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Sound! Euphonium production history
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Sound! Euphonium S3 Review — A-
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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…


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…


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…


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
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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…


Anime vs Real Life: Sound! Euphonium
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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…


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…


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…


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!
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“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…


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…


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…


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…


They knew I was a Sound! Euphonium fan 😅
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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.


Gachiakuta is a Garbage Battle Shonen
I feel very conflicted with Kei Urania’s talent. I think she has something, but it isn’t coming through on this god-awful series. Gachiakuta is shakier than Michael J.…


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.


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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VG Pulse 336: garbage fire
This week on VGP, there are many a rant to be had! We start off with side notes of future Kas visits, before we get side tracked onto…


Hibike! Euphonium S3
Woah! There’s actually another season?! I never thought Hibike! Euphonium S3 would happen and that if they wanted to do more sequels, they would have continued in the…
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Sound! Euphonium The Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day aka A Reading by John Moschitta Jr.
Sound! Euphonium has been an interesting ride as a series. The first season seemed like it could go either way but turned out fairly strong with some really…


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…
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Weird Sound
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Sound Leak
Author: Ukari (translated with author’s permission, please visit their website to see the original Japanese works!) To say here is far, The post Sound Leak first appeared on Kowabana.


Episode 132 - Hibike! Euphonium
This week, Remington has recently finished a revolution around the sun and Shaun decides it is time to celebrate by smashing his head in with a tiny tuba…
Episode 510: Overlord Euphonium
Round 1 of the Anime Pulse co-host selections have begun, our first participant is Adrien from Belgium. After introducing himself and giving us his life story till now,…
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…


Planetes and the Dignity of Garbage Collection
Planetes’ fourth volume begins with an accounting of our heroes’ trials, all framed in relation to the profession that once united them. Hachimaki is en route to Jupiter,…


Behind the Games – Interview with Perfect Garbage
Hey Hey Blerdy Tribe, I’m back with another Behind the Games post! For those of you just joining the party, Behind the Games is a segment where I interview the folks ‘behind…
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…
Sight & Sound & Anime
Sight and Sound's "Greatest Films of All Time" list for 2022 may not have featured anime at the top of the list, but the growth of the medium…


Minisode 9 – 95% Glasses, 3% Water, 2% Garbage
This episode was actually intended to be only thirty minutes, we ended up doubling that time. For this minisode, we will be going through episodes 151 to 163.…


Reincarnated as a Sword Review: Double-Edged Garbage
Directed by Shinji Ishihara Produced by C2C Streaming on HIDIVE The isekai genre has existed in some form or another for decades, though the current model was cemented…


The Berserk Soundtrack Is Also A Masterpiece | The Sound Of Berserk
With the release of Berserk Chapter 367 it’s official Berserk Is Back. So to celebrate I wanted to make a video analyzing and discussing the Berserk 97 Soundtrack…