Hibike! Euphonium 3 Episode 12 Discussion

Kudos to kumiko.. Who stayed strong as a leader and a senior..

I know some ppl hate mayu but she doesn't deserve this.. What can she do about it? She doesn't want to become soli and always try to find a way to make kumiko agree but kumiko ask her to do it for the club everytime.. Then, ppl in the comment start to get noisy saying "Mayu is the cause, F her... Blah blah blah"

It pain seeing a character get undeserved hate like this.. Kudos to mayu and kudos to reina for staying true to herself even when she knows her best friend playing..

FINALLY AN ANIME THAT DON'T FOLLOW BORING CLICHES AND GOES FOR THE BEST ENDINGS POSSIBLE EVERYTIME.
and I'm loving seeing everyone upset with the results xd

This honestly made me respect it even more... The scene in the top of the mountain struck me so hard.
All the lack of music so far made me appreciate the soli part even more and I can't even imagine how I will be feeling for the nationals performance

you are crazy series compositor

As someone who participated in athletics, and lost out a spot in my final competitions final cuts to one of my closest friends (who was an underclassmen), I feel like the emotions of all of these characters are (while a little played up for drama sake), still beautifully done.

Tomoyo Kurosawa as Oumae Kumiko is my favorite seiyuu performance of all time. While the outcome of this episode was disappointing, it shows that not every story gets its full on "happy ending." Reina knowing her sound, and yet still not picking Kumiko shows that the two are finally ready to say goodbye to one another.

Don't get me wrong. I wanted the good ending. But I also cannot blame the writers for going this route at all. Let's just hope they win the gold. Also, I'm 99.9% sure Kumiko is going to become a teacher, and I think these experiences of her final year (including today's episode) have perfectly put her on to that path. The most talented don't always make the best teachers and coaches, but the ones with the most emotional strength do. Kumiko has that strength, and watching her go from an immature childish kid, to this strong president- has been on heck of a ride.

As long as next week isn't an absolute disaster, I'm not really sure what will ever be able to top this as what I like to think of "the best anime I've ever seen." It's not my favorite, probably because at how the show isn't always happy, but I do think it's so beautifully crafted.

This episode was so emotional man, i cried. I really like the second one and I was right it was from Kumiko.
But Reina I think she regrets man. Fuck this episode was the most emotional in the entire series.

Honestly, I preferred the second solo to the first one, I even felt more chemistry between them,and yes, I am sad that Kumiko didn't get a solo because it would have been a more beautiful ending to the story, but despite everything, the emotions tugged at my heart.

I understand people's frustration, I mean my heart broke for Kumiko but please don't call this bad writing. This season was about growing up, figuring out what kind of person you want to be and fighting for what you believe in, no matter the cost. This outcome makes sense, this is the kind of president Kumiko wanted to be, this is the kind of club she wanted to build and hopefully her decisions will earn them the gold. And the whole thing has been a learning experience for Kumiko and helped her decide her future.