Sound! Euphonium (light novel)
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| Best episode of the series so far! We finally get to see some actual interaction between Kumiko and Reina (so that took 70 minutes... about.)! I think Reina's my second favourite after Hazuki - everyone thinks she's just THERE but her overeager personality reminds me of some people who are really awesome. Not enough Asuka! D= I wish Nakagawa was just the misunderstood genius rather than another 'lazy' second-year. Hopefully we'll see more of her in the next few episodes. Also, how does Shuichi know everything that's happening in all the other sections??? My ideas are: 1) clones, 2) male Homura in KyoAni!verse, 3) stalker - with serious yandere tendencies. Can't wait until next week! ... gah, Tuesday so far off!!! Random afterthought: has the number of episodes been confirmed yet? Celebrating 2-cour maybe? Tentatively? |
| Eh, it's like every single character is unlikeable in some way. Meh episode. |
| Great episode, they managed to do slice-of-life and pacing well things time. And they even went into detail and used authentic technical terms in dialogues. One quirks though - too many two frame loop animations when somebody was speaking. I know this is KyoAni trademark, sort of, but it was kinda overused this time. On the other hand - Kumiko's face animations were brilliant this time. Also, I realized it just now, but has anyone noticed that they are using close to real proportions for bodies of all girls? Kinda refreshing to see some club members that are far from skinny. |
| I can't believe how much fun I'm having with this show! Easily one of KyoAni's best pickups as of late. I think my own experience in high school band is making this more personal. |
| -Nothing can stay unchanged. Even so, can you still keep on loving this place? -Be still my soul; when change and tears are past, all safe and blessed we shall meet at last. |
| Genuinely surprised at how i'm enjoying this. |
| 'Once an Arsenal man, always an Arsenal man.' - Bob Wilson. |
| Good episode and nice teaching method. |
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| Disputes within the club. Taki-sensei's decision can't be accepted by all. On the pretext of want to see progress every protege, Taki-sensei gave workout with a hidden purpose. The exercise is fruitless. The club was finally allowed to attend SunFest. Nice teaching method. Kumiko was successfully expressed aim at Kousaka. Btw comedy face of Kumiko gave fresh air in this anime. This is the beginning of the episode that awaited. Eventually all the instruments play ensemble together. Amazing musical brings its own nuances are different from K- ON, Love Live, or Nodame Cantabile. When the club play music together, seen people around immensely. Especially when scene a boy posing as soldiers outside haha very lol. With a concept that's not mainstream, it looks like this will be another one KyoAni work that will take to rise to the top. Can't wait to watch the next episode. |
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| Starts to feel like AOTS for me. Nakagawa = best girl |
| Aww this is so adorable. The complacent 3rd years better buff up and accept being in a band is hard work or else it's just pointless. Kuniko is starting to feel more like a protagonist now, she is not influencing things that moves the plot faster,, but I'm glad to see her developing like her apologizing awkwardly while studdering her words with Kousaka and requested the bored girl to play. Kind of liking how they are making little details and giving personality to the enormous cast. I wonder why asuka feels so indifferent to the state of the band, it's obvious that she has something to say in all of this but she just keeps it underneath all the brilliant one liners she has. Kind of sad about the flute girl, she probably has quit, I didn't see her at the section when the final ensemble was in motion. But after 3 years of playing and you can't play in tune, she either has not put in the effort or is not cut out for it. |
| My life is boring cause I'm boring If you're not at school what can you do, you stare at a screen of bright pixels |
| I think Reina is somehow related to their sensei. Otherwise I don't see why she'd be so upset. This episode wasn't as boring as the others & we need more Asuka. |
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ZikarnKrais said: Starting to seriously think that all of the girls other than Kousaka are idiots. Seriously, do they think that they're going to get ANYWHERE if they don't take it seriously? If they can't even play in time with each other...geezus Christ. At first I had seriously thought that the MC, after her comment of "They're terrible!" was going to step up and, along with Kousaka, push the band forward given that she was from a school where they DID get farther, and thus she knows how much work it takes to get even close to the Nationals. But instead it turns into a whole bunch of "I made Kousaka-san angry again". Yeesh. I have to agree. But what tipped me off was when one of the characters (I think French horn player) complained about this band "having traditions" and that the sensei wasn't following them. This shows just how stuck in the rut many of the older girls are. They also cared to much about the commendatory with each other then actually sounding like a band. They thought that alone was enough. You can really see the difference between the Japanese and US music programs. In the US we'd never have a section leader meeting to decide the future of the band, the band director (and whatever staff) did all that. What they said, we would do. No questions asked. If a mouthpiece was thrown at the band director, that person would have been removed from the band, if not suspended. A few things I did like was the director testing the physical status of each member. Checking their breathing control, etc. In marching band that would be tested on a daily basis just by marching and playing. I also liked how practice/sectional work is part of club's activities. That's not done here because people live far from the school. Practice is done at home. Ensemble is done daily in class. Him giving them a weekly rehearsal schedule was brilliant, IMO. The looks on all their faces were priceless. If they want to go to nationals, they'll need to put in the work. It's not different than any other competing club. The man get's two thumbs up from me. Now, the characters themselves. I'm loving how Kumiko isn't some loud mouth, want to be the ace, character. She's one who's, like was stated, a male version of Kyon. She's not highly emotional, full of self-doubt, knows what needs to be done, has standard parent/child/older sibling issues and is not a highly motivated/average student. Again, I would like to know more about her and her old sister issues. We know they aren't getting along. I love the energy Sapphire and Hazuki bring into the story. Reina brings the experience/seriousness to this mix also. Sapphire and Reina about both highly skilled in their instruments. Hazuki is that eager learning. They all round out the group (thus the red thread in the ED). It's not as stereotypical as other Kyoani animes. This is a breath of fresh air. Makes me look forward to Tuesdays (after The Flash...lol). Many are saying it's slow. As I have said many times, if someone made a movie of your life I bet audiences would be complaining that a lot of your life is boring. Slice-of-lifes are completely different than action/adventure series. Low it for what it is. This is a pretty good series, worthy of a 9, depending on how the other episodes go. |
| What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about? |
| Pleasant once again the episode. The narrative was up to expectations of what I hoped and also as a product of high rank. The plot and the script, give a feeling of seriousness really tangible and make it interesting; He is coming off an anime increasingly committed and never boring, so far. Drawings and animations good, same for the scenery beautiful. Catchy soundtrack. P.S. Also it is known that in this production, as in other very recent, a return also of female figures not just lean; but also quite as robust physique. Maybe so want to please all tastes male and not be sexist? |
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| It kinda slow episode like usual, but I don't really care. Everyone was working hard for International, now they just archived the first step going to SunFes. Btw, I enjoyed watching this episode. *thumbs up!* Love This!! <3  |
Kouhai__May 3, 2015 10:54 PM
| alright sensei is not that harsh he actually has a nice side to him |
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| Though I think this series is very subtle and has a lot of good writing in it, something about it doesn't make me "click" to the show or be wowed by it. Getting better though. Moving slowly forward, and that's always good. |
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Vindstot said: Barion-Zara said: All Dem Kumiko faces <3 Too friggin' Kawaii! She needs to tie her hair back in ponytail again though. :3 Although she also looks great with that hairstyle, ponytail is definitely the best. |
| so many facial expressions from kumiko this episode really liked the episode |
| Sensei's way of teaching helped them for SunFes |
| It's finally starting to pick up :D I think I'm still undecided about how I feel about the teacher, but it'll be interesting to see how much of an impact he has on the band… I think I like Kumiko. She has some really cute reactions, although I think her character is a wee bit bland. I kind of like the normal-ness of the characters though. I mean obviously, since it's by KyoAni, it's very much a slice of life anime. I hope next week will be even better :) |
| I hope they will be playing more military march, especially the Austrian and the Prussian ones. They're beautiful. |
| The most important things in life is the people that you care about |
| I like their hard work paying off. Looks like im starting to warm up to this series |
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| Great episode ! Kousaka is very interesting, she will maybe be able to win against Asuka. Taki-sensei was not really bad and he even seems to be a good teacher. Keep it up ! |
| Alright, can't wait to see how the group perform at the SunFes :) |
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| This reminds me of high school orchestra soooo much. Our conductor was great and was not afraid to call us out for not playing as well as we could (or perhaps I should say WORKING as hard as we could). I 100% approve of the tough style of teaching. As a former lazy teenager (and current lazy adult), sometimes the best thing is a swift kick in the ass! You generally have to care to be tough. |
| Low personal standards for how you spend your free time? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPoucb2tAbI&index=1&list=PLBs9zRxK-93550LTq7tZqT1FOe1j7WVOP You could do worse. Not much, but still... |
| Finally, sensei at least approved them now as an ensemble. 4/5. |
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| I like the way the teacher works. It felt kind of like one of those "non traditional teachers who inspires their students" trope that was popular in the 90's. It was a slow episode, but it was still handled quite well. I liked the episode, but I think the next episode will be a lot better, since its SunFes and all! |
| good ep :) |
| i feel like i'd enjoy this more if the main cast was a mix between boys and girls omg nice ep! I like where this is going! |
| Taki-sensei is so moe, best girl so far. |
sbyrstall said: Now, the characters themselves. I'm loving how Kumiko isn't some loud mouth, want to be the ace, character. She's one who's, like was stated, a male version of Kyon. She's not highly emotional, full of self-doubt, knows what needs to be done, has standard parent/child/older sibling issues and is not a highly motivated/average student. Again, I would like to know more about her and her old sister issues. We know they aren't getting along. I agree and loved the way you described kumiko. She is quite an interesting MC and i would love to know more about her. I also love her assertiveness, she takes the initiative by confessing her thoughts to Kousaka and getting Nakagawa back into practice. An assertive MC is what i always look forward to when watching anime. |
| Hate Keeps me warm |
| it was nice to see the teacher get involved in actually teaching the students. I can't pretend to understand everything about the world of Japanese music education considering most of my knowledge comes from anime (lol) But the end of the day I can't imagine any band which has both beginners and intermediates having to try and figure things out on their own. He reminds me of my own music teacher from High School, just as tough and striving for nothing but perfection. Starting to like Kumiko more as her character develops still would like to see more progression out of her also to finally resolve this old tension with her former classmate, if Reina recalls at all (probably does). Got a feeling Reina is seriously crushing on the teacher considering she seems to be very passionate about standing up for him. |
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| This anime just feels so boring. What am I missing here? The teacher teaching is a bit of a nice touch though. |
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| Good to see such a mature person like Taki-sensei. I like this sensei a lot. :3 |
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| taki sensei woo |
| The expressions were great again I like the way the instructor guided his teams to an acceptable level |
| Seriously love this series. Great art and great story. Taki (ikemen) sensei really knows what he's doing tho he get too many criticisms, he'll bring out the best in the band |
  ★━━─ 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵? 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺? |
| Loved how the girl held the mouth piece, right after the piece was done, waiting for what he would say :') |
| Really like Sensei so far. He is clearly very helpful when trying to shape the band together and create a great ensemble. Really interesting so far. Really want to know what happens next when they train for Sun Fes. |
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| Solid development, I really like where this is going! |
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