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: 10/31/2024Network: NHK Educational TVStatus: Continuing
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Festival Time
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8.58
79 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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Connecting Melodies
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8.57
14 votes

#2 - Connecting Melodies

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/30/2024

The final competition for the third-years is at hand. The Kitauji High School Concert Band performs together one last time in a bid for National gold.

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Singing Solfège
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8.49
84 votes

#3 - 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
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Goodbye Competition
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8.48
56 votes

#4 - 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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The Last Soloist
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8.43
14 votes

#5 - The Last Soloist

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/23/2024

Taki decides that the band will choose the euphonium soli player by voting on one final audition. Kumiko then decides that they should choose based on sound alone, and so the two of them audition anonymously.

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Melancholy Ostinato
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8.33
9 votes

#6 - Melancholy Ostinato

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/26/2024

The three-day summer camp has begun, and members of the concert band are faced with a rigorous training regimen. Mayu hesitates to audition yet again, afraid that she'll take the soli part from Kumiko. Motomu speaks to Midori in private.

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Triangle Syncopation
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8.27
15 votes

#7 - Triangle Syncopation

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2024

Taki decides to let the band executives choose their competition piece this year. The leadership deliberates on this decision while trying to get the rest of the band ready to perform at the Sunrise Festival.

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Expressing Arpeggios
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8.25
8 votes

#8 - Expressing Arpeggios

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/9/2024

The Kansai competition is right around the corner, and the band's dissent about Taki-sensei's decisions only continues to grow. Kumiko goes to speak with him, and she has to decide whether to speak her mind.

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Dissonant Tuning
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8.22
9 votes

#9 - Dissonant Tuning

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/2/2024

Mayu taking the soli part has made the concert band uneasy. Despite Kumiko's insistence that this is how it should be, several members take issue with Taki's decision.

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Twilight for Two
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8.20
10 votes

#10 - Twilight for Two

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2024

Now that she's well into her third-year, Kumiko is now facing pressure from teachers and parents alike to choose what she's doing after high school. Concert band members form groups to attend the Agata Festival, but Kumiko has other plans.

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Orchestra to the Future
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8.13
8 votes

#11 - Orchestra to the Future

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/16/2024

The concert band receives its Kansai competition results. Reina and Kumiko see Yoroizuka perform with some of their senpais. However, Kumiko and Reina's relationship becomes precarious as she continues to insist she won't go to music school.

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Festival Triangle
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8.11
65 votes

#12 - 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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Miraculous Harmony
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8.10
40 votes

#13 - 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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Blue Prelude
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8.08
12 votes

#14 - Blue Prelude

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2024

The concert band begins taking itself very seriously to give itself the best chance possible of winning gold at Nationals. Unfortunately, the intense environment has some of the new recruits discouraged and intimidated.

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Nice to Meet You, Euphonium
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8.07
91 votes

#15 - 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
star
8.00
102 votes

#16 - 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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New Euphonium
star
8.00
14 votes

#17 - New Euphonium

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/2024

A new year is starting at Kitauji Kyoto Prefectural High School, and that means clubs are clamoring to recruit new members. The concert band welcomes newcomers and sets their goals for the season. Will they choose to fight for gold at Nationals?

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Etude With You
star
8.00
11 votes

#18 - Etude With You

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2024

The day of the Sunrise Festival finally arrives, and it's time for the concert band to have their first performance of the year. Proximity to other schools and bands brings some of Motomu's family issues to light.

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Wavering Dissonance
star
8.00
10 votes

#19 - Wavering Dissonance

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2024

The Prefecturals are coming up and that means the first of many auditions for the members of the concert band. Mayu is still hesitant to audition despite reassurance from the others. Some of Taki's choices for the competition confuse members.

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Welcome Back, Audition
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7.92
50 votes

#20 - 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 Last Competition
star
7.89
35 votes

#21 - 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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My Euphonium
star
7.88
48 votes

#22 - 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 First Ensemble
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7.86
84 votes

#23 - 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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After-school Obbligato
star
7.71
34 votes

#24 - 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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Summer Fermata
star
7.60
10 votes

#25 - Summer Fermata

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/2024

Members of the concert band are given a brief, three-day summer break that quickly fills with plans of all sorts. Some of the third-years attend an event to gather information on different colleges and plan their futures.

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