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| I mean look, we got introduced to these characters which are now second year in that sequel movie itself, so there isn’t much reason to care about them tbh, so I’d rather if they kind of focus more on old characters and do make sure they don’t miss the gold this time around as well. But this series being this series, of course we can’t be done without drama this easy. Pouring this sudden surge of information about this one character who was… just there, just there in the background all this time will not help anyone with suddenly caring about him, and his sour relationship with his grandad(?). I think good for Midori, she didn’t lose her partner. We didn’t even get to see a single minute of their sunrise festival performance, but rather this unneeded drama with that short guy Motomu took the entire screen time, like why lol. How could we start caring for him, and his sad family background when we used to know the bare minimum about him just until the episode before this lmaooo. Anyways, good this lasted for just a single episode too. |
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| This was a weak episode but to be fair, better than what I would have expected from season 2. Don't care at all for the Motomu stuff and how someone else randomly told Kumiko once again problems a supporting character is going through (at least this time it was on purpose as Higuchi was worried about Motomu and felt like the president of the club being in the know should be alright). It wasn't interesting whatsoever and the lack of real buildup and interest I had for Motomu's character as the setup for this made this really suck, similar to how I felt about the stuff with Mizore and Nozomi at the start of season 2 when I barely knew who they were when their drama started (this was before Liz and the Blue Bird even released too). At least it was resolved quickly in this episode itself through an earnest conversation with Motomu and Kumiko without dragging itself out for way too long like a majority of season 2. It is very rushed but honestly with something like this, being rushed is more beneficial than wasting too much time on this. And the contrabass performance at the end was nice, even if brief. It is still really hard to care for all these new characters beyond season 1 and the drama that everyone is going through in their lives, and would rather focus on the improvement that the band itself needs to showcase to get to the national heights they want to get to. Another thing I really didn't like once again about this franchise, was the festival performance not being shown at all. I know Kyoto Animation chooses one real performance to visually animate with all their hearts and make it look gorgeous, but I would be okay with waiting for more time if more performances can be shown, even in montage form for ones like this. Season 2 had the buildup to nationals only to not show their performance as well as the others to not show the levels that Kitauji are facing and showing the viewers how exactly they need to improve to get the gold that they are all looking for. This isn't an official competition but feels like a missed opportunity in giving these new characters that are all suddenly on the screen the spotlight with some cool shots of what they can bring to the table with this march. Not quite the fan of the priorities in this episode but this is a drama-heavy and drama-focused anime so it isn't very surprising either. Overall, this visually looks good but the content did not wow me whatsoever. |
| This was a good episode with a sad story behind it. Well hopefully Motomu will have a better relationship with his grandfather and and friend after this. Losing someone is always hard especially if it's someone close to you. It was also nice seeing Kumiko's friend again who was full of energy leading her school. |
| Wow... they completely skipped the Sun Rise Festival performance, seeing the fruits of their practice is what I like the most in this anime. Very disappointed. I worry because of how rushed this is What's with all the deceivings in this season lol. From the preview from last episode I bet everyone thought Motomu had confessed his love to Midori... I just can't trust anything anymore. So to him Midori is an older sister existence, thats very cute |
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| I'm glad they're finishing development for some of the just hinted character issues in previous instalments. Motomu was an obvious issue they haven't gone over yet and now it's done and I can see where the character is coming from. I liked the use of lighting and nature in the last 5 minutes. |
| Was alrdy expecting skipping Sunrise performance or just getting some small glimpse of it. Wish they'd show some talk between Kumiko and Azusa. Something was always going with Motomu and now it quickly resolved. Kinda weird how he just decides to open up to Kumiko, i guess just for the mc factor. Kumiko's reactions are always the best and intereactions with Reina. Lots of Sapphire time =/ |
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| Good episode but I wished that we got to see more focus on the sunrise festival and less focus on a glorified background character. |
azerezez said: kanade so annoying I agree something just seems off about her |
| sweet episode, but we need more music now. Less drama please :D |
| “Do what feels right in your heart. You will be criticized either way.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) |
| "When did we even become senpais, anyway?" A few more years slip by just like that Midori, and one day you will find yourself to be called okasan by someone dear to you. |
IshitatesoApr 28, 7:37 AM
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| As much as I like how Kumiko and her friends to be more senpai like and care about all of the club members as a responsible preident, this has to be probably the weakest episode since this episode almost exclusively about Motomu and after this ep he is pretty much over so we can move on to the other younger members. At least I got to see the dynamic between Kumiko, Kanapii and Mayu, it's all good. |
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| It was a shame that the Sunrise Festival performance got skipped, but I know that not everything is going to be shown. Besides, it was good that Motomu got some much needed screentime and development and this episode did a pretty good job at it. His grandfather is the man responsible for getting Ryusei high School into the nationals in the Chikai no Finale movie, pipping Kitauji in the process and you can see how difficult it was for Motomu to be near him, let alone try and communicate. Both Kumiko and Midori did well in their respective approach in knowing more about his situation and helping him to take that needed step for him to grow as a character and end the awkward position he has himself in. Thankfully, it did work out, as he did talk to his grandfather again, mainly to confirm that he'll be staying at Kitauji. The duet that he played with Midori at the end was a nice touch to end the episode on. It's not the strongest episode so far in this 3rd season, but I still liked it nonetheless. |
| I never thought Motomu is thinking Midori as his sister. Well, very emotional episode. Motomu's backstory is very touching. And the ending of the episode is just brilliant with good music. And them playing together. ^_^ Anime of the season for me. |
| I might never be the hands you put your heart in Or the arms that hold you any time you want them But that don't mean that we can't live here in the moment 'Cause I can be the one you love from time to time |
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I tried searching for it but couldn't find it. Could someone please indicate the name of the song that was played at the end of the episode on the violoncello by Midori and Motomu?
| @DanielDLJ "Salut d'Amour" composed by Edward Elgar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp0A4lbdz4g |
| The use of lighting in this episode was absolutely gorgeous |
| I have very mixed feelings but they’re notably much more positive compared to everything else this week not counting Jellyfish Can’t Swim. That being said, this was probably the weakest episode so far. First at all, i didn’t realize they skipped the SunRise performance until the episode ended, so it really sucks that they skimmed over that part, but they’ve had to do compromises with this before, so I’m not too surprised. However, as much I know some people here would’ve at least liked a montage of that performance, I don’t think inserting a PowerPoint slideshow of something that still isn’t THE big performance, as much as they’ve put their hearts into practicing for it, is something Kyoto Animation would want to do, because that by itself would be still compromising as well as going against their virtue as an animation studio with working standards to live up to. Secondly, I seen people complain about the drama with this series, and to put it frankly, I think with shows like this, melodrama is subjective, and I’m not gonna act like Euphonium is foolproof in that regard. Contrary to what I’ve seen from others, I actually found the dramatic bit with Nozomi and Mizore in s2 a lot more substantial and effective, even if rough around the edge. I feel like people taking issue with it at the time (including me the first time watching) probably don’t comprehend the circumstances with all the individuals involved and why it went as complicated as it did. Hell, Kumiko wasn’t even the one to ultimately resolve it herself as a typical script would’ve went. Here in s3 with Motomu, though, while I didn’t dislike it, I didn’t feel that much from it, and I sure don’t think it’s better than the cases with s2, because we didn’t get enough time with him to have as much empathy as his character segment would suggest otherwise. I even would’ve liked to see him talking to his grandfather and his former schoolmate instead of having it off screened. Yes, I understand having this done in one episode would allow for more room to accommodate future story developments and the band performances better, but it felt lacking in weight as a result. At the very least, I liked that it firmly established Motomu’s ties with Midori/Sapphire-chan. If this is the worst the season can get, then I’m not at all worried about the rest given KyoAni’s rep. |
RyuseishunApr 28, 4:38 PM
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| Well, there is a funny "duality" here: the main thing feels like a secondary one, but the big deal is the events are happening on 2nd plane. The Tsukin -- Motomu's plot I feel slack of relevant here because it is a thing started in the Chikai Finalle movie, and even there, him plot was treated using the classical Euphonium's tool for dev parallel stuff; so, even I had watched it not long ago, it feels like "Okay... Why it turned out to be the big deal?", but I am not speaking it was a bad thing, just a strange sensation because the media structure's contrast; but I liked Midori gained some focus here since she was almost forgot since s2, like Hazuki (there is the OVA and little stuff on the movie, but it was most tangent than the Midori' stuff). But the strange feeling is explained further due the other event was happening, that, for me, seems more important than the main focus of this episode: the new Eupho girl I don't remember the name. I think since the opening episode the tv show has been showing us some conflict (maybe around epi 8, I dunno, just my guessin') that will happen between Kumiko and the new girl; on the first two or three epi it seems like would be only at the musical skill plane, but, now, it looks like might be more like a """political""" one; those little favors she did appeared maybe were because she is trying to win sympathy from the others like she is trying to steal the Kumiko's position, I dunno, I was more thinking about it than the main thing on this episode. |
| Really enjoyed this week's episode. Like pretty much everyone else I'm quite sad that they didn't actually give us a SunFes performance. I was so excited to see them play but alas. Animation was beyond great this week, a few standout scenes that just prove that KyoAni is on the next level. Per usual I'm happy we got a scene of Kumiko and Reina with the face squishes and all. Midori and Motomu were due for a focused episode so I'm also happy they got some time. MAN I'm looking forward to next week, I'm still getting over no SunFes this time around. I would've loved to see Reina's drum major performance next to Asuka's. Maybe one day |
| Disappointed that there was no performance shown of the Sunrise fes... that was very bad in my opinion. A very good episode in terms of the drama that Euphonium tends to give us, and this time it's a crisis averted in every episode. Was really wondering when would Motomu get his own episode to know a bit more about him. I actually realized in this episode that Kanade *knows* that Genichiro Tsukinaga is a relative of Motomu, that's why she is always bullying him with his last name. This gremlin knows everything... Also, Midori and Motomu look good and cute together. Waiting for fanservice next episode, we are getting fanservice TRUST ME BRO (Rikka fans got served up very well this episode) |
| "Manga readers are annoying, all they do is complain or spoil the anime we discuss in an anime forum. They should really do their whining at manga forums." Stolen from Janethan23. Add in visual novel readers too |
| Why would you show all the training for the festival and then skip it? That's what I didn't like about the second season, along with the dramatic presentation and sidetracking with side characters. This season seems to go in the same direction but at least the presentation isn't as melodramatic, and it's paying off from the rushed third movie. |
| This episode showed a little more of Motomu's background. The loss of his sister and his relationship with Genichirou, his grandfather. Carrying the Tsukinaga surname holds its weight as well. I wanted to see more of Azusa and the Sunrise concert that was cut. Also, more of Kuroi, she is kinds mysterious in my opinion.  |
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| 1. Best episode of the season so far. Motomu's backstory finally gets told. I got teary at the sister business and I think Motomu & Midori's surrogate sister relationship is beautiful. Motomu's behavior from last year to the present all makes sense now. He feels more like a real member of the bass group now that all the secrets are out. 2. Yeah, Sunrise fest should've had a minute of actual playing -- but it seems Sunrise always has some last-second surprise and the tradition was upheld this time by that guy running over and interacting with Motomu. We also got the traditional scene featuring Kumiko's friend from middle school. General comments for S3 four episodes in: 1. Maya's turning out to be a really nice character addition so far. I love her demeanor and friendliness and the sewing bit was cute. Hope there's nothing nasty waiting in the wings -- like, maybe too many really good euphonium players? Hope that piece they chose makes good use of multiple euphoniums or there's gonna be trouble on the horizon methinks. Or else the sudden abundance of eupho power is what blasts them into national contention? :) 2. Kanade-chan is my fav character after Kumiko. I love her teasing and her va is doing a perfect job. There's no doubt in my mind she should be club prez after Kumiko (though in retrospect she'd likely make a better vice-prez). In fact, I look forward the most to any scene involving Kanade more than any other character, including Kumiko (because Kumiko is going be in most scenes regardless). 3. Would like to see more of Reina, Shuuichi and Ririka-chan. Ririka was a delightful bonus character in Liz & the Blue Bird and I had hoped to see more of her in Chikai (but didn't). 4. Bandana-chan (Yayoi) and double hair-horn chan (Suzume) are hilarious. Good adds. |
8oomerApr 28, 6:55 PM
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| An episode I was not expecting, titled "Kimi to no Etude" (Etude with You), gives us Motomu's backstory amidst the club's attendance of SunFes. Specifically, we get to see Motomu's relationships with his grandfather - dubbed "Gen-chan sensei", the beloved concert band advisor for Ryusei Academy, and former classmate, Higuchi, become issues that affect his demeanor in the club. Midori, who is closest to Motomu as his contrabass senpai, catches on and tries to get Motomu to open up to her without success. Once again, Kumiko ends up playing the role of conflict-resolver and we learn about the importance of Motomu's sister to him, and how Motomu did not want to trouble Midori because he sees his sister's love for concert band in her. Lots of great moments this episode, including an appearance of Azusa, who we learn is now the concert band president of Rikka, much like how Kumiko is for Kitauji. Mayu backing up Kumiko to get Kanade to begin practice and stop ranting about Motomu presents us her high EQ and worthiness of the "Mama" nickname, (we also got her top notch sewing skills during SunFes). Additionally, I enjoyed seeing the text message between Kumiko and her sister, Mamiko, where Kumiko asks Mamiko if she's well, and then responds with as long as you are alive it's all good. Although, we miss out on the full SunFes performance, at least we got to see the aftermath where Kumiko compliments Reina as being the drum major who has surpassed Asuka senpai (My Favorite Character). Not only that, Reina going up to applaud the first-year, Takekawa, for her inspirational efforts as a beginner was great to see. From the perspective of Takekawa, getting that recognition from Reina of all people, meant the world to her. Finally, the highlight of this episode was at the end, where Motomu plays the etude that means so much to him with his beloved Midori senpai. The piece that they play is Edward Elgar's "Salut d'Amour", which I think wonderfully captures the emotions of both Motomu's love for concert band through his sister, as well as his respect for Midori. |
YuukiTheFlashApr 28, 10:04 PM
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Kumiko snapped her neck or something? |
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