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The Best Episodes of Sound! Euphonium

Every episode of Sound! Euphonium ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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...
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Best Episodes Summary

"Expressing Arpeggios" is the best rated episode of "Sound! Euphonium". It scored 9.4/10 based on 89 votes. Directed by Noriyuki Kitanohara, Minoru Ota and written by Jukki Hanada, it aired on 6/9/2024. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Orchestra to the Future".

  • Expressing Arpeggios
    9.4/1089 votes
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    #1 - 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.

    Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara, Minoru Ota

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Orchestra to the Future
    9.3/1075 votes
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    #2 - 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.

    Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • The Last Soloist
    9.2/10126 votes
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    #3 - 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.

    Director: Takuya Yamamura

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Twilight for Two
    9.1/1076 votes
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    #4 - 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.

    Director: Taichi Ishidate

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • The Last Competition
    9.0/10100 votes
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    #5 - The Last Competition

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/2016

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

    Director: Yoshiji Kigami

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Early-Spring Epilogue
    9.0/10115 votes
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    #6 - 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?

    Director: Naoko Yamada, Tatsuya Ishihara, Eisaku Kawanami

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Melancholy Ostinato
    9.0/1066 votes
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    #7 - 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.

    Director: Ryo Miyaki

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Goodbye Competition
    8.9/10130 votes
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    #8 - 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.

    Director: Eisaku Kawanami

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • After-school Obbligato
    8.9/10126 votes
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    #9 - 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.

    Director: Takuya Yamamura

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Dissonant Tuning
    8.9/1063 votes
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    #10 - 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.

    Director: Taichi Ishidate

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Connecting Melodies
    8.9/10102 votes
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    #11 - 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.

    Director: Tatsuya Ishihara, Kohei Okamura

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • New Euphonium
    8.8/1064 votes
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    #12 - 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?

    Director: Taichi Ogawa

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • My Euphonium
    8.7/10130 votes
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    #13 - 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...

    Director: Yoshiji Kigami

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Miraculous Harmony
    8.7/10110 votes
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    #14 - 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?

    Director: Yoshiji Kigami

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Festival Triangle
    8.6/10139 votes
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    #15 - 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.

    Director: Haruka Fujita

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Sound! Euphonium
    8.6/1097 votes
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    #16 - 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.

    Director: Taichi Ishidate

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Blue Prelude
    8.5/1055 votes
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    #17 - 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.

    Director: Mei Isai

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Wavering Dissonance
    8.5/1048 votes
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    #18 - 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.

    Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Welcome Back, Audition
    8.4/10108 votes
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    #19 - 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.

    Director: Ai Yukimura

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Mid-summer Fanfare
    8.4/1099 votes
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    #20 - 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.

    Director: Tatsuya Ishihara, Haruka Fujita

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Awakening Oboe
    8.4/1084 votes
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    #21 - 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.

    Director: Taichi Ogawa

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Triangle Syncopation
    8.4/1057 votes
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    #22 - 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.

    Director: Tatsuya Ishihara

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Etude With You
    8.4/1058 votes
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    #23 - 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.

    Director: Takuya Yamamura

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Straight Trumpet
    8.3/1094 votes
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    #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.

    Director: Takuya Yamamura

    Writer: Jukki Hanada

  • Station Concert
    8.3/1082 votes
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    #25 - 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.

    Director: Haruka Fujita

    Writer: Jukki Hanada