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The Best Episodes of Sound! Euphonium

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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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  1. 9.5/10(169 votes)

    #1 - The Last Soloist

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    S3:E12

    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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  2. 9.3/10(102 votes)

    #2 - Orchestra to the Future

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    S3:E11

    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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  3. 9.1/10(142 votes)

    #3 - Early-Spring Epilogue

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    S2:E13

    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?

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  4. 9.1/10(101 votes)

    #4 - Twilight for Two

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    S3:E5

    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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  5. 9.0/10(156 votes)

    #5 - Goodbye Competition

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    S1:E13

    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.

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  6. 9.0/10(86 votes)

    #6 - Melancholy Ostinato

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    S3:E8

    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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    Director:Ryo Miyaki
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  8. 9.0/10(87 votes)

    #7 - Dissonant Tuning

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    S3:E9

    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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  9. 9.0/10(118 votes)

    #8 - Expressing Arpeggios

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    S3:E10

    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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  10. 8.9/10(145 votes)

    #9 - After-school Obbligato

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    S2:E10

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

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  11. 8.9/10(137 votes)

    #10 - Connecting Melodies

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    S3:E13

    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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  12. 8.8/10(86 votes)

    #11 - New Euphonium

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    S3:E1

    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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    Director:Taichi Ogawa
  13. 8.7/10(148 votes)

    #12 - My Euphonium

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    S1:E12

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

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  14. 8.7/10(130 votes)

    #13 - Miraculous Harmony

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    S2:E5

    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?

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  15. 8.6/10(162 votes)

    #14 - Festival Triangle

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    S1:E8

    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.

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  16. 8.6/10(122 votes)

    #15 - The Last Competition

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    S2:E12

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

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  17. 8.5/10(75 votes)

    #16 - Blue Prelude

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    S3:E3

    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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    Director:Mei Isai
  18. 8.5/10(65 votes)

    #17 - Wavering Dissonance

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    S3:E6

    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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  19. 8.4/10(123 votes)

    #18 - Welcome Back, Audition

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    S1:E11

    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.

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    Director:Ai Yukimura
  20. 8.3/10(94 votes)

    #19 - Station Concert

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    S2:E7

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

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  21. 8.3/10(93 votes)

    #20 - Rhapsody in Flu

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    S2:E8

    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.

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  22. 8.3/10(126 votes)

    #21 - Sound! Euphonium

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    S2:E9

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

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  23. 8.3/10(92 votes)

    #22 - First Love Trumpet

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    S2:E11

    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.

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    Director:Taichi Ogawa
  24. 8.3/10(77 votes)

    #23 - Triangle Syncopation

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    S3:E2

    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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  25. 8.3/10(78 votes)

    #24 - Etude With You

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    S3:E4

    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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  26. 8.2/10(104 votes)

    #25 - Awakening Oboe

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    S2:E4

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

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    Director:Taichi Ogawa

Best Episodes Summary

"The Last Soloist" is the best rated episode of "Sound! Euphonium". It scored 9.5/10 based on 169 votes. Directed by Takuya Yamamura and written by Jukki Hanada, it aired on 6/23/2024. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Orchestra to the Future".