Sound! Euphonium (light novel)
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| This is it folks, 9 years with Hibike! and it has all come to an end now. Yeah, after 3 seasons, 5 movies, multiple ova's we are finally here and I want to thank all the staff as well as the author Takeda Ayano for giving us ths masterpiece. This episode was amazing and it represented everything Hibike! is, we finally got to see the club win the gold and it was the most beautiful moment. It really felt like the end but also the start of a new chapter for our characters and time-skip Kumiko is amazing. Kitauji Fight! |
DarkHumor04Jun 30, 1:32 AM
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| You know it really feels like a finale when people are about to graduate, they’re talking about the future and whatnot. Moreover, always saying it really is the “last time” :( At the very least, being a series around music, they finally reserved some time for actual “music” through that nationals performance lol. Must say, those flashbacks reminiscing their journey… all of these characters right from the first season was a nice touch. If not gold after this performance, this journey in its entirety wouldn’t have made sense… SO A GOLD! Genuinely glad for them（>﹏<）（>﹏<） This season has been such a drama fest though, all emotions aside. I still could not make sense out of this whole, “making Mayu in somewhat relevant piece of character out of fucking nowhere”, but yeah, it’s the reason why this season doesn’t have it what the first two season had(not counting the movie.. that sucked lol). Reina had her share of being irritating too, before someone forgets. But yeah, in their own way they kind of stated that Kumiko indeed got “her ending” despite not making the spotlight. In a way, I’m glad this ended. KyoAni should focus on their other incomplete works or new works altogether… we all would want that I mean. Timeskip Kumiko/10 |
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| The final note begins~ Ofc Kumiko had to pull out the Hibike! Euphonium piece for the final. Just wouldn't be complete without it. Ofc they wouldn't play it though lmao. More than anything, I'm glad they wrapped up Motomu and Satsuki's relationship with a bow on top. And that scene where they showed all the band members, with their names, positions, and instruments... FUCK MAN. The cherry on top was ofc that Kitauji Fight! And the big question that was on everyone's mind, would they or would they not keep the performance for the final episode. And thankfully they did. Did find it funny that Yuuko and Natsuki were late lmao. But damn man, that whole segment showing everything's that lead up to this moment while the iconic piece that we all know and love, just this time without Kumiko playing the eupho part. Some would say it's pretty lazy for them to just put a montage of shit we've already seen, but not me. This is the culmination of everything up till now. Entire performance was done IMMACULATELY. TO WHICH THANKFULY, AFTER THREE LONG SEASONS, A MOVIE, AN OVA, THREE FUCKING YEARS LATER THEY GOT GOLD. HELL YEAH. Seeing everyone's reactions to it really set it in stone that they did it. They finally fucking did it. The whole purpose of the show, getting gold, we fucking did it at last. To say that this was emotional is an understatement, because it made me feel every feeling at once. And the C Part of the episode after the credits, well we knew it, and damn yes it happened. Kumiko grew up to become a teacher and the general music teacher. And yeah Kumiko def picked up some traits from Mamiko cause holy fuck did she look good. What a fucking show. Will miss this show very dearly. Thanks to the KyoAni staff, voice actors, director, and everyone involved in bringing the entire series to life in anime form! KITAUJI FIGHT! |
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RRRAAAHHHH I CANT ITS FINALLY OVER.  |
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RRRAAAHHHH I CANT ITS FINALLY OVER.
| @ARK-13 It was sooo sooooo good, hoping we will get some spin-offs sometime. |
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| They finally did it! Congratz to the girls. This should have happened with Asuka senpai there back in their first year but yeah. Kumiko with the timeskip and yep we all knew this was gonna happen. Happy for her. As for the season as a whole, didn't think they could go worse from the movie but they did somehow and made it a hell lot of annoying with Mayu. Actually don't even want to talk about her. First two seasons and the Liz to Aoi Tori movie will remain the best part of the series for me. That said gonna miss this, just wish things didn't go the way it did. |
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| This episode went by so fast, after many seasons I'm so happy they finally won gold! Kitauji Fighto!  |
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| Hair clip Kumiko and Shuuichi are married   |
| Perfect capstone to a decade long journey. Kyoani thank you for this magical experience. I had my doubts about whether or not everything could be wrapped in one episode, but they were unfounded. This took me on an emotional roller coaster and by the end I was crying tears of joy. First of all, so good to see Mayu and Kumiko finally on good terms. Only took a few months but the two of them practicing with Kanade was so sweet. Everyone needed to be on the same page going into nationals and after Kumiko speech last week the mood was noticeably better. Love that every single club member got their name and face showed on screen during the final speech from Kumiko. We only focused on a few students for the sake of the show, but there’s so many people whose hard work and dedication made this possible and they deserve to be recognised. They all had their own stories and paths here and I wish we could’ve got more of them. Our final “Kitauji fight!” Gave me pure chills. I’d been critical about them having almost no musical performances in this season. They saved the performance for last and WOWZA it was worth it. I’m always a fan of flashbacks during climaxes and seeing all of the highlights of the first two seasons again was chef’s kiss. Goosebumps. The club’s performance truly carried their hearts and souls and the totality of all the hard work and sacrifices they’ve made. The determined looks on their faces.. yea they refused to lose this one and were deservedly rewarded at the end. We all knew that Kitauji High Gold announcement was coming, but that didn’t make it any less emotional. So much work, so many tears, so many people who contributed to this victory that didn’t get to be on that stage.. it means something to all of us fans who’ve been here since 2015 and ofc to the club members in the show. Seeing Reina and the others cry out of pure elation was incredible.“I’m so happy I’m going to die” is how we’re all feeling after that. I just wish all the senpai could’ve been there to see! Sucks that Natsuki got turned away :/ 😭 timeskip Kumiko is so beautiful omg. The animation during her walk to class was so good too as you’d expect from Kyoani. But, cmon, was there ever any place you’d expect her to be than in that classroom as the advisor? She was born for it. As Occam’s razor dictates, oftentimes the best choice is the easiest one. And the clip?? She an Shuuichi are married!!? Perfect ending. I would love an OVA to see what Reina is getting up to in the states and Mayu and the other girls. Mayu especially lol. But if they leave it here, I’m satisfied as well because this was mission accomplished. What a ride, been a pleasure sharing it with all of you. |
Marinate1016Jun 30, 4:50 AM
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| That is a wrap. Sound Euphonium is officially done after 3 seasons. As an ending, it was okay. The performance was good but I still wish that there were more performances in the middle there. Mayu's characterization by the end and the heavy focus it got feels somewhat wasted for me and not very satisfying given how frustrating it is with a weakish payoff, but the school got their ultimate happy ending (even if it felt rushed in this season itself and how they got to it). Was nice seeing Kumiko be an advisor for the club in the end and the hairclip was a nice touch too considering her history with Shuuichi there and how she told him to wait until their hectic time with club activities were over to try again with their relationship. Reina's unsurprisingly doing well in her career path too. Overall, it was a fine episode but definitely rushed in the buildup and rushed even here to get to the nationals achievement. Maybe with more focused buildup on the nationals preparation and less bad drama, it would feel a bit more satisfying to actually see the win by the end but it is what it is. Some characters got left behind this season with bare focus and some others got too much focus that added either nothing or were poorly handled. Ultimately, the franchise got to have an ending and Kyoto Animation after what all they went through, managed to wrap up a series like this too. Besides that, it just is a shame that this was a very frustrating and not very good season as a whole to get to this point but hey, it at least gave some kind of a cathartic finish with the epilogue. Ayano Takeda's getting another anime soon in Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku so this ain't the last of their works being animated. |
It's clearly 10/10 What a peak ending. 😭😭😭😭😭Thank you Kitauji High School Concert Band and Kyoani.  |
何それ？意味分かんない  |
| Like Reina I'm so happy I could die right now... Couldn't have asked for a better ending. |
| I would have enjoyed their win more if they hadn't changed the soli outcome. Still, they won gold and it was great. 8/10 Now Kyoani, please continue Maid Dragon or adapting K-On! Shuffle would be really really nice. |
| Well it was a good season i really enjoyed it. As for this episode this is the first time we heard the entire play and it was nice hearing the entire thing. The club that well this time each member performed really well and it was nice seeing that. It's a shame it's over but it was nice to see Kumiko becoming a teacher i hope she does well in that. |
| Superb. The build up, the anticipation, the tie ins and references. Ishihara's storyboarding was fucking amazing. The episode was a celebration for the series. The group achieved gold at nationals and I couldn't be more proud. Very emotional, I'm glad it ended like it did and tears were shed. The journey, Kumiko's journey, feels worth it and complete. |
| Final performance blend/tie in of whole series moments beautiful just beautiful, I teared up a bit at the end. Peak ending to a beautiful series, gonna miss this show so much. Thank you KyoAni |
| Finally over after 9 years. Honestly this season wasn't nearly as good as I remember the first seasons to have been. Committing half the season to that useless Mayu drama was simply a mistake, and giving her the soli made me not as emotional for this episode's performance or their gold award. Also was there really a need to compress the 3rd year into a single season? Should've settled for another 2 cour, or at the very least made the last episode double length, maybe even a movie. Shuuichi got shafted a lot, not even his confession after the performance got in, poor lad. All in all, I didn't dislike this season, but I certainly didn't love it either. 8/10 |
| Well we finally get our performance and it was great conclusion. Still the previous episode struck hard and believe Kumiko's soli would've been on par. Still dissapointed esp. the original source was different as people say. (I wonder if there was anything close in the upcoming years cause yet again most of the hardhitters left) Really love the photo of MIchie-sensei with Kumiko!!! Reina's mother ... So in the end it was all still about Kumiko x Asuka! Kinda sad that she wasn't at the performance. The epilogue part of Kumiko-sensei feels just so good! Overall 8/10 I love this story so much, even if this season was rushed, and still can't agree with that decision. Was such a great ride for this past 10 years, watched whole thing 3 or 4 times, seeing Kumiko grow so much feels just amazing! |
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simply wonderful  |
| O man, that confident gait she had while walking to the music room! It was a great anime! I should rewatch all the seasons and movies one after the other in the future to be able to appreciate it more, because at the begining of this season I barely remembered their faces and almost non of their names and that might have muffled its impact sometimes. And a more important thing, to me this anime felt like a farewell song of Kyoto animation, a goodbye to an era of the studio that was at its peak during the first half of the 2010s and I doubt we will see it rise to so high again. |
IshitatesoJun 30, 4:58 AM
夏草や 兵どもが 夢の跡  |
| Absolutely beautiful ending. 10/10, I cried multiple times. I think Eupho is the best anime series of all time. While I do wish we had more episodes, I think that this was absolutely enough. Negatives - No Shuichi Confession - No Asaka Senpai Appearance Positives - Quite literally everything else within the episode. I haven't read the source, but I cannot fathom Mayu losing the soli, and being able to understand her worth as a character. To me, having her win allowed her character to come full circle and fit in with the rest of the group - because she won in a vote by the club members. This also allows us to really see Reina's vision of Kumiko, that she struggles with deciding between her love of music and how important Kumiko is to her. I also think it wraps up Kumiko's decision to become a teacher rather than a professional quite well, in a way that wouldn't work as well had she had a nationally gold winning solo performance. I will truly miss these characters, and this world. Kumiko's path mimics quite a bit of my own (I coach at my old high school - and I didn't even plan on really caring about the sport I ended up joining, much like Kumiko when she first started). Her character path felt so realistic that I can't help but smile when I see that she found her part in life. Voice acting was top tier again this season, KyoAni did a great job with direction and animation (especially lighting) so I can say that I am absolutely satisfied with this story. |
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| I was really hoping to see Kanade as band president but I'll take Kumiko as band advisor i guess |
| I'm not crying you are :( Very good ending in my opinion as an anime only. 8/10 |
| “Do what feels right in your heart. You will be criticized either way.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) |
| man... Hibike is over, Im in tears |
| https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ [WATCH THIS^^^] |
| A beautiful and magnificent finale to an amazing series. It was so great to see them finally win gold. Grown up Kumiko is gorgeous and the bands future is now so bright with Kumiko as their new Advisor. |
Reecey91Jun 30, 5:13 AM
| Finally won the National let's go!!! Very good finale to end this series. 8.5/10. I will definitely miss Hibike!! |
| SHUUICHI LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO |
| NGL after the last episode it was a little anticlimactic but I guess the main punch of the series was in episodes 11 and 12~ I think most of us thought they were going to win the nationals but I was surprised I actually teared up when Kumiko accepted the award. I wanted more Asuka in the ending but i guess this episode, they adapted it closely to the novel again! Very lovely end to the series overall. Kumiko being a teacher is everything we couldve imagined. |
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Hair clip
Kumiko and Shuuichi are married
Kumiko and Shuuichi are married
| @ricky78 didn't catch that at all, great observation |
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@ricky78 didn't catch that at all, great observation
| @DarkVoyagerx They're just dating. She isn't even wearing a ring |
| It almost feels like a dream that the finale of Sound! Euphonium has arrived. It's been nearly a decade in the making, and it's still my favorite anime from Kyoto Animation. While I wish there were more performances shown and heard throughout this final season, I understand based on how the solo auditions went why they decided to go for a more character driven story. While a large part of me wishes that Kumiko and Reina could have played their piece together at the end, I also love when a series isn't cliché. Overall, a great season and finale, though I would place it slightly below the first 2 seasons just for the lack of performances. |
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| Amazing and memorable episode. All the fight and sweat took them to this very moment. What a spectacular performance. The feelings and wishes of all Kitauji united as one. I'm truly glad for being able to witness this series and its conclusion. Hibike! Euphonium is not only about music, but also about growing up. About finding yourself. What a journey... Kitauji Suisougaku-bu e Youkoso!  |
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