Sound! Euphonium is a series and/or a franchise that is near and dear to my heart. I mean, it is an anime about band. I’ve been a band geek since fifth grade and that will never stop. I play …
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Sound! Euphonium 3
Sound! Euphonium 3 is currently streaming on Crunchyroll....
First Impression: Sound! Euphonium 3
Being President of the Kitauji Concert Band is hard work, especially if you have a tendency toward the kind of inarticulate splutters and awkward gestures that get you…
Sound! Euphonium production history
I’ve noticed through the years a lot of various comments regarding how the Euphonium franchise was created, so I thought that I’d post the accumulation of a lot…
Sound! Euphonium is GARBAGE
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again; the word overrated is lazy. It is indicative of a person who is unwilling to analyze a story critically, but…
I bought Sound Euphonium 3 merch!🎺✨
Another video just for the real ones. In all seriousness, Sound Euphonium 3 has been one of the biggest highlights of my week for the last 3 months…
Sound! Euphonium ep5: they’re awesome!
This show is being enjoyed by me in the most nostalgic and biased way possible. It’s hard to look on something that romances and plays to (pun intended)…
Sound! Euphonium ep6: real music
I haven’t remembered love this hard in awhile. And while I dreaded such things when I played, I’m happy to see the individual competition aspect of musicianship come…
Musical Performances in Sound! Euphonium
The live performance is one of the most important moments in all music anime. If it’s good, it makes the characters feel more real and alive. If the…
The Kyoto Tower x Sound! Euphonium collab
Clipped from my Hibike Euphonium pilgrimage: https://youtu.be/Uqytgrs50Hw #hibikeeuphonium #kyoto #kyotoanimation #soundeuphonium #ユーフォ3期 #kyoani Sound Euphonium
Sound! Euphonium Our Promise pamphlet interview
This is a newly translated roundtable from the pamphlet sold at Japanese theatres in April 2019 that introduced Sound! Euphonium ~Our Promise: A Brand New Day~ to audiences.…
Why Sound! Euphonium Resonates With Me
Clipped from my Hibike Euphonium pilgrimage: https://youtu.be/Uqytgrs50Hw #hibikeeuphonium #kyoto #kyotoanimation #soundeuphonium #ユーフォ3期 #kyoani Sound Euphonium
Anime vs Real Life: Sound! Euphonium
Clipped from my Hibike Euphonium pilgrimage: https://youtu.be/Uqytgrs50Hw #hibikeeuphonium #kyoto #kyotoanimation #soundeuphonium #ユーフォ3期 #kyoani Sound Euphonium
New title: Sound Euphonium Films Preview Interview
This is another translation that I originally translated in 2017 to run on another site, but due to various circumstances, it was never run. With the recent arson…
Sound! Euphonium Ensemble Contest pamphlet roundtable translation
This is a translation for the roundtable that took place inside the theatrical OVA Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest’s pamphlet with director Tatsuya Ishihara, assistant director Taichi Ogaw…
How To Watch Sound! Euphonium in Order
Like so many music anime, you might expect Sound! Euphonium to be just one or two seasons of story, and if you want more you have to retreat…
Sound! Euphonium Our Promise booklet roundtable translation
This is a newly translated roundtable from the booklet included with the Japanese home video release of Sound! Euphonium ~Our Promise: A Brand New Day~. It features the…
Just Communication in Sound! Euphonium 2 – Part Final
Bringing Her Home Welcome back to the final part of Just Communication. Sound! Euphonium 2 has established a framework in which communication is powerful It has made…
Just Communication in Sound! Euphonium 2 – Part 2
Making Things Clear The moe brass band and I welcome you to another installment of “Just Communication”. Last time, we examined music as a communicative practice and we…
Just Communication in Sound! Euphonium 2 – Part 1
Playing from the Heart Sound! Euphonium 2 is a phenomenal anime. There are plenty of things that make it great, but what brings these things together and elevates…
Check out this Secret Sound! Euphonium fan spot!
Clipped from my Hibike Euphonium pilgrimage: https://youtu.be/Uqytgrs50Hw #hibikeeuphonium #kyoto #kyotoanimation #soundeuphonium #ユーフォ3期 #kyoani Sound Euphonium
Sound! Euphonium the Movie: Oath’s Finale – New Year, New Challenges
This post will be opening on a much more personal note than usual. Sound! Euphonium is a band anime about mainly brass players and as a brass player…
Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest Interview: Director Tatsuya Ishihara (febri)
This is a translation for a set of two interviews that febri ran with director Tatsuya Ishihara regarding the theatrical OVA Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest.
They knew I was a Sound! Euphonium fan 😅
Clipped from my Hibike Euphonium pilgrimage: https://youtu.be/Uqytgrs50Hw #hibikeeuphonium #kyoto #kyotoanimation #soundeuphonium #ユーフォ3期 #kyoani Sound Euphonium
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 148 – Girls Band Cry, Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night, Sound! Euphonium 3
00:00 Intro 01:40 Girls Band Cry 11:30 Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night 20:26 Sound! Euphonium 3 32:55 Outro You can find Kaiseki Anime Podcast on Spotify and…
Girls Band Cry, Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night, Sound! Euphonium, Sound! Euphonium 3
Hibike! Euphonium 3 – 01 – The Last Dance
It’s been eight years—and I mean eight years to the freakin’ day—since I first watched and wrote about Hibike! Euphonium. It comes as no surprise for a top-flite operation like…
Hibike! Euphonium 3 – 07 – Embracing the Struggle
For all of her maturity in most other matters, when it comes to Kumiko Reina can be especially childish. Just take her pouting when Kumiko doesn’t immediately discern…
Hibike! Euphonium 3 – 06 – Keeping the Peace
Kuroe Mayu didn’t appear in any of the photos of the Agata Festival because she was behind the camera, where she prefers to be. As they practice for…
World Dai Star – Episode 3 – The Aftermath of Kokona’s Failed Audition and Redemption
Episode impressions of World Dai Star Episode 3 as what Kokona was is not well received. Sadly, Kathrina still acts cold towards her as Kokona takes the role…
I visited the real life setting of my favorite anime, Sound Euphonium.
Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Part travel vlog, part video essay, part documentary, this is a love letter to a TV show, a city, and an animation studio…
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Sound of the Sky – Ep. 3
Saving Private Sorami
Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest Interview: Director Tatsuya Ishihara (Kyoto College)
This is a translation for a set of two interviews that Kyoto College’s online site ran with director Tatsuya Ishihara regarding the theatrical OVA Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest.
September Chills: Audition
Fingers crossed I can make this particular theme/feature a yearly event going forward. Maybe every other year given what I’ve written so far? We’ll have to wait and…
This Week in Anime - So, Is Sound Euphonium Queerbaiting or Not?
The third season of Sound Euphonium reignites the fandom controversy over Reina and Kumiko's relationship. Chris and Steve delve into it and why 'queerbaiting' is such a loaded…
Hibike! Euphonium 3 – 03 – The Shrine of Sally
When Kousaka declared the concert band would be going for Gold, that meant she would be taking no prisoners when it came to preparing for that goal, starting…
Hibike! Euphonium 3 – 04 – The Band She’d Imagined
The first years are humming along nicely now and the skies are clear for the imminent Sunrise Festival, but for one dark cloud hanging over Tsukinaga Motomu. Even…
Hibike! Euphonium 3 – 02 – The New Kitauji Trinity
President Kumiko suddenly finds herself with a new euphonium ace (or at least her equal) in Kuroe Mayu, formerly of Seira High. Unlike Kanade, she doesn’t seem the…
Hibike! Euphonium 3 – 08 – Short Straw
It’s Kumiko and the third-years’ last camp. The auditions for prefecturals are on the first night and announced the next morning. But after Kumiko earned both a spot…
Hibike! Euphonium 3 – 10 – No Filter
Kumiko walked into the faculty office wanting to ask Taki-sensei why he chose Mayu for the soli, but couldn’t do it. Instead, she asks why he chose four…
Hibike! Euphonium 3 – 12 – True Meritocracy
In an unprecedented move, both Kumiko and Mayu are chosen in the auditions to play the soli in the Nationals. But only one can play, so they’ll have…
Get ready for Hibike Euphonium 3!
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The Importance of Relatability in Anime for Me as Seen Through My Appreciations of Sound Euphonium and Free
Character relatability in anime is sort of an awkward concept. When people talk about a character being relatable, it often means that character reminds them of themselves but…
The Importance of Relatability in Anime for Me as Seen Through My Appreciations of Sound Euphonium and Free
Character relatability in anime is sort of an awkward concept. When people talk about a character being relatable, it often means that character reminds them of themselves but…
Cue! – Episode 2 – The First Audition
Episode impressions of Cue! Episode 2 as after the surprise first lesson, Misaki throws the girls into their first audition. Yes, even on the first day. You might…
The Sound of Depression: Liminal Spaces, Sound Design, and Super Cub
Ruminations on everyone's favorite motorbike anime, the pandemic, and my favorite topic: liminal spaces.
Audition (1999) [Film Review]
Audition; or, Love, Unconditionally Only pain and suffering will make you realise who you are. Takashi Miike’s Audition is one of thos...
Episode 5 -- Audition (1999)
Hello everyone, In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason celebrate the spooky month of October by discussing Takashi Miike's seminal 1999 film, Audition. They talk about the…
Hibike! Euphonium 3 – 11 – Their Selfish Wants
First things first: The prefecturals. Did Kitauji High win Gold? Why yes, they did, but Euph still made us hold our breath along with Kumiko, Reina, and the…
Sound of the Sky: How Sweet The Sound!
I’m here and back on the moe train to talk about more anime series here and there. Believe me when I say that this moe train is going…
Hibike! Euphonium 3 – 09 – A Matter of Balance
What’s done is done, but Kumiko isn’t quite able to pretend that she’s not angry. When Mayu haunts her steps, she turns on her “nice” voice and kindly…
Hibike! Euphonium 3 – 05 – We’ll Be All Right
As Kumiko’s third year progresses, the adults are starting to stir. Whether it’s her dad or her teacher, Kumiko tenses up, expecting to be harshly scolded for her…