Sound! Euphonium
Sound! Euphonium
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Sound! Euphonium

8.0
Yr 2015
Rt 24m
Status Ended
Animation Drama
Your Verdict
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Overview

Spring in the first year of high school. Kumiko, a member of the brass band in junior high school, visits the high school brass band club with classmates Hazuki and Sapphire. There, she comes across Reina, her former classmate from junior high. Hazuki and Sapphire decide to join the club, but Kumiko can’t make up her mind. She recollects her experience with Reina at a competition in junior high school.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 90 /100

Critical reception for Sound! Euphonium is overwhelmingly positive, with reviewers celebrating Kyoto Animation's high-school music series as a prime example of great modern anime. Critics frequently highlight the show's striking visual presentation and entrancing storytelling, noting how masterfully image and audio blend to create a rich, immersive atmosphere.

Reviewers also praise the series for its nuanced ensemble cast and dramatic depth. Outlets applaud how the show navigates team conflicts, personal insecurities, and complex interpersonal dynamics, noting that much of its emotional narrative is conveyed through subtle physical cues, posture shifts, and subtext.

“Boasting heart-achingly beautiful visuals and an entrancing high-school band story, Sound! Euphonium stands tall as another prime example of great modern anime.”

“They rise to the challenge, of course, while also delivering a huge ensemble of characters with an extremely intense relationship at the show’s core, making for a very special season of TV indeed.”

“Euphonium is a story that trusts its audience to read physical cues and subtext, and a tremendous amount of information is conveyed through pointed looks, hand gestures, and even tiny shifts in posture.”

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Cast

Credited 58
Regulars 9
Longest run 38 eps
Tomoyo Kurosawa
Tomoyo Kurosawa
as Kumiko Oumae (voice)
Minako Kotobuki
Minako Kotobuki
as Asuka Tanaka (voice)
28 episodes
Chika Anzai
Chika Anzai
as Reina Kousaka (voice)
Ayaka Asai
Ayaka Asai
as Hazuki Katou (voice)
Moe Toyota
Moe Toyota
as Sapphire 'Midori' Kawashima (voice)
Haruka Tomatsu
Haruka Tomatsu
as Mayu Kuroe (voice)
Haruki Ishiya
Haruki Ishiya
as Shuuichi Tsukamoto (voice)
31 episodes
Conomi Fujimura
Conomi Fujimura
as Natsuki Nakagawa (voice)
27 episodes
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Yuri Yamaoka as Yuuko Yoshikawa (voice) 25 episodes Saori Hayami as Haruka Ogasara (voice) 26 episodes Minori Chihara as Kaori Nakaseko (voice) 24 episodes Kenjiro Tsuda as Takuya Gotou (voice) 17 episodes Atsumi Tanezaki as Mizore Yoroizuka (voice) 11 episodes Nao Toyama as Nozomi Kasaki (voice) 10 episodes Takahiro Sakurai as Noboru Taki (voice) 38 episodes Yoko Hikasa as Aoi Saitou (voice) 12 episodes Azusa Tadokoro as Azusa Sasaki (voice) 12 episodes Manami Numakura as Mamiko Oumae (voice) 16 episodes Aya Hisakawa as Michie Matsumoto (voice) 21 episodes Haruhi Nanao as Akiko Oumae (voice) 18 episodes Nozomi Furuki as Concert Band Member (voice) 4 episodes Miyuki Kobori as Riko Nagase (voice) 20 episodes Daisuke Nakamura as Concert Band Member (voice) 12 episodes Sachie Hirai as Concert Band Member (voice) 5 episodes Yurika Endo as Concert Band Member (voice) 2 episodes Haruka Chisuga as Concert Band Member (voice) 10 episodes Ayaka Shimizu as Concert Band Member (voice) 9 episodes Shizuka Ishigami as Concert Band Member (voice) 7 episodes Shota Tanaka as Concert Band Member (voice) 2 episodes Natsuki Aikawa as Concert Band Member (voice) 6 episodes Ruriko Noguchi as Concert Band Member (voice) 4 episodes Kengo Kawanishi as Concert Band Member (voice) 1 episode Chinami Hashimoto as Concert Band Member (voice) 4 episodes Daichi Marutaka as Concert Band Member (voice) 2 episodes Yuichi Nakamura as Masahiro Hashimoto (voice) 12 episodes Houko Kuwashima as Satomi Niiyama (voice) 8 episodes Hiroshi Naka as Kentaro Oumae (voice) 7 episodes Kumiko Watanabe as Akemi Tanaka (voice) 1 episode Taisuke Nishimura as Vice Principal (voice) 3 episodes Ayaka Ohashi as Tsubame Kamaya (voice) 11 episodes Sora Amamiya as Kanade Hisaishi (voice) 13 episodes Ayaka Nanase as Mirei Suzuki (voice) 10 episodes Misaki Kuno as Satsuki Suzuki (voice) 11 episodes Shimba Tsuchiya as Motomu Tsukinaga (voice) 7 episodes Shiori Sugiura as Ririka Kenzaki (voice) 7 episodes Shiina Natsukawa as Suzume Kamaya (voice) 12 episodes Momoka Terasawa as Kaho Hariya (voice) 10 episodes Rie Kawamura as Concert Band Member (voice) 5 episodes Ayane Matsuda as Yayoi Kamiishi (voice) 13 episodes Kousuke Hatakeyama as Izuru Higuchi (voice) 1 episode Emiri Suyama as Sari Yoshii (voice) 9 episodes Masashi Ebara as Genichirou Tsukinaga (voice) 1 episode Kikuko Inoue as Naomi Kousaka (voice) 1 episode Saho Shirasu as Concert Band Member (voice) 1 episode Haruto Shindo as Concert Band Member (voice) 2 episodes Momo Asakura as Concert Band Member (voice) 1 episode Hiroaki Okuda as Concert Band Member (voice) 1 episode Takaki Otomari as Tournament Moderator (voice) 1 episode
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Keywords

based on novel or book brass band slice of life school kyoto, japan school life anime school club performing arts japanese high school music bukatsu
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
April 08, 2015
Status
Ended
Episode Runtime
24 minutes
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
102