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Sound! Euphonium Gets New Anime Project Centering on Kumiko's 3rd Year in High School
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The staff of Sound! Euphonium franchise announced at the "Hibike! Euphonium 5-kaime da yo! Uji de Omatsuri Festival" event in Uji, Kyoto on Saturday that Kyoto Animation has greenlit an anime project that will center on Kumiko's third year in high school. The event did not announce a format for the project.
Anime character designer Shoko Ikeda drew an illustration to commemorate the news.
Original light novel author Ayano Takeda is publishing the story of Kumiko's third year in high school in two novels. The first novel shipped on April 17, and the second novel will ship on June 22.
Note: The next paragraph contains spoilers for the novels.
In the novels, the band once again focuses on getting gold at Nationals. Kumiko is the new band president, with her ex-boyfriend Shuuichi Tsukamaoto as vice president, and Reina Kousaka as the drum major. As with the previous year, new first years and transfer students enter the band with their own quirks, chief among them being Mayu Kuroe, a euphonium player from Seira Girls School. Mayu is a formidable presence in the school competition circuit, and Sapphire's former school.
The first 13-episode television anime series premiered in April 2015. Gekijō-ban Hibike! Euphonium: Kitauji Kōkō Suisōgaku-Bu e Yōkoso "flashback" film in April 2016.
The 13-episode Gekijō-ban Hibike! Euphonium: Todoketai Melody compilation film in September 2017.
Kyoto Animation then Shout! Factory released the film on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on March 5.
The second new film, screen the film in the U.S. in July.
Sources: Kyoto Animation's Twitter
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