The Sakuragoaka Girls' Academy curriculum traditionally focuses on the three "R"s of reading, writing and arithmetic, but Ritsu Tainaka wants to add two more "R"s: Rock and Roll! To do that, however, Ritsu has to save the Light Music Club from being shut down due to little problems like not having any other members or a faculty advisor. After strong-arming her best friend Mio into joining and convincing Tsumugi Kotobuki to make it a trio, Ritsu's would-be rockers are soon only one talented guitarist short of the quartet they need for school approval. What they get, unfortunately, is Yui Hirasawa, who's never held a guitar in her life, but she's determined to learn! Will the school halls come alive with the sound of music?
Graduation day comes and goes. Azusa is happy for her friends but is sad to see them go.
The girls decide to record an album as an emblem of their time at the school.
Azusa makes a cake for her friends and visits the shrine to pray for success and good fortune for them all.
The girls prepare for senior photos and college entrance exams.
Another school festival arrives, and the girls perform. Realizing their last year together is coming to an end, they reflect on their time together and vow to make the best of the remaining time.
The play goes off with only a few hitches. After the play, the group practices overnight to prepare for their live performance in front of the school.
Mio and Ritsu are nominated to play the roles of Romeo and Juliet in the class play. Tsumugi helps Mio find confidence, and Azusa worries the the group isn't preparing well enough for the concert.
While the club room is closed for repairs, the girls have nowhere to practice. All is not lost, though, because the girls finally write lyrics to the music Tsumugi wrote.
Azusa realizes the music club has been slacking off lately, and she resolves to practice more.
Summer vacation ends, and the girls enter a 5K race. Race day begins normally, but Yui goes missing. While everyone enjoys the reward of finishing the race, Sawako continues to search for Yui.
Ritsu and Tsumugi get into shenanigans while Nodoka helps Yui with her homework.
Another summer festival comes and the girls attend together. Azusa vows to make the upcoming school show a success.
Summer vacation leads the girls to a summer rock festival. The girls go their separate ways and become enthralled with different aspects of the rock music experience.
An exceptionally hot day launches a crusade to have air conditioning installed in the club room.
Yui finds herself playing guitar for a band called Death Devil.
Yui struggles with exams as finals approach. To refresh after the exams, she rallies her friends to join a talent show.
While filling in University Choice forms, Yui and Ritsu get in trouble for not being decisive enough about their future. Nodoka tells the others about how Yui became friends with her after they met in kindergarten.
Mio gets the feeling that someone is watching her. The girls are reminded of the previous year, where Mio felt like she was being stalked by someone and went to the student council for advice.
On a very rainy day, Yui gets completely soaked trying to keep her guitar from getting wet. Azusa later helps Yui maintain her guitar
Azusa and Ui, along with their classmate Jun, spend time together while the third years are on their trip to Kyoto. Noticing that Ui would be lonely without her sister around, Jun and Azusa decide to sleepover at her house.
The light music club seniors go on a school field trip to Kyoto.
Ritsu decides she doesn't want to be the drummer anymore. She wants to be in the spotlight.
The girls find an old guitar that ends up being worth a lot of money. The girls purchase a selfless gift for their friend.
Yui, Mio, Ritsu, and Tsumungi are all in the same class and members of the same music club. They want to bring in more members so their friend Azusa won't be the club's only member once they all graduate.
The Sakuragoaka Girls' Academy curriculum traditionally focuses on the three "R"s of reading, writing and arithmetic, but Ritsu Tainaka wants to add two more "R"s: Rock and Roll! To do that, however, Ritsu has to save the Light Music Club from being shut down due to little problems like not having any other members or a faculty advisor. After strong-arming her best friend Mio into joining and convincing Tsumugi Kotobuki to make it a trio, Ritsu's would-be rockers are soon only one talented guitarist short of the quartet they need for school approval. What they get, unfortunately, is Yui Hirasawa, who's never held a guitar in her life, but she's determined to learn! Will the school halls come alive with the sound of music?
Aki Toyosaki , Yoko Hikasa , Minako Kotobuki
Seiki Tamura
TBS , Kyoto Animation
as Yui Hirasawa (voice)
as Mio Akiyama (voice)
as Tsumugi Kotobuki (voice)
