TV anime "Kono Oto Tomare!" to start airing on April 6, 2019 (Saturday) and the latest information was announced at the advance screening! The 4th additional cast & the latest PV are also released!

An advance screening of the TV anime "Kono Oto Tomare! was held on March 31 (Sun) at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku, where #1 and #2 (episodes 1 and 2) were screened and the main casts gave talks.

Kono Oto Tomare! is a manga written by Amieux and set in Tokise High School's koto club, which is on the verge of being discontinued. The CD "Kono Oto Tomare," which was released on March 8, 2017, was also released! ~Tokise High School Koto Club" won the Excellence Award in the Record Division of the 72nd Japan Arts Festival, as well as the 32nd Japan Gold Disc Award for Pure Japanese Music Album of the Year.
Platinum Vision, an up-and-coming studio that has produced "SERVAMP," "Saiyuki RELOAD BLAST," and "Devil's Line," will be in charge of animation production.
⇒Spring 2019 Anime

An advance screening was held at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku on March 31 (Sun), where #1 and #2 (episodes 1 and 2) were screened and the main cast talked about the show. The official report has arrived and will be introduced below.

Official Report】 ※Titles omitted

TV anime "Kono Oto Tomare!" which will start airing from 25:00 on April 6 (Sat), 2019. An advance screening was held on March 31 (Sun) at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku, where #1 and #2 (episodes 1 and 2) were screened and the main cast members gave talks.

At the beginning of the screening, Haruki Ishitani, who plays Minoru Adachi, appeared as MC. After an announcement about today's screening, #1 and #2 were shown on the theater screen. After viewing the two stories, the main cast members Yuma Uchida (Ai Kudo/ending theme), Junya Enoki (Musashi Kurata), Atsumi Tanazaki (Satowa Houzuki), and Shota Aoi (Mio Kanzaki and opening theme) took the stage to talk about their roles in the show. They talked about their impressions and highlights of #1 and #2 shown on the day, as well as their own impressions of the characters. He also revealed a secret story about the production of the anime adaptation of the manga, in which "expressions unique to anime" are often considered in the production process, and the cast and staff discuss with each other during postrecording.

Shota Aoi and Yuma Uchida will sing the opening and closing theme songs, respectively. Aoi said that "Tone" was a song filled with "youth" and that the song's music video included a choreography showing three fingers playing a koto (Japanese stringed instrument). As for the ending theme "Speechless," Uchida said that the title of the song expresses the feeling of feeling and conveying people's hearts beyond words.

Toward the end of the talk, the latest information about the anime was released. First, the fourth addition to the cast was announced. Tetsuo Kaneo will play Ai's grandfather, Kudo Gen; Natsuki Hanae will play Musashi's younger brother, Kurata Takeryu; Ayaka Asai will play Mashiro, an alumnus of the Tokise High School koto club; and Nana Mizuki will play Ai's aunt, Kudo Kisaki. Expectations are high for their appearance in the film as characters who support Ai, Musashi, and the others.

In addition, from April 2 (Tue) to April 6 (Sat), "Kono Oto Tomare! characters' countdown voices will be released every day from April 2 (Tue.) to April 6 (Sat.) on the official Twitter and official website. It will be a surprise which character will appear on the day, so be sure to check it out.

In addition, the latest PV and the synopsis of #1 are on view on the official website of the anime.

＜TV anime "Kono Oto Tomare! PV> "Kono Oto Tomare!

Kononon tomare! is a coming-of-age school story set in the "Tokise High School Koto Club," which is on the verge of being discontinued. The long-awaited TV anime adaptation was announced in July last year and has been attracting a lot of attention, especially from fans of the original story, and will start airing on TOKYO MX1/BS11 every Saturday from 25:00 on April 6 , AT-X from 22:00 on April 8, Tochigi TV from 23:00 on April 10 , and WOWOW from 24:00 every Wednesday from April 10. WOWOW will start broadcasting on Wednesdays from 24:00 on April 10. In addition, FOD is scheduled to exclusively distribute the program from 25:00 on April 6 (Sat.).

(Photo: MASA)

Production Information] (*Honorific titles omitted)
TV animation "Kono Oto Tomare!

＜Broadcast information
TOKYO MX1, BS11: Every Saturday from April 6 (Sat.) at 25:00~.
AT-X: From April 8 (Mon), every Monday at 22:00~ (repeat broadcast: every Wednesday at 14:00 / every Saturday at 6:00 / every Sunday at 6:00)
Tochigi TV: From April 10 (Wed.), every Wednesday at 23:00
WOWOW: Every Wednesday from April 10 (Wed.) at 24:00 (all episodes broadcast free of charge)

<Distribution information
FOD: First distribution on April 6 (Sat.) from 25:00
#1

<Introduction
The Tokise High School Koto Club is on the verge of being discontinued. The club is on the verge of being closed down, and the club leader is visited by a delinquent boy, his friend, and a girl who is a koto prodigy.
A coming-of-age school story spun by the sounds of each koto.

<Staff> Original story by Amieu (Shuei Shuei)
Original story: Amieux (serialized in JUMP SQ. by SHUEISHA)
Series director : Ryoma Mizuno
Series Composition/Screenplay : Ayumu Hisao
Character design：Junko Yamanaka
Sub-character Design：Toshimitsu Kobayashi
Chief Animation Director：Junko Yamanaka, Toshimitsu Kobayashi
Advisor: Hideaki Ohba
Animation Production: Platinum Vision
Production: Kono Oto Tomare! Production Committee

Opening Theme: Shota Aoi "Tone
Ending theme: Yuma Uchida "Speechless

<Cast

Ai Kudo：Yuma Uchida
Musashi Kurata: Junya Enoki
Satowa Houzuki: Atsumi Tanezaki
Tetsuo Takaoka: Yoshimasa Hosoya
Adachi Saneyasu: Haruki Ishitani
Michitaka Sakai: Shin Furukawa
Kota Mizuhara: Yuichi Iguchi
Kurusu Kiro: Sara Matsumoto
Ryoka Takinami: Daisuke Namikawa
Kanzaki Mio: Shota Aoi
Kudo Gen: Tetsuo Kaneo
Kurata Takeru: Hanae Natsuki
Mashiro: Ayaka Asai
Kudo Korosaki: Nana Mizuki

Original story information
■Comics "Kono Oto Tomare!
Volumes 1-19 are now on sale to rave reviews! (Serialized in Shueisha's "JUMP SQ.)
The latest volume 20 will be released on April 4, 2019!

CD Information
CD information] "Kono Oto Tomare! ～Tokise High School Koto Club
Won the Excellence Prize in the Recording Division of the Agency for Cultural Affairs Art Festival

TV anime "Kono Oto Tomare! Opening theme: Shota Aoi "Tone
Release date: April 10, 2019 (Wed)
Lyrics/Composition: Kentaro Sonoda
Arrangement: Hiroshi Hibino
<Initial limited edition>
Part number: KICM-91929
Price: 1,800 yen (excluding tax)
<Normal disc>
Part number: KICM-1929
Price: 1,300 yen (excluding tax)

TV anime "Kono onde tomare! Ending theme: Yuma Uchida "Speechless
Release date: May 8 (Wed)
<Period limited edition> (MAXI + DVD)
Item number: KICM-91930
Price: 1,800 yen (excluding tax)
＜Normal Edition (MAXI)
Item number: KICM-1930
Price: 1,300 yen (tax not included)

(C) Amyu/Shueisha, Kono Oto Tomare! Production Committee