Hibike! Euphonium

[Kraco]

First I couldn't get rid of the feeling Taki would suddenly drop Kumiko after all or, when they started the performance, that she would make a mistake. I'm glad she didn't, after all that blood spilling practice. The best moment was seeing the always cool Reina get emotional after their success.

I still couldn't care less about Shuuichi, so that scene just felt unnecessary, even if understandable. Kumiko would need a more colourful dude.

[Buffalobiian]

Hey man, he's not the heart throb that has Kumiko rolling around in her sleep, but he seems somewhat reliable and hard working. She can be comfortable with him, even if her heart's not in a constant flutter whenever he's around.

I think plain, easy guys who are just there for you have a role in the romance world.

[Kraco]

Hey man, he's not the heart throb that has Kumiko rolling around in her sleep, but he seems somewhat reliable and hard working. She can be comfortable with him, even if her heart's not in a constant flutter whenever he's around.

I think plain, easy guys who are just there for you have a role in the romance world.

I'm only thinking about how entertaining the second season would be, should it have romance. Shuuichi wasn't entertaining in the least. His type might work in RL or some reality tv, like you say, but not here, at least for me. Like I (probably) said before, I don't much care for yuri, but Kumiko and Reina as a pair worked even for somebody with that attitude. It was that good. I wouldn't trade it for the <127,127,127> dude. It has to be something better for the show to deliver.

[shinta|hikari]

Kumiko and Reina are friends. Shuuichi is the obvious love interest. Reina is obsessed with Noboru.

Noboru raising his hand and then signaling for the students not to tell on him when menopause-sensei scolded them for going overboard during their cheer was so cute.

[MasterOfMoogles]

I really enjoyed this show.
Kyoto nailed it with the characters, animation, and music (their own original orchestra score! super impressive).
Here's hoping for a continuation.

[Munsu]

I really enjoyed this show.
Kyoto nailed it with the characters, animation, and music (their own original orchestra score! super impressive).
Here's hoping for a continuation.

Continuation announced:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...treamed/.94918

[shinta|hikari]

The waki and yuri goddesses have pulled through.

[Buffalobiian]

Chikai no Finale (Movie):

Nice movie. More interpersonal drama than I'm typically used to.
Reina dressing up really pretty to play trumpet at an unattended hill felt dangerous.
During the competition performance, they spent a lot of shots on the oboe player, but she got zero character development during this movie.
Meanwhile, Reina and Kumiko had solo parts (the former I presumed, the latter confirmed) but we didn't see any of it.

S3E1

It's funny seeing Taki-Sensei getting all girls' attention every year.

S3E2

I do quite like the dynamics between characters in this show. It doesn't necessarily make me comfortable, but it's more nuanced than regular anime script (likely helped by this coming from an actual novel).
Reina supporting Kumiko's role by letting her vent etc and getting up the Boyfriend-on-hold for example.
Also, by parking the Boyfriend-on-hold the yuri vibes get to go wild again.

Kumiko being tired from managing juniors resonates so much.

[Buffalobiian]

S3E08

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This is one of my favourite shows this season.

I don't watch it weekly because I feel like I need to be in the mood to watch it, but when I do I always have a great time. KyoAni animating it makes everything gorgeous, and the drama is keeps me on my toes without being (too) overly melodramatic.

So I know that Reina and Kumiko are really good friends, but I feel like swapping/matching swimsuit tops takes that to fake-yuri levels.

[Buffalobiian]

S3-E13

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Well, there's the conclusion.

I kinda expected Kumiko to win the solo because of protagonist powers, but at the same time it didn't feel realistic for her to suddenly overtake the other girl who seemed to just be better overall (even though they keep saying that it's "hard" to distinguish them, clearly Taki and Reina could). As for Kumiko being a music teacher, that was indeed somewhat predictable by the last episode or two of the series.

Kanade quickly became my one of my favourite characters. She's just so playful and expressive, it's quite intoxicating.

A very well animated series with enjoyable character interactions that go deeper than your standard tropes. I liked it.

[neflight86]

Not (yet) having watched the junior year movie or this season, does this complete the story?

[Buffalobiian]

It does.