“Kumiko joins high school band, faces past rival Reina, and strives for nationals under strict new advisor.”
Sound! Euphonium
響け!ユーフォニアム
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Synopsis
Kumiko joins high school band, faces past rival Reina, and strives for nationals under strict new advisor.
Now that Kumiko Oumae has enrolled in Kitauji High School, she hopes to forget about her past. Despite her desire for a fresh start, she gets dragged into the school's band club by her new friends—Sapphire Kawashima and Hazuki Katou—and is once again stuck playing the euphonium. As the band currently stands, they won't be able to participate in the local festival, Sunfest, let alone compete at a national level. The band's new advisor, Noboru Taki, gives them a choice: they can relax and have fun, or practice hard and attempt to get into nationals. Not wanting to repeat her mistakes from middle school, Kumiko is doubtful as to whether they should try for nationals. Amidst the chaos, she learns that her old bandmate, Reina Kousaka (who she had a bitter relationship with) has joined Kitauji's band club. Under the pressure of Noboru's strict training, Kumiko and her bandmates must learn to overcome their struggles and find success together.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 131 sampled reviews
What 131 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.59 · some divergence
4.9 pts
Recommenders 8.9 · others 4.0
↑ 3.51
Running avg · May 2015 → Jan 2026
- 9 “Simply one of the best music anime. When you think about this type of show, many negative thoughts come to mind, but this anime has NO FLAWS. I don't think I've ever seen characters so well...”
- 9 “Hibike has to be one of my favourites from Kyoani besides K-on!, Kyoukai no kanata and Free! This show man, it took me on a huge emotional rollercoaster. The character development was outstanding,...”
- 10 “"Beautiful Music" I know a little more about the brass instrument so I can see the hand gestures, and the music that is presented is very real not an obscure movement. the animation presented is so...”
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- Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2015 – Jul 2015 Spring 2015
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-9645 catalog
Produced by
- Lantis Producer
- Pony Canyon Producer
- Rakuonsha Producer
Licensed by
- Ponycan USA Licensor
- Crunchyroll Licensor