Episodes 13
EP 01Mid-summer FanfareHaving 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.
EP 02Hesitation FluteKumiko 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.
EP 03Troubled NocturnesThe 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.
EP 04Awakening OboeNozomi finally meets Mizore. She learns, the hard way, why Asuka had been keeping her away.
EP 05Miraculous HarmonyOnly three schools will be selected at the Kansai Concert Band Competition to compete in the Nationals. Will Kitauji High School be one of them?
EP 06Rainy ConductorIt'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.
EP 07Station ConcertAsuka's mother wants her to quit the concert band. This upsets everyone -- including her mother.
EP 08Rhapsody in FluAsuka 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.
EP 09Sound! EuphoniumAsuka is about to lose her seat competing in the Nationals. But that might not be why she invited Kumiko over.
EP 10After-school ObbligatoTaki's deadline for Asuka draws near. She refuses to admit that she wants, more than anyone, to compete in the Nationals.
EP 11First Love TrumpetWith 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.
EP 12The Last CompetitionIt's the big day: the All Japan Concert Band Competition Nationals.
EP 13Early-Spring EpilogueWith 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?About This Anime
With another tournament fast approaching, Kumiko's band is doubling down on practice and discipline, leaving little time for sleep or other recreational activities. The redoubled practice schedule brings Kumiko and Reina closer together, but elsewhere in the band, it seems like drama threatens to tear the group's unity apart. The ghost of the prior year's mass band exodus still haunts many of Kumiko's classmates, and with former band member Nozomi Kasaki now asking to return, it seems like the grudges of the past will soon be impossible to ignore. (Source: Anime News Network, edited) Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
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