Sound! Euphonium
Seen it?2015 | 3 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 16 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Spring in the first year of high school. Kumiko, a member of the brass band in junior high school, visits the high school brass band club with classmates Hazuki and Sapphire. There, she comes across Reina, her former classmate from junior high. Hazuki and Sapphire decide to join the club, but Kumiko can’t make up her mind. She recollects her experience with Reina at a competition in junior high school.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
8.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 89K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 3 is the high point.
Season 12015 · 13 episodes · 7.4 out of 10Sunday
Season 22016 · 13 episodes · 7.7 out of 10Saturday- Season 32024 · 13 episodes · 8.1 out of 10Saturday
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Cast & crew
- Tomoyo KurosawaKumiko Oumae (voice)
- Chika AnzaiReina Kousaka (voice)
- Ayaka AsaiHazuki Katou (voice)
- Moe ToyotaSapphire 'Midori' Kawashima (voice)
- Haruka TomatsuMayu Kuroe (voice)