Setsu Sawamura runs away from his small home village following the death of his grandfather, the legendary shamisen master Matsugorou Sawamura. On his deathbed, Matsugorou told Setsu to give up the shamisen if he was only going to imitate others instead of playing in his own way. Grieving, Setsu heads for Tokyo, hoping that the big city can inspire him to discover his own unique playing style. But Tokyo defies his expectations by drowning out all other sounds with the deafening noise of its city life. Concerned about her son, Setsu's rich and successful mother, Umeko, waltzes back into his life and forces him to enroll in Umezono Academy. At the school, he meets Shuri Maeda, a girl who is fascinated by the Tsugaru shamisen and wishes to perform a song her grandmother once heard a long time ago. Shuri starts up a shamisen appreciation club and convinces Setsu to teach the members how to play the instrument. As he becomes more involved with the club, will Setsu be able to recover his love for the shamisen and discover the unique sound he lacks? ...
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Genre : Drama
Seasons : spring
Type : TV
Eposide : 12
Status : Finished Airing
Studio : Shin-Ei Animation
duration : 24 min per ep
Rating : PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Popularity : 1598
Member : 154678
Aoi, Hiroyuki
Producer
Furukawa, Shin
Producer
Matsumoto, Takuya
Producer
Sakurai, Yousuke
Producer
Akagi, Hiroaki
Director
Konuma, Noriyoshi
Sound Director
Asami, Matsuo
Episode Director
Fujii, Yasuaki
Episode Director
Hatakeyama, Mamoru
Episode Director
Matano, Hiromichi
Episode Director
Murata, Naoki
Episode Director
Shirahata, Yoshiyuki
Episode Director
Suzuki, Takuo
Episode Director
Takahashi, Masakazu
Episode Director
Watanabe, Masahiko
Episode Director
Katou, Kanichi
Script
Inagaki, Takayuki
Storyboard
Okamoto, Hideki
Storyboard
Yoshikawa, Hiroaki
Storyboard
BURNOUT SYNDROMES
Theme Song Performance
Inoue, Kaoru
Theme Song Arrangement
K., Carlos
Theme Song Composition
Katou, Miliyah
Theme Song Performance
Nishikawa, Susumu
Theme Song Arrangement
Yoshida Brothers
Theme Song Performance
Emori, Mariko
Animation Director
Hamao, Shigemitsu
Director of Photography
Hidaka, Isao
Associate Producer
Hironaka, Chiemi
Animation Director
Ikezu, Hisae
Animation Director
Irie, Kenji
Animation Director
Itakura, Kazuhiro
2nd Key Animation
Kakizaki, Taiki
Associate Producer
Kataoka, Emiko
Animation Director
Kawashige, Nozomi
Animation Director
Kawashima, Hisashi
Chief Animation Director
Kojima, Erina
2nd Key Animation
Maeda, Toshihiro
Executive Producer
Maruyama, Hiroo
Planning
Mashima, Jirou
Character Design
Matsumoto, Saori
2nd Key Animation
Matsumoto, Satoshi
Planning
Mikami, Yoshiko
In-Between Animation
Mori, Etsuhito
Animation Director
Nakajima, Katsuhiro
Sound Effects
Nakajima, Yoshiko
Animation Director
Oomame, Kazuhiro
Animation Director
Ooshita, Tomoyuki
Key Animation
Ragawa, Marimo
Original Creator
Sekine, Yuuki
Music
Sekine, Chinami
Assistant Animation Director
Son, Gil-young
Animation Director
Sugimoto, Tomomi
Art Director
Sugiura, Takayuki
2nd Key Animation
Sugiyama, Noboru
Executive Producer
Suzuki, Ryouko
Animation Check
Takahara, Shuuji
Chief Animation Director
Takami, Youhei
Executive Producer
Tomiyama, Daisuke
Animation Director
Tsuruta, Naokazu
Planning
Uehara, Makito
Key Animation
Umezawa, Michihiko
Planning
Watanabe, Keiko
Animation Director
Yamamura, Shunsuke
Animation Director
Yanase, Jouji
Animation Director
Yoda, Masahiko
Chief Animation Director
Yoshida, Wakako
Animation Director