Ep. 4: Setsu adapta Shungyou para a avó de Shuri enquanto Umeko o inscreve na 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)
Episódios
- Ep. 1 · Setsu se muda para Tóquio após a morte do avô e retoma o contato com a música por meio de Yuna e Taketo.
- Ep. 2 · Setsu se apresenta para os vizinhos e começa a escola enquanto se aproxima do irmão antes de partir para Aomori.
- Ep. 3 · Shuri forma um clube para entender a música de Matsugoro enquanto Setsu luta com a pressão da apresentação.
- Ep. 4 · Setsu adapta Shungyou para a avó de Shuri enquanto Umeko o inscreve na Copa Matsugorou.
- Ep. 5 · Rai entra para o clube pela Copa Matsugorou enquanto Setsu renuncia ao cargo de professora após conflito com Umeko
- Ep. 6 · Clube de Instrumentos Tradicionais Visita Aomori para Acampamento de Treino de Verão
- Ep. 7 · Competição por equipes da Taça Matsugorou conta com Mai Tanuma e a equipe de Osaka liderada por Kaji Takaomi.
- Ep. 8 · Yui Planeja Desistir do Shamisen Enquanto as Equipes de Fukuoka e Mai se Apresentam