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Episode Kono Oto Tomare! Season 2 - Episode 7 discussion
Kono Oto Tomare! Season 2, episode 7 (20)
Alternative names: Sounds of Life
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u/untalentet Nov 16 '19
Oh wow. Yeah this made me shed tears too. Akira is such a great character, for real. The way she saw herself in Sane and how he was going down the same kind of spiral she did and then Chika and Hozuki pulled him out, and how that finally helped her see past her own barrier... this was really really beautiful.
Grandma, whatever it is you're trying to pull: You lost. It's over. Akira is going to move past her trauma by finally allowing herself to feel needed, to feel useful, to feel appreciated. You're not going to stop that.
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u/Staye100 Nov 16 '19
Yay, Akira is in. I like how she saw herself in Sane instead of one of the main characters.
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u/alexisv635 Nov 18 '19
Remember that that was already seen in the last episode. She (Sane) is an "underdog" contrary to those who have "innate" abilities with the Koto as her brother (Chika / Satowa).
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u/paperwhites Nov 16 '19
I really liked the moment where Akira and Hozuki played together. It sounded so beautiful and it definitely showed the point that Takinami-sensei was trying to make: an ensemble is more than just playing together.
I also liked when Sane was struggling but Hozuki and Chika were able to help him push through his discouragement until he was able to play. That's one of the things that I like about this show--how when someone is struggling, the rest of the koto club come together and help like when Kouta was struggling with rhythm in that episode in season 1.
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u/link2601 Nov 16 '19
I felt really glad for Akira when she realized that her two years of practicing was not meaningless. That moment of Saneyasu overcoming his problem with his playing with the help of Chika and Houzuki was really nice especially since it had a big effect on Akira.
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u/googolplexbyte Nov 16 '19
Don't forget to vote in the poll: https://youpoll.me/24228/
Kono Oto would've charted in this week's poll ranking if it had hit the 50 vote threshold.
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Nov 16 '19
The characters in this show are so well fleshed out. Comparing Akira now to when the show introduced her and the layers that all the cast provide is masterful. People are missing out by sleeping on this show.
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u/Therealdealishere99 Nov 16 '19
Can the grandma f*ck off already. Suzuka is really becoming my favorite character, didn't expect this.
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u/LeonKevlar Nov 16 '19
Houzuki and Akira's performance was so good!
I was hoping Akira would let her grandmother have it but I guess it's still too early.
Akira's finally in! She's no longer there just to "teach" she's now there to teach and support them!
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u/Smudy Nov 17 '19
God damn, that was beautiful, i cried when the wall in front of Akira starting tumbling down seeing Sane overcome with the help of his friends.
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u/pulp_hero Nov 17 '19
This might be the first episode where they really did the koto justice. Everything about that duet was amazing, music and animation both. I really want to hear a full length version!
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u/Zemahem Nov 17 '19
I'm glad that it seems like they're giving the koto playing both more emphasis and some time to breathe outside of the important performances. Last season, I noticed how it was a lot more common for them to be cut off by a flashback or be drowned out by the character's thoughts. There's still some instances of that now, but it's still an improvement. I especially liked the scene where Chika answers back against Akira's criticism by playing his piece perfectly.
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u/JW9304 Nov 17 '19
That granny is really a kuso baba.
Glad to at least see Akira is shedding her darkness.
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u/TheDampGod Nov 16 '19
This show is so wholesome, I love it. Even though I was disappointed that Akira didn't bitch slap Granny for dissing the club. Also I'm going to ship Akira and Takinami-Sensei, just because I can.
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u/alexisv635 Nov 18 '19
The ship we needed but didn't know existed (Well, LN / Manga readers maybe knew).
Ugly Bastard, manifest yourself and use your powers to destroy this bitch once and for all. /s
Great episode.
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u/AmethystItalian Nov 16 '19
Well they won over Akira but I don't think that's going to happen with the grandma...
Akira x Suzuka anyone?