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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!

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. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Episode 12 - The Last Soloist
    9.7/10(274 votes)

    #1 - The Last Soloist

    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.

    Director:Takuya Yamamura
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  2. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 Episode 13 - Early-Spring Epilogue
    9.2/10(191 votes)

    #2 - Early-Spring Epilogue

    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?

    Directors:Naoko Yamada, Tatsuya Ishihara, Eisaku Kawanami
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  3. Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Episode 10 - Expressing Arpeggios
    9.2/10(170 votes)

    #3 - Expressing Arpeggios

    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.

    Directors:Noriyuki Kitanohara, Minoru Ota
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  4. Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Episode 13 - Goodbye Competition
    9.1/10(213 votes)

    #4 - Goodbye Competition

    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.

    Director:Eisaku Kawanami
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  5. Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Episode 13 - Connecting Melodies
    9.1/10(205 votes)

    #5 - Connecting Melodies

    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.

    Director:Tatsuya Ishihara
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  6. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 Episode 10 - After-school Obbligato
    9.0/10(189 votes)

    #6 - After-school Obbligato

    S2:E10

    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

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  7. Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Episode 11 - Orchestra to the Future
    9.0/10(149 votes)

    #7 - Orchestra to the Future

    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.

    Director:Noriyuki Kitanohara
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  8. Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Episode 8 - Melancholy Ostinato
    8.9/10(125 votes)

    #8 - Melancholy Ostinato

    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.

    Director:Ryo Miyaki
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  9. Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Episode 9 - Dissonant Tuning
    8.9/10(127 votes)

    #9 - Dissonant Tuning

    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.

    Director:Taichi Ishidate
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  10. Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Episode 12 - My Euphonium
    8.8/10(197 votes)

    #10 - My Euphonium

    S1:E12

    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

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  11. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 Episode 5 - Miraculous Harmony
    8.8/10(168 votes)

    #11 - Miraculous Harmony

    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?

    Director:Yoshiji Kigami
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  12. Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Episode 5 - Twilight for Two
    8.8/10(139 votes)

    #12 - Twilight for Two

    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.

    Director:Taichi Ishidate
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  13. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 Episode 12 - The Last Competition
    8.7/10(159 votes)

    #13 - The Last Competition

    S2:E12

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

    Director:Yoshiji Kigami
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  14. Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Episode 8 - Festival Triangle
    8.6/10(208 votes)

    #14 - Festival Triangle

    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.

    Director:Haruka Fujita
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  15. Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Episode 11 - Welcome Back, Audition
    8.5/10(165 votes)

    #15 - Welcome Back, Audition

    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.

    Director:Ai Yukimura
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  16. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 Episode 9 - Sound! Euphonium
    8.5/10(158 votes)

    #16 - Sound! Euphonium

    S2:E9

    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

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  17. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 Episode 4 - Awakening Oboe
    8.3/10(139 votes)

    #17 - Awakening Oboe

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Taichi Ogawa
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  18. Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Episode 1 - New Euphonium
    8.3/10(124 votes)

    #18 - New Euphonium

    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?

    Director:Taichi Ogawa
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  19. Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Episode 3 - Blue Prelude
    8.3/10(109 votes)

    #19 - Blue Prelude

    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.

    Director:Mei Isai
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  20. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 Episode 1 - Mid-summer Fanfare
    8.2/10(157 votes)

    #20 - Mid-summer Fanfare

    S2:E1

    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, Haruka Fujita
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  21. Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Episode 6 - Wavering Dissonance
    8.1/10(98 votes)

    #21 - Wavering Dissonance

    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.

    Director:Noriyuki Kitanohara
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  22. Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Episode 10 - Straight Trumpet
    8.0/10(143 votes)

    #22 - Straight Trumpet

    S1:E10

    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

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  23. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 Episode 8 - Rhapsody in Flu
    8.0/10(122 votes)

    #23 - Rhapsody in Flu

    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.

    Director:Noriyuki Kitanohara
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  24. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 Episode 11 - First Love Trumpet
    8.0/10(124 votes)

    #24 - First Love Trumpet

    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.

    Director:Taichi Ogawa
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  25. Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Episode 2 - Triangle Syncopation
    8.0/10(110 votes)

    #25 - Triangle Syncopation

    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.

    Director:Tatsuya Ishihara
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Last Soloist" is the best rated episode of "Sound! Euphonium". It scored 9.7/10 based on 274 votes. Directed by Takuya Yamamura and written by Jukki Hanada, it aired on 6/23/2024. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Early-Spring Epilogue".