Random Curiosity

「久遠」 (Kuon/i>)
“Kuon”

Kono Oto Tomare is a sort of paean to anti-cynicism, a monument of emotional transparency in a medium where those things are increasingly out of fashion.

「ライバル」 (Raibaru)
“Rivals”

Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

「探してた音」 (Sagashi teta oto)
“The Sound I Was Searching For”

If you don’t like backstories, Kono Oto Tomare may not be your jam.

「近くて遠い距離」 (Chikakute tooi kyori)
“Obcure Distances”

The virtues here are pretty simple – sincerity, authenticity, a sense of respect for every character in the cast as an individual.

「突き刺さる言の音」 (Tsukisasaru gen no oto)
“A Piercing Sound”

I think in the real world there are more people like Takezou than there are like Chika.

「みちしるべ」 (Michi shiru be)
“Guide for an Unknown Path ~Guidepost~”

This isn’t the sort of series that’s going to have a lot of breather episodes.

「知られざる音の葉」 (Shira rezaru oto no ha)
“Unknown Sounds”

It’s pretty rare that you see an anime episode so neatly split down the middle.

「見えない境界線」 (Mienai kyoukai-sen)
“An Invisible Boundary”

This being Kono Oto Tomare, the phrase “never a dull moment” is one that’s going to get a lot of use.

「響き届け 僕らの音」 (Hibiki Todoke Bokurano-on)
“Let Our Sounds Echo”

In terms of comprehensively showing off why I at least love this series, this episode comes about as close as any episode could.

「初めての響き」 (Hajimete no Hibiki)
“The First Sound”

This entire story is about connections, in some ways we’ve seen and in some ways we haven’t yet.

「新生箏曲部始動」 (Shinsei soukyoku-bu shidou)
“The Koto Club Reborn”

Three episodes isn’t a long time to set the scene of a story.

「資格の在処」 (Shikaku no arika)
“Where to Find Someone Qualified”

A dynamic is already emerging here.

「新入部員」 (Shin’nyuu buin)
“Newcomer”

Some series we like more than our head tells us we objectively should, and some less – and for me, Tomare is definitely the former.