Sound! Euphonium (light novel)
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| Kyoani nailed it again with their magical animation. Kumiko and Reina were cute together. I don't think Mayu is negative person even though she is kinda antagonist. Visually stunning episode. ♡ |
| I need somebody who can love me at my worst No, I'm not perfect, but I hope you see my worth 'Cause it's only you, nobody new, I put you first And for you, girl, I swear I'll do the worst If you stay forever, let me hold your hand I can fill those places in your heart no else can Let me show you love, oh, I don't pretend, yeah I'll be right here, baby, you know I'll sink or swim |
Reply to Uguu_Tsukimiya
"No, no, this show isn't gay, really !"
Are you sure about that ?
Are you sure about that ?
| @Uguu_Tsukimiya kumiko is heterosexual.this is just queerbaiting.There are a lot of examples of queerbaiting in the kyoani.they are best friends |
ricky78May 6, 8:02 AM
Reply to Cirrusyk
My heart cant take the yuri bait i really love kumiko and reina together and it makes me really sad cause they wont end up together.. i still love the scenes ofc and it was extremely beautiful but god how much i wish it was true.
I love their relationship and it has soo much more depth and story than whatever they were doing with shoe.
its really a shame
I love their relationship and it has soo much more depth and story than whatever they were doing with shoe.
its really a shame
| @Cirrusyk It's one of those things where Shuuichi ends up with Kumiko but he'll feel like the third wheel when she's with Reina. |
| damn Reina is rich best episode of the season so far, the outfits were lovely. the tension is rising... i agree with the comments that Kumiko is most likely gonna end up being a music teacher |
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| Great episode! I really like the way this anime talks about the issue of choosing a life path, but even more i like the yuri vibes. It was very cute. And this conversation under the stars like “there is a special connection between us.” As a yuri fan, im happy. I can say just one thing about Kumiko and Reina - just start dating already lol. They are really look good together. |
| 3 auditions are wild but the 1st one hasn't even started yet. I wonder how they gonna fit everything in the remaining 8 episodes when they are still focusing on character development. Part of me wishes they give us another season or at least a movie for the last competition. |
| Truth is absolute but human perception of truth is always relative. |
| a relax day in the festival!!! kekeke |
Reply to x_scolopendra_x
Great episode! I really like the way this anime talks about the issue of choosing a life path, but even more i like the yuri vibes.
And this conversation under the stars like “there is a special connection between us.” As a yuri fan, im happy.
I can say just one thing about Kumiko and Reina - just start dating already lol.
They are really look good together.
It was very cute.
And this conversation under the stars like “there is a special connection between us.” As a yuri fan, im happy.
I can say just one thing about Kumiko and Reina - just start dating already lol.
They are really look good together.
| @ninjaberserker yuri fan?fake yuri fan.Kumiko x Reina best friend. How many ❤️ do you see? Anime Character Designer Ikeda Shoko  |
ricky78May 7, 8:31 AM
| Ah, future planning. Really takes me back. I felt this pressure of having to choose something but at the same time I didn't want to make a choice on a whim. Very contradicting, and what Michie-sensei says about it is a great way of putting it into perspective. You don't need a whole lot of reasons for wanting to be something, just "I want a stable job" is enough most of the time. So if any student is reading this, I hope it lessens your burden. Mayu knows she's way better than Kanade that's why she's afraid of taking her place. Just like how Kanade acted toward Natsuki. Honestly, I'm happy she might get a taste of her own medicine. I feel bad for Shuuichi with how he really wants to come to Agata festival with Kumiko but is holding back after their last competition. At this point I can't imagine Kumiko saying no to him but still my man deserves her 100%. On the topic of feeling bad, I hope Mayu isn't having a hard time adjusting with everyone else. I can't bear the thought she turns down and gets turned down for everything. Why would Kumiko lie about having plans in the first place? Maybe her danger alarm went off when she answered Mayu's question at the clubroom. Casually showing Kaori and Haruka. Is Asuka not with them or did I miss her somehow?  |
"Nobody could laugh at someone who's trying their hardest" -Machio- |
Reply to ricky78
@ninjaberserker yuri fan?fake yuri fan.Kumiko x Reina best friend. How many ❤️ do you see?
Anime Character Designer Ikeda Shoko
Anime Character Designer Ikeda Shoko
| @ricky78 best friend i wish i can say that they are more than friends, but unfortunately the authors left us without yuri :(Instead, there is boring romance between Kumiko and Shuuichi (that no one asked for) which doesnt have the same feelings and emotions as Kumiko and Reina relationships 🙄 |
x_scolopendra_xMay 7, 8:56 AM
Reply to x_scolopendra_x
@ricky78
Instead, there is boring romance between Kumiko and Shuuichi (that no one asked for) which doesnt have the same feelings and emotions as Kumiko and Reina relationships 🙄
best friend
i wish i can say that they are more than friends, but unfortunately the authors left us without yuri :(Instead, there is boring romance between Kumiko and Shuuichi (that no one asked for) which doesnt have the same feelings and emotions as Kumiko and Reina relationships 🙄
| @ninjaberserker I love yuri but kumiko x reina toxic ship. |
| i have a feeling that Kumiko might get inferiority complex against Mayu in the near future lolz... 4/5 |
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Reply to x_scolopendra_x
@ricky78
Instead, there is boring romance between Kumiko and Shuuichi (that no one asked for) which doesnt have the same feelings and emotions as Kumiko and Reina relationships 🙄
best friend
i wish i can say that they are more than friends, but unfortunately the authors left us without yuri :(Instead, there is boring romance between Kumiko and Shuuichi (that no one asked for) which doesnt have the same feelings and emotions as Kumiko and Reina relationships 🙄
| @ninjaberserker What they're going for, I think that Kumiko x Reina is the high-school romance and then Kumiko x Shuuichi is the eventual married/settled life. |
  I know words I swear 😭😭 |
| mayu gives me bad vibes, there's something off about her that i can't quite put my finger on... |
Reply to mo_lave
@ninjaberserker What they're going for, I think that Kumiko x Reina is the high-school romance and then Kumiko x Shuuichi is the eventual married/settled life.
| @mo_lave i see no reason why Kumiko x Reina cant have a married/settled life. Kumiko x Reina looks much better together and understands each other better than Kumiko x Shuuichi, whose relationship looks very forced and boring |
Reply to x_scolopendra_x
@mo_lave i see no reason why Kumiko x Reina cant have a married/settled life. Kumiko x Reina looks much better together and understands each other better than Kumiko x Shuuichi, whose relationship looks very forced and boring
| @ninjaberserker The source material is the reason. While I haven't read it yet, I didn't see anything yuri-related based on the discussions. Kumiko x Reina could be a KyoAni addition. |
| Man this was a great episode, we got: Kumiko noises, auditions coming up, Kumiko going to Reina's house, and Haruka and Kaori cameo?!? Plus the second half of the episode with everyone at the Agata Festival, especially the Kumiko/Reina river scene, looked just gorgeous. |
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Reply to mo_lave
@ninjaberserker The source material is the reason. While I haven't read it yet, I didn't see anything yuri-related based on the discussions. Kumiko x Reina could be a KyoAni addition.
| @mo_lave ok ok, looks like i fell for the cheap yuri bite. All thats left is to enjoy euphonium yuri arts and yuri h*ntai 🗿 |
| Gotta love how the budget goes brrrr whenever a Kumiko x Reina scene is taking place. Final moment between them at the riverside looked absolutely gorgeous. And what's with Motomu now making eyes at Midori after having sister-zoned her last episode? Could it be that ship still has hopes of sailing? I truly hope so. Those two look adorable together. So let me guess: with more auditions now being announced, Kumiko will most likely lose at least once to Kuroe (in a very humiliating way, I must add) and that will be the moment where the season's major conflict kicks in. Also it seems Kumiko will most likely end up becoming a music teacher in the future. Cool that we saw Haruka and Kaori at the festival, btw. Asuka should have appeared too tho. Cirrusyk said: I love their relationship and it has soo much more depth and story than whatever they were doing with shoe. its really a shame For real. Not even proper yuri works have this level of connection and emotional depth between their leads. It's ridiculous how Kumiko and Reina's relationship (one of pure friendship, canonically speaking) is better written and executed than most official yuri relationships out there. |
Reply to SouthRzVa
Gotta love how the budget goes brrrr whenever a Kumiko x Reina scene is taking place. Final moment between them at the riverside looked absolutely gorgeous.
And what's with Motomu now making eyes at Midori after having sister-zoned her last episode? Could it be that ship still has hopes of sailing? I truly hope so. Those two look adorable together.
So let me guess: with more auditions now being announced, Kumiko will most likely lose at least once to Kuroe (in a very humiliating way, I must add) and that will be the moment where the season's major conflict kicks in.
Also it seems Kumiko will most likely end up becoming a music teacher in the future.
Cool that we saw Haruka and Kaori at the festival, btw. Asuka should have appeared too tho.
For real. Not even proper yuri works have this level of connection and emotional depth between their leads. It's ridiculous how Kumiko and Reina's relationship (one of pure friendship, canonically speaking) is better written and executed than most official yuri relationships out there.
And what's with Motomu now making eyes at Midori after having sister-zoned her last episode? Could it be that ship still has hopes of sailing? I truly hope so. Those two look adorable together.
So let me guess: with more auditions now being announced, Kumiko will most likely lose at least once to Kuroe (in a very humiliating way, I must add) and that will be the moment where the season's major conflict kicks in.
Also it seems Kumiko will most likely end up becoming a music teacher in the future.
Cool that we saw Haruka and Kaori at the festival, btw. Asuka should have appeared too tho.
Cirrusyk said:
I love their relationship and it has soo much more depth and story than whatever they were doing with shoe.
its really a shame
I love their relationship and it has soo much more depth and story than whatever they were doing with shoe.
its really a shame
For real. Not even proper yuri works have this level of connection and emotional depth between their leads. It's ridiculous how Kumiko and Reina's relationship (one of pure friendship, canonically speaking) is better written and executed than most official yuri relationships out there.
| @SouthRzVa Sisterzoned? He has a siscon. He would totally date her if she wasn't blood-related. |
| Beautiful animation, specially th last scene with Kumiko and Reina. Reina's cute. With there being three auditions and Mayu's arrival, it's pretty obvious what they are going for. I just hope Kumiko and Reina will be able to perform together at nationals. |
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Reply to saikyozero
This anime is so gay, lol. But I like it, as long as it's yuri.
| @saikyozero anime or Kumiko is not gay..Do you know what friendship is? |
Reply to saikyozero
@ricky78 bro, this is friendship yes, but there is implied romance, unless you are dumb to notice, it's "yuri bait"
| @saikyozero Friend, I don't think you understand.This is Queerbaiting Queerbaiting is a marketing technique for fiction and entertainment in which creators hint at, but do not depict, same-sex romance or other LGBTQ+ representation.(wiki) Never underestimate the feelings kumiko has for her boyfriend.Reina loves her teacher |
Reply to saikyozero
@ricky78 it's exactly what I said, you just expounded the explanation for your own trouble
| @saikyozero okey bro.no problem.I got it wrong. |
| Mayu-chan can be really cute too. But still, I feel like there's something behind that sweet and carefree facade. Still feeling a lot of dread from her. What I think is going to happen is that Kumiko won't get the soli part in either one or two of the competitions, but will get it in the Nationals. |
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| I was contemplating Kumiko's reluctance to enter adulthood. Among teenagers, I met this attitude more often than the eagerness to become an adult. Perhaps Reina may reflect the latter? Anyway, when I was their age, just like Kumiko, I could not decide on a college or a career. However, one thing I knew for sure: I couldn't wait to become an adult. For me, an adult was that person who could earn a living, do what they wanted, stay strong in the face of adversity, and be a support for other people. Needless to say, at that time, I had no idea what adulthood really meant. When I started my adult life, I felt overwhelmed, lost, powerless, and feared at every moment that I would fail. Even so, I was desperately clinging to my new adult status, just like a gamer who struggled not to be demoted from the very advanced and hard level they achieved with much effort. Time and experience solved a lot of problems, but adulthood still feels difficult. I cry like a baby when life kneels me down and I don't know what to do. Because I am an adult, I know that no one will save me. Because I live as I please, I know no one can free me from the circumstances created by my own choices. Yet, I prefer to struggle as an adult rather than go back to my childhood and teenage period. This is why I was always incapable and still am to understand people like Kumiko, who are not keen to step into their adult lives. |
| "The me today will not ever make the future me to regret!" (Emily Adachi from Air Gear: Kuro no Hane to Nemuri no Mori - Break on the Sky)  |
| The yuri vibes are strong in this episode ^^ |
| Ah being unsure about your future path... it's such a classic but Kumiko's struggle is understandable, it's cute how Reina wants to stay with her though, also I wish we saw them at the festival since they decided to go in the end but at least we saw segments from the other ones. Anyway now they're gonna do multiple auditions so I'm looking forward to seeing them |
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| Nice episode, Reina already feeling the inevitable coming of age where their high school days will eventually end and the group will drift apart. |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| Now this episode was pretty, it might be my favorite of the season so far. Having the characters taking nice photo while the background is getting more beautiful as this show is going was fresh and cute. Oh, Nakaseko and Ogasawara appear for a few seconds, how pretty they look ✨ |
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BRO THIS SHOW IS SO FUCKING BEAUTIFUL LIKE I AM LITERALLY WATCHING A MASTERPIECE. THE VISUALS NEAR THE END WERE SO DAMN GOOD I CANT EVEN COMPREHEND IT. NOT TO MENTION KUMIKO AND REINA GOD I LOVE THEIR DYNAMIC SO MUCH I LOVE YOU KYOANI I LOVE YOU HIBIKE |
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