# Sound! Euphonium (2015)

> A first-year high school student rejoins the brass band world when she reunites with a former junior high rival at a Kyoto school band club.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/55617

## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 39
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, drama
- Network: TOKYO MX, NHK Educational TV, KBS Kyoto
- Cast: Tomoyo Kurosawa, Minako Kotobuki, Chika Anzai, Ayaka Asai, Moe Toyota, Haruka Tomatsu, Haruki Ishiya, Conomi Fujimura
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4384306/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: wistful, gentle, contemplative, warm, nostalgic

## What critics say

Audiences broadly rate the series positively for its warm portrayal of high school band life and the emotional bonds among its characters.

## Synopsis

Sound! Euphonium (2015-2024) is a Japanese animated slice of life series created for TOKYO MX and NHK Educational TV, produced by Kyoto Animation. Across three seasons and thirty-nine episodes, it follows Kumiko Oumae (voiced by Tomoyo Kurosawa), a first-year high school student who joins the brass band club where she unexpectedly reunites with Reina Kousaka (Chika Anzai), a former junior high classmate whose history with her still weighs heavily. Alongside Asuka Tanaka (Minako Kotobuki) and the classmates Hazuki Katou (Ayaka Asai) and Sapphire Kawashima (Moe Toyota), Kumiko navigates demanding rehearsals, uneven ensemble chemistry and the pull of competitions that test both talent and friendship. Each episode is built from practice sessions, lunchtime talk and the slow build toward regional contests, with flashbacks to earlier rivalries giving the present its weight. The tone is gentle and contemplative, wistful and warm, with a nostalgic eye for Kyoto school life and the ache of wanting to be good at something. Fans of Nodame Cantabile, K-On! and Chihayafuru will find the same blend of youthful striving, musical detail and quiet emotional honesty.

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