The BEST episodes of Sound! Euphonium

Every episode of Sound! Euphonium ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Sound! Euphonium!

After swearing off music due to an incident at the middle school regional brass band competition, euphonist Kumiko Oumae enters high school hoping for a fresh start. As fate would have it, she ends up being surrounded by people with an interest in the high school brass band. Kumiko finds the motivation she needs to make music once more with the help of her bandmates, some of whom are new like novice tubist Hazuki Katou; veteran contrabassist Sapphire Kawashima; and band vice president and fellow euphonist Asuka Tanaka. Others are old friends, like Kumiko's childhood friend and hornist-turned-trombonist Shuuichi Tsukamoto, and trumpeter and bandmate from middle school, Reina Kousaka. However, in the band itself, chaos reigns supreme. Despite their intention to qualify for the national band competition, as they currently are, just competing in the local festival will be a challenge—unless the new band advisor Noboru Taki does something about it.

Last Updated: 3/9/2024Network: NHK Educational TVStatus: Continuing
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Festival Time
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8.74
73 votes

#1 - Festival Time

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/6/2015

The concert band receives their marching band uniforms and begins marching practice in preperation for SunFes. Things are different now, with the members all more engaged in practice. And SunFes day arrives.

Writer: Jukki Hanada
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Singing Solfège
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8.62
79 votes

#2 - Singing Solfège

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/29/2015

Kumiko and the others prepare for Sunrise Festival. Kumiko and Shuichi talk about Taki-sensei on the way home from school, when they run into Reina.

Writer: Jukki Hanada
Goodbye Competition
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8.56
48 votes

#3 - Goodbye Competition

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/1/2015

The competition performance is "only" 12 minutes long. It's both a blink of an eye and an eternity. The Concert Band members bet their entire youths on this competition. And Kitauji High School Concert Band's performance begins.

Writer: Jukki Hanada
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Miraculous Harmony
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8.18
33 votes

#4 - Miraculous Harmony

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2016

Only three schools will be selected at the Kansai Concert Band Competition to compete in the Nationals. Will Kitauji High School be one of them?

Directors: Tatsuya Ishihara
Writer: Jukki Hanada
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Festival Triangle
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8.15
59 votes

#5 - Festival Triangle

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/27/2015

The band is abuzz with talk about who they'll be going to the upcoming festival with. There's someone Hazuki wants to go with, but that someone is already going with someone else. Meanwhile Kumiko somehow ends up going with you-know-who.

Writer: Jukki Hanada
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Nice to Meet You, Euphonium
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8.13
86 votes

#6 - Nice to Meet You, Euphonium

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/15/2015

Kumiko and the others join the concert band, and they choose their instruments. Their eccentric senior, Asuka, still likes to mess with them.

Writer: Jukki Hanada
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Welcome to High School
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8.11
96 votes

#7 - Welcome to High School

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/2015

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.

Writer: Jukki Hanada
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Welcome Back, Audition
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8.00
44 votes

#8 - Welcome Back, Audition

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/17/2015

Taki-sensei's proposal relieves the upset within the band, and everyone returns to practicing. Reina no longer isolates herself either, much to Kumiko's relief. But then she sees Yuko, who's been antagonizing Reina, speaking with her.

Writer: Jukki Hanada
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The First Ensemble
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7.96
79 votes

#9 - The First Ensemble

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/2015

Kitauji High School Concert Band is preparing their parts for the ensemble, but some students are fooling around when they should be practicing.

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My Euphonium
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7.95
42 votes

#10 - My Euphonium

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/24/2015

The competition's coming up. Kumiko is suddenly asked to play a difficult phrase from a different part. She begins practicing, but...

Writer: Jukki Hanada
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The Last Competition
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7.93
27 votes

#11 - The Last Competition

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/2016

It's the big day: the All Japan Concert Band Competition Nationals.

Directors: Tatsuya Ishihara
Writer: Jukki Hanada
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After-school Obbligato
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7.81
27 votes

#12 - After-school Obbligato

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2016

Taki's deadline for Asuka draws near. She refuses to admit that she wants, more than anyone, to compete in the Nationals.

Directors: Tatsuya Ishihara
Writer: Jukki Hanada
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Troubled Nocturnes
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7.65
31 votes

#13 - Troubled Nocturnes

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2016

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.

Directors: Tatsuya Ishihara
Writer: Jukki Hanada
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Awakening Oboe
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7.62
29 votes

#14 - Awakening Oboe

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/2016

Nozomi finally meets Mizore. She learns, the hard way, why Asuka had been keeping her away.

Directors: Tatsuya Ishihara
Writer: Jukki Hanada
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Station Concert
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7.62
29 votes

#15 - Station Concert

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2016

Asuka's mother wants her to quit the concert band. This upsets everyone -- including her mother.

Directors: Tatsuya Ishihara
Writer: Jukki Hanada
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Please, Audition
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7.59
44 votes

#16 - Please, Audition

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/3/2015

The audition for the competition participants has come. Everyone must demonstrate their abilities, whether they're a third-year or a first-year. And then, the results are revealed.

Writer: Jukki Hanada
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Early-Spring Epilogue
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7.57
30 votes

#17 - Early-Spring Epilogue

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/29/2016

With the competition over and the third-years graduating, Kumiko is left to sort through her feelings: Is it a love of concert band, of the euphonium, or of something else?

Directors: Tatsuya Ishihara
Writer: Jukki Hanada
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Mid-summer Fanfare
star
7.49
37 votes

#18 - Mid-summer Fanfare

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/2016

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.

Directors: Tatsuya Ishihara
Writer: Jukki Hanada
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Tuba
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7.48
46 votes

#19 - Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Tuba

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/13/2015

Starting this year, the band holds auditions for members participating in the competition. First-year Hazuki has a chance, too. The bass section does everything they can to encourage her.

Writer: Jukki Hanada
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Sound! Euphonium
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7.45
29 votes

#20 - Sound! Euphonium

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2016

Asuka is about to lose her seat competing in the Nationals. But that might not be why she invited Kumiko over.

Directors: Tatsuya Ishihara
Writer: Jukki Hanada
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Rainy Conductor
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7.43
30 votes

#21 - Rainy Conductor

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2016

It's the school festival at Kitauji High School. Kumiko's sister insists on quitting college, while Taki reveals some things about his past with his wife.

Directors: Tatsuya Ishihara
Writer: Jukki Hanada
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First Love Trumpet
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7.42
26 votes

#22 - First Love Trumpet

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2016

With Asuka back in the competition, the orchestra is just about set for the Nationals. Meanwhile, Kumiko tries to understand why Reina is upset at her.

Directors: Tatsuya Ishihara
Writer: Jukki Hanada
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Crybaby Saxophone
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7.32
41 votes

#23 - Crybaby Saxophone

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/20/2015

The band is hard at work preparing for the audition and the competition. Aoi has trouble with her part, to which Taki says, "when will you be better by?"

Writer: Jukki Hanada
Straight Trumpet
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7.26
39 votes

#24 - Straight Trumpet

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/10/2015

The band suspects Taki played favorites in choosing Reina in the auditions. Noticing the band's rising distrust of Taki and Reina, he makes a proposal.

Writer: Jukki Hanada
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Rhapsody in Flu
star
7.18
28 votes

#25 - Rhapsody in Flu

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2016

Asuka invites Kumiko over for a study party. With Kumiko's sister quitting college and Asuka's band membership uncertain, Kumiko and Reina are forced to contemplate the role of music in their lives.

Directors: Tatsuya Ishihara
Writer: Jukki Hanada
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