Ep. 4: Setsu adapta Shungyou para la abuela de Shuri mientras Umeko lo inscribe en la Copa Matsugorou.

Having accepted Shuri's request to perform Shungyou, Setsu scrambles to learn how to play that song, but comes to realize that he is incapable of playing it. However, Wakana tells Setsu that because Shuri and her grandmother do not realize the song's difficulty that he should focus on performing his own version. As he practices his song, he realizes the skill gap between himself and Matsugoro, but understands the importance of making the song his own. At the performance, he plays his modified version of Shungyou for Shuri's grandmother, and she reflects on the time when she first met Matsugoro when she evacuated to the countryside at age six. Despite being able to easily tell that this version is not the same version she remembers, she expresses her appreciation and explains the qualities that she remembers from meeting Matsugoro and how it was crafted into his performance, while Setsu responds by explaining why that is a difficult song to master. This performance inspires Shuri to keep the club going. Meanwhile, Umeko arranges to have Setsu enter the Matsugorou Cup, a high school shamisen competition. (Source: Wikipedia)
Episodios
- Ep. 1 · Setsu se muda a Tokio tras la muerte de su abuelo y retoma la música gracias a Yuna y Taketo.
- Ep. 2 · Setsu se presenta ante los vecinos y comienza la escuela mientras se une a su hermano antes de que se vaya a Aomori.
- Ep. 3 · Shuri forma un club para entender la canción de Matsugoro mientras Setsu lucha con la presión por la actuación.
- Ep. 4 · Setsu adapta Shungyou para la abuela de Shuri mientras Umeko lo inscribe en la Copa Matsugorou.
- Ep. 5 · Rai se une al club para la Copa Matsugorou mientras Setsu renuncia como maestra tras un conflicto con Umeko
- Ep. 6 · El club de instrumentos tradicionales visita Aomori para el campamento de entrenamiento de verano
- Ep. 7 · El torneo por equipos de la Copa Matsugorou presenta a Mai Tanuma y al equipo de Osaka liderado por Kaji Takaomi.
- Ep. 8 · Yui Plans to Quit Shamisen as Fukuoka and Mai's Teams Perform