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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, Season 3 Finale
In the context of Sound Euphonium, the word “finale” takes on an extra layer of meaning. This is the final act of an anime series that has been…
New Beginnings in Sound! Euphonium 3
I almost never believed we’d actually come to the end. Some part of me thought Kumiko and Reina would live in this perpetual high school reality that would…


Sound! Euphonium Season 3 and the Audition
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…


I bought forbidden Evangelion 3.0+1.0 goodies :) || Spring Anime Merch Haul
Spring anime merch haul is here ~ 🌸


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…


Bringing the Band Back Together: Sound! Euphonium 3
Sound! Euphonium 3 concludes a nine-year journey that follows the students of the Kitauji High School Music Club through the drama of high school and band competition. Taken…


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


Sound! Euphonium S3 Review — A-
The band is back.


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…


Unboxing the Latest Hibike Euphonium Merch!🎺
In anticipation of Hibike Euphonium 3 and the Ensemble Contest OVA, I ordered a bunch of merch from Kyoto Animation’s online shop. Today Iet’s unbox them! Follow me: https://twitter.com/andre_h_art Sound!…


JANUARY OTAKU MERCH HAUL ✨uniqlo, hot topic, buyee +more
IT’S BEEN SO LONG SINCE WE LAST TALKED ANIME ‼️ Hey guys, I’ve got lots of otaku-related merch I’ve been dying to share with you all, some of…


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


Unboxing 30+ Hibike! Euphonium Goods for the Holidays 🎺✨
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year, my fellow Eupho nerds Twitter: https://twitter.com/Andre_Shelf Bluesky: andre-shelf.bsky.social Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:36 August Haul 12:02 August Haul Part 2 16:13 October Haul 20:09 November Haul 23:50 Early December Haul 40:36 Haul-iday Haul KyoAni…


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 Season 1 Blu-ray Review
Nearly ten years after it first aired, Sound Euphonium’s first season comes back to us on Blu-Ray, and it’s as dazzling as ever.


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 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…


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 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…


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…
Sound! Euphonium, Liz and the Blue Bird, Maps, Treasure Island


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 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…


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 Final Movie” Announced for 2026
Fans of Sound! Euphonium get hyped as The Final Movie has been set for a 2026 release, marking the next chapter in the beloved series, celebrated for its…


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…


The ✨Eximius✨ Blogger Award
Eximius Blogger Award: Nerd Rambles nominated me! What's the tag about? What questions did I have to answer? And who did I tag?


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.


I Bought This Anime For 1 Yen
Serious candidate for worst anime of all time. I only spent 1 yen on this & I still feel ripped off. There's bad anime, & then there's terrible…


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 (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.


Episode 61 - I Bought My Anime...Twice Actually
After all the trouble, we finally bring you this three hour long episode about piracy. For reals this time. Trust me, this took some effort ...


A few more things I bought, part whatever
I’m trying to cope with the news these days by writing no-effort posts like this one. As an American born and raised with partly Palestinian family roots and…


I Bought Something from Akihabara’s “Cursed” Vending Machines
There's still a lot of fun stuff to see and do in Akihabara. Then there are the vending machines selling oden, bugs, and even an old phone.


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…


Get ready for Hibike Euphonium 3!
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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…


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…


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


✨And now, an announcement from the Thoughts household:✨
Are you ready? It’s been a rough few months (sickness and such), but I can now share that we’ve got our own little Christmas miracle coming this winter!…


✨Guest Post!✨ Blueberry Bread (BBT challenge) by AS101
Blueberry Bread (BBT challenge) Blogger’s Note: This delicious looking post was written by Anime Science 101 as a continuation of the BBT Challenge! AS101 has tagged Moya from…


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…