The Best Episodes of Sound! Euphonium Season 2

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(221 votes)

   #1 - Mid-summer Fanfare

   S2:E110/6/2016

   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, Haruka Fujita

   Writer:Jukki Hanada

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   Directors:Tatsuya Ishihara, Haruka Fujita

   Writer:Jukki Hanada
2. 

   7.5/10(179 votes)

   #2 - Hesitation Flute

   S2:E210/13/2016

   Kumiko and her buddies head to the pool for one last breath of freedom before their grueling concert band training. There, Nozomi reveals some of what had happened the year before.

   Director:Taichi Ishidate

   Writer:Jukki Hanada

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   Director:Taichi Ishidate

   Writer:Jukki Hanada
3. 

   7.6/10(173 votes)

   #3 - Troubled Nocturnes

   S2:E310/20/2016

   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.

   Director:Takuya Yamamura

   Writer:Jukki Hanada

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   Director:Takuya Yamamura

   Writer:Jukki Hanada
4. 

   8.5/10(205 votes)

   #4 - Awakening Oboe

   S2:E410/27/2016

   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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   Director:Taichi Ogawa

   Writer:Jukki Hanada
5. 

   8.9/10(239 votes)

   #5 - Miraculous Harmony

   S2:E511/3/2016

   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

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   Director:Yoshiji Kigami

   Writer:Jukki Hanada
6. 

   7.9/10(189 votes)

   #6 - Rainy Conductor

   S2:E611/10/2016

   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.

   Director:Eisaku Kawanami

   Writer:Jukki Hanada

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   Director:Eisaku Kawanami

   Writer:Jukki Hanada
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7. 

   8.0/10(188 votes)

   #7 - Station Concert

   S2:E711/17/2016

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

   Director:Haruka Fujita

   Writer:Jukki Hanada

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   Director:Haruka Fujita

   Writer:Jukki Hanada
8. 

   8.1/10(183 votes)

   #8 - Rhapsody in Flu

   S2:E811/24/2016

   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.

   Director:Noriyuki Kitanohara

   Writer:Jukki Hanada

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   Director:Noriyuki Kitanohara

   Writer:Jukki Hanada
9. 

   8.6/10(228 votes)

   #9 - Sound! Euphonium

   S2:E912/1/2016

   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

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   Director:Taichi Ishidate

   Writer:Jukki Hanada
10. 

    9.1/10(273 votes)

    #10 - After-school Obbligato

    S2:E1012/8/2016

    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

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    Director:Takuya Yamamura

    Writer:Jukki Hanada
11. 

    8.0/10(187 votes)

    #11 - First Love Trumpet

    S2:E1112/15/2016

    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.

    Director:Taichi Ogawa

    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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    Director:Taichi Ogawa

    Writer:Jukki Hanada
12. 

    8.7/10(226 votes)

    #12 - The Last Competition

    S2:E1212/22/2016

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

    Director:Yoshiji Kigami

    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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    Director:Yoshiji Kigami

    Writer:Jukki Hanada
13. 

    9.2/10(276 votes)

    #13 - Early-Spring Epilogue

    S2:E1312/29/2016

    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:Naoko Yamada, Tatsuya Ishihara, Eisaku Kawanami

    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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    Directors:Naoko Yamada, Tatsuya Ishihara, Eisaku Kawanami

    Writer:Jukki Hanada