Anime Spotlight - Sound! Euphonium (Hibike! Euphonium)
by Anthony Foronda,Key Staff
- Director: Tatsuya Ishihara
- (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Air, Nichijou - My Ordinary Life ) )
- Series Composition: Jukki Hanada
- (The Girl Who Leapt Through Space, KanColle, Steins;Gate)
- Character Design: Shoko Ikeda
- ( The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (movie))
Story
Spring of 1st year in high school. Kumiko Oumae, who used to be in wind ensemble during junior high, decides to check out the wind ensemble together with her classmates Hazuki Kato and Sapphire Kawashima. There, Kumiko sees Reina Kousaka, who used to be a classmate. Hazuki and Sapphire seems to have made up their minds in joining the wind ensemble, but Kumiko can't seem to make up her mind. She kept remembering what had happened between her and Reina back at the wind ensemble contest back in junior high.
Irreplaceable things that people find through their times with the wind ensemble – this is a story of adolescence as girls seriously go against one another.
Characters
Kumiko Oumae Height: 162cmVA:Tomoyo Kurosawa Birthday: August 21 Zodiac: Leo Blood type: A Instrument played: euphonium Enters North Uji High School with a yearning to wear their sailor suit uniform. Not fixated on any particular instrument, but ends up continuing to play the euphonium in the high school wind ensemble. Easily influenced, and tends to immediately speak out what is on her mind. The one comment she made to Reina back during the junior high contest continues to bother her very much. |
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Hazuki Kato Height: 155cmVA:Ayaka Asai Birthday: February 13 Zodiac: Aquarius Blood type: A Instrument played: tuba Kumiko's classmate. Played tennis in junior high, so is a novice at musical instruments. Enters the wind ensemble with a fancy for trumpets, but ends up as part of the tuba section. Very active, bright, and cheerful, a natural mood-maker. |
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Sapphire Kawashima Height: 148cmVA:Moe Toyota Birthday: November 3 Zodiac: Scorpio Blood Type: B Instrument played: string bass Kumiko's classmate. Used to go to a renowned school for the well-to-do for junior high, and played string bass there. With wishes of continuing to play the instrument in a fun atmosphere, she joins the wind ensemble again for high school. Has a positive outlook, but worries often about her name. |
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Reina Kousaka Height: 158cmVA:Chika Anzai Birthday: May 15 Zodiac: Taurus Blood Type: O Instrument played: trumpet A girl from Kumiko's junior high. Affected by her father who is a professional musician, she has been playing a trumpet from a very young age. She continues to play the trumpet in high school wind ensemble. Very stoic and cool-headed. |
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Birthday: December 25 Zodiac: Capricorn Blood type: AB Instrument played: euphonium 3rd year in high school, and vice captain of the wind ensemble. Section leader for the bass sections. Like Kumiko, she plays the euphonium. Tends to toss the people around her in turmoil with unexpected words and actions. Her trademark accessory is her red-framed eyeglasses. |
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Haruka Ogasawara Birthday: October 28VA:Saori Hayami Zodiac: Scorpio Blood Type: O Instrument played: baritone sax 3rd year in high school. Captain of the wind ensemble. Section leader of the saxophones. Plays the baritone sax. A kind-hearted individual who tries to unify the wind ensemble as the captain. |
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Kaori Nakaseko Birthday: September 3VA:Minori Chihara Zodiac: Virgo Blood Type: A Instrument played: trumpet 3rd year high school student. Section leader of the trumpets. The adored girl of the wind ensemble who everyone loves. |
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Shuichi Tsukamoto Birthday: September 18VA:Haruki Ishiya Zodiac: Virgo Blood Type: A Instrument played; trombone 1st year high school student. Childhood friend of Kumiko. Used to play the French horn in junior high, but switched to trombone in high school. |
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Noboru Taki Birthday: August 23VA:Takahiro Sakurai Zodiac: Virgo Blood Type: A The music teacher that got newly assigned to North Uji High School. Becomes the new faculty advisor for the wind ensemble. |
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Cast
- Kumiko Oumae
- Tomoyo Kurosawa
- Hazuki Kato
- Ayaka Asai
- Sapphire Kawashima
- Moe Toyota
- Reina Kousaka
- Chika Anzai
- Asuka Tanaka
- Minako Kotobuki
- Haruka Ogasawara
- Saori Hayami
- Kaori Nakaseko
- Minori Chihara
- Shuichi Tsukamoto
- Haruki Ishiya
- Noboru Taki
- Takahiro Sakurai
Staff
- Original story
- Ayano Takeda (“Hibike! Euphonium – Kita Uji Koukou Suisou Gakubu e Youkoso” published by Takarajimasha Bunko)
- Director
- Tatsuya Ishihara
- Series Composition
- Jukki Hanada
- Character Design
- Shoko Ikeda
- Series Direction
- Naoko Yamada
- Art Director
- Mutsuo Shinohara
- Instrument Settings
- Hiroyuki Takahashi
- Color Coordinator
- Akiyo Takeda
- Filming Director
- Kazuya Takao
- Music
- Akito Matsuda
- Sound Director
- Yota Tsuruoka
- Animation Production
- Kyoto Animation
- Production
- Hibike Partners (Kyoto Animation
Pony Canyon
Lantis
Rakuonsha)
(c)Ayano Takeda,TAKARAJIMASHA/Hibike Partners
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