Mashiro no Oto
Genre:
Music, Drama, School
Airing Date:
Spring 2021
Studios:
Shin-Ei Animation
Promotional Videos / PV
Official Images / Key Visuals
Synopsis
“My music...”
Matsugoro Sawamura was a legendary musician who played Tsugaru-shamisen. Upon his passing, his grandson, Setsu Sawamura, loses the ability to play the shamisen...
Matsugoro Sawamura was a legendary musician who played Tsugaru-shamisen. Upon his passing, his grandson, Setsu Sawamura, loses the ability to play the shamisen...
Despite not having any idea of where to look, Setsu decides to go to Tokyo in order to find his music again. Well there, a hostess named Yuna Ritsuki ends up helping him and he gets a gig to be the opening act for another artist.
In this story, Setsu will have various encounters as he tries to find his very own music as well as realize his own feelings...
Characters & Voice Actors
Setsu Sawamura: Nobunaga Shimazaki
Setsu is 16 years old. He always admired his grandfather’s skills with the shamisen and has decided to follow in his footsteps. Upon his grandfather’s passing, he decides to go to Tokyo. He goes through various ups and downs and eventually enrolls in Umezono Academy, where he joins the Tsugaru-shamisen club.
Wakana Sawamura: Yoshimasa Hosoya
Wakana is Setsu’s older brother who cares for him a lot. He comes off quite mature and dignified, but is actually just 19 years old. He also plays the shamisen and has even won awards for it, but he feels that he can’t compare to Setsu's talent.
Shuri Maeda: Yume Miyamoto
Shuri attends Umezono Academy and is Setsu’s classmate. She’s not good with guys. Until Setsu joined the Tsugaru-shamisen club, she was the only member. For some reason she knows of Matsugoro’s impromptu song “Shungyou.”
Yui Yamazato: Rena Kondou
Yui is Shuri’s childhood friend. She loves anime and games and is quite the otaku. She just happened to watch the performance where Setsu was playing, and after that Shuri invited her to join the Tsugaru-shamisen club along with Kaito, since Shuri knew that Yui knows how to play the shamisen as well.
Kaito Yaguchi: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Kaito is Shuri and Yui’s childhood friend, but is one year older than them. He used to tease Shuri a lot when they were younger, but in reality he’s always had feelings for her. He has taken up the shamisen in order for him to get closer to her. He feels rivalry towards Setsu.
Rai Nagamori: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Rai is a student at Umezono Academy and knows how to play the hosozao shamisen. At school he’s a member of the handicrafts club, but his mom has made him play the shamisen since he was a young child. His dad is a professional comic storyteller by the name of Raifuku, who’s staying at “Tanukichi Dining” just like Setsu.
Umeko Sawamura: Takako Honda
Umeko is Setsu and Wakana’s mother. She’s the CEO of a huge company and travels for work all over the world. She used to let her dad, Matsugoro, look after her boys. After Setsu leaves for Tokyo, she eventually forces him to enroll in Umezono Academy once she finally finds him.
Seiryu Kamiki: Yuichiro Umebara
A talented player who has won two consecutive national Tsugaru-shamisen championships. He ends up meeting the members of the Tsugaru-shamisen club due to leaving a shamisen at his old school, Umezono Academy. His real name is Kousuke Ogata, but he plays under the stage name Seiryu Kamiki.
Souichi Tanuma: Yu Hatanaka
The son of Ryugen Kamiki, Seiryu Kamiki’s teacher. Although laid-back and childish, he’s a first-rate shamisen player. He has a unique way of seeing the world, comparing shamisen performances and teams to types of sweets.
Mai Tanuma: Shiori Mikami
Soichi Tanuma’s little sister. Her father, Ryugen, refused to acknowledge her ability because she couldn’t compete with Setsu at a shamisen tournament, and she’s still sore about it. She knows Yui from an online game.
Yuna Tachiki: Rikako Aida
A woman who works as a hostess and aspires to become a gravure idol. She financially supports her boyfriend Taketo’s band activities. After seeing Setsu land in trouble shortly after arriving in Tokyo, she allows him to stay in her room.
Matsugorou Sawamura: Tomohisa Asou
Setsu's grandfather and shamisen master. He spent 30 years composing a piece Setsu loved and his final words to Setsu, who imitated his shamisen playing, were "Don't play the shamisen if I die"
Takaomi Kaji: Yuki Kaji
A shamisen player who leads the team "Billiken-san" representing Osaka Prefecture. Although he is popular with women because of his appearance, his performance is solid and polite, which makes it very appealing.
Ushio Arakawa: Fukushi Ochiai
A third-year student who belongs to the "Toho Gakuin Japanese Musical Instrument Club" in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Sakura Yamano: Yuna Taniguchi
First grader in junior high school. The only daughter of Setsu's new landlord.
Keiko Koyabu: Tomoyo Takayanagi
A female teacher who serves as an advisor to the Tsugaru Shamisen Lovers Association.
Hiroshi Otawara: Kyoya Kimura
The owner of the Japanese musical instrument store "Suzune".
Taketo: Tetsuya Kakihara
Vocalist in the indie band "Pink Punk Gadget". Yuna Tachiki's boyfriend.
| Other Title | Those Snow White Notes |
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| Adaptation | "Mashiro no Oto" (Manga)  |
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