Series synopsis
Sound! Euphonium, also known as 響け！ユーフォニアム is a Japanese animation drama television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on April 8, 2015. It ended on June 30, 2024. It stars Tomoyo Kurosawa, Minako Kotobuki, Chika Anzai and Ayaka Asai.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tomoyo Kurosawa as Kumiko Oumae (voice)
- Minako Kotobuki as Asuka Tanaka (voice)
- Chika Anzai as Reina Kousaka (voice)
- Ayaka Asai as Hazuki Katou (voice)
- Moe Toyota as Sapphire 'Midori' Kawashima (voice)
- Haruka Tomatsu as Mayu Kuroe (voice)
Guest cast
- Haruki Ishiya as Shuuichi Tsukamoto (voice)
- Conomi Fujimura as Natsuki Nakagawa (voice)
- Yuri Yamaoka as Yuuko Yoshikawa (voice)
- Saori Hayami as Haruka Ogasara (voice)
- Minori Chihara as Kaori Nakaseko (voice)
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Takuya Gotou (voice)
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Mizore Yoroizuka (voice)
- Nao Toyama as Nozomi Kasaki (voice)
- Takahiro Sakurai as Noboru Taki (voice)
- Yoko Hikasa as Aoi Saitou (voice)
- Azusa Tadokoro as Concert Band Member (voice)
- Aya Hisakawa as Michie Matsumoto (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 71 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 32 | June 17, 2015 | November 27, 2024 |
| Season 1 | 13 | April 8, 2015 | July 1, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 13 | October 6, 2016 | December 29, 2016 |
| Season 3 | 13 | April 7, 2024 | June 30, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Everyday Life of Band Part 1: Cleaning Instruments! Included in the BD/DVD of Season 1 Vol. 1 |
June 17, 2015 |
| 2 |
The Everyday Life of Band Part 2: I Can't Stand This Nickname! Included in the BD/DVD of Season 1 Vol. 2 |
July 15, 2015 |
| 3 |
The Everyday Life of Band Part 3: The Everyday Life of Band Dudes! Included in the BD/DVD of Season 1 Vol. 3 |
August 19, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Welcome to High School Kumiko enters Kitauji High School having been unable to forget what Reina said at a middle school concert band competition. She goes to visit the concert band at school along with classmates Hazuki and Sapphire, where they meet Reina again. |
April 8, 2015 |
| 2 |
Nice to Meet You, Euphonium Kumiko and the others join the concert band, and they choose their instruments. Their eccentric senior, Asuka, still likes to mess with them. |
April 15, 2015 |
| 3 |
The First Ensemble Kitauji High School Concert Band is preparing their parts for the ensemble, but some students are fooling around when they should be practicing. |
April 22, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mid-summer Fanfare Having won first place at the Kyoto competition, Kumiko and the band are preparing to compete in the Kansai competition. A shadow looms over them when an old member, Nozomi Kasaki, enters the picture. |
October 6, 2016 |
| 2 |
Hesitation Flute Kumiko and her buddies head to the pool for one last breath of freedom before their grueling concert band training. There, Nozomi reveals some of what had happened the year before. |
October 13, 2016 |
| 3 |
Troubled Nocturnes The high school Kitauji fanfare begins its intensive summer camp before the Kansai competition. Kumiko is still trying to find out more about Asuka's refusal to reinstate Nozomi and intends to respect her promise to the girl. |
October 20, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Euphonium A new year is starting at Kitauji Kyoto Prefectural High School, and that means clubs are clamoring to recruit new members. The concert band welcomes newcomers and sets their goals for the season. Will they choose to fight for gold at Nationals? |
April 7, 2024 |
| 2 |
Triangle Syncopation Taki decides to let the band executives choose their competition piece this year. The leadership deliberates on this decision while trying to get the rest of the band ready to perform at the Sunrise Festival. |
April 14, 2024 |
| 3 |
Blue Prelude The concert band begins taking itself very seriously to give itself the best chance possible of winning gold at Nationals. Unfortunately, the intense environment has some of the new recruits discouraged and intimidated. |
April 21, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 8, 2015 |
| Last aired | June 30, 2024 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 17:00:00 |