, Hikaru no Go, Hanayamata, etc.), and this time it is through the stringed instrument called the koto.

Here is an example of a piece featured in the manga itself. Interestingly the publisher, Jump Square, commissioned a performance of one of the pieces played in the manga to give folks an idea of what is being the club's activities are striving for.

YouTube

https://youtu.be/Y_Db88Ef6FQ

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Anyone else following this manga?

Kreceir · 2014-07-29, 21:26

I am following it, but isn't there already a thread about this manga? or maybe I'm confusing it with something else.
Edit: I'm pretty sure I saw that video before, been posted somewhere else, I just can't remember... Sorry If I'm mistaken.

Flower · 2014-07-29, 21:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kreceir

I am following it, but isn't there already a thread about this manga? or maybe I'm confusing it with something else.
Edit: I'm pretty sure I saw that video before, been posted somewhere else, I just can't remember... Sorry If I'm mistaken.

No problem ... I did do a search for it's title and its English equivalent (i.e. "Stop this Sound!"), but nothing came up.

However - if something was already made and I missed it no problems - I will just merge the threads together.

Oh yes - ch 20 was released just recently. ^^

Velsy · 2014-08-01, 08:47

Oh , I started reading this the other week. I really liked it. I had no idea what a Koto was too.

Kazu-kun · 2016-03-19, 19:31

I just found about this manga and read the whole thing in one sitting (raws too). I love it. It's about music but the setup if more like a sport series. It's kinda like Chihayafuru but without the annoying love triangle. It has a bit of romance but it's pretty subtle and no used for drama. The characters are really likeable, and the story gives proper attention to all of them.

This should get adapted to anime. I think it has what it takes to be pretty successful if done well.

Rinvelt · 2018-03-11, 05:38

Damn, this chapter (67) made me vomit sugar.

wuhugm · 2018-03-11, 06:30

I can't hear the Koto...

kuudererules · 2018-12-05, 12:12

New key visual for anime adaptation

Cast
Chika Kudo: Yuuma Uchida
Takezo Kurata: Junya Enoki
Satowa Hozuki: Atsumi Tanezaki
Tetsuki Takaoka: Yoshimasa Hosoya
Mio Kanzaki: Shouta Aoi

wuhugm · 2018-12-05, 12:29

Chika looks more like a playboy than delinquent

MK-95- · 2018-12-05, 13:34

I'm not feeling this art... I prefer the manga art.

This art just feels so generic tbh. Hell, Kurata doesn't even look like he's their senpai. Dude looks younger than both Chika and Satowa...

iBeast · 2019-04-04, 21:33

I have very little faith that his anime will do the manga justice which is a damn shame.

wuhugm · 2019-06-28, 22:34

Snusnu

Blaat · 2021-10-11, 15:59

It finally happened.

Spoiler for chapter 106:

2014-07-29, 21:21	Link #1
Flower Blooming on the mountain Join Date: May 2010 Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....	Kono Oto Tomare! Summary: 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? ** This manga has been one I have been following for a while now ... it is another of the genre of kinda/sorta introducing an aspect of Japanese culture to contemporary readers (like Chihayafuru, Hikaru no Go, Hanayamata, etc.), and this time it is through the stringed instrument called the koto. Here is an example of a piece featured in the manga itself. Interestingly the publisher, Jump Square, commissioned a performance of one of the pieces played in the manga to give folks an idea of what is being the club's activities are striving for. YouTube https://youtu.be/Y_Db88Ef6FQ Sorry**; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? Anyone else following this manga? __________________

2014-07-29, 21:26	Link #2
Kreceir Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Derping in League of Legends Age: 30	I am following it, but isn't there already a thread about this manga? or maybe I'm confusing it with something else. Edit: I'm pretty sure I saw that video before, been posted somewhere else, I just can't remember... Sorry If I'm mistaken. __________________

2014-08-01, 08:47	Link #4
Velsy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008	Oh , I started reading this the other week. I really liked it. I had no idea what a Koto was too. __________________ Donated by Om Nerabdator

2016-03-19, 19:31	Link #5
Kazu-kun Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006	I just found about this manga and read the whole thing in one sitting (raws too). I love it. It's about music but the setup if more like a sport series. It's kinda like Chihayafuru but without the annoying love triangle. It has a bit of romance but it's pretty subtle and no used for drama. The characters are really likeable, and the story gives proper attention to all of them. This should get adapted to anime. I think it has what it takes to be pretty successful if done well. __________________

2018-03-11, 06:30	Link #7
wuhugm Confused Shark Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Atlantis	I can't hear the Koto... __________________ ------------------------------------------ [SPOILER] Manga, Anime, & LN Where The Girl MC Ended Up With Is Not The Main Heroine All My Threads

2018-03-11, 05:38	Link #6
Rinvelt 駄目人間 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: France	Damn, this chapter (67) made me vomit sugar.

2018-12-05, 12:12	Link #8
kuudererules Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Indonesia	New key visual for anime adaptation Cast Chika Kudo: Yuuma Uchida Takezo Kurata: Junya Enoki Satowa Hozuki: Atsumi Tanezaki Tetsuki Takaoka: Yoshimasa Hosoya Mio Kanzaki: Shouta Aoi

2018-12-05, 12:29	Link #9
wuhugm Confused Shark Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Atlantis	Chika looks more like a playboy than delinquent __________________ ------------------------------------------ [SPOILER] Manga, Anime, & LN Where The Girl MC Ended Up With Is Not The Main Heroine All My Threads

2018-12-05, 13:34	Link #10
MK-95- Best Girl Connoisseur Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Trinidad & Tobago Age: 28	I'm not feeling this art... I prefer the manga art. This art just feels so generic tbh. Hell, Kurata doesn't even look like he's their senpai. Dude looks younger than both Chika and Satowa... __________________ "When there is evil in this world that justice cannot defeat, would you taint your hands with evil to defeat evil? Or would you remain steadfast and righteous even if it means surrendering to evil?" - Lelouch vi Britannia as Zero.

2019-04-04, 21:33	Link #11
iBeast Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006	I have very little faith that his anime will do the manga justice which is a damn shame.

2019-06-28, 22:34	Link #12
wuhugm Confused Shark Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Atlantis	Snusnu __________________ ------------------------------------------ [SPOILER] Manga, Anime, & LN Where The Girl MC Ended Up With Is Not The Main Heroine All My Threads

2021-10-11, 15:59	Link #13
Blaat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004	It finally happened. Spoiler for chapter 106: Hozuki confessed her feelings for Chika, admittedly in front of him but not to him but he still got the message. __________________ MyAnimeList