As far as the actual story goes, there's nothing to talk about, as it's LN based and suffers from being underdeveloped and unfinished. We met some characters, learned about their relationships, there was some ship tease, some drama, half of which was okay, half of it meh, then there was a lot of practicing and a concert finale and... that's it really, nothing touching, nothing memorable, nothing engaging or compelling, at least to me. There wasn't enough conflict, and what conflict there was most often felt petty. I suppose it was a story about trying really hard, but that theme has been so overdone by shounens that I'm kinda tired of it, and Euphonium doesn't really make a compelling case for it. It's just okay regardless of how I look at it.
The highlight of the show is that it had some characters that were really really great, namely Kumiko, Reina and Asuka, which pretty much carried the show. I also loved the way Noboru was portrayed, but I can't help feeling his character wasn't explored enough to realize its potential. Kumiko-Reina relationship was by far my favorite part of Euphonium, so not having any of that really resolved by the end felt rather disheartening. Overall, an okay show is not what I would expect from KyoAni.
