The WORST episodes of Blue Orchestra

#1 - The Truth

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/27/2023

#2 - Summer Location

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 9/10/2023

#3 - The Night Before the Decisive Battle

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/18/2023

The auditions are now looming, and all the members of the orchestral club commit themselves to the maximum. Aono and Saeki get to know each other a little better during extra mathematics tests; but this makes them late for the auditions, making themselves unpleasantly noticed by Professor Ayukawa who reminds them that the order of their seats will be decided by how they play.

#4 - As Yourself

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 9/3/2023

#5 - My Own Timbre

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/2/2023

The result of the auditions shocks some of the second-years: Aono and Saeki will be seated in front of most of them, just behind the concert-master, Harada, with Aono on the outside. However, which will be outer in the end will depend on their performance, of which Mr. Ayukawa will be the sole judge. Meanwhile, as if that were not enough, Aono needs to take care not to get bad marks on his tests, under penalty of exclusion from the performance.

#6 - Hajime Aono

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/9/2023

Aono Hajime is a boy whose father is Aono Ryujin, a world-renowned violinist. Hajime, who grew up watching his father's back, has achieved good results in numerous competitions and is praised as a violin genius boy. However, for a certain reason, he stopped playing and spent his days feeling lethargic. And then, in the fall of my third year of junior high school, the day comes when the time that has stopped quietly begins to move. The trigger was to meet a girl who was a classmate. Furthermore, as he is about to go to high school, he learns of the existence of a high school orchestra club.

#7 - Issues

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2025

There is one month until the competition. With the entire band still unable to agree on an interpretation of the piece, they split into three groups and begin block practice, with Aono ending up in the same group as Sakuma. "Bacchanale" from Saint-Saëns' opera "Samson and Delilah" depicts the love and hate between a man and a woman amidst an antagonistic relationship. It is filled with elegance and charm, anger and sadness, lies and secrets. Haru, who is in a different group from Aono, grasps something from a conversation with Machii, a third-year senior who knows how Haru feels about Aono.

#8 - Another Truth

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/30/2023

#9 - Motive

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/16/2023

#10 - Nao Saeki

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/30/2023

Despite an impressive performance in the orchestra club auditions at the start of the school year, Hajime still hesitated over joining the high school orchestra. Torn between his desire to reconnect with the violin and the fears of his past, how will Hajime come to a decision? The situation is complicated for him by the appearance of Saeki, who entered the school on a musical recommendation, and won the same competitions as Hajime in subsequent years.

#11 - Compromise

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/9/2023

#12 - Concern

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/23/2023

#13 - Words to Give

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/24/2023

#14 - Humouresque

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/17/2023

#15 - The novices and the experienced

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/11/2023

There is only one week to got before the auditions. While Hajime and the others practise tirelessly, the beginners finally have the opportunity to participate in group rehearsals, which some of the veterans do not look upon very favourably.

#16 - Coming Apart

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2025

The Orchestra club has given their regular concert, and next will be the national competition. They will aim to continue their string of victories, but now with just the first and second-years. However, during the morning practice on the first day, the number of violins was surprisingly small. Furthermore, Sakuma, the leader of percussion, provokes new concertmaster Hatori and the members of the string instruments with harsh words. Aono is confused, and Saeki and Ritsuko are angry.

#17 - Senpai

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/4/2023

Less than two months are left before the summer concert. The main piece will be Symphony No. 9 of Dvořák, popularly known as the New World Symphony. Concert members will be selected by auditions, and the order of the seats will be determined by the skill displayed. Who will be the chosen?

#18 - Sō Harada

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/7/2023

Hajime finds himself having to play alongside Nao Saeki, the young prodigy that everyone seems to admire. The second and third-year club musicians, led by the charming Sō Harada, show off the fruits of their work to the new first years.

#19 - Umimaku High School Orchestra Club

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/23/2023

Hajime is starting to regain a taste for the violin and decides to join the Umimaku high school, known for its orchestra, on the recommendations of Mr. Takeda. However, his test scores are far from sufficient to enter it. Even with the help of Ritsuko, Hajime will have to work hard if he wants to have a chance to achieve his goal.

#20 - Kozakura Haru

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/21/2023

The club settles into its routine, but some students are still struggling to adjust to their new life in high school. This is especially the case for Haru, who finds it difficult to integrate into her class, and who also seems to be particularly disturbed by Hajime.

#21 - Rainy Day

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/14/2023

The orchestra's trial period for the first-years is finally over. Rehearsals start in earnest for Hajime and the other new members of the club. Will Akine find her place among the veterans who make up the high school orchestra?

#22 - Sports Day

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2025

With two months until the competition, the string instruments are beginning to come together under the guidance of concertmaster Hatori, and the sports festival is upon us. Ritsuko, a member of the inter-club relay team, is inspired by Aono's determination to have fun and give it her all as she competes. However, she is also chosen as the class's leader for the horse-riding battle. Aono is timid, and Saeki, who is also competing in the battle, becomes competitive. Haru, who can't help but root for Aono, who is in a different group, asks him a question that has been bothering her for a while.

#23 - Responsibility

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2025

On his way home from school, Aono unexpectedly bumps into Takimoto, who is crying alone in pain. As Aono shows concern for his senior, Takimoto slowly begins to speak. He talks about the events surrounding the club member who quit, and his own cold feelings and confusion after no longer finding meaning in club activities. These feelings overlap with Aono's, who once gave up the violin due to his relationship with his father. Aono talks about the pain he felt when he stopped playing, and how his feelings toward his father are different now than they were back then. Aono's words make Takimoto decide.

#24 - The Auditions

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/25/2023

The big day for the auditions has finally arrived. Will Aono manage to convince Mr. Ayukawa of his qualities as a musician? Will he win his little duel with Saeki? When Aono starts to play, even the judge who is facing away from the players can tell who it is.

#25 - From the New World

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 10/8/2023